You are right. There are a lot of different fleeces out there and some are different weights and some perform differently too. I prefer the fleece but I use nothing but Polartec Fleece, and trust me there is a difference. I have all three weights in the Polartec and they all serve me very well at different times for different reasons. I think that if any one in here prefers fleece that if you try the Polartec brand name (nothing else is the same) you will find that there is a major difference between fleece and Polartec Fleece..They also offer other products too like wind proof fleeces and also water proof fleeces too...

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