Patagonia Men's Micro D Fleece Pullover Black / 3XL

This was my first Patagonia purchase online. I purchased a fleece 1/4 zip pullover for my son and another one for my husband. I was concerned that the fleece material may be very thin. It was not. I was also concerned that the pullovers may be too short. My husband and son are both over 6 ft tall. They fit perfect. Very happy with my purchase.

I am 6'0" and 160 lbs. and seem to be in between sizes. I first bought the Large because it is typically what I wear. They were too big in the shoulders, sleeves were too long and the waist loose fitting. I switched to medium and got a much better fit. In a perfect world, I would make the sleeve circumference slightly bigger and the sleeve a 1/2 inch shorter, but its really not an issue. I also prefer the old style engraved logo to the current sew on but i'll stop whining now. The piece itself is great. Comfy, great fleece material and perfect for my uses. Good looking, a bit of warmth, packable and versatile. Recommend!

The best fleece company today is in New Zealand and it rhymes with Wazi. I usually prefer their designs to anything else, because fleece doesn't always have the same features we are used to with other fabrics, where it is super body fitting, stretchy, and doesn't attract cat hairs like a magnet. Polartec is the best fabric maker, or Marton Mills when Patagonia worked with them back in the day.The problem with my favorite fleece company is they have 100 gsm microfleece, 200 gsm microfleece, 280 polar fleece and a 300 something polar fleece. Their designs with polar fleece are great, but they don't make anything I love with their 200 gsm microfleece, hence why I am here.Couple points:*The arms are good, albeit a little tight in width. I think the cuff is loose, but ... MoreThe best fleece company today is in New Zealand and it rhymes with Wazi. I usually prefer their designs to anything else, because fleece doesn't always have the same features we are used to with other fabrics, where it is super body fitting, stretchy, and doesn't attract cat hairs like a magnet. Polartec is the best fabric maker, or Marton Mills when Patagonia worked with them back in the day.The problem with my favorite fleece company is they have 100 gsm microfleece, 200 gsm microfleece, 280 polar fleece and a 300 something polar fleece. Their designs with polar fleece are great, but they don't make anything I love with their 200 gsm microfleece, hence why I am here.Couple points:*The arms are good, albeit a little tight in width. I think the cuff is loose, but as long as I can push it up to my elbows when things get warm, I don't mind.*The zipper should go down to your sternum, period. 1-2 inches too short. Not everyone wants to take layers on and off all day, and would rather just have a way to dump heat when they need to.*I think the bottom of this should just have slits so it falls back down. My favorite fleece company does a really good job of this. Hips are bigger than the waist, and when you reach your arms up and the garment has no inclination to fall back down on its own, it is frustrating to pull it down especially when you have an outer jacket helping lift the midlayer up. I guess it looks good if you are trying to fit in with people, but don't like these designs that just end up fighting your hips all day as they and the jacket work together to help them ride up.My conclusion to this garment is I feel like it was made with fashion in mind as well as function. My biggest problem with Patagonia with the fleece department is they are too often tinkering with the material each year, that you get bad years with it, where it is no better than a Wal-Mart fleece with hairs flaking off. This year is fine thus far for this garment.I also just dislike the bottom cutoffs for many of Patagonia's fleeces including this one. The synchilla's bottom elastic, for example, is an awful design unless you are trying to keep ticks out from winter.