Praise the sweatshirt – the multi-use piece of clothing. Why? Let us count the ways.
It’s the ideal in-between weather warmer-upper. Think it’s going to be cold later in the day? Slide the sweatshirt on.
Is it windy and not too cold out, but you know it will bite into your hands because you have to be outside for hours? Time for the sweatshirt. You can stuff your hands in that front pocket to warm up.
Forgot to bring along a stocking cap when it’s cold out? Wait, the sweatshirt has that covered, too. Just pull the hoodie up to keep your ears warm.
For those living in southern climates, I’m not sure they really get the full greatness of the sweatshirt. You might wear one to show off your school colors or your favorite sports team. You may slide one on when it gets below 70 degrees. But you don’t get the feel for its full functionality.
Going to a football game on a Friday night and it’s 68 degrees with a northerly wind bearing down at 12 mph is okay for a bit standing around or sitting in the stands. But when the temp is going to drop to 56 by the time the final whistle is blown and you know the wind is going to crank up a few extra miles per hour makes it a sweet spot for the trusty hoodie. You might even be able to wear shorts as long as you have your long-sleeved thick-clothed favorite spring-fall article of clothing along with you.
Over the years, the sweatshirt has demonstrated its excellence. If you’re a golfer and the morning starts out damp and cool, you can put on a jacket with those sleeves you can unzip later in the day when the dew burns off and it warms up. Or you can pull your sweatshirt on to cover the bases.
Even when extreme cold hits your area, the sweatshirt becomes your warm underwear. Layer with it. Put on your tee shirt, throw on a sweatshirt. Then pull on a light jacket. You don’t need to go with full winter gear. Instead you can stay more flexible and adjust your clothing as the weather dictates.
This works extremely well for folks who are active. If you’re in the yard, for example, chopping wood, you typically begin to heat up even on a cold day. You may start out with the sweatshirt and a jacket on a 40-degree day. But then after 23 minutes of chopping away and perspiration prickling through your undershirt, you know it’s time to strip off the jacket and get down to just the sweatshirt. It has you covered. It’s trusty.
They can be thick or thin. Both serve a purpose. The thick ones, clearly, are much better for those days in your house where you don’t want to turn the heat on yet in the fall to conserve energy. The lighter ones are good on those spring days where a cool front hits later than you’d expect and because you’re already wearing shorts around, you don’t want to get the jeans back out. So the sweatshirt suffices to keep the upper body warm.
Sweatshirts are functional, comfortable and relaxing. Put one on, you’ll feel better.
It’s the ideal in-between weather warmer-upper. Think it’s going to be cold later in the day? Slide the sweatshirt on.
Is it windy and not too cold out, but you know it will bite into your hands because you have to be outside for hours? Time for the sweatshirt. You can stuff your hands in that front pocket to warm up.
Forgot to bring along a stocking cap when it’s cold out? Wait, the sweatshirt has that covered, too. Just pull the hoodie up to keep your ears warm.
For those living in southern climates, I’m not sure they really get the full greatness of the sweatshirt. You might wear one to show off your school colors or your favorite sports team. You may slide one on when it gets below 70 degrees. But you don’t get the feel for its full functionality.
Going to a football game on a Friday night and it’s 68 degrees with a northerly wind bearing down at 12 mph is okay for a bit standing around or sitting in the stands. But when the temp is going to drop to 56 by the time the final whistle is blown and you know the wind is going to crank up a few extra miles per hour makes it a sweet spot for the trusty hoodie. You might even be able to wear shorts as long as you have your long-sleeved thick-clothed favorite spring-fall article of clothing along with you.
Over the years, the sweatshirt has demonstrated its excellence. If you’re a golfer and the morning starts out damp and cool, you can put on a jacket with those sleeves you can unzip later in the day when the dew burns off and it warms up. Or you can pull your sweatshirt on to cover the bases.
Even when extreme cold hits your area, the sweatshirt becomes your warm underwear. Layer with it. Put on your tee shirt, throw on a sweatshirt. Then pull on a light jacket. You don’t need to go with full winter gear. Instead you can stay more flexible and adjust your clothing as the weather dictates.
This works extremely well for folks who are active. If you’re in the yard, for example, chopping wood, you typically begin to heat up even on a cold day. You may start out with the sweatshirt and a jacket on a 40-degree day. But then after 23 minutes of chopping away and perspiration prickling through your undershirt, you know it’s time to strip off the jacket and get down to just the sweatshirt. It has you covered. It’s trusty.
They can be thick or thin. Both serve a purpose. The thick ones, clearly, are much better for those days in your house where you don’t want to turn the heat on yet in the fall to conserve energy. The lighter ones are good on those spring days where a cool front hits later than you’d expect and because you’re already wearing shorts around, you don’t want to get the jeans back out. So the sweatshirt suffices to keep the upper body warm.
Sweatshirts are functional, comfortable and relaxing. Put one on, you’ll feel better.
