It all depends on conditions and where I am touring. Spring tours in good weather in the California, soft shell. Wet storms in Maritime snow pack, hard shell. Long hut to hut trips, hard shell since I will only have on air of pants. Cold, dry conditions, i.e. WY or UT, most likely soft shell, but I have been in some nasty wet storms in those places as well, so hard shell on occasion. Pretty much the same goes for hard vs soft shell jackets.
I don't sweat much and rarely have over heating issues, so even if I have vents I rarely need to use them, but that's just me.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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