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EP 191: Ask OV 6 - Answers About New Gear + Discontinuing Old Favorites

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The Pursuit Hybrid Fleece is “close to 10 times more breathable than a Ventus.”

The hosts open another Ask OV segment with a stack of listener questions. They also spend some time on the newly launched Mountain Pursuit line. The timing is midway through August. The conversation drifts into back-to-school schedules and how quickly summer seems to vanish. That side talk stays easy and familiar, and it sets up the rest of the episode. A YouTube comment asks what temperature range the new piece has been tested in. The answer is quick and direct. They push back on the idea that a jacket can have one clean temperature rating. Instead, they focus on how use case matters more than a number. If you are moving hard, the same layer behaves very differently than if you are standing around camp. One host says he would reach for the Pursuit piece around 40 degrees Fahrenheit and under, depending on activity. He also says he will use it above that if he is sitting still. In low-activity situations it becomes the kind of piece you can leave on for a long stretch. He points to trips in the Wind Rivers, Colorado, and the San Juans as examples. In those places, especially in September, the jacket stayed on in the morning and evening. When he went to make a push hike in the middle of the day, he usually took it off. Brigham adds that a lot of testing happened between 15 and 25 degrees Fahrenheit. He also says he has used it down into the mid to high single digits. The whole exchange stays grounded in actual trips, weather, and body heat. It is less about a spec and more about choices made in the field. The episode closes by inviting more questions through Speakpipe or YouTube comments. They note that written comments get pulled into a sheet for review. They also say listeners have been sending more questions than they have time to answer. A recap of OV100 on the Colorado Trail is coming as well. The final note is simple: ask a good question and you are more likely to get on the show.

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A practical gear Q&A that treats temperature as a use case, not a label.

Ask OV turns a fresh Mountain Pursuit launch into a straightforward look at how the piece holds up in real use. The hosts keep the focus on temperature range, activity level, and the basic idea that warmth is not a fixed number, which makes the conversation feel useful rather…

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