Hi everybody,

I just came back from a week-long hike in the french Alps and was carrying the following

• Millet Seneca jacket : 300g/10,5oz - Polatec Techno Grid fleece, I really like this fleece, I usually take it as my sole mid-layer on trips where temperatures don't drop below 10c/50f, I find it very confortable as an active layer down to almost freezing temps but i get cold in it when static below 10c/50f even with my rain jacket on.

• Decathlon MT100 Down Puffy : 360g/12,7oz - basic cheap decathlon puffy

I ended up wearing the puffy only twice during the week, when i camped around 2700m/9000feet and the temperature dropped to about freezing during the night. Wore it before going to bed and in the morning when packing.

The fleece I usually wore in the morning for the first hour or so of my hike, in the evening when setting up camp and sometimes sleeping when the night was cold.

So, I was looking at two different approaches to lighten up my pack for trips in this temperature range :

• Carrying a single do-it-all midlayer : are there warmer fleeces out there that could handle the lower temperatures but that i could still wear as an active layer without sweating too much in it? Was looking at the following ones : Patagonia R1 Air, Norrona Falketind Alpha 120, Millet Trilogy Edge Alpha, they are heavier or around the same weight as the one I already have but seem to have better warmth to weight ratios.

Is ditching the fleece and carrying only a puffy a possibility? I want to be able to hike in it in the morning or in high winds so breathability is a determining factor here

• Carrying a lighter fleece and maybe a lighter puffy : was looking at the Farpointe Alpha Cruiser hoodie that seem to be the only full-Alpha Direct hoodie available in Europe right now, also i don't really want to invest hundreds of euros on a lighter puffy if I'm only going to wear it once or twice per trip.

What do you guys think?