Mid-Layer Advice: To Softshell or Not?
Looking to update some of my layering kit. Currently have a patagonia micro d fleece, down sweater and a torrentshell that I wear over a macpac trail sun hoody. No real major issues with the layering system I use, only that I find the micro d is sometimes just not enough at camp and the down sweater is almost too much, and once I leave camp I'm taking the micro d off as soon as there's elevation and putting it back on if there's wind..
I'm wondering what peoples experience with the Macpac Nitro is? Would it better balance against the issues I'm seeing, or just exacerbate them further?
I've read it's incredibly warm, but a breeze will blow through you, and also durability takes a hit. That leads me to the Pisa jacket, which is the same alpha fleece but in a softshell variant. This beats the wind, can unzip to dump air, is it the solution? Have never used a softshell before. I'd get good daily use out of it too as an around-town jacket I think.