Originally Posted by
LloydBraun
Yep.
Besides fleece lined NorthFace is best combo of warmth for walkarounds in MSP, ORD, DTW, BOS with out weighing 20lbs and no place to put it on next legs in FLL, SJU, PHX etc. and not wearing the bomber at the hotel either. I do wear my blazer as long as I can but eventually during the winter the NorthFace comes out. I do polish my shoes, iron my shirts(no wings) , have my pants pressed.
And when I'm in a 319 that wont stay above freezing on a 4 hour flight the NorthFace is perfect for something to just throw on. Sorry to the haters but just too big a gap between the blazer and the bomber. Not suffering because i work for a company without enough innovation to have a approved sweater or mid weight jacket.
A jacket with some warmth for the walk to/from the airport, getting to hotel, walk arounds and general warmth on the road to prevent getting sick is a good idea. The blazer obviously does not accomplish this, nor does the super overweight fighter pilot wanna be jacket that costs hundreds of dollars. Two viable solutions are a NICE fleece of some kind with a Spirit logo or the professional looking waterproof trench coat that has a zip in liner, it also allows room for you to wear your blazer underneath and the jacket folds up nice and compactly. For those of you who do not want to wear it out on the road for whatever reason? Just bring a fleece. I believe all three: a fleece, blazer and trench coat jacket should be the uniform. That way we can all be in approved uniforms without freezing our butts off or lugging around a super heavy, ugly leather jacket.