on the topic of wearing a jacket

[Texas Aggie]

I've become some what of an Under Armour expert over the last year or so, and I swear by the stuff. I just haven't worn the cold gear, so I don't know how hot it can be if its borderline, and I certainly understand getting overheated. I'd rather be too cold than too hot (stuffy hot) any day.

UA makes heatgear (obviously for hot weather), coldgear, and All Season gear. The AS long sleeve shirt has a mock t-neck on it, and may be a good compromise for those that want to wear a jacket but worry about getting too warm. The other idea, one I used this season for football, was to get a Turfgear shirt and wear that instead. I think that's a little lighter than the AS or Cold gear, but it doesn't have a mock. It would be a good thing to wear under a long sleeved umpire shirt if the night is a tweener, weather wise. The night I wore it on, I had it under a long sleeved striped shirt (probably heavier than most blue umpire shirts) in around 40 degrees with a north wind pushing 15 mph. It was chilly, but I didn't get too cold or too warm.

So, for jacket wearers, get a cold gear shirt and an AS shirt. Determine how cool it has to be to wear either. Then, get a long sleeved umpire shirt, with which you can wear an AS shirt (with a mock), a turf gear long sleeved (without one), or a heat gear short sleeved/sleeveless as the case may be.