Bear Grips Comfort Soft Hoodie and Perfect Soft Crewneck: A Layering Guide

Cold-weather layering is one of the highest-repeat categories in any fitness apparel shop: the same customer buys a hoodie one season and comes back for a crewneck or a second hoodie the next. Bear Grips covers the category with two pieces at nearly identical price points, the Comfort Soft Hoodie and the Perfect Soft Crewneck Sweatshirt. Here is how they differ and when to stock one, the other, or both.

Comfort Soft Hoodie vs Perfect Soft Crewneck Sweatshirt

	Comfort Soft Hoodie	Perfect Soft Crewneck
VIP base	$36.88	$34.88
Best for	Cold mornings, outdoor training, drive time	Studio, office, customer-facing settings
Hood	Yes	No
Common retail	$49.88	$46.88

When the Hoodie Is the Right Call

The hood matters for anyone training outdoors or standing around a cold gym floor before a class starts. The Comfort Soft Hoodie is the piece most gym shops list first in the layer category, since it doubles as both a training-day piece and a casual daily-wear piece off the gym floor.

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When the Crewneck Reads Better

A crewneck sits cleaner under a jacket and reads more put-together in customer-facing settings, such as a studio front desk, a personal-training consult, or a gym owner running errands in branded gear. Shops that sell to an office-adjacent or studio-front-desk customer often stock the crewneck as a second layer piece after the hoodie, rather than instead of it.

Pairing the Layer Pieces With Tees and Bottoms

Both the hoodie and the crewneck layer over the Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee and pair with any of the shorts or leggings in the line for a full head-to-toe look from one brand. A common bundle: Airlume tee, Comfort Soft Hoodie, and either the Men's Performance Training Shorts or the Signature Seamless Leggings depending on the customer base. The full category list is in the complete Bear Grips blanks lineup.

Stocking Both Pieces

The base-price gap between the two is $2.00 VIP, small enough that most shops stock both rather than choosing one. A common retail pattern runs $49.88 for the hoodie and $46.88 for the crewneck, netting $13.00 and $12.00 of profit respectively at those price points. Full margin numbers across the whole line are in Bear Grips brand profit margins.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is warmer, the hoodie or the crewneck?

The Comfort Soft Hoodie, mainly because of the hood for outdoor and cold-morning wear. Both use similar mid-weight fabric otherwise.

Should a studio stock the crewneck instead of the hoodie?

Not instead of, typically alongside. The crewneck reads cleaner for front-desk or customer-facing staff while the hoodie remains the top seller for general daily wear.

Do both pieces cost about the same to stock?

Yes. The VIP base price gap is $2.00, $36.88 for the hoodie versus $34.88 for the crewneck, a small enough difference that most shops carry both.

Do the hoodie and crewneck come in youth sizes?

The Bear Grips line's youth piece is the Youth Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee. The hoodie and crewneck in this house-brand line are adult unisex sizing.