Cowichan Sweater

Cowichan Sweater is an Inner torso item in The Long Dark. It adds 2.5°C warmth and 2°C windproofing. Waterproofing is 50%. It weighs 1 kg.

Within the Inner torso slot its 2.5°C warmth ranks #1 of 18 entries here — the warmest for that layer.

At 2.5°C per kg its warmth-to-weight ratio ranks #39 of 100 clothing items with both values recorded — a middling ratio.

Its 5% protection is a small edge in a predator struggle, though mobility and warmth matter more in most runs.

Note the 2% mobility penalty — it slows you slightly, so a lighter inner layer can be the better trade when you are carrying a heavy load.

Crafting notes: it repairs with 1 × Cloth; 60 minutes; 30% condition and harvests into 1 × Cloth; 45 minutes.

Verdict: Overall Cowichan Sweater is the warmest Inner torso option catalogued here.