think we may have the same fleece/windblocker.....I bought the non windblocker, sicne I palnned to use it on warmer days or as a base layer underneath a windproof jacket.

If just using the fleece as the exterior layer, windblocker would be good, the windblocker lining on the jacket my father bought is louder than mine though, not by much at all, but its like a shell, the non wind blocker is just pure fleece.

The fleece is still warm whether it goes inward or outward. Regular fleece though is typically doesnt stop wind but is very warm, so on calm days or as a underlayer its nice.