Last summer. I broke my little piggy to buy a merino wool t-shirt from Icebreaker. I was quite skeptical about the good use of this material into a summer t-shirt…
First. I should mention that I am totally sold to merino wool when it comes to layering for fall or winter hiking. I have tried out many long-sleeve shirts or thicker jackets made of this material and I rapidly grew obsessed with this fiber. Comfortable warm warm when wet! durable merino wool is just not like the old fashion wool we all experience. You know the one that use to get our skin red and itchy…
The concept is simple. Merino wool is a lot thinner than traditional wool. It’s a fragment of its diameter. This is why it feels softer! But not only it is softer it is also much more efficient a lot quicker to dry. Thanks to New Zealand’s Merino sheeps! Those sheeps unlike the cute little sheep we find in the backcountry, live much higher in the mountains. They must face harsher defy so they need superior insulation! This is exactly what you get when buying Merino Wool…
But all along we talk about insulation! Shouldn’t it be used only in warm sweater for cold temperatures? Well. I am very surprised to say that it also makes the beat pass t-shirt out there. I have been wearing the Icebreaker Tech-T Lite since a few months now. How can I say that…
But I couldn’t wait that long, I would launder it to be able to wear it a few days later (but only so people wouldn’t think I am wearing the same thing every day).
Now it has become a move of me. I wear it a few days in a row. Alone or under another t-shirt. Fall has arrived and I even sleep with it. If it’s cold. I get layered!
By the way… I wear it all the time because it is always comfortable but also because it doesn’t comprehend.. Another important feature of merino wool: it’s not plastic (after all polyester is plastic). Instead of wrapping me into a “tupperware” first layer this natural fiber does a better job and keeps my co-workers odour-free-smiling..
“Yes” you should get this t-shirt (or one of the 140grams serie) but if you are always cold or be in the mountains there is also a warmer t-shirt called the Elite Crew. Go back into the future with Merino wool!
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