It’s not the softest I have, but it isn’t at all scratchy and it’s by far the best quality.Īs the fit is so good, it’s really very comfortable to wear – even for physical exercise. I’m 5ft 6 so, although I am skinny, I’m not short. Despite being XS, the body is long enough and so are the sleeves. The Icebreaker 260 Tech fits me perfectly. If anything, the brand has a little more room in their tops than other brands. I now have a few Icebreaker tops, and I seem to consistently be a comfortable XS. So I wasn’t sure if I would be an S or XS in Icebreaker sizes. I’m usually a UK size 8 for tops, occasionally a UK 6 – depending on the brand (e.g. I no longer shiver uncontrollably when I stop for a chat! What is the fit like? I’m someone who really feels the cold, so being cold can really ruin my good time! I wore this on the trip, including overnight at zero degrees (in a tent with a sleeping bag) and I wasn’t at all cold.Īfter the trip, I’ve worn it twice a week in my climbing gym (which is in a warehouse with no heating) and it has changed my winter climbs. That means that it’s lightweight, isn’t at all bulky, but is super warm. The Icebreaker 260 Tech is made from 260g of 100% merino wool. Possibly the most important factor in my Icebreaker 260 Tech review – is it warm enough?
I invested in a decent thermal top for an upcoming trek. The route has a long flat/slightly rising track out which is fairly painless when the track has been put in but when you are polling and shuffling through knee deep powder and the sun has come out it is warm work.I don’t have a lot of natural insulation (i.e. For example this season I did a long untracked off piste descent on a powder morning. Then my top can get too wet to dry out naturally. Where merino becomes a problem is when I have an unplanned burst of high energy activity and get really sweaty. I almost always wear merino mix jerseys and/or merino base layers because if I wear synthetic they will already be stinky when I put them back on for the cycle home.įor skiing I generally wear merino base layers and given lift served skiing is a pretty low energy activity I can happily wear them for 2-3 days without them getting stinky. I cycle ~75 minutes a day as part of a bike/train/bike commute. I generally wear merino because of its antistink charcteristics but if I wanted something to keep me alive in extreme conditions I'd perhaps choose synthetic. I think merino is far more suited to multi day hiking use rather than single day use where a synthetic base layer can be washed and dried much faster overnight. The MAJOR advantage of merino or merino mix base layers is that you can generally wear them for several days without stinking the place out when you take your outer layers off in a cafe. They are far better than cotton in this respect. Merino and merino mixtures are less effective but perhaps more comfortable to wear but become more easily sodden. Synthetic base layers move sweat away from the body effectively keeping you warm and dry. Anyway, snowHeads really is MUCH better when you're logged in - not least because you get to post your own messages complaining about things that annoy you like perhaps this banner which, incidentally, disappears when you log in :-) We don't share your email address with anyone and we never send out any of those cheesy 'message from our partners' emails either. It's rather good and not made up by tourist offices (or people that love the tourist office and want to marry it either).
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