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Merino wool T-shirts. Cost about 30€ instead of previously used 3€ cotton T-shirts. Can wear one for about 3 weeks without washing, with no body odor. Much mo
by throw_pm23 4y ago
Merino wool T-shirts.
Cost about 30€ instead of previously used 3€ cotton T-shirts.
Can wear one for about 3 weeks without washing, with no body odor. Much more pleasant to the skin, even for doing sports, driving, etc. Also, warm in winter, airy in summer. Plan to switch most clothing to merino wool.
- keep3490 4y ago[dead]
- nicbou 4y agoIt reduced my hiking and motorcycling pack size by so much. Merino wool is a miracle material.
- throw_pm23 4y agoFor the record, I buy from this Romanian maker that also sells internationally via Austria (no affiliation): https://www.merino-shop.at/en/ https://www.merino-shop.at/en/
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- AdrianB1 4y agoJust for info, the wool is officially Australian (https://merino-shop.ro/ro/content/4-despre-merinito-lana-merinos https://merino-shop.ro/ro/content/4-despre-merinito-lana-mer...), the seller is Romanian by origin (lives in AT, no physical presence in Romania) and there is a claim the production is done in Romania, but no information to confirm that. This is not bad, I am planning to order some of their products and test it in the spring.
- xtiansimon 4y ago> " I am planning to order some of their products and test it in the spring." Don't know where you live, but I visited the shop and looks like they only ship to Romanian addresses.
- J_cst 4y agoThree weeks? OMG that's a long journey for a t-shirt...
- pcurve 4y agoit is... white shirt will definitely stain yellow if you go just a few days w/o washing.
- michaelcampbell 4y agoThe yellow is generally because of the deodorant you're using, not the sweat.
- throw_pm23 4y agoHaven't noticed this with wool shirts -- none of them are white though.
- kemayo 4y agoPit stains stem from a chemical reaction with the aluminum in antiperspirants. The easiest way to never have to deal with them ever again is to switch to using a non-antiperspirant deodorant.
- substation13 4y agoHmm I never wear deoderant but some of the white cotton t-shirts I use for light exercise have stains.
- kemayo 4y agoTechnically there's some medical conditions that make your sweat colored, but I suspect you'd have noticed that more generally... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromhidrosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromhidrosis
- NDizzle 4y agoIs there a single one of those aluminum-free deodorants that actually works? I've tried about 4 brands, and scent blocking lasts about 4-6 hours. Not good enough. Good old white-colored old spice (I'm allergic to the blue colored ones) last about 30 hours.
- dzhiurgis 4y agoI love Icebreaker underwear and hoodies (on my 4th over 7 years - they don’t last that long)
- throw_pm23 4y agoMy shirts lasted long so far, but indeed have to be careful how I wash/hang/dry them, etc. compared to non-wool stuff.
- dzhiurgis 4y agoHoodies wear out around cuff or gets some random holes over time. Underwear - crotch around thighs as I’m too fat. Never had too much special care around them tho.
- kemayo 4y agoI found that Icebreaker's merino underwear is particularly fragile. Having tried assorted brands, though hardly everything on the market, I'd recommend Wool & Prince's underwear instead, which holds up very well. https://woolandprince.com/collections/underwear https://woolandprince.com/collections/underwear
- g8oz 4y agoHemp underwear is considerably tougher than the merino wool offerings and also has anti-bacterial and anti-odor properties. WAMA is a good brand.
- tbran 4y agoMy partner and I have put holes in merino wool after a month of use. Merino is NOT abrasion resistant if you're active. We're trying out Nuyarn, a merino blend that claims more loft and abrasion resistance (should also be lighter weight). For moisture management/warmth in colder weather, we're also checking out mesh baselayers [1] since merino does not dry quickly under multiple layers. [0]: https://nuyarn.co.nz/ https://nuyarn.co.nz/ [1]: https://www.brynjeusa.com/product-category/super-thermo/ https://www.brynjeusa.com/product-category/super-thermo/
- raffraffraff 4y agoAgreed. A merino mix can be extremely comfortable, and as Darn Tough socks have proven, very enduring. I usually look for a merino blend with something stretchy mixed in
- alexyim 4y agoAnother alternative that I wear is woolandprince.com They weave nylon filaments along with wool for durability
- jdc0589 4y agoI really loved mine, but I couldn't justify the cost for how long they last. Gonna check out the place you linked though, because thats a better price that second-hand icebreaker stuff, which is what I had been doing. the 3 or 4 I have are pretty covered in holes now (no, not moths), I just keep them around for base layers during the winter.
- wintermutestwin 4y agoI'd love for a Darn Tough like company to offer a lightweight Merino blend T-shirt with a lifetime warranty. I know nothing about the clothes business and wonder if it could be profitable.
- theshrike79 4y agoMerino wool everything. Kinda counter to what you might thing, merino wool underwear is amazing in the summer too =) I rotate through 3 merino T-shirts alternating one every day. If they start to smell, you can just hang them out for the night and they'll be fresh as daisies again. I think I wash them like once a month or two in a wash that has lanolin in it, which replenishes the natural fats in the fiber and makes it last longer.