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| Icebreaker heading up into the Cordillera Real, Bolivia |
If you travelled back thousands of years you’d find people wearing wool. Big and bulky, but warm. It is still warm thousands of years later, but bulk and weight are a thing of the past. Icebreaker has taken some of the best quality wool out there (merino) and removed the itchiness, bulk and weight and left us with some of the best trail clothes around. The most essential of which (in my opinion) is the base layer.
The base layer is what keeps your core temperature. It is foundation of the layering system. Take off some layers, put on others but the base layer remains. I can’t think of a better base layer than the merino wool 150 bodyfit by Icebreaker and here’s why:
The anti-odor properties of Merino wool. I’ve worn this thing 24 hours a day for 3 days and I didn’t turn ripe with BO. I even got a hug from my ever-so-cautious wife!
Anyone familiar with TV Survivorman Les Stroud will know his saying, “You sweat, you die”. If you do sweat, the bodyfit 150 dries very quickly as the wool pulls the moisture away from the body. If its raining wool has the added benefit of maintaining 80% of its insulating properties while wet.
As mentioned earlier, wool is often thought of as being bulky, heavy and uncomfortable. That’s not the case with Icebreaker. It honestly doesn’t look, smell or feel like great uncle chuck’s knitted cardigan. The Bodyfit 150 rings in at a silky smooth 6.75 oz for a men’s medium, is soft and comfortable against the skin and hugs you like a glove.
If you haven’t tried merino wool or Icebreaker, It is definitely something you should consider adding to your gear list, whether it be the
bodyfit
base layer line or an
insulating layer.
What’s your favourite piece of Merino gear and what is your reason for wearing it?
If you are interested in another more thorough review of the Icebreaker merino wool Bodyfit 150 Baselayer, take a look at this article at the Seattle Backpacker Magazine.
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