Merino Wool Base Layer Question

[Water Gypsy]

Thanx for all your help everyone.... lots to have a look at here

 

[woof]

I picked some merrell one's up from tkmaxx.

Rob

 

[treadlightly]

Bamboo's anti-pong qualities are as good as wool in my experience.

 

[Urban X]

And seeing as you're both gonna be doing plenty of walking in Norway how about treating the tootsies to some Merino comfort on the cheap?

Tilbury Womens Merino Snowboarding Ski socks Baby Blue £10 down to £3

Plymouth Womens Merino Snowboarding Socks Baby Pink £8 down to £3


Si

 

[WoodMan]

I use merino longjohns from Amazon I think they are Mountain Life or Mountain Style, something like that. Very happy with them. I've always been a fan of natural materials particularly for long term trips/work. Glyn.

 

[Water Gypsy]

And seeing as you're both gonna be doing plenty of walking in Norway how about treating the tootsies to some Merino comfort on the cheap?

Tilbury Womens Merino Snowboarding Ski socks Baby Blue £10 down to £3

Plymouth Womens Merino Snowboarding Socks Baby Pink £8 down to £3


Si

oooooo, I like those I found some for £16.99, these are much better!! Thank youuuu

 

[birchwood]

I got mine in Cotswold camping in the sales for about £25.

 

[Urban X]

£17 :yikes: bugger that lol.

Gonna get some of the blokes ones for my son as he suffers with chillblains and wearing acryllic just makes it worse, gave him a pair of my fishing socks which are lambswool and it helped alot so reckon the merino will be better and cheaper at those prices, £4 for blokes ones on sale.


Si

 

[tedw]

+1 on the Aldi merino, if you can find it!

 

[Water Gypsy]

£17 :yikes: bugger that lol.

Gonna get some of the blokes ones for my son as he suffers with chillblains and wearing acryllic just makes it worse, gave him a pair of my fishing socks which are lambswool and it helped alot so reckon the merino will be better and cheaper at those prices, £4 for blokes ones on sale.


Si

Yeah bugger paying £17 for some..! Just ordered some of those from your link, much better deal.... thank you

 

[Water Gypsy]

I got mine in Cotswold camping in the sales for about £25.

Just had a look at their site, got some good stuff...cheers

 

[Urban X]

Ah cool, ur welcome, glad to help out I really envy you and dreadhead for your trip, from what I've read so far seems like it's gonna be awesome, good on ya both.


Si

 

[Water Gypsy]

Ah cool, ur welcome, glad to help out I really envy you and dreadhead for your trip, from what I've read so far seems like it's gonna be awesome, good on ya both.


Si

awh tis just one of things you gotta do..so we're going for it while we can!! Im interested to see how long we survive haha!

 

[Toddy]

Another vote for the Aldi's stuff, if you can find it
I've worn a lot of thermal merino and silk over the years, this stuff works very well, and it washes well too
It was about a quarter of the price I usually pay, so that was another bonus. If they do it again, I'm having some more

atb,
M

 

[EdS]

Bamboo stuff is just rayon. They use the bamboo as a source of cellulose to make the rayon.
It undergoes allsorts of chemical treatments to extract the cellulose.

http://www.patagonia.com.au/environment/footprint-chronicles/bamboo-and-rayon/

 

[Urban X]

Bamboo stuff is just rayon. They use the bamboo as a source of cellulose to make the rayon.
It undergoes allsorts of chemical treatments to extract the cellulose.

http://www.patagonia.com.au/environment/footprint-chronicles/bamboo-and-rayon/

So it's not the natural, environmentally friendly product I thought it was then?


Si

 

[EdS]

Nope, not at all

 

[treadlightly]

So it's not the natural, environmentally friendly product I thought it was then?



Si

Yes, its bamboo viscose so the same manufacturing process as rayon/viscose. The environmentally friendly claims made are based on the use of bamboo which is very fast growing and, unlike cotton, does not require pesticides and lots of water to flourish.

 

[Water Gypsy]

Another vote for the Aldi's stuff, if you can find it
I've worn a lot of thermal merino and silk over the years, this stuff works very well, and it washes well too
It was about a quarter of the price I usually pay, so that was another bonus. If they do it again, I'm having some more

atb,
M

I'll deff keep my eye out for the aldi stuff, sounds well worth it if I can find it I suppose im in no rush, just want to get something before my money goes haha!

 

[para106]

I have a set from Mountain Warehouse which were pretty cheap & decent quality. At the moment there's quite a lot of Trekmates stuff in TK Maxx - up here anyway. There's also a lot of Merino wool jumpers on the go too. Good luck.