Wool Thermals - Are the Expensive Brands Worth It?

[John Sheridan]

Sydney.

I got the confirmation of shipping and then went to work then it was in the mail box

I have been wearing the shirt and it is wearable even was able to sleep in it and was able to get to sleep, I just have to wash it and see how washing affects it I would like it a little less prickly, we will see, it's just prickly when pressed against the skin hanging loose it's fine.

Cheers.

[RSD]

John, sorry I just saw your question...I do nothing special wash wise, just regular cold water washing..RSD did you get an order confirmation? Maybe it didn't go through? But, yes the same pricing is in store ( plus some additional items not on the web store), are you near Perth? We are opening a big new store in a few weeks in Hay st...

Hi Cam,

I just went back through my emails and no sign of an order confirmation, plenty of funds in the account so I dunno what happened - it's not the end of the world though. I go through Perth quite a bit (I'm one of the great unwashed... oops I mean FIFO workers on the mines), and I will be heading back to Perth again tomorrow to do a week of inductions for a new job (yawn), so I will swing by your shop there and get some that way. I was talking to the crew in your store there the other week and they said that they were moving across the road to the much larger store - should be good. You have a nice helpful bunch of staff there too - it was a good customer service experience, much better than one or two other similar stores in that area.

[Strider]

John, sorry I just saw your question...I do nothing special wash wise, just regular cold water washing.

Label on my 280 long sleeve says no detergents with enzymes. I use woolwash for all my merino stuff.

[andrewa]

My only experience with merino has been a top from Macpac and one from K(r)at(p)mandhu. The Macpac one stretched hugely to the degree of being unuseable as an undergarment, and the K one was miles heavier than any polypropylene/polyester top I'd ever had.

How does the weight of Merino compare with other fibers, and how does it dry out?

For some reason I can happily wear a polypropylene top, but the polypropylene bottoms make me itchy. Go figure.

I'm not fussed about cost. Just don't want to end up with a heavy wet stretched top!!

A

[blacksheep]

My only experience with merino has been a top from Macpac and one from K(r)at(p)mandhu. The Macpac one stretched hugely to the degree of being unuseable as an undergarment, and the K one was miles heavier than any polypropylene/polyester top I'd ever had.

How does the weight of Merino compare with other fibers, and how does it dry out?

For some reason I can happily wear a polypropylene top, but the polypropylene bottoms make me itchy. Go figure.

I'm not fussed about cost. Just don't want to end up with a heavy wet stretched top!!

A

I have never had our merino go out of shape,and have worn them for 5 years. What garment was it?

[andrewa]

Black sheep - it was a zip polo with thumb holes to keep the arms down. It fitted well when I bought it, but quickly stretched, and I ended up using it as a casual overtop, until the baggy cuff got caught in my belt sander, and ripped. Fortunately it ripped. After which it was ditched.

I bought it about 4yrs ago. It was washed with my woolen jumpers, and, given the cost, I was careful with how I cared for it.

AA

[blacksheep]

Black sheep - it was a zip polo with thumb holes to keep the arms down. It fitted well when I bought it, but quickly stretched, and I ended up using it as a casual overtop, until the baggy cuff got caught in my belt sander, and ripped. Fortunately it ripped. After which it was ditched.

I bought it about 4yrs ago. It was washed with my woolen jumpers, and, given the cost, I was careful with how I cared for it.

AA

ok, 4 years back we probably made it in NZ with an locally knitted fabric. We now use an improved yarn, so I'm sure if youd not find this is a characteristic of our merino garments of the last 4 years. soory about that- PM me if you want a good deal on a replacement.

[andrewa]

Thx for the offer. Maybe it was made from a stretchy sheep?!!

A

[RSD]

We are opening a big new store in a few weeks in Hay st...

Hi Cam,

When does the new store open in Perth - I didn't realise that the old one had closed until I went up to get some merino today.

[Onestepmore]

I have various types of thermal wear - polypropylene, merino long sleeved t-shirts etc but I have to say the best value for money I have come across were women's grey 100% woolen thermals from Target. They are fine, lightweight, don't harbour body odour, non-scratchy, stay dry etc and they were approx $8 per piece. I have leggings, long sleeved T, short sleeved T and a sleevless top as well. I went back and bough different types after I discovered how good they were.