Merino or Chill Out?

**NZsarge** · 13th April 2011, 09:16

If you already have the wind blocked then definitely Merino thermals.

**khabel** · 13th April 2011, 10:04

Originally Posted by steve_t

Yeah, I saw that but their gear is 140 or 170 weight so probably not quite heavy enough for winter. The 140 is probably perfect for summer though

The long sleeve top I got was 260g

http://www.kathmandu.co.nz/Mens/Pull...ve_Men_v2.html

**allycatz** · 13th April 2011, 10:08

Originally Posted by Maha

So not Bendon where blackdog got his then?...

He can get matching undies there tho aye

**steve_t** · 13th April 2011, 10:23

Originally Posted by khabel

The long sleeve top I got was 260g

http://www.kathmandu.co.nz/Mens/Pull...ve_Men_v2.html

Nice work. I'm blind. Bling sent. I might go have a look later

**wysper** · 13th April 2011, 11:28

wow, good thing this isn't a poll. I think I am the only one not wearing merino!
I guess I am not a sheep

**oneofsix** · 13th April 2011, 11:41

Originally Posted by wysper

wow, good thing this isn't a poll. I think I am the only one not wearing merino!
I guess I am not a sheep

we'll just call you Shan? you aren't the only one not wearing wool but then again that's why I have been watching this thread, the polyprop is getting cold

**Smifffy** · 13th April 2011, 14:34

Originally Posted by slofox

I wear the Icebreaker 260 weight as a midlayer. If it's really cold I wear an extra layer underneath that - usually the Finespun stuff you can get from Farmers.

BUT: The Finespun stuff shrinks. Icebreaker doesn't. So buy Finespun oversize if you go down that road. Icebreaker is of much higher quality than Finespun.

I agree completely with this. Icebreaker for quality, finespun for cost.

Last year I even shelled out some serious coin for an icebreaker coat. Toasty.

**ckai** · 13th April 2011, 15:06

Originally Posted by wysper

wow, good thing this isn't a poll. I think I am the only one not wearing merino!
I guess I am not a sheep

but but but...you ride a tractor?????? Everyone that has a mid-life crisis gets one of them

Originally Posted by oneofsix

we'll just call you Shan? you aren't the only one not wearing wool but then again that's why I have been watching this thread, the polyprop is getting cold

From my rowing days years back, I got to test some pretty decent "warm" kit that would get abused a bit. Getting onto the water at 5:30am meant we needed decent kit. Everyone had polyprops. Everyone thought they were rubbish but it made us warm up quicker because the polies couldn't handle wind chill

Merino wasn't a big thing back then. Synthetic is a false economy I reckon.

**Usarka** · 13th April 2011, 15:19

poly's good when you get wet as it doesn't stretch as bad. i used to use it under wetsuit, but man it stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinks like a gypsy's axe wound.

**steve_t** · 13th April 2011, 15:28

Originally Posted by Usarka

poly's good when you get wet as it doesn't stretch as bad. i used to use it under wetsuit, but man it stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinks like a gypsy's axe wound.

I won't ask about your meeting with a gypsy

**pritch** · 13th April 2011, 15:41

I have a ChillOut top, I like it, but don't consider it an alternative to merino. You still need an insulating layer underneath.

**wysper** · 13th April 2011, 18:20

Originally Posted by pritch

I have a ChillOut top, I like it, but don't consider it an alternative to merino. You still need an insulating layer underneath.

true, mine goes over a t-shirt.

**khabel** · 13th April 2011, 20:57

Can you buy the merino material from somewhere?

I'm getting some leathers made at the moment and all this talk of merino made me think about making a zip in liner out of merino, not sure how practical it would be though, sounds good in theory though