Re: [RBW] Winter wool baselayer rec needed

2018-11-13 Thread Will
I have the wiggys fishnet stuff. It works really well. Order larger than you would normally do. I suspect the bottoms are ok, but the tops definitely need a size boost. The liner jacket is very nice. Your first impression may be thin insulation-wise but it works well. Wiggy know what he's doin

Re: [RBW] Winter wool baselayer rec needed

2018-11-12 Thread EasyRider
Brynnar, yes, I've been wearing the Costco stuff for several years and I think it's hard to beat for the price. The tops are 1/4 zip synthetics with a small percentage of merino in them for comfort. The tops are branded "Paradox". I was at an REI yesterday and determined they are about a 150 we

Re: [RBW] Winter wool baselayer rec needed

2018-11-12 Thread ctifusion
Is the the Costco brand? I bought a couple tops and bottoms at Costco last year, part wool part poly, and they are great and cheap! Like 20% the cost of smartwool. And work just as well IMO. I haven't checked what they are carrying this year but I'll be on the lookout. brynnar indy On Sunday,

Re: [RBW] Winter wool baselayer rec needed

2018-11-11 Thread Steven Sweedler
Since the demise of Ibex and especially their fall sale, I have been enjoying -33 as long as you like the color black, their long underwear bottoms are excellent, cycled in them yesterday. Steve On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 8:38 AM EasyRider wrote: > Thanks all. It sounds like the 150 weight mi

[RBW] Winter wool baselayer rec needed

2018-11-11 Thread EasyRider
Thanks all. It sounds like the 150 weight might be what I want. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com

[RBW] Winter wool baselayer rec needed

2018-11-11 Thread Karl
Haven’t looked at the new Smartwool 250 series, yet they started blending nylon into their 150 series (sigh) I have been happy with the stuff Rivendell sells or REI has some nice all merino tops. Karl (Will be wearing wool today) Nashville, TN -- You received this message because you are subs

[RBW] Winter wool baselayer rec needed

2018-11-10 Thread John W
Smartwool 250 weight could fit the bill. Their tops tend to be loose, so if in doubt size down as a base layer. I could never go a week between washings with merino base layers. It’s stinks just as much as anything else would. I hop into the shower with my base layer on, rinse and hang dry, an

[RBW] Winter wool baselayer rec needed

2018-11-10 Thread EasyRider
I'm looking for a half or quarter zip merino pullover and could use some recs, especially with regard to weight/warmth. For the past several winters daily commutes (15 miles round trip, most days the temp is with 10 degrees of freezing) I've been wearing a very light poly-merino blend pullovers