My love for Merino wool should be readily apparent to anyone that has even glanced at this site. It fights funk, regulates temperatures extremely well, handles moisture relatively well, and is nice and comfy. The big, hulking, monstrous downside is that it is usually incredibly expensive compared to a similar item in another material. Take, for instance, the Icebreaker Conquest Hoody that I have been wearing for the last nine days straight (don’t worry, I bathe in between wearings). It retails for $165. Oy! I didn’t pay even close to that, but it is still hard to recommend something at that price point when I expect that most people would be paying full retail.

Along comes Costco to the rescue with their four pack of Merino blend socks. I have seen them before and have read numerous glowing reviews, but I finally picked up a pack about a month ago. I have washed and worn them several times to make sure that I could give an accurate assessment. In short, they are worth every penny and are exactly the same as socks several times more expensive, and even nicer than some.
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I picked up an
Icebreaker Tech T Lite recently in my never-ending pursuit of the perfect T-shirt. Dare I say it, this might be the one.

I was working in the yard and wearing one my my REI Sahara Tech Ts the other day and was still pretty warm and sweaty. The REI shirt was very comfortable, and was doing a decent job of regulating my body temp and sweat, but I thought it would be a good time to test the Icebreaker. I threw the REI shirt at my dog (putting shirts over his head is like giving him sleeping pills) and slipped on the Icebreaker.
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I like to wear solid color t-shirts when not at work (OK, at work a lot too). My usual choice for materials has been cotton, especially when you can get high-quality shirts at Target for under $10. They look nice, feel nice, and last many moons. The only problem I had with them is that they do not breathe well or handle moisture well. Since I live in GA, that tends to be a big problem for me.
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I was poking around Bladeforums and saw a post about this. Looks like a very cool (tee hee) concept, if it actually works. I am just wondering how well it works in obnoxiously humid environments, which is where I spend most of my time. I would imagine that it is like the misting coolers that AZ residents rave about that tend to just get you wet and more miserable here in GA. Someone grab one and let us know if it works.

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