Love It!

By David Lee Ranked #663 - Men's Midweight Long Underwear - Tops June 15, 2009

The SmartWool Midweight Crew top quickly became my favorite base-layer for skiing. It is just so comfortable. Plus, I just look so dang sexy in this thing! It is nicely form-fitting without feeling clingy. (A truly amazing feat.) Plus, unlike some of my other top base-layers, it is perfect in length and stays reasonably well tucked into my ski pants. For example, I can kiteski with this under just a fleece sweater without getting that arctic draft to my lower back. Although it's labelled a Midweight, I think of it as closer to a lightweight, and I tend to think it would be futile to go with SmartWool's lightweight version. If you want thinner, you should go with something short-sleeve or a regular T-shirt. I do wish SmartWool made a thicker heavy-weight version of this. What I like about this smartwool stuff is that it does not stink like poly after a day of skiing or boarding, at least when new. However, I would advise being careful of how you wash it, because after a time or two in the laundry with regular detergent, it will lose this property and begin to stink like anything else. I think it has to do with washing out the lanolin, which I've heard has some anti-microbial properties. (Or maybe it has to do with compressing or damaging the fibers - I don't know.) At any rate, this is an item you may want to consider washing by hand not using too harsh of a soap or cleaner.

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