Icebreaker’s Bestselling 100% Merino Wool Base Layer Top Is Over 40% Off for a Limited Time
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Why We Love This Deal
There’s a giant snow gear sale going on at REI right now, and in it you can find everything from snow goggles to waterproof mittens discounted by as much as 50%. The catch? This sale ends Feb. 1, and eager shoppers are buying out choice products quickly. So, if you want to get popular items, like this base layer with a big 43% discount, you’ll need to act now.
The Icebreaker Merino 200 ZoneKnit Long-Sleeve Half-Zip Base Layer Top is now $90 in this short-lived deal. Icebreaker, like contemporaries Smartwool and Darn Tough, is known for quality merino wool offerings, especially in the snowsports category. And this is the brand’s bestselling item for men at REI.
Icebreaker Merino 200 ZoneKnit Long-Sleeve Half-Zip Base Layer Top, $90 (was $160) at REI
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What Shoppers Should Know
- Sizes Available: From small to 2XL
- Fabric: 100% odor and sweat resisting merino wool
- Notable Features: Raglan sleeves, tall collar, thumb loops, droptail hem
- Best Use Case: This works as an excellent bottom layer when doing outdoor activities in the cold.
One rarely-seen feature of this base layer is that, outside of some decorative flourishes, the entirety of the fabric is merino wool. To put that into perspective, this popular Smartwool thermal base layer (now priced over $90) is just 53% merino, and the rest is polyester and elastane.
Now, this fact should bring two things to your mind. The first is that this is going to be a quality piece, that gets the best parts of wearing merino (namely its odor and sweat resisting properties). But the second is, without the elastane, will it be inflexible? For this, Icebreaker has employed raglan sleeve stitching techniques, which allow the sleeves to bend naturally with human physiology.
Ultimately, this base layer is a merino lover’s dream. Plus, it has a nice half-zip top for midday ventilation, a tall collar for extra neck protection, thumb loops to keep sleeves down while peeling off upper layers, and a droptail hem around the back to keep cold bursts of wind from running up your spine.
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What Shoppers Are Saying
One shopper condensed all of the key notes about having a ton of merino wool on your body in one short review, “Great for winter hiking, wicks well, doesn’t need frequent washing, worried it’d itch like regular wool but have hiked for hours without noticing it at all!”
Another shopper pointed out that, while this is a good layer, the shirt can stand alone on its own merits. “It’s great as a standalone layer on the cooler days and does great with a solid mid layer when the temps drop.”
The Icebreaker Merino 200 ZoneKnit Long-Sleeve Half-Zip Base Layer Top is over 40% off and selling out fast as the Feb. 1 deadline to buy it quickly approaches.