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Buenas tardes amigos and fellow perigrinos. My wife and I are set to walk Norte from Santander to SdC onwards to Muxia and Finisterre leaving Toronto on Sep 26. We are both big fans of merino wool as a base layer and for t-shirts / socks. After a few Caminos, our existing t-shirts and socks need to be retired
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We originally purchased Icebreaker brand t-shirts (in 2017) and were quite satisfied with the performance, laundering, and durability. That said, I've read that the brand was sold to an offshore company and the quality is a shadow of what it once was.
Same with socks. We both had Icebreaker brand and Smartwool brand merino wool socks, which, overall, performed very well, although the Smartwool held up better than Icebreaker. I tried Darn Tough socks on Norte last year, but maybe it was the thickness of the socks, but I really didn't like them and found I got more blisters lasting longer with them.
So, here I am reaching out to read and learn about your experiences with merino wool brands of t-shirts and socks. I have "Unbound Merino" brand flash across my social media feeds regularly but honestly have never purchased them.
We don't want to go crazy with the cost of t-shirts and socks, but are completely open to spending more for good quality.
Thanks everyone and Buen Camino.
Michael
We originally purchased Icebreaker brand t-shirts (in 2017) and were quite satisfied with the performance, laundering, and durability. That said, I've read that the brand was sold to an offshore company and the quality is a shadow of what it once was.
Same with socks. We both had Icebreaker brand and Smartwool brand merino wool socks, which, overall, performed very well, although the Smartwool held up better than Icebreaker. I tried Darn Tough socks on Norte last year, but maybe it was the thickness of the socks, but I really didn't like them and found I got more blisters lasting longer with them.
So, here I am reaching out to read and learn about your experiences with merino wool brands of t-shirts and socks. I have "Unbound Merino" brand flash across my social media feeds regularly but honestly have never purchased them.
We don't want to go crazy with the cost of t-shirts and socks, but are completely open to spending more for good quality.
Thanks everyone and Buen Camino.
Michael
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