Yes, that's also for our own good ;)
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20-year-old Cortina wool jersey came out of the closet this morning.
Also the 20-year-old Pearl Izumi wool tights, minus the natural leather chamois they came with. :eek:
SmartWool socks are new(ish), anyway :D
45 degrees when we started out.
SAC Alert: Ibex Vertigo Wool Vest, $63.
somebody, stop me! http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/out...on&ATT=IBX0066
Knotted, what size/color were you interested in for the Long Trail sweater? I got a Black/Tea in M about a week and a half ago on SAC (M runs generous) and the black is actually very a warm dark chocolate color. I like my blacks to be very dark cold black, not warm/brownish. Interested?
ETA: I've knew I should've just stuck with my tried and true blue colors, but I as trying to branch out. What was I thinking? :rolleyes:
Hmmmm... I was thinking of the Black or the Plum. An espresso-ish brown might be just peachy.
In every top I've gotten from Ibex, I am a Large. (size 12 or 14 or so, with very long arms)
How much too big is that Medium?
I for one am not a weenie, I am a person of amazing fortitude for even going outside when the temperature is four-fifths of the way to frostbite (which I have had more than once, and it is seriously no fun). I suspect the same is true of YOU all, too.
The Medium fits me well enough. I find that I prefer a closer fitting M for the big chunky sweaters, but L for the base layers and thinner stuff (otherwise it's just way too sausage-y highlighting every lumpy brastrap/back boob detail). I do have the Ibex Ultimate Guide sweater in L and it is a little roomy on me, which is nice and cuddly to wear on it's own but annoyingly bulky to layer under a jacket.
It's the color that I'm just less than thrilled with. I like winter/jewel tones, and it's very warm/autumn for my preferences. I paid $76 for it (incl. shipping) and would be happy to pass it on to someone else for that price. Put it this way - it's as much hassle for me to return it to SAC as it is to just ship it to someone else. :p
ETA: I've decided to return it. The sale price that KnottedYet posted is cheaper than what I paid for it at SAC. So I'm going to return this black one and go get the BLUE one that I wanted all along! :D
sending you a PM.
Here's what I'm yearning for... and might buy tonight cuz I have NO self control and I get paid this week:
http://www.terrybicycles.com/detail....5133&c=On+Sale
And as long as I'm placing a Terry order I might as well order a couple Xmas-akkah presents.
(TE doesn't have them, or I'd be ordering from TE)
and frankly, that Neve sweater looks a whole lot more Scandahoovian than Austrian to me...
SAC: Ibex Top Knot Hat, $12
I'm getting one of these from backcountryoutlet. Long-sleeved T of 88% poly/12% wool. Same fabric combo as the OR Essense T, and I absolute love that one. I went kayaking in that shirt this summer, did 10 rolls, and then sat around for 2 hours in the breeze and was prefectly comfortable. Even straight from a dunking, it was never soppy or clingy or felt like a wet shirt. And the fabric feels much sturdier than pure wool.