WoolWeenies Club

[GLC1968]

Grog,
Backcountry.com has full-zip Shaks in black in stock in S,M and L. They have a 20% off coupon right now too.

I have not really been a big Icebreaker fan as most of their stuff seems to be made in China, and does not have flat-lock seams. But I wanted a merino hoody, so I got the Icebreaker conquest hoody. It seems very well made and is full-zip with mostly flat-sewn seams. It is very soft and warm. I had tried the Ibex shak hoody but found it too scratchy and didn't fit right. Guess I'll have to try more Icebreaker.

20% off coupon? Where, pray tell??!! I actually *need* a black full zip shak...really, I do! ---- Nevermind - I found it!

Trisk - I think a S Pingo will probably be ok. Mine's a medium and except for those two Kate's you sent me, all the rest of my Ibex stuff is M and the Pingo fits fine.

And I have an old Outback in that plum color - it's beautiful! I'm actually kinda glad I missed the Norgie on SAC, this is getting out of hand.

[Triskeliongirl]

Thanks Catherine, I'll find out soon won't I? I'll only keep the pingo if I love it. BTW, I did order a plum norgie crew on SC......... The thing of it is, that it is April in Texas, and I am sitting in my office, in my green Kate and black Shak........... So, I use this stuff year round. I probably wear my black shak more than any other piece. Catherine, you know you want one (and it looks amazing with a green kate underneath...............).

[GLC1968]

Ahem...I ordered the black shak. Gotta do my part to stimulate the economy, right? $115 is a good deal for something I'll likely wear almost daily!

Funny thing is, about 10 minutes after I submitted my order, I got an email from backcountry.com saying that they knew I was a repeat customer, so they moved my order to the top of the queue and it's shipping this afternoon. How cool is that?

[Triskeliongirl]

Gosh Catherine, some day we have to ride together in our matching bikes and pingo jackets...... Sure would look cute!

[7rider]

Hey all you Ibex fans...
http://www.steepandcheap.com/
Right now (Wednesday, noon, eastern)....
Ibex bike jerseys....57% off...

[Triskeliongirl]

Both my Ibex and SAC packages came today. Here's the review:

1. Razzel: a beautiful piece. I was only surprised cuz I thought from the pic the red would be all red and it has some brown in it, but it looks really nice, even with black gray pants, so the brown is quite subtle. Its very soft and a good solid weight. A very dressy piece (which is what I was looking for, you know, from bike to boardroom, that sort of piece). The small fit the same as all my other small ibex.

2. Zepher zip T-neck: another nice piece, soft, a little more casual/sporty looking due to the flat locked seaming, but still fine for my line of work. Again, a nice mid-weight. Again, small fit great, just like all my other small ibex.

3. Pingo Jacket: So many of you gals love this piece but its not cut for my body type. Tight across the chest, but loose at the waist, short in the body and long in the arms. Even a M wouldn't have helped except to make the chest looser and perhaps bodice longer, so back she went tonite. In fact, the fit reminded me of the showers pass jacket that some many of you love that I also had to return, same unflattering (to me) boxy cut. SO maybe if the showers pass jacket fits you well, the pingo would too.

4. Bella Vest: Another disappointment. Again, tight across chest even though I tried the boucle full zip in both S and M and had to send back the M (although to be fair I was trying to layer it over a shak, maybe to do this you need to size up). This one would have probably fit a lot better in M, but I just didn't love it so back it went. This is the only ibex piece yet that didn't fit me best in the S.

5. SAC Plum Norgie Crew: DEFINITELY a keeper, but I already had a solid norgie crew in blue so I knew what I was getting. I have to say the plum color is even prettier than I imagined though from the pix. Very soft, nice mid-weight. Again sportier than some pieces due to flat lock seam, but fine for me for work or play.

So tonite I dropped the Ibex return off at the post-office, and stopped by our outdoor store to check out the winter gear sales. Scored a patagonia down vest for only $59 (original price $149) so now I have something for when 2 layers of Ibex isn't enough......... BUT NO MORE BUYING WINTER CLOTHES. THERE ISN'T A THING MORE I COULD POSSIBLY NEED. Now, I just need winter to come back so I can wear all this great stuff.

[mariposa]

hurry...

[sandra]

hurry...

that was my first time ever to order from SAC. I almost did it without thinking. After I paid, it was already over! Now tell me about what I just bought!

[Natasha]

Icebreaker sport320 rock zip on SAC.

[GLC1968]

Ibex Pingo jacket on SAC - $78!!

[DebW]

I was in the Berkshires this weekend and stopped at the Arcadian Shop twice. My main purpose was to check the sizing of their Ibex bike jerseys and leg warmers. They had the women's Spin Jersey and the men's Beezer and Fausto. I found the women's Spin too snug in medium (when they say form fit, they mean it) but fine in large. The men's Beezer in small was also a good fit, the Fausto in medium a little big (no smalls in the Fausto). I wouldn't buy a Spin jersey because the hidden zipper is too small and hard to operate. I wouldn't buy the Beezer because it's a full zip. A Fausto in small would have tempted me, but I don't really want to spend $125 on a jersey. In leg warmers, both the medium and small fit me. I'd probably buy the mediums if I were buying. In arm warmers, medium was too large and small just right. Now I can look for sales since I know what fits me.

No more Ibex winter garments on display in the store. Now it's T-shirts (Echo, Cadence, Qu Tee, Fish, Cross-Over). There was a 50% off rack that contained Smartwool salesman's samples and Ex Officio and Royal Robbins. I ended up buying two Smartwool jerseys and one Smartwool polo top for $20 each. Couldn't pass up those deals. The Smartwool jerseys are thin summer-weight merino with 2 rear pockets and sheep down the side. I'll have to post a picture of the sheep. I'll feel like a rolling billboard for Smartwool.

[trickytiger]

I met some of the Ibex folks today at work! Very nice people, and all dressed up in Shaks. One of the women's designers was there, and she has the same body type I do (tall, short torso, long limbs), which might explain why I like the Pingo so much. I get to test out the Balance Runner shorts, so we'll see if I have better luck than Knotted with them.

[DebW]

Here are the Smartwool jerseys I got for $20 each. That's the back/left side. There are more sheep on the right sleeve.

Baah! Baah! Smartwool sheep. Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir. Two jerseys full.

Wonder what the IQ of Smartwool sheep is?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wonder what the IQ of Smartwool sheep is?

If they were really smart they wouldn't be sheep.

[DebW]

If they were really smart they wouldn't be sheep.

Is that why two of them are standing upside down on the jerseys? They are smart enough to give wool instead of lamb chops. Maybe they did their own selective breeding:

"Hey, you there with the warm, silky, itch-free coat. If we had babies together, I bet our kids would have even finer, softer wool. And then they wouldn't become lamb chops. And if we can convince more humans to wear our wool and our kid's wool, we'll get to live in the best pastures and have better health care. All we need is good marketing. Let's call our wool MERINO."

"No, that will never sell. Let's call ourselves SMARTSHEEP who give SMARTWOOL."