Disappointed with Ibex Woolie top

[Tri Girl]

boo!!

[Cataboo]

You're actually going to have that problem with any of the merino wools brands with the very thin/fine wools. Smartwool is the worst for it. But icebreaker and ibex do it as well. So, you're really not gonna do better with icebreaker necessarily. The thicker layers, especially in ibex don't do it as much - but I have developed holes in my thicker icebreaker, especially around zippers.

If you contact IBEX, they may help you with them - there's an email address on their website, and they tend to be very helpful and to stand behind their product.

[OakLeaf]

Wow, how long have you had them?

[KnottedYet]

I've stayed away from the Woolies line because they are imported, and I've had bad luck with Ibex's imported lightweight stuff.

Meanwhile I have 2 VERY lightweight Ibex T-shirts made in USA which are about 6 years old and still going strong. I wear them a lot and thought for sure the tissue-thin one would show thin spots or holes, but it looks just as good as new.

[itself]

I have had them less than a year....good information about this being common with many brands. Thanks for the heads up!

I have two smartwool tops that are over ten years old and still holding up strong. Perhaps the quality was better back then.

Lisa

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My own experience is-
I've never tried the Ibex woolie zip tops, just the crew neck long sleeve ones.
Mine are 3 years old, both worn about two hundred times, washed maybe 75 times in gentle machine with Woolite, dried in machine drier on gentle. No holes.
Go figure.

[Cataboo]

I have a pair of woolies tights that I pulled up one day I guess a bit too vigorously and my fingernail went through them. My woolies shirt doesn't have any holes - but I have a few ibex polo type t shirts that have developed holes after a couple of months. I have a couple ibex hats that have developed holes.

Smartwool - generally with it, I find that you either get holes in the first few washes or holes don't seem to come up. I don't know if it's just an implicit weakness or flat in the wool... I have some smartwool socks that developed holes the first time I wore them, yet I have several other pairs that I've worn a ton without problems. I just don't buy smartwool anymore, cause it's a pain.