WoolWeenies Club

[Trek420]

The RSS feed is anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours delayed. Suckage.

Yes, that's also for our own good

[OakLeaf]

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.

SmartWool socks are new(ish), anyway

45 degrees when we started out.

[Dianyla]

SAC Alert: Ibex Vertigo Wool Vest, $63.

[KnottedYet]

somebody, stop me! http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/out...on&ATT=IBX0066

[Dianyla]

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?

[KnottedYet]

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?

[OakLeaf]

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.

[KnottedYet]

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.

I think we're using "weenie" in the same sense as "nerd" or "geek". We like our wool, and we like it LOTS!

And we don't care if it's Fred or Fashionable!

WOOL POWER!!!

[Dianyla]

Hmmmm... I was thinking of the Black or the Plum.

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?

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.

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!

[KnottedYet]

sending you a PM.

[sgtiger]

somebody, stop me! http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/out...on&ATT=IBX0066

Ummm... I think you're in the wrong place for an intervention. We're more likely to give you that last little push, no wait, shove to feed your addiction!

And why, oh why, did I click on that link? I really should know better by now.

[KnottedYet]

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...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

And as long as I'm placing a Terry order I might as well order a couple Xmas-akkah presents.

(yeah right.....for YOURSELF!)

and frankly, that Neve sweater looks a whole lot more Scandahoovian than Austrian to me...

I think it might be good for when I'm yodeling....

[Dianyla]

SAC: Ibex Top Knot Hat, $12

[DebW]

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.