Everything You Need to Know About Merino Wool | Ask Huckberry | Huckberry Gear Lab

Ben answers some FAQs about Merino Wool, including some history and tips for cleaning & care.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:28 What is Merino Wool?
01:55 What makes Merino a good fabric for clothing?
03:52 Cleaning and Care
05:15 Product Recommendations
07:11 Favorite 72-Hour Adventure (with Merino)?

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[diannefitzmaurice]

All wool and natural fibers are odor resistant and can regulate temperature, but regulating temperature is different from the moisture wicking ability of wool. Moisture wicking ability means it can absorb moisture and not feel wet. Merino is wonderful but higher micron count Merino can itch so it is important to know if it meets the "itch factor" . Several years ago a study was done in Australia that found 99 % of the population had no reaction to wool under 21 microns. This became the newstandard for the fineness of wool to be worn next to the skin without a reaction. Previously it was called a prickle factor and set at 30 microns but mainly applied to medium sheep wool between 22 -30 microns for outerwear. . Anything over 30 microns is not wearable (with the exception of some long breed wools) . Very few breeds can meet this fine wool Standard and these are Merino and its derivatives and the undercoat of some double coat breeds like Shetland . But even Merino that is over 21 microns will itch ! Also be careful to identify if it is superwash . The resin coating mitigates the benefits of wool and will not perform the same as without the coating . Get real non superwash wool and learn to care for it to get the real benefits .

[nategraf]

Merino wool and talking with your hands are the best! Love Huckberry don’t ever change.

[dieselphiend]

If you don't know about 400g Sheep Run merino tops, and bottoms, now you do. They are my favorite pieces.

[ScottCallahanSr]

Recent New Customer. Love the Huckbery site, video and Gear. Started with all weather storm boots in black. Then got Greys wool slipper boots. The fit, style and comfort on both are out of this world.loved them so much bought Flint &Tinder Flannel Lined Guide Pants. Let’s say waiting for the budget to catch up to my saved items list. Haha. I will be buying one or three of these shirts next. Keep up the good work guys. Thanks to you I plan on starting reviews of your items on a channel I’m creating. Thanks again .

[danakolpin]

I started wearing the Women's Unbound Merino Wool Capsule Wardrobe . Their products are great. They have more of men's clothing than the women's right now. However, they are expanding the women's clothing line. Their clothes also run true to size. I have bought from Wooley Clothing also and Their women's clothes don't run true to size

[KenshoQuest]

Great explanation! We love wearing Merino wool clothing while traveling long-term. My clothes do tend to smell a bit, but probably not as much as synthetic clothing would. 🌺✈️ Heidi

[dieselphiend]

It's impossible to convey to people how lovely this material is. Nothing comes close to its technical performance in challenging conditions.

[rhetoricaldream]

I might consider it magical that just a day ago I was looking into which basics are on their way out and need replacing, and then you just happen to produce a video on the very fabric I’m targeting for my replacements. 😮

[UTRFRCE]

Are there particular recommendations for the gsm levels for merino wool shirts that one should keep in mind?

[epiedra]

Great informative video! Best way to store these merino wool garments? Maybe hang them in the closet to ventilate or fold them neatly in a drawer? Thanks!

[pg]

I assume your shirts are made from merino wool jersey? And that they are machine washable? If so, that means they went through a process that strips the lanolin and then flattens the scales on the wool fibres (known as superwash wool to some). My question is, if the lanolin is gone, doesn’t the wool lose the benefits of the lanolin being antimicrobial and moisture resistant & wicking, and odour resistance?

[johnwayne-kdpn]

And for those who care about the environment and such, wool is the best fiber, sustainable, renewable (doesn't grow on trees but on sheep), is not toxic or chemical and doesn't contain plastics like alot of other clothing. And in case of disposal it's natural so it doesn't take any special disposal process (can probably even be composted).

People don't normally think about this, but alot/most clothes these days are actually made of plastic. Unlike wool it burns easily, is toxic to the environment in many ways, and probably also unhealthy to wear. Plastics also can't be disposed of easily and they don't break down into compost. Many people ofcourse prefer cotton to plastic clothes, and it's not so bad as plastic, but the properties of cotton is not as good as wool, and the process of production is worse, cotton production often use toxic chemicals.

I've been using wool for decades, including merino wool products, and my overall take is that wool might as well be called a magic fabric, it's that fantastic, it's so to say a miracle fabric, and nothing that we have come up with is even close to being so amazing a fabric.

[markp]

I’ve got a few Proof Merino, but it seems to be super wrinkly if stored folded. And on hangars it gets little bumps on the shoulders where the hanger touches it.

[BeastMadeReviews]

Great video! I love merino wool, and your video had a lot of great info! BTW Proof has one of the BEST merino shirts!

[dieselphiend]

A fabric shaver is a necessity for anyone that wears merino. Keeps it like new indefinitely.

[BonerChammp]

What detergent are you using for merino wool?

[captainkirk]

I work in construction, all summer and all winter long . Will merino wool be a good fabric for keeping my feet warm and dry in the winter and cool and dry in the summer? Thank you

[waterboy]

Hey great video! I love merino very much. I don't often see the tees with designs and prints. Is it harder to print on than other wool and cotton?

[nablair]

Any tips on storing merino wool shirts? At my house moths seem to love merino wool and I’ve had a few moth eaten shirts in the past.

[eudaldjuvanteny]

what if i use an interior merino shirt with cotton cardigan for go to the office?It will thermoregulate well?Merino interests me because in the office sometimes it's hot (for the heating system), sometimes it's cold if they stop the heating system etc.