[velp]

I've pretty much exclusively switched to Merino t-shirts. Various good brans out there (Woolly Co, Smartwool, Icebreaker, etc) and most can be found in simple, versatile colors. Can wear them with almost anything, super comfortable, and the real kicker is that they can be worn a few times without needing a wash. Makes packing for travel easy, and saves time/effort/water with freq laundry. Also, as someone who runs pretty hot, it's awesome having a quick-drying and wicking fabric. They aren't quite as durable as cotton shirts, but make up for it with everything else imo

[peteretep]

If you like this idea but aren’t really a t-shirt person, you can get wool shirts which are much more comfortable than they sound. Wool and Prince sell them. I’m very sensitive to scratchy clothes or being too warm, and I’ve been wearing these exclusively for a few years. If you keep yourself clean, the shirts only need dry cleaning every 20 days or so, where I’d normally only wear a cotton shirt once between cleans

[therealdrag0]

For me it's been hit or miss. 1. Woolly hoodie: pilled all over immediately (returned) 2. Woolly T: I like it but it's a bit heavy (190 GSM) and slightly itchy. (wear semi-reg) 3. Icebreaker shirt love love it. (Wear often) 4. Different Icebreaker shirt: Shrunk so my belly shows and is itchy... (never wear)

I would love more of #3 but the rest were expensive disappointments.

[smartbit]

Good tip, Thank You. Would like order custom fit T-shirts, but guess that won’t happen for a few decades as robots are far from being able to replace the hands of cheap labor.

BTW How about animal welfare for producing Merino wool?

[velp]

AFAIK, Merino is mostly farmed in alpine regions, a lot of it in New Zealand. There's a really interesting BlisterReview podcast[0] on technical fabrics and wool, featuring an interview with one of the buyer/sourcers for a big wool company. He explains the farming/shearing/processing of merino pretty thoroughly.

[0] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3X5VBJaRvo1jjVElTjxnnP?si=B...

[peteretep]

Hard to factory farm a sheep