September 11, 2009Merino Wool Underwear Review : Icebreaker Men’s Beast 150 Brief

"Hahaha!"  I can hear you already: "Is he serious? Is he really doing an underwear review?"

The answer, dear reader, is: “OH YEAH!”

If you knew what I know, you would have already written one. But what can I say, I’ve been pretty busy these days; but not too busy to continue my love for merino wool. We here at altitude-blog.com love the merino. That being said, I’m just gonna step up and say that no one loves it like I do. In fact, if I had any musical talent, I would probably have written this little ditty

I Am Lonely by The Heptones

All my life I was in misery

Then you came along and made everything happy

So, back to the underwear. They’re awesome. Get them, but buy a size larger than usual. You’ll thank me later. Anyways, picture this: a soft, hyper-breathable, temperature regulator which is naturally odor resistant. Doesn’t that make for the best underwear ever? Not yet. They also dry fast.

The other day, a friend and I were hanging out by a lake when we decided to go swimming. Alas, I did not have a bathing suit. It was daylight and for a variety of other reasons skinny dipping was not appropriate. It was blisteringly hot and my body was begging for a swim. I smiled for I had found a solution to my problem. In fact, I was wearing the solution. That’s right, I was wearing merino wool underwear. Icebreaker Men's Beast 150 Brief to be precise.

I was a happy customer. In fact, it inspired to write this review. The close fit was perfect for swimming. Once outside the water they excelled in two departments: 1. Being comfortable while wet (nothing is as comfortable as merino while wet) 2. Drying fast.

So there you go. The ultimate underwear that will keep you fresh and warm/cool depending on what your body needs. And it doubles admirably well as a swim suit! Now you know why my plans in the next year include slowly replacing my underwear repertoire with merino undies.

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