Icebreaker

Hopper Short Sleeve T-Shirt - Men's by Icebreaker

• merino-wool

Product Description

209490 Features: Never get rubbed the wrong way to the side seams have been rotated slightly forward for additional comfort and the neck band has a single edge stitch Show off your style with the contrasting color and contrast chain stitch across the back neck Specifications: Fabric: merino wool

Product Details

• ASIN: B0012PN0X6
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,675 in Clothing (See Top 100 in Clothing)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly wonderful for hiking, April 30, 2008

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David Anderson "Dave!" (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hopper Short Sleeve T-Shirt - Men's by Icebreaker (Apparel)

Frankly, I'm a bit surprised that I'm the first one reviewing this product. In short, I've been shocked at how excellent this t-shirt is for hiking.

1. I tend to sweat a lot, as often guys (and girls) do when hiking. I just happen to sweat more than most. This shirt wicked the sweat away from my body quickly. I continued to wipe the sweat off my face with my shirt sleeve to be able to see, and the sleeve never got "soaked" as it would with a cotton t-shirt. In a couple minutes it would be fairly dry, so that it would feel nice on my face again.

2. Related to my sweating a lot, I'm a bit confused about the shirt. On the label, it said that you should wash it every few times you go hiking. I knew wool was good at keeping smells away, but this is just crazy. I've worn the shirt for a 5 hour hike. I was absolutely soaked at the end. I stunk like a male locker room. I took off the shirt & smelled it. Nothing. I hung it up to dry, smelled it later. Nothing. I went hiking again with the shirt. Got soaked, let it dry. Nothing.

I got a bit nervous about wearing a "dirty" shirt over & over, so I washed it. Then wore it 3 times without washing.. no smells.

Frankly, I don't think it makes any sense. How can anything not get smelly after I've dropped my sweat into it for hours?

3. It's comfortable. I hate synthetic shirts. Never have liked the feel of them. Everyone likes cotton when it's dry, but it's horribly nasty once it gets soaked. This shirt feels as comfortable as cotton (slightly different, but no worse). Once it gets wet, it doesn't feel soaked against your skin. If you stop sweating for 5 minutes, it dries out.

So to conclude, the shirt dries fast, doesn't smell, feels comfortable. It is - The Perfect Shirt. Not too be too dramatic about it, but I'm excited about this product :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full circle., February 28, 2010

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Alan Seegert (Denali Park, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hopper Short Sleeve T-Shirt - Men's by Icebreaker (Apparel)

Back in the old days I wore lots of wool, even though it got awfully heavy when wet and smelled funny and was scratchy/itchy. At the time it was pretty much the only game in town, since cotton was its only competition. Along came polypropylene in the form of the "fig Lifa", and everyone I knew immediately jumped right on it, for the simple reason that it absorbed so little moisture. You could get really sweated up on a ski tour, and not get chilled when your activity level dropped, because the layer next to your skin stayed dry and evaporative cooling was minimized. This worked so well that we were able to overlook the obvious deficiencies of the fabric, namely that it was very stiff and rough, and smelled like a toxic waste dump after you wore it for a while. I remember an icefield trip for 8 or 10 days in the early 80's; towards the end of the trip we judged the undergarments worn by how their wearers smelled. All the synthetic stuff reeked absolutely, on that trip silk was a clear winner of the "sniff" test.
Anyway, I'm going to trek the AC in Nepal, and have been experimenting with wool underwear for the trip. I wore an icebreaker t-shirt and briefs for 8 days straight, thru one bath and a lot of hikes. Unbelievably, at the end of the "test", both garments still smelled fine. I did notice on my longest, hottest hike that the shirt smelled a little "sheepish" when I was walking hard and it was fairly wet, but that smell disappeared when the shirt dried out. I don't find the tops or the bottoms to be either itchy or scratchy.
The change from the old days is that manufacturers have learned to weave the wool very finely, eliminating or greatly decreasing the scratchiness, and creating a much lighter garment that, although of course it still absorbs more moisture than a good modern synthetic like Capilene, doesn't get heavy and dries reasonably quickly. This new age wool has become my base-layer of choice for almost any condition, and I like the Icebreaker brand as well or better than any other I have tried. Highly recommended! You can get a 150 weight from Icebreaker if you like an even lighter fabric, my preference most of the time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like a mini-wool sweater, no wicking, and no stink, October 25, 2008

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SallyB-Indy "Piano teacher" (Indy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hopper Short Sleeve T-Shirt - Men's by Icebreaker (Apparel)

The Icebreaker wools really are the best of the lot of merino products. I've tried several. They hold together well, and are very well made. However, wearing them is like wearing a mini wool sweater. They do *NOT* wick away sweat. It may dry faster than cotten, but the wool just doesn't want to pull in the moisture of the sweat at all until there's a LOT of sweat. They make some of their products with some built in "pilling" but those products are even more expensive than these. Icebreaker finishes the fabric very smoothly and well, and as softly as possible, but it's wool--so it's warm, and a bit itchy, or scratchy, if you prefer. Some people are even allergic to this stuff. But, it's amazing at keeping the smell away. It's like smell hates this stuff, no kidding. Once you get used to the warmth and slight scratchy feel, it's great.

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