Advice on Baselayer for the Winter??

ccull123

Hi all,

Looking to purchase a base layer for the winter. Max spend about 50 euro. I saw the one below on wiggle and its seems to have got good reviews. People who have purchased it state because it is made of wool it is better at managing body sweat/smell etc.

Any views or can anyone recommend something better for the money?
thanks

Lusk Doyle

ccull123 wrote: »

Hi all,

Looking to purchase a base layer for the winter. Max spend about 50 euro. I saw the one below on wiggle and its seems to have got good reviews. People who have purchased it state because it is made of wool it is better at managing body sweat/smell etc.

Any views or can anyone recommend something better for the money?
thanks

Lidl and aldi do very good ones. Wife beater style in lidl and long sleeve in aldi. Both are compression tops and work well for me so far. Also way cheaper than what you have mentioned above.

ccull123

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Lidl and aldi do very good ones. Wife beater style in lidl and long sleeve in aldi. Both are compression tops and work well for me so far. Also way cheaper than what you have mentioned above.

That's cool. Do you know how much the Long sleeve ones are in aldi? What is the material like?

ednwireland

Have to say i like my craft pro zero base layers. very warm under a jerset

QueensGael

I'm a big fan of underarmour - long sleeved winter tops retail for about EUR70 in Elverys, Lifestyle, etc. Slightly more than what you've budgeted, but they last forever - I still have ones from 2005

velo.2010

e50 on a base layer!! Cheap auld white cotton t-shirts do me fine during the colder weather. Once you have a decent jersey/jacket to wick the sweat away and its breatable then your fine, IMO.

John_Rambo

velo.2010 wrote: »

cotton

Serious? Even in wet weather?

Helly Hanson or Underarmour are amazing. I use them for cycling, sailing and running. QueensGal is right, they outlive most undergarments by about fifteen times! So you're actually saving money.

Anyone hear of Icebreaker? They are supposed to be good, but nuts money...

cdaly_

I really like my Endura merino base layer. Doesn't get smelly, still warm if wet, very comfy on skin.

velo.2010

John_Rambo wrote: »

Serious? Even in wet weather?

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That doesn't sound like John Rambo!;)

Yeah, they're light tops that keep me warm, inexpensive, no worries about how I should wash them, as for rain sure aren't we all screwed when that falls!

John_Rambo

velo.2010 wrote: »

as for rain sure aren't we all screwed when that falls!

My boards name doesn't really suit me!... Seriously try the baselayers, you won't even know your wet, I mean that. Cotton is great in the good weather, but it's a killer in the wet.

Surveyor11

Merino for me, picked up a nice one in TK Maxx last year. Also find that Lowe Alpine Dryflo is quiet good. Mind yo, neither are 'compression" but still a snug fit. I usually have a windproof soft shell over that and, in the really cold weather, a micro fleece as the second layer. If it worked last year, it'll work any year!

Joff

Aldi were doing Merino base layers last week for €20 I think, didn't get to see them myself, but probably worth a look if there's an Aldi near you.

Lusk Doyle

ccull123 wrote: »

That's cool. Do you know how much the Long sleeve ones are in aldi? What is the material like?

€10.99. It's tight and fairly soft to the touch with breather areas all over it.

jimm

I posted this in the "Bargain Alerts" Thread last week...Bought 4 of them for €55

Canterbury base layer t-shirt in black or white €12.49 + €5 postage from the same people who gave us the Sky bib-shorts:

http://www.mandmdirect.ie/products-C...lack_CN593.htm

http://www.mandmdirect.ie/products-C...hite_CN592.htm

Got a few of these and find them great on the bike, tight fitting too.
They come in boxes with different sports (inc. cycling) photos on them, so they're not just rugby kit.

Long sleeve version €22.49 http://www.mandmdirect.ie/products-C...lack_CN597.htm

G rock

cdaly_ wrote: »

I really like my Endura merino base layer. Doesn't get smelly, still warm if wet, very comfy on skin.

+1

also have an orca merino but the fit on the endura is a bit better

niceonetom

John_Rambo wrote: »

Anyone hear of Icebreaker? They are supposed to be good, but nuts money...

I've a couple of Icebreaker baselayers, one lighter short sleeve and one heavier long sleeve. They're excellent, particularly when wet and they resist stank in a way that no synthetic will. That said, it's just down to the material not the brand. Any merino layer that fits well will be as good.

As for cotton? Well as winter gear goes, that's right up there with cling film hats.

ckeego

John_Rambo wrote: »

Serious? Even in wet weather?

Helly Hanson or Underarmour are amazing. I use them for cycling, sailing and running. QueensGal is right, they outlive most undergarments by about fifteen times! So you're actually saving money.

Anyone hear of Icebreaker? They are supposed to be good, but nuts money...

Quite often 53 Degrees North have the Icebreaker stuff on special. It IS nuts money at full price but haven got a couple last year, I cannot praise them enough..Sign up for their loyalty card and you get 10-15% off too.

HH and Underarmour both very good, particularly the high necked UA tops are brilliant on the bike.

For once, I would definitely say buy cheap buy twice...any cheaper stuff that I have bought has fallen to bits or sagged or washed badly but the Canterbury, HH, Underarmour and particularly Icebreaker and smartwool for merino stuff is hard to beat and has lasted long.

Stay warm, pedal fast!!

ROK ON

Merino is good when there is dry cold I find, but when it is raining heavily it gets uncomfortable when its wet IMO.
For freezing cold or wet cold the LS Underarmour base layers are fantastic. Snug fit and you will stay warm on a cold wet miserable day in them.

Junior

I've been using the Canterbury base layers for a couple of winters now and they are tremendous.

nak

I wear Merino baselayers all year round, have a sleeveless one from Rapha which was fine even in 25-30C heat (started the ride at 6am so needed a baselayer as wasn't so warm then). They are supersoft and last years. I also have an Icebreaker one and an Aldi one from a few years back, still going strong. Helly Hansen are great too, but they do get the stink after a while.

For me, it's worth paying a bit more, as I wear one 6 days/week and I'm not so keen on sythentic base layers as I find they get smelly commuting and being left in my locker all day at work.

niceonetom

Canterbury COLD baselayers are good but they seem to be designed for rugby player shaped people not cycling type people. If it fits properly on the torso then the sleeves are waaay to short. If the sleeves are the right length then the torso is baggy. I guess most rugby players of my height have 42" chests.

Junior

niceonetom wrote: »

Canterbury COLD baselayers are good but they seem to be designed for rugby player shaped people not cycling type people. If it fits properly on the torso then the sleeves are waaay to short. If the sleeves are the right length then the torso is baggy. I guess most rugby players of my height have 42" chests.

Nope, your just odd shaped.

velo.2010

niceonetom wrote: »

As for cotton? Well as winter gear goes, that's right up there with cling film hats.

Post number 4000 and bang he's straight in there. Nice-one-Tom.

The cling film did work BTW but I've gone for something more conventional this winter.;)

ThisRegard

John_Rambo wrote: »

Anyone hear of Icebreaker? They are supposed to be good, but nuts money...

Best clothing I have by a long way. I've a few of the Helly Hansen tops and thought they were the nuts but the the Icebreaker blow them out of the water. Very comfortable which I was surprised at as I usually hate the feel of wool and you can go for months, literally, without ever having to wash them as they never get smelly. On their website they have stories of the longest people have worn them.

If you're in Dublin get thee to Snow and Rock in Dundrum. They have a Icebreaker corner downstairs but on Sunday they had a selection upstairs on sale, ranging from around 10-40% off. Not a huge selection of sizes but they had at least one of s,m and l in long sleeved tops. They still work out dear enough so I couldn't justify another one as I have 2 long sleeved tops so I picked up a short sleeved one.

Plastik

I use the Canterbury Cold baselayers also and find them great.

Paul Kiernan

jimm wrote: »

I posted this in the "Bargain Alerts" Thread last week...Bought 4 of them for €55

Canterbury base layer t-shirt in black or white €12.49 + €5 postage from the same people who gave us the Sky bib-shorts:

http://www.mandmdirect.ie/products-C...lack_CN593.htm

http://www.mandmdirect.ie/products-C...hite_CN592.htm

Got a few of these and find them great on the bike, tight fitting too.
They come in boxes with different sports (inc. cycling) photos on them, so they're not just rugby kit.

Long sleeve version €22.49 http://www.mandmdirect.ie/products-C...lack_CN597.htm

MandM also do the UnderArmour stuff at great prices as well as lot's of other brands. I ordered Monday and it arrived by courier this morning. They also, pay attention, Jimm, do free postage on orders over €50!

clod71

I got 4 LS base layers in Penneys for 7 euro each. They're grand for me!

DrZeuss

Have to say Under Armour are great too as was posted above. JJB are doing the cold gear for £29.99 (plus postage of £9 Sterling).
http://www.jjbsports.com/under-armour-coldgear-mock-neck-base-layer-ls//shop/fcp-product/16765

Works out at about €45 if you buy one (€80 for 2), they were doing a 3 for 2 a while back which was a great bargain.

ThisRegard

Check out TK Maxx, I picked up a few Underarmour cold gear tops and a jacket in there last winter for fairly cheap.

pgd-pgd

Running Baselayer vests available in LIDL on 13/10/2011. Not sure how good they are though. Gloves and skull caps on offer as well.

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/index_14167.htm

ckeego

ThisRegard wrote: »

Best clothing I have by a long way. I've a few of the Helly Hansen tops and thought they were the nuts but the the Icebreaker blow them out of the water.

If you're in Dublin get thee to Snow and Rock in Dundrum. They have a Icebreaker corner downstairs but on Sunday they had a selection upstairs on sale, ranging from around 10-40% off. Not a huge selection of sizes but they had at least one of s,m and l in long sleeved tops. They still work out dear enough so I couldn't justify another one as I have 2 long sleeved tops so I picked up a short sleeved one.

I was up in Snow and Rock yesterday and they have a good range of reduced Icebreakers UPSTAIRS and with now up to 50% off. Most of the lighter ones (superfine and 150) are SS but some of the heavier (260 range) are LS and half zip which are ideal for winter.

They work out between 30 and 45 euro on this deal and whilst it sounds expensive they are well worth it!

Her indoors says I have enough so refused a handout for purchase order yesterday...Damn Recession!:mad:

joker77

pgd-pgd wrote: »

Running Baselayer vests available in LIDL on 13/10/2011. Not sure how good they are though. Gloves and skull caps on offer as well.

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/index_14167.htm

Cheers for the heads up on this!

I got a couple of the sleeveless versions of these last time round, they're just the job. Warning though - they are quite warm, so if the weather is in any way mild you'll be sweating

blorg

I don't think base layers are too much of a advanced science, they all pretty much do the job. You basically just have to choose between synthetic and wool, both of which are good options for different conditions. Then get the cheapest possible. I have a large variety of Wiggle's dhb and Craft in synthetic and Trekmates in merino wool. I think I have a few other brands in synthetic also, Endura probably. The particular Craft ones I have are warmer. The synthetics I picked up for around €10-15 in the sales and the merino ones were €20-25.

Touring I am very fond of the wool one as I wear it like a light sweater off the bike, more than I actually use it on the bike. At home I more frequently use the synthetics.

ThisRegard

ckeego wrote: »

Her indoors says I have enough so refused a handout for purchase order yesterday...Damn Recession!:mad:

LOL, I got a similar reaction, I had 3 ready to go, wife said "I thought you had no money and we've a holiday to pay for". So two were put back on the shelf and I kept the third saying I can hardly turn it down when it's on sale which just about worked for me.