100% Merino Wool Women's Base Layer Bottoms - Thermal Underwear - No Itch Renewable Fabric

I purchased this Midweight Minus33 XXL bottoms and the matching Minus33 Mindweight XXL crew top a while ago for to take on a week long elk hunting trip into the great alpine wilderness of Eastern Washington. I knew it was going to be COLD up there and I am not someone that easily stays warm in the elements. Cutting wind, snow, ice, frigid rain... you never know what is happening next. I decided to save my review until after I'd put these to the test. I was looking for 100% wool base layers in something my size and was very pleased to find these, not only in my size, but made for a woman. Bless you, Minus33!! I've spent a lot of very cold, miserable winters wearing other "thermals" that either didn't help at all or made me sweat so much becuase they did not breathe that I was uncomfortable and froze anyway. They seem to be well made, I found no flaws in the initial "once over" nor after I put them on and wore them. I had no issue with the elastic as one person had reviewed. They wore well and laundered nicely... even in a bucket of ice cold stream water, being poked with a stick and hung over the camp stove to dry... if you can call that laundering. Both the top and bottoms came in the mail quickly, and when I tried them on, I was very pleasantly surprised. It was SO nice to put these on and have them fit so well. I am long through the body and tall, and these fit like they were custom cut for me. Stretchy and cozy, I was immediately happy. The crew top was long enough in the hem to fit my long body nicely and the sleeve was long enough that the cuffs actually came down to my wrists. The bottoms were also cut nicely, long enough for my long legs, fit me VERY well all around, perfect through the butt and crotch, waist line high enough to not worry about "cracking out" when I bend over, which has always been the price of having to wear men's thermals (not to mention no "front door" to have to sew shut!). The material did feel just a little bit itchy when I first yanked them out of the package and tried them on, but that went away after a gentle wash and dry. I can honestly say that these Minus33 100% wool, midweight base layers made all the difference in the world this last season. NEVER before have I been actually WARM when out in the elements for any length of time. The 5 mile hike up into camp in a foot of snow would have rendered me a sweaty, wet, frozen mess before but this time I was comfortable and toasty, even when we stopped to rest and cooled down. I had packed polar fleece thermals with me just in case these weren't enough, but those never made it out of the pack. I was so toasty in these, I often just wore them by themselves with a down vest for hiking around in, carrying my heavy outer wear in a back pack to put on over them when I got to where I would be sitting. They really proved their worth in the wet, too. One morning I slipped, lost my footing, and fell into the creek and had to hike back to camp just wearing them, carrying my outerwear and my gear. My boots were soaked but I was also wearing 100% wool socks. I wasn't exactly warm along the way but I wasn't frozen by the time I got to camp. My Dad was an ice fisherman and he always, ALWAYS wore his wool and told me that there was nothing better, especially if you ended up wet. I wish I'd have listened to him years ago, I wouldn't have spent so many winters shivering. These came home in great shape after a week of crawling around in the elements being worn constantly as under wear and as only wear. I literally lived in these things and wouldn't hesitate to buy another set. Thank you, Minus33 for an absolutely outstanding product.

We are hunters and we have a big vacation planned in the near future going to Yellowstone National Park in the Winter. I live in Louisiana where our cold is a wet cold. But in Montana it is a dry cold. After reading many informative documents on how to dress for the cold and the extreme cold in Montana, I knew I needed to purchase some clothing made from Merino Wool. Merino wool wicks perspiration away from the skin. I don't need my my husband getting out in the cold and getting wet only to get pneumonia! Keeping dry helps to avoid hypothermia in the winter. I ordered these bottoms for myself in the Charcoal color in large. The fit is perfect. I will be using these as my base layer. This bottoms are lightweight not bulky like I thought it would be. It is very soft and comfortable – not itchy at all. When I think of wool, I think of the heavy, thick, itchy, bulky material but not this 100% Merino Wool. The stitching is done perfectly. These have flat lock seams to prevent chafing. I washed mine as soon as I received them in cold water and tumbled in the dryer on low. I have tried them on and I am very pleased with them. I love the cuff that these have around the ankles. I have not had the opportunity to wear these in the cold yet – still 100 degrees here in Louisiana but I have been wearing them in the house just to make sure they fit and are comfortable. They have passed that test and they are very warm but I can't wear them for long right now because they do hold the heat in. I highly recommend this product. I paid full price for this item but a day after I purchased these, the price went up.

These meet my job's requirements for natural-fiber undergarments, and they're cheaper than Smartwool. I've had them two winters now -- two pairs, each worn two days a week, then machine-washed cold and hung up to dry. I have had no problems with their durability. I've also gotten away with just the two pairs because wool doesn't pick up odors quickly. I'd guess they give me an extra 10 degrees of cold tolerance, i.e. whatever outer layers I'd normally be comfortable in at 70 are now comfortable at 60. As for fit, regarding the leggings, I wish the rise were higher in the back -- it covers what needs covering, but the waistband dips down in back relative to the front -- and that the legs were longer. Once I pull them up enough that I can bend my knees,the cuffs are several inches above my ankles. As for the top, it fits as expected, maybe on the loose side, and is long enough to tuck into the bottoms. Basically a good product, if you need wool long underwear. Pretty much itch-free, durable, acceptable fit, adds some warmth.

demasiado delgadas, despues de tres usos sin lavar comenzo a formar bolitas. No las recomiendo

Comfy and breathable, doesn’t smell. Only issue I had is with the wool chaffing slightly at the inner thighs. Hope it lasts!

El precio lo vale. Cómodos, suaves, talla justa y bonito color. Llego en tiempo.

i am 1.70, 56 kg , bought XS and it is so short that it ends up half way down the calf. Bought a similar size Icebreaker product also on Amazon and it fits perfectly. So, it was either a damaged pair and i was just unlucky or the sizings are totally off. Considered returning it but though it was too much hustle. It feels like a good quality product and it is a shame it did not work for me.

It is a perfectly warm and cozy fit and it is so warm that you will never feel cold in it. I am quite tall and it is so stretchy that it still fits perfectly at the ankle too.