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Icebreaker Men's Long Sleeve Merino Plaid Shirts
Paelorian
7
Nov 25, 2017
FYI, I've felt Lodge shirts in the store and they're scratchier than other Icebreaker clothing. I have a lot of experience wearing Icebreaker knits in various weights (leggings, t-shirts, hats, and gloves in 150g/m2, 200, 260, 320) and some of their other woven shirts, including the Departure which is also a plaid shirt that competes against traditional flannel shirts. I've worn through several pairs of Departure shirts (unfortunately, they last about six months for me before they start developing holes and tearing, so I've moved on). The Departure is comfortable against the skin if you're used to wearing merino wool base layers. I was very interested in the Lodge, but when I felt it I thought I would never wear it as a base layer. It is heavy and much scratchier. I think it's by design intended for the role of mid-layer. You'll notice that all the models wearing it in promotional photographs are wearing a knit merino t-shirt underneath. It's more of a "hunting shirt" style, if you know what that means. The big heavy old-school Woolrich red checker buffalo plaid, or the L.L. Bean chamois shirt, etc. Those "shirts" are what today we'd call jackets, and are not intended to be the bottom layer. I don't remember, but I'd also be shocked if the Lodge had the loose traditional hunting shirt cut. I've always found Icebreaker's shirts to run small. Sometimes very small, like the Oreti which was I found to be ridiculously undersized. The Lodge is, if I recall, at least as generously sized as the Departure, which isn't saying much. Icebreaker tends toward the "modern" fashion of clothes that hew close to the skin.
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