I use merino in all weathers,a quick overnight or even an hour's airing works wonders.Wash if you must en route but a cold water wash with soap or shampoo is fine-the essential thing to remember is rinse temperature needs to be same as wash temp so old sorts that
Merino in different weights...
I took hikers wool on my camino and used it twice- not much is needed-you put it around the hot spot under your s0ck,it's light and it really helps.If you know someone who spins their own yarn you can probably get some of their carded wool .
I wore merino underpants, leggings, tee shirts-100g or 150g as well as a 200g long sleeve top.I had a merino beanie and a merino scarf.I'm a New Zealander and we swear by merino.In winter our mantra is merino and we can buy it everywhere,it's great, and it doesn't smell.Incidentally the merino...
I have a 'man's' pack because I have a long body(but short legs) and it seems that the designers of packs think that females have shorter bodies than men.I have a deuter 32l pack ,it's great.
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