Patagonia Mens Merino 3 Midweight Bottoms - Keeler Needle may catch early light, but its high altitude keeps temperatures cool throughout the day. Stay warm, dry and ready for anything in our go-to cool-weather merino baselayer. These bottoms are made of an intimate blend of 78% merino, 19% polyester (100% recycled), and 3% spandex for stretch, durability, resilience and moisture-management. They breathe and regulate body temperature when you're working hard, naturally resist odor, and offer a great warmth-to-weight ratio. We get our merino from non-mulesed Australian merino sheep, and slow-wash it for softness and shrink-resistance without the use of chlorine. Finer points include a brushed-elastic waistband, a gusseted crotch for mobility and offset seams for next-to-skin comfort. Machine-wash cold; machine-dry at low temperatures. Fabric is bluesign(R) approved. Details Merino wool/polyester blend keeps you dry and comfortable even when wet, is stronger and more durable than 100% wool, has a softer hand, naturally controls odor, and wicks perspiration 18.9 micron-gauge yarn and jersey-knit construction Spandex for added stretch Brushed elastic waistband for low bulk and next-to-skin softness Functional fly Gusseted crotch for unrestricted movement Slow-washed without chlorine to prevent shrinkage; fabric is bluesign(R) approved; machine-wash cold, tumble dry at low temperature 7.8-oz (221-g) 78% chlorine-free merino wool/19% all-recycled polyester/3% spandex 294 g (10.4 oz) Made in Vietnam. Material Chlorine-free Wool Raw, untreated wool has scales that make it itchy and coarse and cause it to shrink, so most wool fabrics are treated with chlorine to reduce the scales. But chlorine is a pervasive pollutant that's especially harmful to organisms living in water and soil. We remove the scales from our merino wool fibers using a unique chlorine-free process that's bluesign approved. |
