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WOOLX WOMEN'S BASECAMP HOODIE REVIEW

2/3/2016

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​The WoolX basecamp hoodie is the lightest merino wool hoodie in their line. I tested this baselayer out during the winter of 2016 while hiking, skiing, ice climbing, and snowshoeing.

WoolX Women's Basecamp Hoodie 
Sizes: XS-XXL
Colour: Black Pomegranate, Pomegranate Pop, Pomegranate Orange
Price: $95 USD
Weight: 6.4oz (medium)

Features:  WoolX boasts that their Australian merino wool is one of a kind. They say it's the softest merino wool on the market. The Basecamp hoodie is lightweight and super wicking.

The baselayer has a large hood, 1/2 zip, and thumbholes. The shape of the garment is extra long. It has non-chaffe seams, zip guards, and is washer and dryer safe.

Pros: When feeling this baselayer for the first time, it does feel much softer and silkier than any other merino wool top I own. When wearing it, it feels super comfortable against your skin. It is hands down my favourite merino top I own because of the feel. If you're not satisfied, WoolX has a no-itch guarantee.

Another thing you'll notice is the long torso length of this top covering most of your your hips and butt. I generally like flattering longer length tops so I enjoyed this feature, especially when tucking it into winter pants and wearing over leggings. The arm sleeves are also fairly long, making it easy to use the thumbholes.

The 1/2 front zip comes in handy when needing to vent. I like how the zipper opens up wide-I am generally not a fan of tight things around my neck!

It is a lightweight merino wool thicknness that wicks fairly well. In some super-high output activites, I did get wet from sweat, but for most moderate activities I had no problem. There were never any issues with odour ever and the fabric seemed to dry fairly quickly.

After a winter's worth of wear, there are no signs of durabilty issues. The fabric does not pill, and the shape stays true to it's original design. I never put the top in the dryer though.
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Winter hiking in the Adirondacks with my WoolX Basecamp Hoodie
Cons: The pomegranate (pink) coloured hoodie is so thin that you can see black sports bra underneath fairly easily. I wouldn't wear this hoodie without a vest or other layer on top because of this. This is not difficult to do in the winter, but made me a bit self-conscious if I ever had to be seen wearing it without a layer. Next time I might opt for the black option. This probably wouldn't be an issue with the mid and heavy weight fabrics.
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Best Uses: Hiking, snowshoeing, downhill skiing, ice climbing.

WoolX definetly got my attention with this hoodie. I would love to test some of the midweight and heavyweight merino tops in the future. 
Full disclosure: I was given this hoodie by WoolX for the purpose of this review. The opinions expressed above are entirely my own.
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