reviews

Aclima Lightwool Shirt

July 20, 2011

in Clothing

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The Aclima Lightwool shirt is one of our most useful items. Managing to keep you both warm and cool we’re sure you’ll like them as much as we do. Here’s Steven Hanton’s thoughts on this remarkable shirt:

Spending 6 months of the year living in the woods in the Lake District, and frequently travelling to extreme environments during the winter months,I require good kit. Although I am an advocate of knowledge over gear, I also value good sturdy clothing and equipment, built to last and able to perform when I need it most.

While picking up a few supplies at Lakeland Bushcraft for our courses, Mark suggested I try a new range of Merino wool clothing. I gladly accepted one of the new Aclima Lightwool 130gm T-shirts and told him I’d put it through its paces and give him my thoughts on it’s performance. [..read more..]


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