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Good base layers?

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idskithat
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Anyone have any good recommendations for good, and preferably cheap base layers?
Jan 14 2012 10:03PM
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Parks.
Posts: 5612 - Karma: 1,093
Under armor/ patagonia
Jan 14 2012 10:15PM
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tomPietrowski
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ice breaker
Jan 14 2012 10:20PM
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Banane.
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H/H
Jan 15 2012 12:09AM
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AJizzle
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 522
Spend the money on a full merino wool base layer, you will not be disappointed. Its warmth to weight ratio is pretty impressive, and it is very good all around at regulating your body temperature. As for brand I prefer IceBreakers, but there are a bunch.
Jan 15 2012 12:59AM
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skier_boy26
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Ibex
Jan 15 2012 1:10AM
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.nasty
Posts: 10595 - Karma: 11,315
this.

buy a mons royale base layer. little pricey @ 90 bucks but SO worth it. I love mine

http://www.slopestyle-ski.com/product_detail.cfm?CatID=Search&PID=815
Jan 15 2012 1:30AM
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jca
Posts: 4172 - Karma: 6,310
100% merino wool till death!
Jan 15 2012 2:46AM
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strawberrygirl
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this...you can wear it for days without washing and it won't smell
Jan 17 2012 3:53AM
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Dirty.Harry.
Posts: 1779 - Karma: 351
Depending on conditions, I use any combination of:

Mammut SS underwear top
Minus33 Wool LS
Nike tight synthetic LS
Nike loose synthetic SS

Bottom gets Patagonia long underwear and either athletic shorts or fleece pants.

Cover that shit with a Patagonia Gore-Tex shell and some Trew Eagle pants and it's GOLD. Stay dry forever.

When I lead ski trips I have to help people with packing/layers every time. I see a lot of cotton on people at first. You avoid that stuff like the plague in the backcountry, regardless of what the trip is.
Jan 17 2012 9:08AM
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CDdesign
Posts: 1015 - Karma: 92
they arent cheap but the Smartwool NTS midweights are the best i have ever used, and i have cw-x, Under armor, colombia omniheat (my second choice), patagonia, and kombi.
Jan 17 2012 9:37AM
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