Smartwool
Classic Thermal Merino Base Layer Bottom
Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$125.00
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Overview
Smartwool's Classic Thermal is the midweight merino bottom for genuinely cold nights: a 250-gram interlock knit that traps warmth, manages moisture, and resists odor over multi-day trips. It is the base layer you sleep in at altitude and hike in on frosty mornings.
Specs
- Brand
- Smartwool
- Weight
- 200 g · 7.1 oz
- Type
- Base layer bottom (long)
- Fit
- Slim next-to-skin
- Item Weight
- 2 ounces
- Material
- Merino wool (250 g/m2 interlock)
- Material Type
- Wool
- Released
- current
- Temperature Rating
- < 25° - 50°
- Warmth
- Midweight — cold three-season and winter
Weight vs. category
This product7.1 oz
Category average10.5 oz
33% lighter than the category average.
Our verdict
Smartwool Classic Thermal Merino Base Layer Bottom is listed in the Base Layers category. Its listed weight is 33% lighter than the category average. The manufacturer list price is $125.
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$125.00