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    Yoyo
    Spectator

    @dgposton

    Locale: NYC metro

    I'm looking at replacing my baselayer top to get it under 4 oz. I was wondering: Is this possible with merino wool? I use microweight Smartwool bottom baselayer pants at around 5.15 oz. Not sure what a microweight top would weigh. Maybe around 5 oz?

    Additionally, are there superlight gloves for summer mountains where expected lows are 30s-40s? My MH Powerstretch gloves weigh 1.34 oz but have sprung several holes.

    #2109133
    Jake D
    BPL Member

    @jakedatc

    Locale: Bristol,RI

    my DeFeet wool gloves weigh 2.1oz I use them on the bike, snowshoeing, xc ski, hike etc

    my Icebreaker 200 long sleeve is 7oz

    #2109148
    Kenneth Jacobs
    BPL Member

    @f8less

    Locale: Midwest -or- Rockies

    Marmot Midweight Baselayer Glove. My mediums weight 0.8oz.

    Hard to find now, but found them here on sale:
    http://www.hermitshut.com/product/marmot-midweight-baselayer-glove/

    HTH

    KJ

    #2109149
    James Couch
    Spectator

    @jbc

    Locale: Cascade Mountains

    My Ibex Woolies Merino base layer (long sleeve) is 5.7 oz. Ibex lightweight (very thin) Merino liner gloves come in at just over 2oz. The new Woolies base is listed at 6.4 oz. Not sure you will find any wool much lighter.

    #2109166
    Richard Fischel
    BPL Member

    @ricko

    they are sufficently thin that while wearing them i can do anything that i could do bare-handed. they are also thin enough that all my other gloves will layer over them. I'm thinking the are sub 1 oz. for something a little warmer i also really like their silkweight windstopper Gloves. i'm guessing a pair is somewhere between 1 and 2 oz's.

    #2109181
    nleve0778@ gmail.com
    Member

    @quixotic_1

    Locale: Nuevo Mexico

    My Patagonia "Merino 1" long sleeve (which is literally see-through), still weighs over 5 ounces…

    #2109188
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Arc'teryx Motus in a size small weighs 3.9 oz, probabl around 4.7-5 in a medium. It's an excellent Sierra 2 season baselayer and is rated SPF 25. REI windpro gloves are about 1.5 oz and good down into the 30's.

    #2109375
    Yoyo
    Spectator

    @dgposton

    Locale: NYC metro

    Wow, 0.8 oz is not bad. Is that for the pair?

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