On a warm summer day, your first thought probably isn’t to grab any wool at all. On the contrary! Merino wool is just as useful in the summer as it is in the winter. First off, merino wool is naturally wicking, which means that it’s great at dissipating heat from your body. You’ll stay drier [...]

Just last winter, we headed out on what would be an all day snowshoeing excursion. We were under-dressed, froze our butts off, and spent hours trying to regain feeling in parts that should never lose feeling. Moral of the story, being cold sucks – especially if you’re out for a long period of time with [...]

Experienced outdoors folks of every flavor know a secret. One of the best pick-me-ups you can carry in your daypack is a dry pair of merino wool socks to change out at lunchtime. On a cold, wet day those socks do nearly as much for your attitude as a cheery campfire. But even on a [...]

Overview: Take a peek at some of these Duckworth garments. The Hummingbird LS Crew is made with 125 grams per square meter micro rib. It’s an excellent base layer 2 by 1 rib, dries fast and has a ton of thermal ability because of the air trapping due to the rib construction. 100% Merino wool [...]

Duckworth has found a great team to work with and they can finally take their sheep all the way to shelf. They’ve got a lot of innovation going on with Duckworth now designing their own fabrics and taking everything from the ranch, sorting the wool and growing it in a climate that makes it very unique and very compatible [...]