Kryptek Merino Smell issues? Any feedback?

[Buglebrush]

I just got a Kyptek merino 1/4 zip off of CamoFire, and it smells to high heaven when wet! I took it out on a hike this week, and couldn't stand myself! Anybody have this issue? It is the 2012 stuff that I got ( even though I just got it ) I found a couple threads discussing the problem on other forums, and some said they got exchanges. I have washed it, and it doesn't seem to help?? Any thoughts?

 

[Aron Snyder]

All merino smells like wet sheep when wet.

 

[MTbowhunter36]

Yep, you'll think your sewer backed up or something when you take some merinos out of the washer.

I haven't experienced the high funk factor with First Lite as much as I have with other brands when wet.

 

[mrbillbrown]

My Kuiu 185 smells like stinky wet sheep when it's wet. Kind of afraid to open the new stuff I just received. Thinking I might sell it/return it and try the First Lite stuff

 

[robby denning]

I can say my FL doesn't stink much at all. Even wore it 7 days straight on one hunt last fall and hardly noticeable. I was alone though, so you may have thought different.
Stink or not, I can tell you going from poly and other wool products that the good merino is 90% less in the stink department.

 

[jlsteel]

My Kuiu and FL merinos don't stink even when wet. I even left my FL in the washer for a day wet by accident and it didn't stink.

 

[SHTF]

I kind of like the Smell. Its natural =-)

 

[Buglebrush]

Thanks guys. My other Merino was First Lite and I never had any odor issues, but it sounds like it is just the way it is.

 

[Nick Muche]

My experience has been that the first few times NEW merino gets wet, it stinks like a wet sheep or something similar (never smelled a wet sheep)... After that, I haven't noticed any smell at all.

 

[SHTF]

^^^
Agree with Nick Wash it in really hot sanitary cycle and youll find it removes a lot of the smell.

 

[Buglebrush]

Thanks. Sounds like part of my issue is that the first time out of the package I was hiking in the rain and sweating profusely. That could explain the difference. I anticipate better results after several washings etc... and that is probably why I had a better experience before. ( Never absolutely soaked it on my first time out )

 

[Kotaman]

Thanks. Sounds like part of my issue is that the first time out of the package I was hiking in the rain and sweating profusely. That could explain the difference. I anticipate better results after several washings etc... and that is probably why I had a better experience before. ( Never absolutely soaked it on my first time out )

For sure, that situation will smell with merino. Wash it a couple times and that smell will slowly go away. My first hike in new merino always smells like "wet dog" whether it is First Lite, KUIU or Kryptek.

 

[slim9300]

My experience has been that the first few times NEW merino gets wet, it stinks like a wet sheep or something similar (never smelled a wet sheep)... After that, I haven't noticed any smell at all.

This. ^^^

 

[Ryan R]

Haven't smelled anything foul from my new icebreaker T.

 

[Becca]

All merino smells like wet sheep when wet.

Yep. And I think that's a huge improvement over the stink of sweaty synthetics any day. Couple that with the quick drying properties, and the fact that it's still warm when it's wet and I can live with smelling like a wet sheep

 

[snowcamoman]

I've never had my icebreaker or Ibex smell like wet sheep. C4E and Kuiu I've had smell like a wet sheep though. I'm with Becca though....sheep smell over synthetic rot anyday of the week. I gave up on synthetic base layers eons ago..

 

[Aron Snyder]

I own all of them and they all smell funny when I'm sweating or caught in a rain storm

I will say that the Camo versions from each company will tend to smell a bit more at first when compared to non camo.

 

[snowcamoman]

Aron,
Any idea why the camo would make them smell more? I figure the smell of sheep can only help in the mountains when chasing sheep.