Huckberry, its manager Equally at home in the woods and the city for its array of finely tailored clothing and gear, this week the company is having one of its rare site-wide sales—or close to site-wide. We’ve tested and loved some of Huckberry’s stuff, especially the Proof 72-Hour Merino T-Shirt. If you buy nothing else this year, buy it. Trust me. Check out the other deals we’ve rounded up below
Great deals on our favorite travel clothes
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72-Hour Merino T-Shirt
Huckberry’s Proof 72-Hour Merino is our favorite merino wool t-shirt. The cut and style aren’t overly sporty, making it more versatile than anything else, from everyday wear around town to a trip to the gym. Mine is still soft after six months of wear and washing. At 87 percent 150-gsm superfine merino wool (16.5 microns) and 13 percent nylon, this T-shirt makes a great starter for merino wool beginners—there’s enough nylon that it’s stretchy, and not the least bit itchy.
These pants are the companion piece to the 72-hour shirt above. Although there is less fur here. The breakdown is 47 percent merino wool, 33 percent nylon, 14 percent polyester and 6 percent elastane. The result is a much stretchier fabric than a t-shirt, which still offers a good amount of the moisture-wicking and anti-odor properties of merino. My only gripe with these is that they feel synthetic. What I love about them is the stain resistance. Yes, that DWR coating that gives them that stain resistance will wear off, but it’s not too hard to revive it.
Favorite Travel and Outdoor
These are the pants I wear when I travel. They are light, comfortable, stretchy and weigh nothing. They are 98 percent cotton, with 2 percent spandex to give them a little stretch. Unlike jeans, they have enough flex that you can easily squat in them. This can translate to some stretching over time, but I’ve been wearing mine for about a year now and they still fit perfectly.
I love this jacket. It’s the only jacket I’ve ever worn that anyone has complimented me on, that goes for other wired workers. Waxed canvas is definitely heavy, but it stands up to wear very well. I’ve had my trucker jacket for over a year, and it still looks like new. I haven’t needed to rewax it yet, but I have rewaxed other things and it’s easy to do. There’s also a wool-lined version, which I haven’t tried but wish it had instead of flannel. it is Selling as well.
Deals on backpacks, coffee brewers and other gear
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GoRucks are great backpacks, but they aren’t cheap. Here’s an opportunity to get the GoRuck GR1 for a little less. It’s a collaboration between GoRuck and Huckberry, with both companies’ branding on the pack. My favorite thing about the GR1 is its versatility. I’ve used this pack for plane travel (as a carry-on), backpacking, hiking, carrying camera gear, and more. I even stuck it on the back rack of my bike for an overnight bike-packing trip. If you want to be angry with it, Grab a weight plate as well.
The Yeti Hopper Flip 12 is a great little personal size cooler. The Hopper Flip 12 closes with a water-proof zipper, which hasn’t leaked on me so far. With a 12 quart capacity, it’s not huge. Think a six pack and sandwich, depending on what you use to keep things cold (ice packs are the way to go with this).
It’s not a huge discount, but any time you can save a few bucks on Snow Peak it’s a win. The company’s incredibly well-designed gear doesn’t come cheap. Take this mug, which amounts to a $47 coffee mug. But look, it’s titanium, right? And it’s double-walled, so your coffee stays warm even on those bitterly cold mornings in the cabin. Wired editor Adrienne So has used them as camping mugs for 10 years.
If you’re going to get the mug, you might as well get the french press.
You see where we’re going here—mugs, brewers, and now grinders. Yes, it’s a $140 (on sale!) military-grade aluminum and high-carbon stainless steel burr grinder, which I know, is a lot. It’s also the best, most reliable hand grinder I’ve ever used. Mine is five years old and has stood up to years and years of touring abuse without missing a beat. It is missing a little paint, but otherwise works just like the day I got it. Sales, I might add.
Photo: Peak Design
The everyday backpack is one of our favorite camera bags, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s a really nice EDC backpack with some thoughtful features, like a take-away waist strap, three flexfold dividers, and a nice strap to attach to the handle of your rolling carry-on bag.
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