Tired of warm, half-frozen mush around your mouth when wearing a balaclava on cold winter days? The Comet Balaclava can help you out, big time. Duckworth's proprietary Comet fabric is natural-technical mash-up, combining a Montana-grown Merino Wool outer layer and a recycled polyester inner layer. Why the combo? Polyester is hydrophobic, meaning it will wick sweat, humid breath, and moisture right off your skin and into the hydrophilic wool layer; wool chemically begins to get even warmer when introduced to water and water vapor, thus explaining why the Comet Balaclava will have your face and head feeling dry and toasty even in the nastiest, coldest, most-humid conditions. By the way, Comet is soft to the touch, perfect for resting on your chin or over your mouth and nose (or a bald head, as is the case with some of the Duckworth staff!)

Why Duckworth Comet Fabric?

Composition: 94% Montana Merino Wool and 6% nylon outer layer, 100% recycled polyester inner layer

Weight: 315 gsm

NEW SIZING, FIT & FABRIC INFORMATION: You spoke and we listened - following ample customer feedback, we've increased the front and back lengths on these top-performing Merino Wool base layer crews. Additionally, we've slightly increased the sleeve lengths. We've slightly adjusted the outer-layer material to include 6% nylon for the purpose of adding extra strength to the wool yarn, following feedback from our ranching team the outer layer would occasionally develop holes after rigorous use. The fabric also features a 315 GSM construction vs 275 GSM in year's past, for optimal warmth and weight in the colds of the American backcountry.

Cold gentle machine wash with like colors. Do not bleach. Dry flat or line dry only; do not tumble dry.