Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Living in Michigan, I've been wearing thermal underwear my whole life, and I've been disappointed with virtually every brand and type I've ever tried. So naturally, I was a bit skeptical about the last line in the description for this latest venture: "THE BASIC - DELIVERS COMFORT AND WARMTH IN ALL COLD WEATHER ENVIRONMENTS - WHETHER AT HOME, ON THE JOB OR ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS." But I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, so tonight when these arrived on my doorstep, I gave them the acid test... the jack-acid test. 10:30pm, 5 degrees F, with a wind chill around 5 below zero. Ordinarily under those conditions, I would wear my insulated coveralls to go out to the barn to get a load of firewood for the house. But tonight, I decided to see just how well these thermals lived up to their claim. I wore the ColdPruf bottoms under my jeans, and the http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EF1K1BI under an unlined hooded sweatshirt with just a jacket on the top. The bottoms kept my legs so warm that even my toes stayed warm - something I can hardly ever manage. And the top kept my body so warm that I was sweating - sweating enough so the ColdPruf top AND the sweatshirt were both soaked, but even with the wet clothes, I still stayed warm. Needless to say, these passed the test with flying colours. As for the sizing, it seems to be pretty accurate. I'm 6'3" & about 200lbs. I wear 34W/36I pants and usually buy XL shirts (L for t-shirts). So I went with size Large-Tall for both the bottoms and the top, and they fit perfectly. The bottoms would still be long enough even for someone with a 38 inch inseam. The sleeves of the top are long enough to reach my wrists and to stay there, even when I'm active, when other shirts tend to ride up my arms. The body of the top is long enough that there is no way it will come untucked from my pants. All in all, these have by far exceeded my expectations, and I will definitely be buying more of them!