Wise words, with the caveat that in my own limited experience even quite light/thin merino wool doesn't dry as fast as capilene 1. I really liked and wanted to switch to a thin merino wool base layer, in part for the "doesn't stink as much" benefit, and the very minor additional skin irritation was at a low enough threshhold for me that it wasn't a big deal.

But I just find Cap. 1 to be a flat superior base layer in a wider variety of conditions --- I can wear a long-sleeved cap. 1 layer in even pretty warm conditions to protect arms from sun, wind, etc. And it just dries out significantly faster than merino when conditions allow anything at all to dry.

I've learned to live with the stink. :-)