wool

“How many of you choose wool over other products ? I live in Wyoming where warm ,tough and quiet is the requirements.The recent winter has been windier than normal and I have really been enjoying the old standby . Pendleton, Woorich,Filson and a US Army wool shirt .”

“why quiet”

“Yup, wool for me in deer season. Heavy wool trousers and mackinaw jacket.

Wool base layer is great, but hellishly expensive. I wear my Icebreaker rusty red ¼ zip with a blazer (sometimes I put my thumbs through the thumb slots to make peole giggle - but then, I put plastic gloves on my head when I'm in the hospital).
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“i prefer wool socks. when i ski and hike. but as for my body i use fleece only cause it was all lighter an cheaper than wool.”

“When moving through thick woods or willows there is a need to be as quiet as possible. Limbs on a wool coat or hat make little noise. The sound of a stick on nylon jacket spooks animals .”

“I wore this on my last hike. Warm, but not very quiet.




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“You're making us Scots horny (only we would clone a sheep - 'Look, it looks just like the other one.')”

“Draws too many coyote and bear !”

“Bring me some whiskey, mother
I'm feeling frisky, mother
Bring me a sheep for I am lonely tonight
I need a lover, mother
No, not my brother, mother
I need a sheep to keep me warm through the night...

-Scotland Depraved”

“I heard the Scots found a new use for SHEEP...WOOL!”

“i prefer wool. The thick wool keeps you warm and dry in the winter, the thin (smartwool microweight stuff) keeps you cooler and dryer in the summer and I find that by far the wool keeps you less stinky year round than does the synthetic crap.”

“I get really sweaty feet with wool socks, less so with synthetics. Smell is the trade-off.”

“Where in Wyoming? Cody, here.”

“Saratoga”

“I've got a really nice wool neck gaiter (alpaca i believe), hat and mittens (sheep i think). Luv 'em! Wouldn't go out in the winter without 'em.”

“Grem, I was given a beautiful Icebreaker zip neck shirt. It was my favorite shirt until my mother in law came over to do laundry, found a load washed and tossed it all in the dryer, on high. I need to find a considerably shorter person to pass it on to (SIGH). The shoeler pants fared better, thankfully.”

“what is with all the trolls?”

“I was given a beautiful Icebreaker zip neck shirt.

I told me wife if I loose a few sizes I'm replacing all my layers with Icebreaker and Patagonia gear. She said "Fine.". Moooohahahaha!”

“It was some of the nicest gear I had. (boo hooo)
Ask K if I lose a few pounds if I can too, okay? ;)”