Thread: Blowing wet wools weigh myth out of the water

Great experiment.
Not the resulting expected.
Wool doesn't smell as quick either!
I wear wool baselayers now days after years of technical synthetic. Just the smell difference is worth it.

Originally Posted by Roarless20

Great experiment.
Not the resulting expected.
Wool doesn't smell as quick either!
I wear wool baselayers now days after years of technical synthetic. Just the smell difference is worth it.

Word is Sir Peter Blake used a merino top for 6 months without washing it.

Originally Posted by TeRei

Word is Sir Peter Blake used a merino top for 6 months without washing it.

That’s nothing. I used to wear my old black shearing singlets so long my chest hairs grew through them.

Originally Posted by Tahr

That’s nothing. I used to wear my old black shearing singlets so long my chest hairs grew through them.

And then you discovered women, and the benefits of using soap 'n water occasionally lol

Well Done on the experiment; a very surprising result for me.Personally; my son & I tend to target the rainy weather to go hunting & ive tried different wool/merino combinations & hav found Macpac thermals & Macpac/Stoney Creek Fleece best for me. I find there is quite a difference in fleece quality tho. i have tried a no. of average brands & like you say ; they retain water pretty badly. Like what Micky Duck said; some Fleeces let the water pass down through them very quick ( without seemingly taking too much body heat ) & seem to dry pretty fast.