Thread: Blowing wet wools weigh myth out of the water

Firstly a disclaimer.... and apologies for the Title pun, but this is a back yard comparison only, and there may be slight variations. But basically, a popular belief is that when it comes to wet wool versus wet polar fleece, popular consensus is that wool when wet is heavier than wet polar fleece and that wool takes longer to dry.

So... I soaked 2 popular & almost identical hunting shirts in style and size, 1 woolen and the other one fleece, and weighed their wet weight.
Well the difference in weights surprised me, to the extent that I dropped them back into the tub, dragged them out and re-weighed them. And although there was some very small difference from the original weigh in, the big gap between the 2 fabrics was still there. I expected some difference, but not as big as it was



and here is their dry weight..... with only 82grams difference between them. I zeroed the bucket weight on the scales, so all weights are "net"




I then pulled them out of the tub and held them up to drain for 20 seconds, then into a bucket to get their "wringing wet" weight




Then I hung them on the clothes line and re-weighed them after 10 minutes.


Then back onto the clothes line for a re-weigh after 30 minutes


Then back onto the clothes line for a final re-weigh after 1&1/2 hours



So as I indicated.... there's possibly some small variences and its not scientific..... but the results are the exact opposite of the popular belief, but then I've never doubted good old NZ wool