Thread: Possum fur as insulation

Originally Posted by Pengy

I cant help thinking that there just has to be a down side (pun intended) to using Possum fur in this way, otherwise one of the major players would of already done it

puffer jackets/sleepingbags work on using the "loft" ability of down, it can squish down to nothing and puff up again. possum fur does not do that to the same extent like sheeps wool.
merino underwear is bloody good(but far ken expensive!) and not scratchy like the old farm fleck socks