[pct-l] Another horse to beat: wool vs synthetics?

[Thomas Jamrog]

I have ditched all of my poly/synthetics for merino wool.  Even in  
summer, but i live in the East ( Maine).  I like the Ibex stuff,  and  
have been able to buy it for half price, on sale.  Very good customer  
service.  It is not as durable, but the true inability to retain odors  
far outweighs that drawback.
Uncle Tom

On Feb 14, 2009, at 11:05 AM, mcintyre johnson wrote:

> Likely another long-beaten horse, but would appreciate experience  
> with any
> of the marina wool products compared to synthetics. My experience  
> has been
> very good and I'm in process of swapping out all base layers, gloves  
> and
> watch cap for SmartWool products. Good points: Wet-but-warm is for  
> real; the
> cozy feel of wool better than clammy-when-wet best synthetics; and  
> -- huge
> advantage -- wool almost refuses to stink while synthetics reek  
> after two
> days of serious miles. I know synthetics are faster drying but (so  
> far, in
> my experience) this has not seemed very useful. Thoughts please.
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