Good comparison. Another advantage of wool, it doesn't build up static electricity. Which is also bad for you.
Liked On: 14-06-2024, 02:30 PM
Counter-intuitive or counter-myth. Long time since I had a woolen Swandri, used to live in one. They stayed expensive and fleece came along dirt cheap. But I should have known. 5 yrs ago I got...
Liked On: 14-06-2024, 02:29 PM
Yes but fleece doesn't smell of sheep when its wet, and wool is itchy for some folks, I can't wear wool next to my skin not even Merino it gets itchy.
Liked On: 14-06-2024, 02:29 PM
I think that applies to both of them..... but of interest, I've just taken both off the clothes line, 5:15pm.... and the wool is dry, but the fleece is still holding significant water in the bottom...
Liked On: 14-06-2024, 02:28 PM
You dont see Sheep wearing fleece for a good reason :thumbsup:
Liked On: 14-06-2024, 02:28 PM
One so called advantage with fleece is you can spin it around and around and get rid of a heap of excess water, or just ring it out and then put it back on. That might be a myth too.
Liked On: 14-06-2024, 02:28 PM
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.
Liked On: 14-06-2024, 02:28 PM
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...
Liked On: 14-06-2024, 02:27 PM
Still a stupid idea - considering a request to shift a scope and rings between rifles or some other minor task. By the time you stripped the gear off one, walked it back to the security setup,...
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 01:25 PM
I have both, the active weight one is by far my favourite for hunting in
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 01:09 PM
Use the Swandri Reidston when operating from a hut/fly in. It's a trim, athletic cut, which suits me - the traditional Swandri are just too big for me. Keeps me warm when wet throughout a July day...
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 01:07 PM
MkM (Manawatu knitting mills) shearers tee and a Jumper
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 01:07 PM
Not quite the answer your looking for, but watch this YouTube guitarist out of America....and the woolen shirt he's wearing :) ...
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 01:02 PM
Hahaha I’ve got some old camping foam mat and some vet wrap, oh yea and some duct tape because the vet wrap started to come loose. It’s bloody mint and has been on there for ages. 252493
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 11:37 AM
Another vote for the MKM, I have singlets and the sleeves, you can also get a thermal by them. I wear mine every day I am not at work, and most evenings after work, singlets in the warmer months and...
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 11:36 AM