>>2292525>synthetic fleece CAN and does compress and/or wear thin over time. Unlike wool.Wool isn't kevlar, it wears down. I have holes in my thinner wool clothes from wear (and moths), the equivalent thickness synthetic or cotton shirt is much tougher. Merino 160gms t-shirts, for example, last me 6 months of regular wear before thin patches and holes appear.
>not having to wear multiple layers might be an advantageWhat do you mean by this? You still have to layer wool to keep your body's homeostasis. There's no one wool garment that can suit any environment, humidity, metabolic output. Yes it's got the edge over synthetics in comfort - I believe there's some mechanical action where wool curls unravel when it's wetter or something similar - but it's just a fabric man. Mechanical venting such as pit zips, chimney-effect collars as found in things like the Loden roughtstuff anorak, 1/4 front zips, rollable sleeves, loosened hems etc all make a garment much, much more versatile
Talking of, I have designs for a super-versatile shoulder season garment, that you can fully vent when working hard or in the heat or really effectively cinch down to trap heat, based on that roughstuff anorak and a bush shirt (but in synthetic material)
>wool is waterproof and windproofno. wool isn't waterproof. It's only resistant. It's actually really hydrophilic unless oiled to fuck with grease. Oil-stripped wool, the kind sold to normies, makes a great absorber!
>wool is antimicrobialNO!!!!! For fuck's sake. Wool simply dries slower - this gives the bacteria time to fully digest each other and reach a harmonious balance in their never-ending primordial dance, whereas synthetics dry so quickly that you have a terrible climate for bacteria and they breed super quickly, die and decompose releasing horrible deathly smells. Wool IS based because it allows microbial life to express its life cycles better, but it's still riddled with microbes. Do NOT use wool as sterile wound dressing.
