>>999390>I don't understand why everyone on this board/website feels the need to get so pissed off when they find out that someone takes aesthetics into account when choosing a piece of gear.It's mostly because the reasons you give are incorrect, such as
>High-quality merino wool and furs are just as good as synthetics in their purpose.Synthetic shells are unbeatable because they are waterproof, lightweight, and breathable. Leather is waterproof, heavy, and non-breathable. Merino wool is a great base layer, and a good midlayer, but a poor outer layer. While wool does not swell like cotton with moisture, and while it does wick well like synthetics, it is not waterproof. You want a good outer layer to be waterproof, or at least water resistant. You'll never see someone mountaineering in a wool outer shell, but you'll absolutely see people wearing wool base and midlayers (myself included, wool's only drawback compared to synthetic baselayers is price).
> I don't like modern synthetics because it seems like everything they sell has 50,000 zippers everywhere, giant retarded logos, and bright neon orange and turquoise stripes and shitOutdoor research, Arc'Teryx, Black Diamond, and summit-series Northface gear all come in normal colors (as well as high viz flashy colors, but again-- you have a choice.) You'll pay about $300-$500 for a good hardshell outer layer, but you'd pay about the same for a wool/leather jacket.
The rest of your post is just autistic screeching so I'll just leave it at that.
