>>2173530>wool is uncomfortableOnly if you're a weenie who's allergic, like the faggot who shows up in every wool thread to cry about how itchy it is.
>heavy While also being more compact. A wool coat is going to be thinner than a puffy, down-insulated coat, which can get so bulky it makes it difficult to function sometimes.
>expensiveUm, no. You can get a wool greatcoat for $50 or less on surplus sites, whereas a modern 'serious' synthetic winter coat can run you about $300 at someplace like REI. I'm looking at you, Fjallraven! Wool socks? Cheap as shit. Wool gloves? $5 for two pairs. Wool scarf? Also two for $5. There is a shitload of surplus wool gear available, never used, in new condition, and dirt cheap. It's only when you get into shit like modern fashion wear, like Filson, that wool gets expensive, and even their other shit is massively overpriced; $200 for a moleskin shirt? Really?
>wool is for people who want to show offWhat are they showing off, exactly? You have people who like the look of oldschool Alpine gear, which is still in common use throughout Europe today, and you have people who wear modern production shit that looks the same as everything else made today. What are you showing off by wearing wool? Nobody knows what your socks are made of unless you tell them.
>it's the same crowd who still uses milsurpWhat's wrong with milsurp? Good quality, low price, not seeing the problem here.
>and external frame packsWhich have advantages and disadvantages vs internal frame packs and frameless packs. And if you think of external frame packs as nothing more than a LARP or outdated gear, then it proves you know nothing.
>I can easily breathe in cotton and synthetic fleece in winter with no problems.Ok, and? Wool has its advantages over both. You sound like a teenager who's never driven a manual, but decries the stickshift as obsolete and pointless.
>otherwise it is an obsolete fabricTop tier armies still use it for winter gear, so..
