Wool Clothing for winter camping

There is nothing like good old fashion wool to keep you warm during winter camping trips. Wool has several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it's crimped, it's elastic, and it grows in clusters. Wool fibers repel water in which going winter camping that makes it a great asset. What's your input on wool for winter camping attire?

 

I happen to be fantastically allergic to wool, which is sad because it's soft. Ah, well. Also it just doesn't seem like it'll hold up well without some level of synthetic aid. Then again I'm a climber and I don't put a high primium on not taking exciting risks.

 

I have a huge wool jacket it's red and it's huge my friend left it here

 

I lived with an Alaskan survival instructor and he told me this about clothing for cold weather. You should always wear fom the inside out, wicking, warming and weather. That means you wear wicking long underwear as your first layer, wool pants and a thick wool sweater as your second layer, and waterproof pants, and a waterproof parka as your third layer.

 

Ah, wool is very warm. I also like the thermal clothing by underarmor. They keep me very warm. On top of that can be a nice, big, down, puffy winter coat. Those are the best.

 

Those that can't take the wool, try Merino wool (the softest wool made), expensive but well worth the extra cost. Try the socks and/or underwear first, if you get great results then you can justify buying very expensive Merino wool shirts, pants, coats etc.

If you need to stay super warm, Alpaca fleece is bar none the best in my experience, It's lighter, softer and warmer than standard wool. Though the very best is also the most expensive.