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#162088 - 02/13/12 02:40 PM Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation [Re: lori]
skcreidc member Registered: 08/16/10 Posts: 1590 Loc: San Diego CA	I'll back Lori up on that. Merino wool is very functional and light now. I get a minor rash if the synthetics are next to my skin for too long. So now, everything next to my skin is merino wool (while backpacking). Shirts are 150 weight and I have nice 200 weight long john pants for winter that work great and are not bad weight wise.
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using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	routerdoubter	02/09/12 07:43 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	Kent W	02/09/12 08:01 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	lori	02/10/12 12:53 AM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	Samoset	02/11/12 02:02 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	Kent W	02/11/12 03:19 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	OregonMouse	02/11/12 03:25 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	Pika	02/11/12 05:09 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	Pete A.	02/13/12 09:27 AM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	skcreidc	02/13/12 02:40 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	oldranger	02/10/12 04:18 AM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	Kent W	02/10/12 09:53 AM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	finallyME	02/10/12 10:00 AM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	finallyME	02/10/12 11:09 AM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	routerdoubter	02/10/12 12:43 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	routerdoubter	02/10/12 12:44 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	finallyME	02/15/12 10:33 AM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	JAK	02/18/12 08:39 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	routerdoubter	02/10/12 06:22 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	wandering_daisy	02/19/12 11:07 AM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	JAK	02/19/12 02:48 PM
Re: using wool instead of down or syn for insulation	OldJohnDewey	03/18/12 02:25 PM