wool

[tlbradford]

There is nothing else I would wear under my hip waders when winter steelheading.  Especially if you get a little daring and get a little water over the top of your boots.  It doesn't ruin your day and make you head for home.  I like the heavy Filson pants.  Get a great belt or use suspenders because they weigh a ton. 

[halflife65]

An even better buy on Filson Mackinaw if you're one of the smaller sizes:

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=2407145262

-Steve

I have one of those that I used to wear and it's certainly warm.  I only wear it now in the worst of conditions or when I'm going a short distance and just sitting and glassing because I get too hot in it and I now have clothes that are much lighter in weight and pack down better if I put them in my pack.  It's a quality built piece of clothing, though.

[Elklassie]

Columbia's Gallatin wool pants have been good to me in temperatures from 60 to -25.  Long underwear is a must, though.

[Cylvertip]

Filson  - EBAY - got two Mackinaw Cruisers over the last two weeks.  An old lighter weight one with a one small hole and one loose pocket seam for $66 in green, and a newer one, again with one small hole for $112, again in green.  The best deals in pants still looks to be the sites talked about earlier in this thread.

[Intruder]

Didn't read all posts so someone may have mentioned this already.  Wool doesn't absorb as much water either.  It's lil' more absorbant than most flees but way less than cotton.

[CastleRocker]

I've been preaching the benefits of wool forever.  So glad there are others out there that are believers.

For most of my other wool stuff, I buy it through the Sportsman's Guide, in the military surplus catalog.  The 100% stuff from the Swiss army is pretty good.

Does anyone know where to find the 100% wool black long-johns?  I've worn the last set I had out.  I used to wear them every day under my Grundens raingear.  They have so many patches and darnings in them, that I'd like to find a new pair.  I've found the grey 80/20 ones, but can't seem to find the black "virgin wool" ones.