wool

[sisu]

I have given up on polypro underware; I go exclusively with merino wool long johns, short sleeve & long sleeve T-shirts, silk liner socks with wool socks over them in cold temps, if not cold then just wool socks.

Rasbo, a wool thong is probably not intended for outdoor use.

[woodswalker]

  I didn't like wool much when I was young, but I sure do now.  Add that to the ever growing list of stuff my dad and grandpa were right about after all. 

 

[stumprat]

how waterproof is a pair of wool pants gonna be...??

Back to the original question
I wear wool alot. Socks, Woolrich shirts, Codet pants, Filson coat.
They are NOT waterproof. But very water resistant. I can hunt in wool all day in a steady drizzle and still be minimally damp. And warm.

If you sit on something wet. Wool will soak through. You can't expect wool to replace raingear. But I don't think that is what your question meant.

[SmithCreek]

I think my late uncle Don put it best:  "with wool, even when you're cold and wet, you're always warm & dry..."

I wore wool this elk season (rifle) in pacific county during some pretty heavy rain and did fine but its like another poster said, you have to keep moving...

[Mike_D]

seems if you paired up wool with some quiet rain gear... you'd be set for most conditions....

[jackelope]

i was gonna update this thread today.
i took some cabelas git card money and bought myself a pair of the wooltimate pants in the outfitter camo color. they are really nice pants. i got them yesterday and haven't really had any opportunity to really try them out aside from a long walk with the dog last night. it was about 36-38 degrees and the pants are really warm. very comfortable and they hem them to whatever length that you want so they are long enough for me which is a bonus...plus they're on sale right now.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I've been wearing a few pair of military surplus heavy wool pants from Northern Sales (DuffleBag) for the last 20 years. I've got a pair of thinner wool pants that I'll wear under Game Hide light rain gear that were my dad's so they're probably 30 years old and no stitches are wearing. They don't make things like they used to.  Last year I bought some Italian military surplus wool slacks for my sons. Compared to surplus cami's, they love those pants. Not extremely warm but much more quite. Cotton long johns and wools sox for us.

-Steve

[MAVsled]

I have been very happy with my Gamehide brand of camo hunting clothes; quiet-waterproof-well designed= good stuff. But not wool.

this past season I added Cabelas Outfitter Wool camo to my hunting wardrobe. Water proof, quiet, warm and it is the best wool I've ever worn in the woods...mostly because its waterproof with the Cabelas Dry Plus membrane. And man, did it rain this past 2009 deer & elk season!
So pleased with it that a few days ago, I purchased my second set (pants-parka) at 60% off the early fall catalog pricing.

 

[HardCorpsHuntr]

"Might as well have the best"

CC Filson

Screaming deal here.  Save $100.  I already have two double mackinaw cruisers and three vests - wife said "No" to me   even though it's a different model.

http://www.territoryahead.com/jump.jsp?itemID=8687&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C6%2C135%2C248&iProductID=8687&sortBy=Sort%20by&page=1&onePage=

[JackOfAllTrades]

Actually, I should add that I wear some older shirt/jackets that are also surplus military wool. These are super soft and quiet and surprisingly they shed water well. They only have the two large chest pockes and not the lower waste pockets like the mackinaw jacket.

-Steve

[JackOfAllTrades]

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

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

-Steve

[addicted]

several of my buddies have ordered thew whipcord stuff from cabelas and they say it holds up pretty well.

[Cylvertip]

  Midway's sold out and Territory Ahead only has to 44 - need  46 minimum

Been jones'in after the cruiser for a while, now these great sales and nothing I can use.  I think the Double Mackinaw would be too warm for me to wear more than once every couple of years.

[JackOfAllTrades]

need  46 minimum

Welcome to my world! When I'm in the market, I often have difficulty finding the correct size in just about anything I want.

-Steve

[huntnphool]

I have a couple pair of the insulated wool pants from the army, I can hardly wear them because they are too warm. I have used them in heavy rain and Jack and never gotten wet even when sitting. Hard to believe they work that well and are as cheap as they are.