There are only two kinds of people. People who know about merino wool and use it and people who don't. Truly amazing material.

wool is too itchy and coarse to be wearable - you will be in constant pain from the scratching against your skin - cotton - in contrast - feels like nothing at all

>>2830198
Nigga. That's the point of merino. It's thim and not itchy at all!

Why do some people find wool itchy? Is it some sort of allergy or hypersensitiveness?

he he

>>2830207
Both.

Lanolin allergies are legit, but actual allergic reactions to wool are super rare. Cheap wool usually contains more lanolin than more expensive wool, and the individual wool fibers are more coarse. Merino contains very little lanolin and has very fine fibers. The later makes it better for people with lanolin allergies while the fine fibers make the material softer for people with sensitive skin.

Llama, alpaca, and vicuña are all lanolin free and have very fine fibers (that latter being insanely soft but also very expensive). Merino and alpaca feel about the same but I definitely let notice a difference between those and llama or cashmere.

>>2830197 (OP)
>>2830208
Who need they merinussy ate

>>2830208
exactly my first thought when I saw the thumbnail

>>2830197 (OP)
I use a queen size 100% virgin wool blanket, and a long sleeve shirt that is merino wool. Great investments, I'll probably own them for the rest of my life.

>>2830294
>merino
>rest of my life
get your patches ready!

>>2830198
You are a little pre-teen girl

>>2830198
Cotton once wet, stays wet. It will fuck up your genitals.

>>2830387
I bring 20 changes of shirt on a week + long trip
and 10+ changes of underwear
you just need to have changes of clothing ready in your pack and in the car

>Cotton once wet, stays wet
eh mostly true but if you have it on as just one single outer layer and its windy enough (or you go in a car with ac) it can dry it off

>>2830294
I bring my own cotton blanket with me for sleeping cuz motel sheets are always poly-cotton - and yes that does suck if you get it wet

If you are not bringing sack upon sack of cotton goods with you innawoods - you are not hiking.

>>2830390
Cotton is heavy, doesn't reatin heat as well as other materials, doesn't dry as quickly as other materials, and essentially cotton sucks ass.

>>2830208
LOL i just spit out my lungful of weed smoke, thank you anon

>>2830441
>dude weed lmao

>>2830197 (OP)
>disintegrates in a month

>>2830442
Shut the fuck up

>>2830449
Wool?

>>2830198

By degree of benevolent mother Ewe
all mockery of the scratchfags and their baby skin
shall be kept to an appropriate minimum!

>>2830450
Junkie's mad

>>2830457
>the world's weakest attempt at a no u
Nope. You need to do better than that. I'm going to give you another chance.

>>2830438
It is much more comfy than other materials (unless ur rich and can afford silk) - in which case - Hi daddy - call me!

sack upon sack of cotton clothes + laundromats / cabin rentals w/ laundry (also a lot of campgrounds and motels have laundry too) = supreme comfort

>>2830197 (OP)

I thought it was an elephant's asshole

>>2830387
Try washing merino wool at temperatures needed for properly cleaning underwear and then say that again.

>>2830585
chef here
I don't wear wool because it's hot but some of my work gear is cold wash and get's covered in chicken juice
there are special laundry additives for sanitizing clothes in cold water
woolite and a few other major brands have them

>>2830198
>wool is too itchy and coarse to be wearable
>memetake
There are some very comfortbale wool options. I have some wool t-shirts that super comfy and not itchy in the slighest.

>>2830620
>not itchy in the slightest
you LIE

>>2830622
>t. has psoriasis

>>2830347
Bet.

>>2830390
I just like natural materials. I'm fine carrying the extra weight if it means I'm not absorbing synthetic polyester petroleum chemicals into my testicles every time I sleep. I hate sleeping bags so much it's unreal.

>>2830463
>>2830441
Potheads literally ruin everything. Why can't oxygen just be enough for you?