WoolWeenies Club

[northstar]

Yep, the length is the big thing with me. I have the hardest time finding enough length in shirts in general, so I'm going to keep my eyes open for more of the SW jerseys. I haven't had that experience with their shirts, though...the length of them seems more typical to me. I like the short sleeves, too...they're a flattering length and not too loose, not too tight.

Can you tell I have a hard time finding shirts that fit to my liking? Anyway, I'm a happy girl. Got back from a 32 mile ride this a.m...it's 80 already.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Not wearing wool right now.

[OakLeaf]

I'm still in wool socks! Even more so when it's hot, I'll get blisters if I wear anything else to run in.

[Biciclista]

this is a summer where we never stop wearing wool!

[Crankin]

I wear my wool Tekkos to run or walk in, even if it's 95 out.
Next week I am going to Little Lyford Pond Camp, about 60 miles north of Greenville, Maine. It will be in the forties at night, even if it's 75 in the day.
I will be taking my Shak(s), wool hiking socks, and maybe some wool base layers. Frankly, I can't wait.

[OakLeaf]

DH wore a microweight SW top under his motorcycling jacket last week and felt it worked fine as a wicking shirt.

I've always felt that keeping cool at moto speeds is a whole different proposition, though - for that matter, keeping cool at bicycle speed is different from running IME.

[OakLeaf]

Oooh, I need a couple more pairs of Teko socks. They're so much more comfortable than SW! I really want to love my wool Injinjis, but I'd rather have the Tekos under blistery conditions.

[GLC1968]

I still wear wool amost daily. I wore a mixture of wool and other tech fabrics when I was hiking last weekend and the wool stuff was so much more comfortable and non-stinky. It also still looked good when the weekend was over.

I also wear wool amost every day at work and when working around the farm. And ALL of my running socks are wool.

I think I've gone from WoolWeenie to WoolPsycho.

Here I am wearing one of my shaks at Goat Rocks Wilderness (at our campsite):

[moonfroggy]

i have gotten to the point where i will only wear wool ibex bras. they are so much better hot or cold than any other bra i have ever owned.

[Catrin]

i have gotten to the point where i will only wear wool ibex bras. they are so much better hot or cold than any other bra i have ever owned.

Even in the summer? I would not have thought that comfortable, but obviously wool bras aren't what I am thinking of

I am hoping for a few pre-winter sales - I would like to pick up a pair of wool tights/knickers, a base layer that fits, and one or two bras for the winter. I did pick up two wool short-sleeve jerseys at the end of last winter cheap (and they were too small then, which I hope means they will fit now). I would love to get a wool long-sleeved jersey for the winter, but since I already know I will have to replace my much-too-large jacket for the bike I doubt I will be able to afford both...

I seem to have been converted to the dark...errrrrr...wool side

[Catrin]

http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodPA_36533.html

This looks good to me for a winter base layer - has anyone any experience with their wool base layers? I know that there is a lot of support for Ibex here, but the price is nice

[Crankin]

I wore wool socks for 3 days and my Shak one night, as well as a short sleeved wool top for hiking and mountain biking last week. I noticed after wearing the top one day, I felt itchy the next day when I tried wearing another one. I hope this doesn't start again, as I was having some pretty annoying allergy stuff going on with wool at the end of the winter. I decided to wear a regular wicking top, so I didn't end up ruining my vacation. I also wonder if the 2 heavy wool blankets I was sleeping with increased my sensitivity.
I have invested in so much wool for the winter, that I will be devastated if I can't wear it. Although, my Shaks don't bother me, as long as there's a long sleeved shirt under them.

[PamNY]

Catrin, I have Patagonia wool bottoms which are fine.

[lph]

[QUOTE=Crankin;530650] I also wonder if the 2 heavy wool blankets I was sleeping with increased my sensitivity.
I have invested in so much wool for the winter, that I will be devastated if I can't wear it. QUOTE]

Crankin, I wear wool more out of necessity than comfort, and I have some of the thinnest, finest wool money can buy. It's super when you need wool's qualities, but after a few days skiing or camping wearing wool 24/7 I am very happy to get home and put pure cotton next to my skin. But I haven't grown more sensitive over time or anything, I just don't wear it all day.

[bmccasland]

I see more wool and less linen in my future Or I'm going to freeze after living in southern latitudes for several years. Was 80 (and muggy) when I walked out the door this morning.

I'm sure y'all will be more than willing to help me out with shopping advice