Synthetic/Wool combination for hiking

[haha49]

Originally Posted by Indianajohns

I know wool retains 80% of it's insulation when it's wet, I'm not sure about fleece. I know it does retain a lot of it's insulation too but I don't know if it's more or less. I'm led to think that it's more because of it's favor with hikers and backpackers but that could just be because it's more lightweight and compact than wool.

Wool also holds water for a long time.

fleece is less its like 60 something precent when wet.. wool I know is by far the best when soaking wet.. the only downside is the weight.. its heavy.. and its super heavy when wet..

[FredLee]

Manufacturers of diving dry suits use either fleece type or thinsulate type undergarments as warmth insulation. I don't know of any who use wool as a base for thermal protection. If anything could possibly get wet,its drysuit undergarments.From experience...