/fa/ - Fashion

>>11480032
Wool is naturally waterproof with lanolin, and oilcloth is waterproof. Moccasins and leather shoes are the ultimate footwear for hunting.


>Yea.....no. If you're wearing wool as an outer layer in the middle of a rain/sleet storm when you're above 12,000ft, then you're just stupid. Technical layers are a necessity if you ever actually go /out/. Now if you're just car camping or out at the hunting camp, then sure, wool and other natural materials are great.

Tell that to the people who went outdoors more than 50 years ago. You're an idiot, synthetics are never necessary. You'd know that if you went outdoors.

>If you knew what you're talking about then you'd say synthetics melt (not "burn") when near flames. That's like the first thing you learn when you're 8 with the old man, anon.

I think you watch too many YouTube videos, anon.

Yeah, you realise that synthetics do "melt" near flames, because they're shit for being outdoors. You watch too many youtube videos.
You're definitely a 20-30 year old who has only gone on hikes on well trodden paths and trails, and spends hundreds on outdoor gear that you only use a few times in a year.
Try to not make a sound in the forest while you're wearing "boots vital to going outdoors". You can only be silent if you go barefoot or wear shoes with a soft sole, not your £500 hiking boots.

Try to repair a large rip in your synthetic jacket with some needle and thread. You won't be able to, because first of all you're a weekend warrior and second of all yo u can't repair synthetics like you can with a wool coat.


Try to Stalk an animal with that £600 arcteryx coat you're wearing. Nope, it makes too much sound and the animals can smell it from a mile off.

Ask any old timer or person who has years (I mean 20+) and they will tell you natural materials, like wool, fur and cotton (inb4 cotton kills, it's fine in hot weather) are better than synthetics.