Good advice. Although in my case the salt stains get heavy pretty quick. (I sweat a lot.) And they don't seem to brush out. Make up for it with a number of wool tops.
For cotton a heavy Woolrich or Filson Alaska shirt work as a cover layer in some conditions. Or at least I like the feel/look of them. But I'm a wimp. Definitely not out riding in this winter storm. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Dec 8, 2:52�pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > When considering the cost of wool, bear in mind that it need not be washed > each time you use it. Hang it up and let it dry. Then wear it again. and > again. You get the idea. When to wash? Opinions vary, but mine is when I can > start to smell an odor, it's time. Salt is no trouble. Just brush it off and > keep going. > > Ixnay on cotton in any layer, for cold weather. In warmer weather, a cotton > seersucker or waffle weave shirt is quite nice over a thin wool base. For > icier days, and where wool costs more than you can do for 2 layers, use > polyproylene insulating garments over the wool. They probably won't stink > either. > > ________________________________ > From: shawn <calamari6...@gmail.com> > > Coming from a cost perspective, it seems if one can afford just one > wool base layer and then wear regular clothes (i.e.-cotton) over it > then it might be a little easier to "swallow" the cost of the wool. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
