exactly - synthetic fleece makes you sweat and loses insulation value when its wet. I trout fish in the winter, and if synthetic fleece gloves get wet, they're useless. Filson merino wool gloves will keep your hands warm even if they're wet.
<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/decoy/fish6/cPC280016.jpg> On Friday, October 25, 2013 7:25:52 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I gave up over 10 years ago on what were then late-model tech in synthetic > cold weather insulating gear (I forget the names; the two tops I had were > thickish, dense knits that didn't stink after you sweat in them, and didn't > pill like some of the other non-stinking plastic knits). > > Despite their lack of odor, and though they felt warm enough in when > riding, as soon as you stopped and your body began to cool, they began to > feel clammy and cold. > > Wool, OTOH, doesn't feel clammy and cold when you stop, and I also find it > comfortable in a far wider range of temperatures (as long as these > temperatures are below 70F). I'd often come in from a 10-to-15 mile morning > commute wearing a ls wool jersey under a vest of some sort, and wear the > jersey alone comfortably for a couple of hours at an inside temperature > that was some 30* to 40* F warmer than outside. And of course, no stink. > > One other quality of wool: it keeps me warmer in wind, despite its > porousness, than other knits; I will often wear a ls wool jersey over a ss > one in temperatures of about 40F without discomfort despite the breeze > generated by riding. In fact, a thick, ragg wool Rivendell wooly warm ls > jersey sweater over a ls wool jersey, plus hat and gloves and leg covering, > is fine down to freezing if it is not too windy. Dry climate, but our > percentages on cold, winter mornings can be over 50%. > > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 6:08 PM, ascpgh <asc...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote: > >> [Snip] I do commute with an extra insulating garment packed in my bag >> through winter, seems a good bit of habit for any S24O. Need something not >> made sticky feeling by that sub-dripping sweating from what seems like >> comfortable effort on the bike. I do find that being outdoors in the >> evening as the temps drop to be a real education in the dew point concept. >> Water is going to condensate at some thermal meniscus between your body >> heat/moisture engine core and the falling temps of your surroundings, dress >> accordingly. Or as Ted Turner, at the helm of Courageous in the Americas >> Cup said of knots, during your inability to recall the correct one; tie >> enough of them. Take enough clothes. >> >> -- > *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* > Certified Resume Writer > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > patric...@resumespecialties.com <javascript:> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > Albuquerque, NM > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
