I wash my wool clothing by hand, using Eucalan. It contains lanolin, and
they recommend not rinsing after a wash, so that the lanolin and eucalyptus
oils are retained (in addition to conditioning the fibers, those oils also
act as moth and flea repellants).
http://www.eucalan.com/
http://www.e
We don't dry clean anything. Wash in cold water with detergent free soap
(add in some lanolin if you wish). Drip dry only, no dryer, wringing out or
running through a roller.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 2:07:18 PM UTC-7, frenchosa wrote:
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> Montclair BobbyB:
>
> I am in
Michael:
I hate the idea of dry-cleaning for active wear, so (at least for mine)
I'll plan to wash it in Woolite (or similar product)... haven't yet; only
wore it once.
Good luck.
BB
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 4:07:18 PM UTC-5, frenchosa wrote:
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> Montclair BobbyB:
>
> I am interested in
Montclair BobbyB:
I am interested in the Swedish military wool sweater. It says dry clean
only...Can you get away with washing it by hand or in a washing machine?
I don't like to use dry cleaning on my outdoor clothes.
Michael
Osaka, Japan
On Monday, February 3, 2014 12:50:25 AM UTC+9
Ian:
I picked up my sweater and snow smock on eBay. There may be several
sellers of these, but here are 2 links I found (with photos):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Swedish-Army-100-Wool-Sweater-Choice-of-Sizes-Military-Surplus-SL-2522-/281259383496?pt=US_CSA_MC_Sweaters&var=&hash=item417c5d9ac8
Where can one buy these items? The wool zipper sweater sounds great. If
you're inclined to post photos...would be most interested.
Ian A/Canada
On Sunday, February 2, 2014 8:50:25 AM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
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> I got a little creative this year with my winter gear,
> trading synthetic
I appreciate all the follow-up info (and photo), gents! Ventile seems ideal
for an outer layer. (Deacon Patrick, I also just read your glowing review
on the Hilltrek blog!)
Cotton -- who knew?!
Bob
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Bob,
A canvas shell works best at 20˚F or colder, the idea being highly
breathable to allow vaporization from exertion while being windproof and
shedding snow easily. If it's wet from the outside, so it the canvas.
That's why I love Ventile, as it accomplishes both, so temp does not matter.
Wi
Bob:
I haven't really given it a foul-weather test, but I believe this is more
wind than water proof (designed for cold Swedish winters)... The cotton
feels like a fairly tight weave, which I believe might fare better at
repelling water in a light rain than wool... but I wouldn't wear it out in
I've had good success with British army surplus wool boxer briefs in
cold weather. Layered as needed depending on wind and cold levels
On 2/2/2014 5:05 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote:
I'm all about wool and cotton as my winter system! Started off at
-5˚F, with a wool t-shirt and thin wool long sleev
I'm all about wool and cotton as my winter system! Started off at -5˚F,
with a wool t-shirt and thin wool long sleeve under my Ventile jacket.
Topped out at 20˚F over the course of 8 hours of biking, snowshoeing, and
running.
Head: wool balaclava and/or possum hat, ventile hood
Hands: Fox River
Sorry; "Mallory", not "Hillary". Mallory circa 1924.
On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5076634.stm
>
> "Forensic textiles experts" found Hillary's mountaineering clothing to
> perform excellently, to be more comfortable than modern synthetics, and
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5076634.stm
"Forensic textiles experts" found Hillary's mountaineering clothing to
perform excellently, to be more comfortable than modern synthetics, and to
be considerably lighter.
Closer to home my brother, on one of his regular Goodwill sweeps, found an
ex-US Army p
I don't have any army surplus clothing (I do have a US Army woolen blanket,
though), but I am also a recent convert to wool for cycling. After my
(supposedly) breathable jacket's zipper broke, I did the same thing: I
switched from those same synthetic materials to the layered wool approach.
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