Wool goes as the bottom layer?

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1. You’re using tiktok as an source for anything?

2. Wool is usually recommended as the base layer yes, because it breathes well and has the added benefit that wool is warm even if it gets moist.

   Some people can’t stand it though because wool can be itchy, and rather go for a cotton base layer with wool on top.

3. Wool as base layer is far warmer than cotton. Cotton with wool over still won’t be as warm as wool with cotton on top. Wool with wool is the warmest though, given thay you have a jacket against wind over when outside.

4. I use the breathable base layers from Salomon, super comfortable, it’s basically Nordic Ski gear

5. Wool doesn’t have to be directly on the skin, it should be the inner or middle layer but never the outer layer.

   In the military, we used fishnet trousers/sweater as inner layer (these are also made out of wool) and wool trousers/sweaters as middle layer.
   Reason being that wool breaths, and also isolates really well, it more or less takes the bodyheat you radiate, and stores it for you. Something a regular t-shirt wont do. And while it’s better than not having wool on, if putting polyester in between, it’s still a major loss of potentional heat/isolation if it’s put on incorrectly.

   Also, since it breathes, you’re less likely to sweat a lot, something you would do if the polyester was in between you and the wool underwear, meaning you’ll get cold eventually.

   Also: never use TikTok as a source for anything other than shitposting memes, mostly everything you see there should be taken with a huge handfull of salt since it’s all about views. So there is a lot of misinformation going on there.

6. Wool (and silk, depending on weave) stays warm even if damp, which makes it ideal for really cold weather. Some technical can work, but for me this demands that my activity level is very even; If I get warm to the point of sweaty, and then stop, the material will start to feel wet and cold, after a bit very cold. Having said that, for normal outdoor use (even the last days with -20C) I will usually wear good quality cotton boxers and longsleeved t-shirt as base layer, meriono wool long johns, wool jumper. At work (I work outdoors) I will probably wear two layers of thinner woolen jumpers under a thick one, and then jacket.

7. Just follow the ABC rule: Anything But Cotton

8. Finnmarking here👋

   I’ve always been taught to wear wool as the inner (base?) layer because wool is still warm when wet, and it breathes better than cotton. So that’s what I do🤷‍♀️

   My daughter is allergic to wool, so we use cotton or bamboo lined woolwear as her base layer😊

9. Nice wool for base layer, sill warm when wet with perspiration. Wool was base layer before there were poly fabrics that are also good base layer. I was taught ‘wear cotton to die’. Cotton is a horrible outdoor performer.

   I am 75 y.o. and have Merino wool bicycling jerseys by Swobo that have never been washed and still do not stink.

10. If TikTok says it, it must be true

11. Wool base, wool mid and a shell. When feeling cold you just add more wool. These last few very cold days I have been using two wool base layers, a wool mid layer and a hardshell. It’s also important to remember your hands, neck and head, but the same principles apply. Lastly i recommend merino for base and iclandic wool for midlayer, its lighter and warmer.