I currently have cotton thermals, as most people probably do, but I have been considering getting some cheap(-er or -est) merino thermals since I used to love wearing that old wool coat I have. As many have said, wool is like some sort of miracle fabric. It works for many weather conditions
despite being warm
, is flame-resistant, and even gets warm when wet
. It just works
... period. I have noticed that it takes a lot of thermals to keep the legs warm simply because of the wind. Should I worry more about wool thermals (expensive), or chaps (costs about as much
). I do know the old saying that cotton kills.
Fat chance I'll be caught drenched in a cold spell, especially with my tendency to ride like the postal service. "Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail...."
Well, I'm not sure about doing those last three for a while
. Can't drive my parents totally insane
. My cousin just jumped all over me for riding on a wet, foggy night
. But then, maybe she's biased... After all, I was determined to visit my cousin that Christmas day, even if I arrived half a day late...
think being awakened from sleep at midnight by your nutty cousin on a motorbike ... on a night like that... in the backwoods, too. A couple days later, I got a talkin' to!
.
I had spent most of the day visiting family members, and my pants were drenched worse than I have ever done before from riding. My boots were slopped with water. It was a mess! I didn't wear thermals either, except for a sweater I brought with me just in case. I sure ended up using it, eventually. It was during this warm Christmas thing. I didn't get very far from my house before realizing that I probably should have put on the long johns.
Anyway...
What will I do with cotton? Freeze to death
?
Will wool do the legs any better than cotton, or do I just need chaps?