Just got these via UPS. Haven't field tested them yet, obviously. But I did try them on and all I can say is ITCHY ITCHY. But I figure that won't be a problem when I'm wearing my thermal underwear.

They claim it won't shrink in the washing machine. I'm scared to try.

Cabela's Legacy 100% wool shirt

Cabela's Legacy 100% wool pants

I'd like a wool union suit.

Hi CityBoyGoneCountry,

I have the Cabela's Legacy Parka (with Dry-plus and insulation) and it has been great over the past 5 years of hunting trips. It is warm, tough and water/wind proof. The only negative is that it is a bit heavy to walk long distances in.

I wear wool shirts/pants regularly in the cold season, usually Codets or Canadian Army Surplus.

Mike

I wore blue wool shirts (with the tie tucked in bewteen a couple of buttons, a hold over from the old brown shoe days) and pants in the Air Force, and wool gabardine pants for the CHP for a lot of years. I didn't really notice them being all that much warmer than other clothing, unless I got soaked, in which case they may have been a tad warmer, but they smelled nasty, and shrunk. I used to wear insulated "long johns" under them, winter and summer, to avoid that scratchy feeling...

I don't know what SW100 stands for. A sort of steel wool 100g coating?! Anyway personally I would go with Filson or Codet regular 100% virgin wool pants with thermal underwear and nylon windpants (Canadian Army).

Frankie

Hey OBG,

I wore brown wool uniform pants for a couple of years in the early 80's and hated the scratchy, hot feeling in the summer. I often wear wool pants in the winter but they are the heavy, thick version with long johns underneath. In windy weather I wear a Goretex "Windstopper" liner between the layers and it blocks the wind well.

Mike

I wear wool pants every winter, wouldn't go any other way, one thing though is I'm in long underwear so the itchy part doesn't bother me.

I buy pants from Cabela's all the time, never the wool, all I can say is the cargo pants never seem to hold up, blow out at the pockets. For wool I'll stick with high quality pants. I had a pair that I bought when I was 17 wore them every year until my early 30's looked like new when I could no longer fit into them.

What color would that be? Plaid?

LOL, funny I didn't even catch that.

The Corps issued a heavy wool/nylon blend shirt in the cold weather uniform back before ECWS. Pretty much the same shirt issued for Korea and maybe even WWII.

It didn't shrink when washed, but would disappear from the dryer or line if you weren't watching it. Yeah, it was a popular item of issue.

It was heavier than fleece and did smell when wet. But wool doesn't melt when a hot ember lands on it.

I've also owned and worn medium weight Woolrich shirts. Great when backpacking in the Cascades in the all day drizzle. It stayed warm and dry inside.

I was never bothered by itch. I always war some kind of undershirt. The nylon fleece sleeping shirt was best, but an ordinary cotton t worked most of the time. I confess to having a lot of my own hair, which keeps wool at a distance.

It has almost impossible to find wool dress and casual socks. Wool keeps my feet more comfortable in any shoe in any season.

Doug