I agree with most posters - I like it for a few select layers, but after that I'm pretty synthetic. I love SmarWool socks. I'd love an nice alpaca sweater. Suits made of wool seem nicer than those of cotton or canvas.

But in a rainstorm or blizzard, I'll take my synthetics, even if they do encase down. Sleeping in dry wool is nice, just make sure to ziploc those items.

I'm pretty much a fleece jacket guy.
If clothing gets wet ... get it OFF and get something dry near your skin. In a hurry.
For this reason - a small hand towel with absorbent abilities is really good. Folks here probably have great suggestions. And a backup jacket (stored dry) - if there's any chance of getting soaked.

Pete2

i take fleece,or the lighter stuff i call poly fluff,on all my canoe trips and what i found that really keeps me warm is to take off my shirt,put the poly fluff hoodie on over bare skin and then put the shirt back on.

I've also tried that and can highly recommend it.

BTW, this is one place where the wrong kind of wool comes in second place to synthetics, IMO - contact directly with the skin. The wrong kind of wool can be itchy and drafty. I recently added a thin wool jacket for an emergency extra layer in my urban EDC kit, but it's with the mind set that I likely won't get soaked to my base layer. In a wilderness situation, I take 2 extra layers - a wool and a synthetic.