The attractions of fruitcake are well documented.

And wool does stay warm, though it gets a bit heavy, after lengthy heavy rain or thick fog.

I tend to wear cotton in the warmest weather, then wool-cotton or wool-poly blends in the shoulder seasons. But my jackets, tents, and tarps are all synthetic all the time - that's what I would like to look at changing.

I am actually looking at traditionally tanned buckskin for clothing. The smoke cure supposedly acts to make the material highly water resistant, it remains breathable, super quiet, etc. Unlike chemically tanned buckskin, traditionally dressed and smoked bucksin supposedly shrugs off the occasional soaking and returns to its original state. But making it is labor-intensive and buying it is expensive, then there's the tailoring. It does have a scent of its own when new.

So, any other candidates?

Thanks.