Material That Can Take Some Sweat Without Smelling?

Per Peter Cole:
I once wore a (synthetic) fleece sock on one
foot, marino wool on the other of approximately the same weight, both
feet got dunked, wet fleece is much warmer than wet wool.

I have a trooper hat, high-count something-or-other on the
outside, fleece on the inside.

It's main use is for windsurfing on cold days and it's warm even
when soaking wet in 25+ mph winds.
--
PeteCresswell

On 3/1/2011 9:27 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Peter Cole:
I once wore a (synthetic) fleece sock on one
foot, marino wool on the other of approximately the same weight, both
feet got dunked, wet fleece is much warmer than wet wool.

I have a trooper hat, high-count something-or-other on the
outside, fleece on the inside.

It's main use is for windsurfing on cold days and it's warm even
when soaking wet in 25+ mph winds.

Yes, some fleece is used for water sport suits as a thin neoprene
alternative.

On Feb 28, 11:12*pm, john B. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:15:29 -0800 (PST), Frank Krygowski





wrote:
On Feb 27, 4:36 pm, Lou Holtman wrote:
Op 27-2-2011 22:08, Frank Krygowski schreef:

On Feb 27, 12:49 pm, Dan wrote:
On Feb 27, 7:45 am, wrote:

Can anybody suggest a material?

Wool.

Seconded. But I prefer it in the form of a cap, not a square I have
to tie in place.

You wear wool in the summer? Odd.

Well, it's actually winter now where I live. *I thought that was true
for the OP as well.

I have worn wool jerseys in the summer, quite comfortably. *But in
summer I won't normally have it on my head.

- Frank Krygowski

I seem to remember an time when wool was the material of choice for
bicycle apparel.

We admit to being that old.

On Mar 1, 2:45*pm, Peter Cole wrote:
On 3/1/2011 9:27 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:

Per Peter Cole:
I once wore a (synthetic) fleece sock on one
foot, marino wool on the other of approximately the same weight, both
feet got dunked, wet fleece is much warmer than wet wool.

I have a trooper hat, high-count something-or-other on the
outside, fleece on the inside.

It's main use is for windsurfing on cold days and it's warm even
when soaking wet in 25+ mph winds.

Yes, some fleece is used for water sport suits as a thin neoprene
alternative.

This thread is an absolute delight of esoteric knowledge. Just about
the only thing in it I did know is that silk shirts rot in the
armpits. I still have some silk shirts off the last bolt of
Macclesfield silk that my fashion director bought jonks ago, and fully
intend to be buried in one, when I won't be perspiring...

On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:19:25 -0500, Peter Cole
wrote:

On 2/28/2011 6:12 PM, john B. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:15:29 -0800 (PST), Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On Feb 27, 4:36 pm, Lou wrote:
Op 27-2-2011 22:08, Frank Krygowski schreef:

On Feb 27, 12:49 pm, Dan wrote:
On Feb 27, 7:45 am, wrote:

Can anybody suggest a material?

Wool.

Seconded. But I prefer it in the form of a cap, not a square I have
to tie in place.

You wear wool in the summer? Odd.

Well, it's actually winter now where I live. I thought that was true
for the OP as well.

I have worn wool jerseys in the summer, quite comfortably. But in
summer I won't normally have it on my head.

- Frank Krygowski

I seem to remember an time when wool was the material of choice for
bicycle apparel.


So were solid tires.

Not since I've been on the scene :-) However hyping wool is very much
re-inventing the wheel.

On Mar 1, 6:33*pm, john B. wrote:
On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:19:25 -0500, Peter Cole





wrote:
On 2/28/2011 6:12 PM, john B. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:15:29 -0800 (PST), Frank Krygowski
*wrote:

On Feb 27, 4:36 pm, Lou *wrote:
Op 27-2-2011 22:08, Frank Krygowski schreef:

On Feb 27, 12:49 pm, Dan * *wrote:
On Feb 27, 7:45 am, * *wrote:

Can anybody suggest a material?

Wool.

Seconded. *But I prefer it in the form of a cap, not a square I have
to tie in place.

You wear wool in the summer? Odd.

Well, it's actually winter now where I live. *I thought that was true
for the OP as well.

I have worn wool jerseys in the summer, quite comfortably. *But in
summer I won't normally have it on my head.

- Frank Krygowski

I seem to remember an time when wool was the material of choice for
bicycle apparel.

So were solid tires.

Not since I've been on the scene :-) However hyping wool is very much
re-inventing the wheel.

OP had a concern for odor. Thin tight-yarn South African all-wool
cycling socks (Balaga) were a rediscovery to me several years ago.
(Completely flat seams, tool) Just as little cotton is raw any longer,
so too for wool, so I don't know where the "smells like sheep" comment
comes from, unless that poster has something like Irish fisherman
sweaters and cheap socks in mind.
On polyprop. The Balagas wore wonderfully well, but recent necessary
replacements where polyprop substitutes (strengthens?) for some of the
wool seems not to compromise the stink-resistance much or at all.

Bacteria and what they produce seem and likely are different at other
parts of the body than for the feet. Wool is still an effective odor
suppressants or bacteria colony retardants, but there are limits. Like
wood chopping boards, I suppose.

Harry Travis

On 3/3/2011 8:09 PM, incredulous wrote:
On Mar 1, 6:33 pm, john wrote:
On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:19:25 -0500, Peter Cole





wrote:
On 2/28/2011 6:12 PM, john B. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:15:29 -0800 (PST), Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On Feb 27, 4:36 pm, Lou wrote:
Op 27-2-2011 22:08, Frank Krygowski schreef:

On Feb 27, 12:49 pm, Dan wrote:
On Feb 27, 7:45 am, wrote:

Can anybody suggest a material?

Wool.

Seconded. But I prefer it in the form of a cap, not a square I have
to tie in place.

You wear wool in the summer? Odd.

Well, it's actually winter now where I live. I thought that was true
for the OP as well.

I have worn wool jerseys in the summer, quite comfortably. But in
summer I won't normally have it on my head.

- Frank Krygowski

I seem to remember an time when wool was the material of choice for
bicycle apparel.

So were solid tires.

Not since I've been on the scene :-) However hyping wool is very much
re-inventing the wheel.

OP had a concern for odor. Thin tight-yarn South African all-wool
cycling socks (Balaga) were a rediscovery to me several years ago.
(Completely flat seams, tool) Just as little cotton is raw any longer,
so too for wool, so I don't know where the "smells like sheep" comment
comes from, unless that poster has something like Irish fisherman
sweaters and cheap socks in mind.
On polyprop. The Balagas wore wonderfully well, but recent necessary
replacements where polyprop substitutes (strengthens?) for some of the
wool seems not to compromise the stink-resistance much or at all.

Bacteria and what they produce seem and likely are different at other
parts of the body than for the feet. Wool is still an effective odor
suppressants or bacteria colony retardants, but there are limits. Like
wood chopping boards, I suppose.

Harry Travis

The problem with wool for a warm weather head covering is that it
doesn't have the wicking characteristics you want in such a garment.
Modern synthetic wicking fabrics are made with extremely fine fibers
which create a lot of surface area for evaporation and strong capillary
action. Since the fibers are hydrophobic, they don't absorb water into
the fiber itself (like many natural fibers), but only the space between
the fibers.

The downside of synthetics is that they generally will absorb skin oils
into the fiber and any oil-soluble smelly compounds with them. Some
modern synthetic fibers are impregnated with antibiotic silver
compounds, which prevent bacteria colonization.

I like wool socks, but they're prone to abrasion wear and stretch out of
shape easily, particularly when wet. Blending in some synthetic yarn is
the typical improvement for both issues. For wet weather, I prefer
synthetic fleece socks, they dry much faster and have better wet warmth.