As synthetic hunting clothing gets lighter, thinner, and warmer, it’s tempting to regard wool as outmoded. However, sheep spent millions of years perfecting it for your benefit, and wool has a couple ...

For all the innovation that's been made in fabrics, wool still stands out as remarkable. Consider it nature's techwear, able to maintain warmth even while wet. Sure, it can itchy if we're not talking ...

Check the labels on your hunting garb and chances are several of them bear the tag “Woolrich.” This year the Pennsylvania company, now a manufacturer of a variety of outdoor wear but best known among ...

Nicole Qualtieri is a long-time freelance writer and editor, in addition to being a co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Westrn—an outdoor publication focused on long-form storytelling. She resides ...

Merino wool has dominated the outdoor base layer market, setting the bar for warmth, breathability, and temperature regulation. Although merino has long been considered the best base layer material ...