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Wait, the "fleece" jackets are made of plastic?? You're not talking about the outer layer of the down jackets?
by mandelbrotwurst 7y ago
Wait, the "fleece" jackets are made of plastic??
You're not talking about the outer layer of the down jackets?
- acabal 7y agoModern "fleece" is polyester, which is plastic-based: https://www.contrado.co.uk/blog/what-is-fleece/ https://www.contrado.co.uk/blog/what-is-fleece/
- gumby 7y agoThat page even has a pair of bullet lists showing that the plastic imitation is inferior to the real thing! I do make a lot of winter trips like the one in the photograph (long winter backpacking trips) and am an instructor and I only use wool for my socks and other undergarments, and jackets. Down for sleeping in. Synthetic underpants though!
- dredmorbius 7y agoMoths tend not to destroy microfibre polyester fleece. Other than that, a wool felt is quite nice.
- gumby 7y agoI don’t have a moth issue...my cats destroy my clothing before it can be eaten. But at least wool can be repaired.
- kart23 7y agoPatagonia actually advertises that it's fleece is made from recycled water bottles.
- wavefunction 7y ago>its Yeah and people who buy Patagonia fleece expect it to be made from recycled water bottles