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How is leather great? There are plenty of pleathers that work just fine that don't require skinning animals. How is wool great? It maybe somewhat warm but it's
by airhead969 6y ago
How is leather great? There are plenty of pleathers that work just fine that don't require skinning animals.
How is wool great? It maybe somewhat warm but it's itchy, and prone to issues with water. Thinsulate is often superior.
- rich_sasha 6y agoLeather is strong, durable, water- and fire-resistant. For many applications, we don't have a better alternative. Wool clothing stays warm when wet, and has antiseptic properties, keeping it fresh for longer. Sure, for many applications, we have better alternatives, but often we just don't. Or they are not cost-effective, which to me is the same - we have something just-as-good, but harder to make. Another one is down for down jackets etc. Synthetic has its upsides, but we still can't make anything as warm, compact and light as down jackets.
- jjeaff 6y agoRegarding leather, repairability is superior to most synthetic options too. You can literally sand it down and dye it and smooth it out again after it wears.
- airhead969 6y agoLeather comes from animals and causes a lot of pollution. Nit: "Literally" is an unnecessary word in most circumstances.
- snypher 6y agoEveryone is literally eating the animals and we use the leftover leather.
- jjeaff 6y agoIn this case, literally is there for a reason, albeit, imprecisely. It implies you can actually get sandpaper at the hardware store and use that to physically sand leather down like one sands wood. Rather that some specialty tool or process. And until we start killing cows and discarding the carcass just for the leather, I can't imagine the processing is any worse than synthetic, usually petroleum based substitutes.
- airhead969 6y agoWhich applications don't have alternatives to leather? Leather fades when exposed to sunlight. Leathers aren't waterproof without treatment. Wool shrinks when it gets wet.