Wool is an animal fiber and has a tendency to actually breath during hot weather. Linen, cotton, another plant fibers have a tendency to hold the heat in. So in reality, wool is cooler then a linen cap. Wool has better tendencies to repeal water, Linen absorbs water.
Learned this doing years (22 years) of hardcore American Civil War re-enacting in the state of Virginia during the summer. Now that is hot.
Last edited by CollinMacD; 15th September 17 at 11:14 AM.
Allan Collin MacDonald III
Grandfather - Clan Donald, MacDonald (Clanranald) /MacBride, Antigonish, NS, 1791
Grandmother - Clan Chisholm of Strathglass, West River, Antigonish, 1803
Scottish Roots: Knoidart, Inverness, Scotland, then to Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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