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Wow. Really interesting stuff. Thanks for posting that.

I'm betting the Barbour gabardine fabric mentioned was ventile cotton. When I was a very young kid in the '60s I read every mountaineering book my local library had. They were all pretty dated at that point, but ventile cotton was highly praised as an outer layer. Here is a little something about it: https://outside.away.com/gear/gearguy/200309/20030905.html

A great domestic source for outdoor woolies is Johnson Woolen Mills in Vermont. I wear their wool pants skiing, to which people frequently look askance.

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be selective: "cotton kills" refers to its' lousy wicking ability and non-existent heat retention when wet.
Wool, of course is much better at heat retention when wet.
Well aware of that! Silk and wool are the way to go, with the exception of waxed cotton (for certain applications).

It's just that there's so much focus on all these artifical clothes, it'd be nice to actually wear something somewhat natural whilst enjoying nature.
 

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I had forgotten about them!

Is any of their stuff particularly suited to activities such as cross country skiing or snowshoing?
They carry Minus33 base layers in wool, and they have a lot of different socks to choose from. It depends on how cold it gets where you plan to do these activities. Their coats, shirts and pants are pretty thick.
 

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I find TNF does some neat synthetic stuff, but that's not what you're looking for. I'm a "gentleman adventurer" in my spare time in both mountain and desert biomes.

Columbia does nice trekking clothes (stuff for yuppies to wear while drinking wine on the WCT) but the best stuff I've had is to get a pair of wool trousers from the surplus store, add a cotton safari jacket from GAP or HBC and wear them to threads.

Of note, if you're worried about the technical feasibility of cotton, wear a synthetic core layer underneath it and the cotton will get the dirt and the core gets the sweat. Cotton generally is uncomfortable as an internal layer in the cold weather, especially in snow.

That said, if I could find a leather fatigue jacket in my size, I'd be in heaven. My grandfather was a furrier and made clothing like that his whole life (fur lined coats for adventurers) as he spent a fair amount of time in the outdoors.

Thomas
 
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