Wool...... I'm sold!

[K. Lane]

Well, even more so than before. I went to bed last night feelin great, woke up to go to work this morning and couldn't hardly walk. I don't have a clue what happened but I have a sneaking suspicion that my bride beat me up with a broom handle (aka.... Her ride) while I was sleeping. She vehemently denies it. Well not really vehemently, it's more like "shut up, if I'm gonna whack you, it isn't gonna be on your foot"
Anyway I suffered through the day not really wanting to get up from my desk other than to make a head call because I have a horrible pain on my left heel just to the left of the Achilles' tendon.... Kinda feels like I have been hit with a ball peen hammer because it's a spot about the size of a 50 cent piece. I know it don't sound like much but IT HURTS LIKE HADES to take a step forward.
I got home and after dinner around 6:00, I got an ice pack, one if the cold packs that have the blue gel in them. I put on a merino wool sock instead of wrapping the ice pack in a dish towel.
About 2 hours later while sittin here watching tv I realize my foot has been on this ice pack and I can't feel any "cold" at all and the ice pack is thawed. I realized how warm merino wool is and when I took my foot off of the ice pack, I realized how good of an insulator it was...... Where my foot was sitting, the ice pack was not only still frozen, there was still frost in the outside of the pack

I know, kinda dumb, but I thought it was cool. I certainly never knew it was THAT GOOD of an insulator

[Playa]

I get wool socks every Christmas, 65% merino wool or better.

[.243 WSSM]

You wouldn't make it in our duck blind very long.

[K. Lane]

You wouldn't make it in our duck blind very long.

Well...... I have no desire to hunt ducks with you so....yeah..... You're probably right
?????

[.243 WSSM]

I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you continue on your recovery. Maybe we can try again next year

[K. Lane]

I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you continue on your recovery. Maybe we can try again next year

Since I know a lot of folks up there in the Dallas area, Either I know you and am not putting 2 and 2 together or you're tryin to get me fired up
Ain't made my sometimes slow mind up as to which one yet.

If it's option number 2, it ain't gonna work
Hope your and yours have the happiest of holidays, Merry Christmas bud!!

[Bisch]

Yep! Merino wool is some good stuff. I got some First Lite hunting clothes layers this year, and it is awesome!

Hope your foot heals up fast. I just got off crutches for a month after bashing my heel!

Bisch

[catslayer]

Wool is amazing stuff... FYI wool will still insulate even when wet, which cotton WONT. so WET wool clothes will still work to keep you worm.

That's all I wear now for thermals...

ps Your foot sounds like plantar plantar fasciitis... that SUUUCKS

[Jspradley]

I have such a hardon for wool I might as well move to Montana... Lol

[Man]

What a coinsidence you bring this up....with the announcment coming soon of the new wool yeti

[True Texan]

I guess wool is cool. As for that foot pain sounds like you have plantar fasciitis. I have had it and it is painful. When I get it, I go to a foot DR. and get a shot of cortisone. The shot is not too fun, but afterwards its awesome. Hope this might help.

[.243 WSSM]

It's option 2, I was just messing with ya! Yes,wool is the shnizzle, I need to buy more wool hunting clothes. Merry Christmas to you and yours!