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Icewear''s research found that the warmest material is wool, with thicker Icelandic wool being even better, and a wool-acrylic blend being somewhere in the middle. The warmest clothing for you will be
Heat retention is in turn done through two methods; by creating an insulative barrier (the most common method) by using insulating wool, or by using heavy materials like rock and concrete which can act
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