COTTON KILLS

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The ultimate vegan question for me! I've trained on CPR for the last 5 years, I

lived in the hills of Northern Idaho, and my family is usually exposed to rugged

cold in winter.

 

Now I live in Oregon, and though it's warmer, it rains frequently, turning a

mere " coolness " into a downright " chilliness. "

 

The mantra on ski hills (and logging and snowmobiling and cold wintery states)

is COTTON KILLS.

 

For a vegan, who no longer wishes to benefit from animals, what do you wear to

stave off hypothermia in the cold winter hills?

 

I've looked through many sites, and they all claim " cotton " will keep you warm!

But, it can kill you in super cold weather and high activity because it holds

moisture close to your skin--creating ripe conditions for hypothermia.

 

Synthetics are effective alternatives, and sometimes better choices over

wool--but WHICH ones are environmentally sound?

 

As anyone ever wondered about this before?