What Did Hikers Wear Before Synthetics Were Invented?
Nowadays you barely have to think twice before pulling on a synthetic jacket and heading out into cold weather. But what outdoor clothes did people wear before synthetic fibers were...
Nowadays you barely have to think twice before pulling on a synthetic jacket and heading out into cold weather. But what outdoor clothes did people wear before synthetic fibers were invented? Some of the earliest Antarctic explorers, like Roald Amundsen, braved freezing conditions without the advantage of modern extreme cold weather clothing. So how did they do it?
