It helps keep me warm in winter. Better than wool, if I get too wet. I just noti...

bamboozled · on Dec 22, 2019

One thing to watch out for is what happens to this stuff when you wash it. Yes it contaminates the environment with micro plastics.

One solution is to use a special bag to capture and filter them out. [1]

[1] https://en.guppyfriend.com/

mirimir · on Dec 22, 2019

Oops. Damn.

But that's an issue with all synthetic clothing, right?

I guess that making bottles and sheeting would be best.

bamboozled · on Dec 22, 2019

I think nylon jackets etc are ok, like the hard shell ski jackets etc. It’s more just and issue with soft fleece type stuff I believe.

Patagonia has some information about it on their site somewhere, they also stock the guppy friend bags.

bamboozled · on Dec 22, 2019

I forgot to mention, I use one, it picks up quite a lot of lint.

comicjk · on Dec 22, 2019

A disadvantage: in my experience as a sweaty person, fleece tends to stink after exposure to sweat, while wool resists this more.

xkcd-sucks · on Dec 22, 2019

Also wool is somewhat flame resistant while synthetic fleece melts to your skin and catches on fire

mirimir · on Dec 22, 2019

Good point.

And I'm reminded of a frightening experience. So I'm home after a night of dancing with friends. And I notice a burn hole in the back of my wool sweater. Some jerk with a lighter, I'm sure. But it could have been very bad, if I had been wearing PET fleece.