The Best Natural & Non-Toxic Bedding
We spend about one third of our lives in bed. So choosing the right bedding is quite important.
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Wool
The Warmest Wool Duvets (Qiviut, Alpaca and Camel Wool)
To find the warmest duvet, we need to determine the warmest duvet filling material.
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A List Of Goods Still Made In The USA
Here’s a master list of well-designed products still made in the United States. If only certain products are U.S.-made, you’ll see a “(only selected products)” note.
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The Warmest Socks, Gloves, Hats and Scarves
I’ve been researching the warmest wool products available. Here’s what I discovered:
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The Softest Merino T-Shirt: Outlier Ultrafine
I’ve tested many merino wool t-shirts over the years — including those from Icebreaker, Minus 33, Smartwool, Ibex, Wooly and Arcteryx. The softest merino shirt I’ve tried is the Outlier Ultrafine T-Shirt. The fiber used in this shirt feels almost buttery to the touch. It has a excellent drape too, due to the use of 17.5 micro merino fibers.
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Underrated Fiber Series: Yak Wool
Similar to Bison wool, Yak wool is a very warm, lightweight and soft fiber. Yaks are primarily raised by nomadic Tibetan and Mongolian families. Their wool is combed (not shorn) once per year in the springtime when the animals shed their winter coat.
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Underrated Fiber Series: Bison Wool
In our underrated fiber series, we will be featuring products made with wool from alpacas, llamas, vicunas, bison, musk oxen, and yaks. Let’s start this series off by looking at Bison wool, which is harvested from buffalo in Colorado and South Dakota each spring, when the animals shed their fur. Bisons were almost driven to extinction,
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