Originally Posted by
staehpj1
For what it is worth... A lot of people tout wool as being relatively odor free even after several days or more of wear and I assume that is true for them. That said I have not found that to be the case for me. Wool items I have worn tend to be the stinkiest things I have worn. Maybe my body chemistry is just different, but the love of wool is not universal. I find synthetic tech fabrics work better for me, but they do vary widely in how bad they hold odors. For tours I try to pick among my tech garments for the ones that are better in this regard.
Then it wasn't real wool or it was mixed with synthetics. Also it's the Australian Merino wool is the best. Although I found it takes a lot longer to dry than synth jerseys so I wore synth clothes on my first tours. I can wash a synth jersey, lay it flat on hot pavement and it's dry in 15-20 minutes. One per day, really didn't smell much.
I planned my tour in way that I was hoping between state parks so I had a legit campsite and showers every night. I plan to keep it that way for a while since I just started touring.