What makes flannel so popular?
The flannel shirt is extremely popular when it comes to outdoor activities since ever.
Flannel is a soft woven fabric, of various fineness. Flannel was originally made from carded wool or worsted yarn, but is now often made from either wool, cotton, or synthetic fiber.
Which characteristics made (and make) flannel such an excellent choice for outdoor activities?
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This question is clearly not opinion-based. One shouldn't answer with things like "Because it looks cool" or something but with rational facts.
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Man, that's easy. It's soft, warm and durable.
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Besides being the manliest thing you could ever wear outdoors:
Durability
Have you ever had a flannel shirt, or pair of pants? If you have, then odds are you still have them. They are extremely abrasion resistant, and won't melt or burst into flames if a hot coal from the fire lands on them. There's a reason why lumberjacks favoured flannel shirts, and it's because they could hack away at trees all day, carry logs around, get covered in dirt, bark, and wood chips, then at the end of the day just brush it off and go woo the ladies in the tavern.
Warmth
Flannel is traditionally made out of wool, which is extremely warm and has a lot of merits when it comes to moisture control. You can sweat in a flannel shirt out in the cold without the shirt losing much of its insulating properties.
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