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i'll take merino wool every time. if you're worried about the visuals, throw on a windbreaker. the synthetic stink but pleasing visuals loses to the merino lack of stink
and not-so pleasing visuals every time. in the wet and the sweat, merino just works better. if you're worried about your instagram posts, you're gonna do what you're gonna do regardless.

and yes, it's true. the merino stuff will not last as long even if you're diligent about maintaining it. and yes, the synthetic stuff is usually less expensive. however, when the bleep hits the fan,
which would i rather be wearing? pretty easy to trace the slow deterioration of a merino wool garment vs a complete and utter failure of synthetic stuff in wet(tish) conditions.
we get those wet conditions occasionally.