Wool backpack, WTF?

[Guest freedomfighter]

Nevermind......

[x2br00tal4ux]

its only on the front.

[the breaks]

definitely worth a thread

[makerofthings]

Junya begs to differ with the OP

http://www.colette.fr/#/eshop/article/30736752/junya-watanabe-man-backpack/335/

[nixon]

Why would you put wool on a backpack? Doesn't it soak up water?

No:

"Wool has also been traditionally used to cover cloth diapers. Wool fiber exteriors are hydrophobic (repel water) and the interior of the wool fiber is hygroscopic (attracts water); this makes a wool garment able to cover a wet diaper while inhibiting wicking, so outer garments remain dry. Wool felted and treated with lanolin is water resistant, air permeable, and slightly antibacterial, so it resists the buildup of odor. Some modern cloth diapers use felted wool fabric for covers, and there are several modern commercial knitting patterns for wool diaper covers."

From Wikipedia, they're talking about diapers or something but the same thing applies (the sky is peeing on you instead of you peeing in a diaper). Wool also dries extremely quickly. Why would winter coats be made from wool if they soaked up water?