wool as base layer: optimal weight? (merino vs synthetic)
i know, silly question as it depends how cold etc. But as someone who has always used Capilene for snowboarding and now entering the snowshoes+board-on-the-backpack world, i am trying to reconsider my layering system, starting from the base layer. I understand that wool/merino doesnt stink as synthetic and it should breathe better. Does it really breathe and drys better and faster? I checked Smartwool and Icebreaker catalogues, and see they have different weights. What is considered to be the average-conditions optimal weight? as everyone else, i hate having a soaked baselayer.
any suggestion is appreciated, thanks in advance