BlackRockGear
FNG
I've got both and have used each fairly extensively. I love my Capilene for "quick" activities whereas I prefer my wool for longer term usage.
Hiking into the backcountry and setting up camp for 5 days I much prefer the wool. It packs smaller, has a great temperature range and is all around more useable for days on end. It can get wet and dirty yet it still performs great. I can wash it in a stream and have a useable shirt almost immediately.
The Capilene has been my go to when tagging a peak or climbing a route. For the most part they are very durable. They allow you to sweat in them more heavily and wick and dry a bit faster. They do well when things start freezing as well. I've used them for days up on ridges above 13k ft. Now having said that I'll probably also have a wool layer of some sort too.
Hiking into the backcountry and setting up camp for 5 days I much prefer the wool. It packs smaller, has a great temperature range and is all around more useable for days on end. It can get wet and dirty yet it still performs great. I can wash it in a stream and have a useable shirt almost immediately.
The Capilene has been my go to when tagging a peak or climbing a route. For the most part they are very durable. They allow you to sweat in them more heavily and wick and dry a bit faster. They do well when things start freezing as well. I've used them for days up on ridges above 13k ft. Now having said that I'll probably also have a wool layer of some sort too.