Mustad...You make an interesting point about being noisy. I have two Cabela's garments. One is the wool parka with Dryplus and the other is their unlined wool jacket. I also have a pr. of Weatherbywool pants and a Weatherby heavy wool shirt and one pr. of Columbia wool pants. I just did a fingernail scratch test. Here are the results. The Cabela's wool are the noisiest of the garments followed by Weatherby. Columbia is the quietest. Even though the Cabela's are the noisiest, they are by no means what I would consider noisy. But it is something to consider. Perhaps the reason the Columbia is the quietest is because it is a looser weave. That is also likely the reason that itthe least wind resistent.