WOOLPOWER® GARMENTS
Stay Warm. Stay Ready.
Woolpower® Thermal Garments for Extreme Cold
Trusted by Outdoorsmen, Proven in the Wild
Bounce Archery is proud to be a retailer of Woolpower® garments, designed for maximum warmth and comfort in the harshest conditions. Made in Sweden from premium Ullfrotté Original material, these high-performance thermal layers are perfect for hunting, outdoor adventures, and cold-weather survival. With garment weights from 200 to 800 g/m², you can build the perfect layering system for any environment. Stop by or call us today to explore our current inventory and gear up for your next cold-weather adventure.
Master the Cold with Smart Layering
Insulation Starts from Within
Stay Warm. Stay Dry. Stay Ready.
CLOTHES DON’T PROVIDE HEAT
But they do allow you to retain the warmth that you produce. Think about how you dress: small details make a big difference when the weather is harsh and your energy level is dropping.
Clothes should insulate and support the body’s temperature balance. At the same time that our clothing should help to retain heat that the body produces, it should also transport excess moisture and heat that the body does not need.
DRESS IN LAYERS
An efficient way of dressing in a cold climate is to use layers. This provides a versatile and flexible system that not only protects against cold, wind and wetness, but is also easy to ventilate or modify if you get too hot. The layering principle is divided into four main layers.
LAYER 1
A heat-insulating and moisture transporting base layer next to the skin. It is imperative to wick moisture away from the skin, since water conducts heat 25 times more efficiently than air. A base layer in synthetic fibers or wool is superior to cotton, which absorbs moisture and dries poorly.
LAYER 2
A mid-layer that adds extra insulation, and thus retains body heat. The purpose of the second layer is to create an insulating layer of air. In cold weather or if the activity level is low, a thicker layer is needed. The more air in the clothes, the better the insulation.
LAYER 3
A wind and water repellent shell that protects against external cooling and retains the warmth created between layers 1 and 3. Modern shell garments release some moisture through their material. During high activity levels, the garments should allow ventilation at the neck, the cuff or at other dedicated openings to increase the release of warm, moist air.
A FOURTH LAYER
Windproof, high loft down or synthetic-filled garments that are easy to put on over the shell layer. These should be worn during break times or when making camp. Keep this layer easily accessible so that the important breaks do not become shivering adventures.
Ullfrotté Original – The material
Advanced Fabric for Ultimate Warmth
Engineered for Comfort, Built for Survival.
Ullfrotté Original is the material developed by Woolpower AB in Östersund in the early 1970’s in collaboration with the Swedish military, scientists, doctors and survival experts. The textile is highly wear resistant and consists of fine Merino wool, polyamide/polyester and air.
MERINO WOOL FROM ARGENTINEAN PATAGONIA
Merino wool is known as a very fine, soft and crimpy wool and is perfect for garments worn next to the skin. The wool used in Ullfrotté Original is 22 microns, meaning that the thickness of the wool fibers is 22 thousandths of a millimeter. This results in comfortable wool that is also strong.
THE MATERIAL IS HARDWEARING
Wool is a material with excellent properties but its wear resistance is not optimal. In order to add maximum wear resistance to the material, the wool has been mixed with one third synthetic fibers. The majority of the Merino wool is closest to the body while the polyester is placed on the outside for the greatest wear resistance.
Ullfrotté Original – The material
Ullfrotté Original is knitted on specially designed machines where everything from the size of the terry loops to the density of the stitch is carefully tested. Each garment part is knitted on circular knitting machines and comes out in tubular shape, completely free of seams that can both abrade and break.
ULLFROTTÉ ORIGINAL IS 80% AIR
The material is knit so that one side is smooth, and the other has terry loops. The lofty terry loops, in combination with the crimp in the wool fibers, creates a knitwear capable of trapping a lot of air. Up to 80% of the material actually consists of air, which means that the material has an excellent capacity to trap body heat. The more air you can keep still around the body, the more heat you can retain.
Air does not to any large extent transport heat away from the body, but textiles do. Ullfrotté Original’s lofty knit has few contact points with the body, which reduces the number of points where body heat can be wicked away.
The permeable Ullfrotté Original material easily lets moisture escape from the body. As you become hot and you perspire, vapor pressure builds up inside your clothes. The moisture molecules strive to get outside where the air is colder and the pressure lower. If the material is loose and the fibers have the right properties, they will help transport moisture away from the body.
The soft terry knit surface of Ullfrotté Original can easily be worn on warm skin to maximize body heat retention, while simultaneously helping to wick perspiration away from the skin. Ullfrotté Original retains body heat, even when wet.
MERINO WOOL
Nature’s Original Performance Fiber
Timeless Warmth, Unmatched Comfort.
Wool is nature’s own technical material, and so far no one has succeeded in producing a synthetic fiber with the unique characteristics of wool.
Wool usually comes from sheep. Other types of wool used include camel wool, mohair from the Angora goat, alpaca wool from the Alpaca, cashmere from the Cashmere goat and angora from the Angora rabbit.
For 2.5 million years there have been sheep in Europe and Asia. Before the Ice Age, sheep were as big as oxen. Sheep were tamed by man around 9000 BC in Southeast Asia, and they were the first domestic animals to provide their keepers with food and clothing. Wool is considered our oldest textile material and has been used to make clothes for 10000 years. Wool has been an important commodity, and has signified prosperity and power well into the 19th century.
WOOL DOESN'T SMELL
Odor-Free Comfort, Even in Tough Conditions
Stay Fresh, No Matter the Adventure.
The wool fiber’s ability to absorb and neutralize bad odor is far superior to that of other textile materials. Thanks to its chemical structure, wool can neutralize substances from the body that create bad odor. This is a distinct advantage when the accessibility of a washing machine is limited.
WASHING IN 60 °C
Woolpower garments can be machine washed at 60 °C (140 °F) and tumble-dried at medium heat. This is a requirement from the Swedish and Norwegian armies and several major industrial clients. Humid conditions promote bacteria growth at temperatures between 20 °C and 40 °C (68 °F and 104 °F) and certain soil bacteria will not die until the clothes are washed at 60 °C (140 °F). In the case of mid-layer garments in Ullfrotté Original, washing at 40 °C (104 °F) is often sufficient since they are not worn directly on the body and do not absorb as much soil from the skin.
OTHER WASH TIPS
All the garments should be washed with similar colors. They may shed in the first few washes.
When you wash clothing made from wool, a mild soap-based detergent, a regular detergent or no detergent at all can be used. Fabric softeners can be used as well.
Clothes made in Ullfrotté Original can also be tumbled dry, but excessive dryer heat can damage the fibers.
The clothes will not shrink much but will contract some. Since they have inherent stretch, they will comfortably conform to the body.
Washing the garments inside out will help increase the lifespan of the product.
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