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>a traditional wool sweater and the water didn't get through.
Doubt.
I've done the same a few dozen times, and the water always got through. It's just that you don't feel cold, because the water seeps through so slowly and the wool insulates so well that the water is warm by the time it reaches the skin.

>leather jacket is more water-proof than a modern hardshell
Yeah, but leather is just as sweaty inside. I ride a bike all year, and the leather keeps me dry even in storms, but walking a few 100m in it will make me sweat terribly. For hiking, stick with wool unless you need the extra protection leather provides.

>solution for the legs, using natural fiber.
Cotton denim. With a loose cut, the cotton rarely comes into contact with the skin, negating the one disadvantage cotton has (its terrible insulation when wet).
You could also buy wool pants, but they will rip much quicker when walking through thorns.
My outdoor pant setups are all denim (for hiking) or cotton-synthetic-mixes (for biking, bcs. of the abrasion resistance UMWPE gives) on the outside, and merino longjohns on the inside when it's cold.
>Leather pants are gay.
All of southern Germany disagrees, faggot.

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