“Our solution was to use alpaca fleece to insulate the emergency communication equipment as the fibre is lightweight, robust and has tremendous thermal qualities. There is only one other natural material that rivals alpaca fleece for its warmth, but it is very hard to get hold of, polar bear fur,” said Mr Meyer.

Excerpt from "Australian Alpaca fleece comes in from the cold...really cold!"

Alpacas Australia Magazine Issue 44 (Winter 2004) by Michael van den Bos, McGregors International, NSW