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Bison wool is a type of fabric gathered by animal handlers by shearing tamed bison.

Acquisition

Bison wool is acquired by shearing tamed bison - each bison can be sheared every 15 days for 120 wool, for an average of 8 per day.

It can also be purchased from traders.

Analysis

Along with the other wools, bison wool has the second worst protective stats of any textile in the game, tying cloth in sharp/blunt armor, and only beating by virtue of heat armor. But like other wools, bison wool excels against the cold, offering the 8th best cold insulation. In comparison, its heat insulation is poor, at 19th place. Outside of the extreme cold, it may be wiser to use a less insulative, but more protective clothing.

Therefore, wool clothes are largely used in cold biomes, namely in parkas and other heavy clothes. Compared to other wools, bison wool has the worst cold insulation, tied with sheep wool. Bison also have the worst Per Day production of wool while eating more than sheep or alpacas. However your colony might only have bison available, especially if they are already a pack animal.

As furniture, it has a marginally better beauty factor than other common textiles. Care should be taken, as all wools in RimWorld are exceptionally flammable.

Trivia

Contrary to wool in real life, wool in RimWorld is more flammable than cotton, rather than less.

Materials

Stony: Granite blocks • Limestone blocks • Marble blocks • Sandstone blocks • Slate blocks • Jade
Metallic: Gold • Plasteel • Silver • Steel • Uranium • Bioferrite
Woody: Wood
Leathery: Bearskin • Birdskin • Bluefur • Camelhide • Chinchilla fur • Dog leather • Elephant leather • Foxfur • Guinea pig fur • Heavy fur • Human leather • Lightleather • Lizardskin • Panthera fur • Patchleather • Pigskin • Plainleather • Rhinoceros leather • Thrumbofur • Wolfskin • Dread leather
Fabric: Alpaca wool • Bison wool • Cloth • Devilstrand • Hyperweave • Megasloth wool • Muffalo wool • Sheep wool • Synthread
Other: Gray

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 ==Analysis==
-Bison wool has the second worst protective stats of any [[textile]] in the game tied only other [[wools]], and besting [[cloth]] only by virtue of proving a significantly more heat armor, though still little in compared to textiles like [[Devilstrand]]. Like other wools however, where bison wool excels is in cold insulation, offering the 8th best cold insulation of any textile in the game. In comparison, its heat insulation is lacking at 19th of all textiles.
+Along with the other [[wool]]s, bison wool has the second worst protective stats of any [[textile]] in the game, tying [[cloth]] in sharp/blunt armor, and only beating by virtue of heat armor. But like other wools, bison wool excels against the cold, offering the 8th best cold insulation. In comparison, its heat insulation is poor, at 19th place. Outside of the extreme cold, it may be wiser to use a less insulative, but more protective clothing.
-Thus, it is almost entirely irrelevant as protective clothing. Additionally, its poor heat insulation make it unattractive in hot [[biomes]], except where bulk textiles of any sort are the primary requirement. Only its cold insulation provides utility in cold biomes, and in many of them other less insulative but more protective textiles will suffice. However, its ease of production and good insulation can make bison wool [[parka]]s or skin-layer apparel an easy way to provide winter clothing to a colony, and possibly sufficient to avoid sacrificing any other aspects of their outfit. Compared to other [[wools]], which largely fill the same niche bison wool is likely the worst but only marginally - with bison having the slowest Per Day production rate, while eating more than [[sheep]] and [[alpaca]]s. Bison wool also ties for the worst cold insulation of any of the wool types and while [[sheep wool]] has slightly worse heat insulation, neither textile should be used if heat insulation is required.
+Therefore, wool clothes are largely used in cold biomes, namely in [[parka]]s and other heavy clothes. Compared to other wools, bison wool has the worst cold insulation, tied with [[sheep wool]]. Bison also have the worst Per Day production of wool while eating more than [[sheep]] or [[alpaca]]s. However your colony might only have bison available, especially if they are already a [[pack animal]].
-For use in [[furniture]], it only has a somewhat improved [[Property:Beauty Factor|beauty factor]] over other common textiles, but its rapid redundancy as clothing, the ease of acquisition, and modest but not insignificant value makes it a solid choice for improving furniture [[beauty]] and providing bulk textiles for construction. If wool production is being acquired for this purpose however, the fast production rates of [[sheep wool|sheep]], [[alpaca wool|alpaca]] or [[megasloth wool]], or the lack of a tame maintenance requirement for sheep may be more advantageous if the option is available. Care should be taken as, like other wools in RimWorld, it is exceptionally flammable.
+As [[furniture]], it has a marginally better [[Property:Beauty Factor|beauty factor]] than other common textiles. Care should be taken, as all wools in RimWorld are exceptionally flammable.
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