[pct-l] Shirts: Cotton versus Synthetic

[Chris Hauser]

Hi everyone:

I might be opening a can of worms here, and maybe this has already discussed here on this list, but I'm experience something 180 degrees from everything I read and hear:  whenever I wear any synthetic shirt, on a warm day, I sweat like a banshee, overheat, and nearly die... For me, outside on a warm day, a synthetic shirt breathes as well as a plastic trash bag. 

I have heard the saying that "cotton kills", but I assume this is is a wet cotton shirt on a cold day, which makes perfect sense.  For me, "synthetic kills", whenever the temperature is 70 degrees or warmer, I overheat.  So, when I'm hiking on a warm sunny day, I ALWAYS wear a long sleeve cotton shirt... breathes 100 times better than any synthetic.

Everything I read suggests that I am out of my mind.  Am I the only one like this?  Do I need professional help?

Thanks!

Chris.