[pct-l] Shirts: Cotton versus Synthetic

[Ken Powers]

The National Park Service at Grand Canyon recommends cotton clothing for 
hiking into the canyon. The cotton soaks up the sweat and provides 
evaporative cooling to the body.

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Greaney" <kevin at kegphoto.com>
To: "Chris Hauser" <cehauser1 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Shirts: Cotton versus Synthetic


Your experience mirrors mine in the Sonoran Desert, especially during the 
summer months.  Not sure I sweat more in synthetics but I prefer the 
breathability and evaporative qualities of natural fibers in the heat.

602-427-5800

> On Apr 20, 2014, at 9:27 PM, Chris Hauser <cehauser1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
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