[pct-l] Shirts: Cotton versus Synthetic

[Gail Van Velzer]

I think you are right, cotton is better in hot environments.  I like a very 
thin cotton shirt, long sleeved.  Sometimes I even wet it for the cooling 
effect.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Powers" <ken at gottawalk.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Shirts: Cotton versus Synthetic


> 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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