[pct-l] Trail Shirt: Silk or Synthetic or ?

[Benoit Ballester]

Dear Michael, 

I would definitely not use synthetic for obvious smelly reasons. All my synthetic shirts/t-shirts simply smell very bad as soon as I use them. I now stopped buying synthetic base layers for all my sports  (hiking, running, trail running, skiing), and am gradually switching to wool. 

I have been hiking/skiing/running in Icebreaker merino wool t-shirt for a few years now, and I have been totally converted. 
You can wear the same merino wool shirt for days, and it won’t skink (well at least not as bad as synthetic).
 
If you don’t like Tshirts, I am sure (hope) they are shirts made of light merino wool. 

Hope this helps. 

Regards, 

Ben



> On 5 Mar 2015, at 02:02, Michael Murray <mmtnsong at telus.net> wrote:
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> For a thru-hike, I'm not sure what the best choice will be for durability
> and comfort.  
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> I know I prefer collared because better venting from chest.  (T-shirts seem
> a bit constricting in this aspect)
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> Any suggestions are appreciated.
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> Cheers,
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> Michael
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