Now we've hit 2020 I'm considering purchasing some technical t shirts for summer use. Is this an area I can get away with cheaper brands say North Ridge or Craghoppers rather than Patagucci ?
Any advice appreciated
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Helly hansen is a sure bet
What constitutes a "technical " shirt??
This thread needs jimp for technical advice
Tactical, Reggie. Tactical.Originally Posted by reggie747
Sorry.......technical, tactical advice
and can you get matching tecnical underkeks?
... and where and why would you need one?
It lets sweat evaporate away quickly and keeps you cooler rather than the clammy feel you get with cotton t shirts
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"sweat" ? How un-gentlemanly....
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Do they come with instruction books?
I use technical T-shirts for work and have found Helly Hansen to be the best.
Merino here, dhb and Vulpine see my choices of late.
I always find they smell no matter what. Have considered a merino base layer.
On your testicles? I just use talc
Icebreaker make great T shirts.
I don’t know if they are tactical or technical but they are T shirts.
They use Marino but are massively over priced
What's José got to do with this?
I have a fair few merino base layers from various brands. The Icebreaker ones really last well, I’ve got one that I refuse to chuck out despite having used it maybe twice a week for well over ten years.
Smart wool is also good, as is dhb from Wiggle, but the weave of the Icebreaker seems better. Sports Pursuit often have sales to make the cost palatable.
Mine are fromEDZ layering,not bad for the money.
Looking at some OMM t’s the other day which contained bamboo, felt real nice and sensible prices
For skiing and walking I have merino (Ortovox) great quality but not cheap and as ej86 says, for running not an ideal material choice
Try Rohan, very good.
Merino for me. Can be worn for a few days at a time when required. Not cheap but I have one which is 10 years old & still looks half decent. Quality does vary though.
I have worn a merino t-shirt for 8 consecutive days without washing it in the height of summer as a test to see how long it would take to smell. It was still fresh after this. My merino has black marks under the armpits from antiperspirant. Merino is great at keeping you warm in the cold and cool in the warm, but the latter to a certain point only, which for me is 20 degrees. The cheap - £17 for two - long sleeve t-shirts that I buy from FieldandTrek seem to do a really good job, although they have a tendency to snag on Velcro.
Rohan if you’re patriotic. LL Bean if your not.
Make sure if you choose merino not to be the cheapest available. They tend to itch
I have merino for snowboarding and mountain biking. Icebreaker mid-weight 260’s. As mentioned above, not cheap, but very good quality, they last for years and don’t smell. I also have a couple from Howies.
For running I have Under Armour and Nike products. The UA stuff is well priced and better quality fabric IMO.
For walking / trekking I have some Patagonia Capilene Cool long sleeves. Superlight, lovely fabric, well made.
Try Pro Skins. Been using their kit as a base layer for motorcycling during the summer, very good. Helly Hanson Merino for Winter
Armadillo do some nice stuff not bad if you get it in the sale or when there are multi offers on.
Very hard wearing, very comfortable, washes well, prefer it to Icebreaker. I feel the quality has dropped with Icebreaker.
I bought some icebreaker kit 20 years ago on a trip to NZ. It lasted really well. The current stuff isn’t the same quality but I still buy it.
I tried Icebreaker base layers for running a couple years ago, bought 3no and used them in rotation. Didn’t really feel comfortable on the skin for me and quality deteriorated quite quickly, they weren’t cheap either
As a serial acquirer of this kind of kit I would say Alpkit has the best cost/performance ratio.
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Sunspel don't do technical tshirts, just the regular kind, albeit at ridiculously high prices.
They do wool baselayers, which are excellent, but if these are not "tactical" enough, then fair enough.
Perhaps the OP should be looking for something like Nomex or Kevlar to be really tactical
Last edited by Andyg; 16th February 2020 at 12:40.
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Might not call them technical but what magically makes one shirt technical and another not?
All fabrics will wick to some extent.
Cotton doesn't wick well at all, also takes ages to dry. Nothing magical involved.
Forclaz affordable merino at Decathlon: I’ve got a long sleeve t which is great for subzero temps
Icebreaker is fab but pricier (though Cotswold have good sales)
I confess that I pick stuff like this up from TK maxx by simply feeling any stuff that’s my size and reduced. If it feels nice and fits nicely I buy it. I’m not overly sentimental about base layers.
My 'technical' gear tends to be base layers and I've found merino (mix) really good whatever the climate.
T shirts I get from Primark, not great quality but they are, technically, t shirts
Thanks to everyone for all the input. Looks like merino is the way to go
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These guys...? They make a carbon t-shirt
https://www.vollebak.com/
Super technical... and prices that make launching the space shuttle seem reasonable. ;-)
-flugzeit
That volleback stuff cost around the same ballpark as arcteryx gears
Since I live in the tropics I don’t really need something crazy fancy...usually for wicking undergarments I go for Uniqlo (heattech for cold,airism for hot weather) as they’re relatively durable and affordable...
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