Excellent for hot weather (but one thing you should know)

By Dennis R Ranked #146 - Men's Button-Down Short-Sleeve Shirts July 14, 2010

First, I've worn the shirt while climbing up and down sandstone cliffs here in Montana in 90+ degree heat (but in reasonably low humidity) and I've definitely worked up a sweat. The shirt functions as advertised - keeps you comfortable and reasonably cool. The only complaint I have (and this is not limited to Mountain Hardware), is that full synthetic button-downs such as this still, as a rule, have absolutely no odor control in the fabric. After 90 minutes of high activity in hot weather and this shirt already smells like the synthetics of days gone by. It can get nasty very quickly. For that reason, I do not do day hikes in this shirt (overnight *maybe* if I have a lake or stream to wash it in ASAP, but I'd rather hike in a Capilene 1 anyway). Rather, I use it in hot weather for shorter exercise sessions, fishing, climbing, disc golf, etc., where I can have it off and in the dirty clothes hamper quickly. What I have found is that a fabric with at least some cotton blended in (like the Patagonia Puckerware or Island Hopper) are much, much better at not developing offensive odors even after days of use - believe me, I tested them for 3 weeks in Thailand recently. And even if the fabric is approximately 1/3 cotton, the fabric will still easily dry overnight if washed in a sink, stream, etc. Hope this is helpful. (4 stars for the "stink" factor; otherwise 5 stars).

View Details: Mountain Hardwear Canyon Shirt - Short Sleeve - Men's

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