Need moisture wicking undershirts..........

[fatbaldguy]

so I'm asking for recommendations.  UA is out, as is Hanes. Both have pissed on the 2nd Amendment and hunting communities, I can't think of any others that have done so off hand so remind me if there are any others.  I need these for concealing a pistol whether IWB or OWB.  As the screenname implies, I'm fat.  Grips and various metal parts rub my tender fat raw, and I'm kind of allergic to that.  Remember, I'm low speed-high drag.  I'm not an operator, operating operationally.  I generally wear henley or polo style shirts. V or scoop necks are preferred on the undershirts, but I can adapt, if I have to.  Also, I tend to sweat like a whore in church. 

[Rastus]

I feel your pain.  I have no idea about t-shirts and I do the polo shirt thing too.

I think you should embrace your inner whale and avoid whatever it is that causes you to sweat.

I'm just sayin'....

[alfsauve]

I tend to prefer cotton, especially next to my skin.  Bein' a southern boy that's what I was raised wearing.   That said, I am considering one of those synthetic, wicking cooling towels.

Have you looked at the "outdoor" brands, like Duluth Trading and Carhart?   I wear a lot of the later's t-shirts both as under and outer wear.   Don't know if Duluth has t-shirts.

[fatbaldguy]

Alf, Duluth just opened a retail store between the house and work.  I've stopped by.........busy damned place.  Definitely not a GFZ, I wasn't the only person there carrying.  I didn't look at their wicking shirts or undershirts.  They are on the pricy side of things.  I'll stop by next week, if I work less than 70 hours.

Rastus, sa to embracing the inner whale, I don't go to swimming pools unless I first make certain that it is a harpoon free zone.  Damn those checkered grips and slide serrations can rub you bloody in a New York minute.

[Pathfinder]

so I'm asking for recommendations.  UA is out, as is Hanes. Both have pissed on the 2nd Amendment and hunting communities, I can't think of any others that have done so off hand so remind me if there are any others.  I need these for concealing a pistol whether IWB or OWB.  As the screenname implies, I'm fat.  Grips and various metal parts rub my tender fat raw, and I'm kind of allergic to that.  Remember, I'm low speed-high drag.  I'm not an operator, operating operationally.  I generally wear henley or polo style shirts. V or scoop necks are preferred on the undershirts, but I can adapt, if I have to.  Also, I tend to sweat like a whore in church.

That's my line, I may have to sue you for infringement or something once I leave my safe space!!!

Carhartt makes a line of wicking shirts - I own tons of Carhartt but never got into those since my ranch was in North Dakota and mostly I bought long sleeves and even in my whale-like days I never got much of a chance to sweat in the summer thanks to the breeze (what you Southern folk may refer to as gales). Carhartts come in henley but not sure if the wicking ones do.

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[Rastus]

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  Damn those checkered grips and slide serrations can rub you bloody in a New York minute.

10-4.  I go with leather inside the wasteband that covers the grip......

[fatbaldguy]

10-4.  I go with leather inside the wasteband that covers the grip......

I use the Galco V-Hawk in various iterations for my 1911's. It does protect from the slide.  What holster are you using that has a flab-tab that is as big as the grip?

[les snyder]

I live in polypropylene or nylon just about year around... try a cheap poly athletic shirt from someone like Russell athletics...

to keep your pistol away from your skin, get a piece of thin .060" kydex and heat slightly to bend into a slight curve... attach a piece of hook and loop velcro to the kydex and opposite piece to your holster... works best with a kydex holster, but will also work with clean leather... the shield piece will work with multiple holsters... if I can get Photobucket to work, will show my rig... blue kydex held with velcro

[Rastus]

I don't remember where I got it from.  Something I had them add wherever I got it from.

I'll try to run down where I ordered it from.

[Big Frank]

I wear cotton and cotton/poly blend T-shirts nearly every day and don't know much about moisture wicking fabrics. I did find a supply of V-neck T-shirts with no pockets that fit me at a DXL big & tall store. They're hard to find anywhere else. If there's not a store near you the website has some "activewear" tees and polo shirts. Some of them are supposed to be moisture wicking but you have to check which ones. http://www.destinationxl.com/mens-big-and-tall-store/active-wear-shirts/cat140144?sz=144