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

[bulldog75]

Try the tee shirts that the military uses the moister wicking type. I think the sportsmans guide or cheaper than dirt carry them.

[DaverZ]

Dickies makes a moisture wicking t shirt,I like them and they are reasonably priced.

[crusader rabbit]

I am told by those who may actually have a reason to know that Under Armor tee-shirts and tank tops work pretty well.  I don't know anything about the politics of the company, but I would suspect a degree of left wing lunacy, just because.  Haven't worn Levis in years because of their idiotic politics.  Won't use a Leatherman multi-tool, either.  I was a little p-o'd at USAA when they cancelled sponsorship of Hannity, but I feel a little better about them since they also cancelled sponsorship of Mad-cow.  Tough to keep all this stuff straight.

My limited research comes out of Florida where we have reason and inclination to sweat copious amounts.

Disclaimer:  I have not tried Under Armor.

FWIW,
Crusader Rabbit

[Timothy]

Look at the winter sports, skiing base layer stuff.  The stuff works!  Very important to keep dry in cold climates.  I have several from my years in the mountains.  REI is a good start or snowmobile sites.

[PegLeg45]

Like Alf said, I'm a Georgia boy and have always been a 100% cotton wearer. I have always loathed anything with poly in it (maybe because it seems clingy to me). Anyway, we are currently in the high humidity of Florida (as if it could get worse than GA) and while in a local wally-mart I grabbed a couple of "cool-dri" "moisture wicking" tees from there. One is a Fruit of the Loom brand and one is by Hanes. I can say that the Hanes is much lighter and I think is a 60/40 blend, and so far so good. It is much cooler than blended polo shirts I have tried, and doesn't cling to my skin like others in the past. It is definitely both cooler and drier than the cotton tee I had on yesterday.

YMMV

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[Timothy]

Be careful around open flames!

[MikeBjerum]

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/mens-underwear/mens-undershirts/76723.aspx?processor=content

Not cheap by any means, but ...

I went to Duluth Trading for work clothes last fall.  I started with their Firehose Pants.  I have one pair that I have worn in heavy use two days per week since mid November.  They are showing some very slight wear on the thighs where I rub as I climb in and out of the trailers and where the boxes rub when I move them.  I added their boxers and socks over the shortly after the pants.

Everything I have from them is both comfortable and wears like iron.  So far I feel it is the best value I have had for work.

[jaybet]

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/mens-underwear/mens-undershirts/76723.aspx?processor=content

Not cheap by any means, but ...

I went to Duluth Trading for work clothes last fall.  I started with their Firehose Pants.  I have one pair that I have worn in heavy use two days per week since mid November.  They are showing some very slight wear on the thighs where I rub as I climb in and out of the trailers and where the boxes rub when I move them.  I added their boxers and socks over the shortly after the pants.

Everything I have from them is both comfortable and wears like iron.  So far I feel it is the best value I have had for work.

Second all that. Their stuff is pretty spendy, but everything I have bought there is top-notch. If you get on their mailing list you can catch some good pricing on the stuff too.

[fatbaldguy]

So here I am, home after the fourth out of five work day.  I've got 50.46 hours already, and have tomorrow to go.  DOT says I can only work 57.5.  There is at least 12 hours of work for me to do tomorrow.  I commute an hour each way, I haven't had the time to turn around this week.  I'll be stopping by the Duluth retail store on the way home from work tomorrow.  I give a full report as to how the shirts work for a fat man that carries a 1911.

[PegLeg45]

Be careful around open flames!

Don't even need open flames the higher the poly content. THAT is the other reason I've always worn cotton. I had a hoodie on once that a vendor had given to some of us guys and I was grinding with a 7" grinder. When I finished, I looked down and the entire front of the thing was gone, with nothing but brown ragged edges on what was left of the zipper. I looked at the tag and it was 100% polyester. 

I will say that the cotton/poly blend is drier, but if I had torch work or welding to do (seldom) I'd wear the cotton.