If you detail in the heat, this may interest you (apparel related)

EBPcivicsi

EBPcivicsi

GOT PREP?
In Memphis the heat and humidity in the summer can be absolutely HORRIBLE. :( I use to detail in cargo shorts and a cotton T-shirt. My fiance recommended that I try the NIKE "dri-fit" shirts and picked me up a few. Woah!! THEY WORK!! Evidently you can get them in all different styles including polo style golf shirts. The ones that I have look like this ....they are GREAT!!



Just thought I would share.
 
I have a bunch of Everdry shirts by Everlast that works the same as well.



One thing that would be REALLY nice is the shirts they sell through the racing stores. They have tubes all through them that connect to a coolant can and those are supposed to work wonders as well.
 
kgb said:
I have a bunch of Everdry shirts by Everlast that works the same as well.



One thing that would be REALLY nice is the shirts they sell through the racing stores. They have tubes all through them that connect to a coolant can and those are supposed to work wonders as well.
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Yeah, but I find carry arround the PC enough of a hassel. I wouldn't want to also carry around a cooler also. :) :cool:
 
I've got a shirt I bought years ago by the company FreshJive. It uses SlickWick, which sounds similar to dri-FIT. Surprisingly, when I'm actually sweating this shirt is just as uncomfortable as a cotton shirt.
 
I have one of the Dri-Fit polo style shirts. It is one of my favorites simply because it is significantly cooler than my cotton shirts. I tried buying more but couldn't find any in my size. :(
 
jetskie said:
Yeah, but I find carry arround the PC enough of a hassel. I wouldn't want to also carry around a cooler also. :) :cool:
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LOL There is no coller to carry around. It has a small can you wear on your belt or waist that has coolant in it.
 
Microfiber type clothing performs much better than cotton in a hot or cold environment. Dupont's Coolmax and the Nike Dri-FIT fabric all perform similar functions in that the fabric is built to wick the moisture away from your skin and allow it to evaporate. Cotton tends to hold the moisture against your skin and gives you that wet, clammy feeling as soon as it gets saturated with perspiration.



If you want to go full bore, there is even mf underwear, too.
 
guapsnaman said:
I wear those shirts and shorts for tennis.



But when it gets this hot, i like to go topless...;)
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Yeah I would prefer that too, but it is hard to come across as professional with your shirt off. ;) :D
 
LOL, I never said I was a pro but you're in a totally different situation and I understand that.



But if you're detailing for a hot girl or maybe a MILF, you can ask for their permission to remove your shirt. I'm sure they wouldn't decline.
 
guapsnaman said:
LOL, I never said I was a pro but you're in a totally different situation and I understand that.



But if you're detailing for a hot girl or maybe a MILF, you can ask for their permission to remove your shirt. I'm sure they wouldn't decline.
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I am no pro, but I *try* to impersonate one on the weekends. :D
 
One of my clients was a medical company that did performance testing (similar to the Cooper Clinic). When the wicking shirts first came out about 2 years ago, I gave them some samples to try (T-shirts& polos). Their exercise physiologist tried 3 treadmill tests: one with a cotton T, one with a wicking T, and one without a shirt. Although it's not exactly scientific because it was only one series of tests with one person, his performance was best with the wicking shirt.

They decided not to do them for their clients because it would throw off the results compared to when / if they did it with a regular shirt. Yes, they work...
 
kompressornsc said:
One of my clients was a medical company that did performance testing (similar to the Cooper Clinic). When the wicking shirts first came out about 2 years ago, I gave them some samples to try (T-shirts& polos). Their exercise physiologist tried 3 treadmill tests: one with a cotton T, one with a wicking T, and one without a shirt. Although it's not exactly scientific because it was only one series of tests with one person, his performance was best with the wicking shirt.

They decided not to do them for their clients because it would throw off the results compared to when / if they did it with a regular shirt. Yes, they work...
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This would make sense to me. I wore these suckers a few times before posting (didn't want to mislead my fellow autopians :) ) and it seems that the fabric almost cools you down when the wind blows. Not sure of the science behind it, but they do work.....for me anyways.
 
I've been wearing those shirts for a couple of years now. IMO they do work and they all seem to work equally well. I have the Dri-Fit as noted as well as versions from Brooks, New Balance, and Starter. Nike stuff is way overpriced. I wouldn't even have bought it, but it was the first product I came across. W@lM@rt carries the Starter brand at a W@lM@rt price :) Construction is good and performance will match the more expensive brands.
 
I have a few of the Nike Polo shirts for when i Play golf. they work very well and they have some nice styles. Yes they are way over priced.............Have to pay Tigers Salary ya know!!!!:shocked
 
I have two Nike Dry fit shirts, just bought them at a Nike outlet a few days ago. One was $24.99 the other was $19.99. No bad. I had the Dri-fit ensemble today. The navy dri fit shorts, and the top also. Kept me cool in this muggy weather.



Last summer in Iraq I kept two rotating Underarmor (sp?) heat shirts as my undershirt (then had to wear the new digital desert utilities, and then a kevlar vest on top of that with cermic plates in them, then add in the kevlar helmet, being baked by the sun in a uparmored hummer, + 130 degree weather = good test conditions.)



The two shirts survived and kept me cool. After 14 hours in the blistering heat, finally getting into a base, take off all the gear and leaving me in my trousers and underarmor shirt was bliss. The shirt was bone dry.



ebpcivicsi - yep when the wind blows it sorts of cools you down a little, not a lot, but enough to help.



I also have two of the Underarmor loose gear shirts to wear around the house, really soft and comfortable (they are cut loose, I mean the small one I have is bigger than most of my medium cotton t-shirts.)



Microfiber for my car, Microfiber for me :)
 
ebpcivicsi said:
Yeah I would prefer that too, but it is hard to come across as professional with your shirt off. ;) :D
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Depends on your profession ;)



I gotta get me some of these type of shirts. And an easy-up...

Thanks for the tip!
 
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