Polartec v Polypropylene underwear

[TERLAW2]

Anyone have any thoughts on the relative merits and disadvantages of these
materials for long underwear?

[Anthony Tan]

In article <19990108082935...@ng59.aol.com>, ter...@aol.com
(TERLAW2) wrote:

>Anyone have any thoughts on the relative merits and disadvantages of these
>materials for long underwear?

My votes goes to strechy thin polartech underwear ( like REI MTS) hands
down. I think they're lighter, much warmer when wet, dry faster, wick
better, dont pile up and does not smell like polyphew. These are my own
observations.

t

[Bill Tuthill]

TERLAW2 (ter...@aol.com) wrote:
> Anyone have any thoughts on the relative merits and disadvantages of these
> materials for long underwear?

Polypropylene is underrated. It is very durable, being a stronger
type of plastic than polyester, and it doesn't smell any worse than
polyester (capilene, MTS, polartec) after the chemicals on polyester
fabrics wear out. My capilene T-shirt stinks too; both wash out fine,
even in lakes, though you shouldn't put polypropylene in a drier.

The main advantage of polypropylene is that it absorbs less moisture,
so it works better for watersports. Other than durability (unless you
mistakenly put polypropylene in a drier), polyester has more advantages:
comfort, moisture transport, softness, dries as quickly if the fabric
is properly woven, etc. But it can cost more.

[mini...@home.com]

On 8 Jan 1999 13:29:35 GMT, ter...@aol.com (TERLAW2) wrote:

>Anyone have any thoughts on the relative merits and disadvantages of these
>materials for long underwear?

I use both together at the same time in cold weather.
When it's warmer I use one or the other depending on the temperature.
I only use Patagonia stuff...As I have spent many years in the outdoor
retail trade, I have found that there stuff is by far the best on the
market,and the best warranty then most other companies.

[Ken]

I have them both in various weights. They both work but I like
polyester better, even tho it costs about 40% more.

Polypro shrinks more and loses flexibility and has higher friction
making layering much more difficult.

Ken
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[gfel...@spam.killer.sky.net]

I've switched to using Polartec 100 most of the time and love it. It's
light, and just doesn't absorb moisture. There are two versions of
Polartec being sold as long underwear, Polartec 100, which is just a
lighter version of the regular fleece product, and expedition weight
Polartec, which is lighter and apparently of a different configuration
from the Polartec 100. I've never used (or seen) the expedition weight,
so my comments may not apply to that. In warmer conditions I still use
thinner polypropolene.

Gary

[Ken Lee]

I haven't noticed much difference between similar poly weight fabrics.
Personally, I prefer the type with poly blended with some spandex or
lycra. That makes it stretch easy so it sits closer to your skin and is
much more comfortable during active sports.

-------
Ken Lee, http://www.rahul.net/kenton/

[DANIEL OWEN FIELD]

Well its only a prsonal view but ive found polypro (although smelly) to be far
superior in the long run, polartec and other assorted fleces dont have such a
wide temerature threshold as polypro and at the end of the day a poly pro will
pack up about 10 time smaller and lighter :) thats allways a bonus.

I have had many years wear out of my hely hanson polys under dry cags,
gore-tex, or under nopreyne all have been comfortable VERY quick drying and
cheep :)

Dan Field

[Bill Tuthill]

mini...@home.com wrote:
>
> I only use Patagonia stuff...As I have spent many years in the outdoor

> retail trade, I have found that there [sic] stuff is by far the best
> on the market, and the best warranty then [sic] most other companies.

Let me translate this:

I only use Patagucci stuff...I am a shill who works selling overpriced
outdoor gear to suburban consumers, and my manager says that Patagucci
profit margins are by far the highest. Their stuff wears out quickly,
so it is lucky they honor a warranty just like REI does.

The following is a bit more baffling, because last I checked, Patagonia
does not sell any garments made of polypropylene-- they last too long,
reducing potential future sales.

[Eugene Miya]

In article <77itc5$ur...@fido.engr.sgi.com>,

Bill Tuthill <t...@altavista.net> wrote:
>mini...@home.com wrote:
>> I only use Patagonia stuff...As I have spent many years in the outdoor
>> retail trade, I have found that there [sic] stuff is by far the best
>> on the market, and the best warranty then [sic] most other companies.
>
>Let me translate this:
> I only use Patagucci stuff...I am a shill who works selling overpriced
> outdoor gear to suburban consumers, and my manager says that Patagucci
> profit margins are by far the highest. Their stuff wears out quickly,
> so it is lucky they honor a warranty just like REI does.
>
>The following is a bit more baffling, because last I checked, Patagonia
>does not sell any garments made of polypropylene-- they last too long,
>reducing potential future sales.

8^)
Weeelllll.....
I'll let the Man find this.
The translation is a little humorous.
Don't want to bias the humor, too much.
It is a market place, and people, most anyways, are willing to pay,
that's a market economy.

You still want my extra folding saw right? (I mean you can still have
it, I have to go over to SGI to talk to Chongo about work stuff one of
these lunch times).

And not everything I have came from Ventura.
8^)

[WAWildRose]

I have some of the REI MTS underwear, in mid and expedition weight. They have
held up well, are warm, do a good job of wicking moisture, don't cost anywhere
near as much as Patagucci, and don't smell as bad as poly pro.

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