hello all,

last year i decided to star wearing sweat wicking tshirts for summer backpacking. this decision was made after many times of coming to camp and having my cotton T completely drenched with sweat.

the sweat wicking shirts definately keep me more dry through out the day, but i feel like i am consuming more water because of them. i think my body may not be cooling down like it should when i sweat because the sweat is just wicked off of me and does not evaporate on my skin.... so i just continuously sweat, meaning i need more water. i was going through water much faster than anyone else in the group, but maybe thats just me idunno.

anyone else have this problem or am i just a thirsty person?

jake

There will probably be a few opinions about this. I think if you are in an arid region, loose cotton keeps you cooler because it retains the moisture and allows evaporative cooling to keep you cool. However, here in south central Texas, where the humidity is usually above 40%, often much higher, I find that synthetics that wick moisture work better for me. JMO.