On 18 Jul 2006 06:55:58 -0700, "Sees-koo-wee-hah-nay"
wrote:

Wal-Mart used to sell polyester T-shirts for around $7 that were
popular with the mountain biking crowd for their ability to wick away
perspiration. I'm not sure if they still have them but it would be
worth a look.

I thought that poyester had fallen out of favor as a clothing fabric,
due to its inability to wick away perspiration. Am I missing
something?

Al D

Al Deveron wrote:

Am I missing something?

About 30 years of fabric development.

Modern polyester fabrics are probably the best for outdoor gear. All of the
good fleeces are polyester. The best wicking fabrics are polyester. There's no
comparison between polyester today and polyester fabrics of the past. However,
you'd have to stay with the better brands to take advantage of these things.
There's quite a difference between, say, a good polyester T shirt and a poor
quality one - softer, better wicking and more comfortable.

Polyester also has better UV resistance than nylon, though that's rarely an
issue with clothing. However, tent flies are usually polyester nowadays due to
the better performance.

Mike

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:42:07 GMT, Richard Ferguson
wrote:

I use doubleknit polyester dress pants

I would have expected them to make you hot, sticky, smelly and
uncomfortable. That's how I always was at school (ages ago) when
polyester was all the rage as the marvellous drip-dry fabric that
needed no ironing.

Life was a complete misery in summertime, and no-one understood why
....until someone rediscovered pure cotton!

Al D