Originally Posted by Tarkio
Originally Posted by dan_oz
Originally Posted by CRS

The synthetics stink too much for my tastes.


That used to be the case with the old polypro, but there are modern synthetics which don't stink, even after several days. I particularly like the Medalist Silvermax gear I bought a few years ago. Very good for next-to-skin wear, and no stink. I have some Sitka lightweight long johns too, which are also really good. Both use silver, and this really seems to work to prevent them stinking.

I personally much prefer this stuff to wool or silk.



I really like the synthetics also. But, I have yet to find one that doesn't stink. The dri-fit type shirts are the worst. UA gear stinks almost as bad.

I will look into Silvermax.

in theory it should work. silver is incredibly toxic to alot of microorganisms severly inhibiting their growth. whether it works in practice or if it does how "hardy" the silver is in fabric form after repeated use I dont know but given some seem to say it works it may be worth a shot, especially if i can find it at a discount some time. buy alot of my stuff like this from Sierra Trading Post as they usually have great sales and i can pick up a load of stuff cheap.

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