Lets Talk Under Armor

[rockyroad]

A third tour? Wow! My utmost respect to you, Dudly...thank you for your service!

[WestPAref]

I have tried both the Under Armor and McDavid Compression and they both work great to keep the sweat off and you cool. I prefer McDavid since I have not been able to find a UA V-neck. The normal crew neck is not comfortable when you wear it with the V-neck stripes. In addition, I can save a buck with McD ($24).

[lrpalmer3]

I don't think the stuff at Wal-mart is V-neck.

[Camron Rust]

I've tried 3 kinds: McDavid Intera, Nike Dri-Fit, and InSport CoolMax (all sleeveless v-neck). The McDavid fabric is about 3x the thickness of the Dri-Fit with the InSport about halfway between. The McDavid and Nike work about the same with wicking sweat away though the McDavid perhaps keeping a little more heat in.

When worn with a micro-mesh shirt, I find myself immeasurably drier at the end of a game when compared to cotton. When worn with the McDavid Intera Stripes, they both perform about the same but a little short of wearing them with micromesh. When worn with a regular polyester shirt, it helps a some but not nearly as much.

As I said earlier, I like the lighter feel of the Dri-Fit. I like the Coolmax the least....mostly the cut/fit of hte one I have is not as good.

In anycase, cotton is NOT even close.

[Nevadaref]

I have yet to wear my Under Armour in a basketball game. I will tomorrow for the first time. I post how it goes. I use the micromesh shirt from Honig's.
I have worn the short-sleve heat gear all summer while officiating soccer and really like it. I am not one for really tight fitting clothes, though, so I bought the XXL. I noticed a very positive difference from the normal T-shirt. I paid $25 for it.

[rpirtle]

I tried the Under Armour brand (loose-fitting) for the first time this summer. They were on sale at the camp I attended back in July. I liked the light feel and loved the way it "wicked" the wetness away from my body. Cotton T's just clung to my body and felt...well, you know, cold and clammy. I now own 5 of the loose-fitting, sleeveless variety w/ regular collar (not v-neck). Love'em...

[mick]

Originally posted by rpirtle
I tried the Under Armour brand (loose-fitting) for the first time this summer. They were on sale at the camp I attended back in July. I liked the light feel and loved the way it "wicked" the wetness away from my body. Cotton T's just clung to my body and felt...well, you know, cold and clammy. I now own 5 of the loose-fitting, sleeveless variety w/ regular collar (not v-neck). Love'em...

rpirtle,
Would that regular collar shirt be a Byron Collar?
I thought the regular collar was a V-neck.
mick

[rpirtle]

Originally posted by mick


rpirtle,
Would that regular collar shirt be a Byron Collar?
I thought the regular collar was a V-neck.
mick

Is that what you call it? I hadn't heard it called that before. I guess so. But you're probably on to something. "Regular" is probably what's common in a particular area. Here in North Texas I see as many (or more) "Byron" collars as v-necks. I guess I'm a Byron collar type of guy. Anyway, I still love'em.

[SF]

I wear a black Nike Dri-fit v-neck

[ref18]

Originally posted by Larks
It seems like it just gets wet and lays on you and worse, unless you can wash it 5 min after your game, it doesnt take much to get the funk going again the next game.

I believe it was someone on this board who said to use Borax to get rid of the smell in your uniforms. Trust me, it works great

[Edited by ref18 on Oct 3rd, 2004 at 11:30 PM]

[Camron Rust]

Originally posted by mick

rpirtle,
Would that regular collar shirt be a Byron Collar?
I thought the regular collar was a V-neck.
mick

No. Byron collar's are the big flappy collars.

The different collars on the undershirts are crew and V.

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by ref18

I believe it was someone on this board who said to use Borax to get rid of the smell in your uniforms. Trust me, it works great

[Edited by ref18 on Oct 3rd, 2004 at 11:30 PM]

Borax is very good for getting smells out of laundry. It can be very hard on fabric, though. I wash my shirts after every wearing, but only use borax about every third or fourth wash. I find this to be adequate.

[TimTaylor]

Originally posted by rainmaker

Borax is very good for getting smells out of laundry. It can be very hard on fabric, though. I wash my shirts after every wearing, but only use borax about every third or fourth wash. I find this to be adequate.

Yeah, worst thing is to let them sit. I typically use about a half scoop of Oxyclean in warm water on a short wash cycle - does a great job!

Hey Juulie, you doing VB this year?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by TimTaylor

Yeah, worst thing is to let them sit. I typically use about a half scoop of Oxyclean in warm water on a short wash cycle - does a great job!

You two taking over until Martha Stewart gets out?

[SF]

Does anyone have problems with Under Armor or any other moisture wicking fabric smelling badly? I've only worn them for 1 game at a time, as I still wore cotton T-shirts on tournaments and long weekends full of games and such. If I switch, will the UA (or whatever) really start to stink over, say, a long Saturday's worth of games?