Lets Talk Under Armor

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

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

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

The different collars on the undershirts are crew and V.

rainmaker

Originally posted by 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]

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

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!

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?

Camron Rust

Originally posted by 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!

I use Oxycontin on my shirt...wow they feel reeeaallly goooood.

rainmaker

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Originally posted by 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!

You two taking over until Martha Stewart gets out?

It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it...

Tim -- actually not much. I'm in way over my head at my day job, and don't have much extra time. I stopped in at the last meeting to get my check, and saw you there across the room. I tried to wave, but didn't want Debi to see me, so I snuck out without being social.

Don't even ask about bball...

TimTaylor

Originally posted by Camron Rust

Originally posted by 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!

I use Oxycontin on my shirt...wow they feel reeeaallly goooood.

Hmmmm...is that what happened to Reftown last night?.... :-)

footlocker

Originally posted by 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?

yeah, i'm surprised this hasn't come up yet. maybe it's just a combination of the synthetic fabrics and my genetics but i get ripe in these. with 100% cotton, no problem. i love the natural fabric.

but i have a bunch of under armor that i'll wear when i'm not running.

rainmaker

Originally posted by TimTaylor

Originally posted by Camron Rust

Originally posted by 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!

I use Oxycontin on my shirt...wow they feel reeeaallly goooood.

Hmmmm...is that what happened to Reftown last night?.... :-)

Good one, Tim!

Nevadaref

Originally posted by 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.

It went great. I worked an all-Asian tournament of college age guys. The games were fun and my Under Armour was splendid.

SF

Did it smell alright afterwards?

elijahmadfoo

So I've had my Nike version of the same kinda athletic top, and I'm looking to do laundry. I've lost the tag that came with the shirt, and I'm wondering what I can do/avoid in order to make sure the shirt lasts long and doesn't come out all funky. I've heard something about not using fabric softener, but other than that...nothing. Any recommendations?

thanks,

Jim

blindzebra

Originally posted by elijahmadfoo
So I've had my Nike version of the same kinda athletic top, and I'm looking to do laundry. I've lost the tag that came with the shirt, and I'm wondering what I can do/avoid in order to make sure the shirt lasts long and doesn't come out all funky. I've heard something about not using fabric softener, but other than that...nothing. Any recommendations?

thanks,

Jim

I usually wash mine with all my other stuff, but let them air dry on a hanger.

I'm all over the place with this stuff. I have Nike dri-fit v-neck tee shirts, Reebok hydra-move tights, and Under Armour knee high socks.😃

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