Of course, Slade.

Thanks Michael. That caveat was exactly my reservations on a multi day trip. I was thinking the same thing.
Thanks again!
Slade

Hi Slade,

Good to hear from you and thanks for that question. I have actually given that advice to other people before: When temps will remain constantly hot, even whether it’s humid or dry, a cotton T-shirt that’s wet with sweat will clearly not cause you to become cold and may feel more comfortable by enhancing the natural evaporative-cooling effect of perspiring.

One caveat: I’ve usually given that advice just for people on a dayhike. On a multi-day hike, when you will wear the same base layer over multiple days, that cotton T-shirt may never completely dry out overnight in humid air and it could become less appealing to pull on that wet T-shirt in the morning; not to mention that it will quickly develop quite a good funk to it. (I have personal experience with that: On some of my first backpacking trips, very inexperienced, I wore cotton T-shirts and that’s exactly what happened, of course.)

I hope that’s helpful. Enjoy your AT hike.

Thanks for the suggestion, Shaun. I’ve had good results with Wigwam socks in the past, too.

Thanks for the field notes, Slade, much appreciated. You made some good picks. Good to hear from you, as always.

Those specific layers are good from 100 degrees to 32 degrees comfortably. They are so lightweight, it feels like I’m wearing silk pajamas. I also wore the same pair of socks with the Capilene Cool Trail Short sleeve base top yesterday on a long gravel ride on my mountain bike. 5 Stars to all of these items. They are without a doubt the most comfortable layers I’ve ever worn. Thanks for the recommendations!

Slade Smith

David, you are at the top of the list of outdoor models.

Thanks, Kris. Yes, it’s hard to get good models who work for free!

Keep up the great work!