DRI-Equip Long Sleeve Moisture Wicking Athletic Shirts

This is just what I was looking for – a T-shirt for hot, sunny days. I wanted it long-sleeved and white, to block and reflect as much sunlight as possible.Since the Amazon descriptions and reviews cannot reveal everything about a shirt, I ended up buying four different brands in August of 2016. Here is a comparison of those four shirts, showing the brand, size, weight, price, source and country of manufacture:Champion Double Dry (men’s “small”); 148 grams; $13.04; from NY Lingerie; made in El Salvador.Hanes (men’s “small”); 141 grams; $9.10; from NY Lingerie; made in El Salvador.Dri-Equip (“regular small”); 148 grams; $13.95; from Joe’s USA (shipped in Amazon box); made in China.Sport-Tek (men’s “medium”); 163 grams; $8.21; from GotApparel; made in China.I obtained the “free shipping” option for each shirt, so the above prices are totals paid for each. The Champion and Hanes shirts arrived in 6 days, the Dri-Equip and Sport-Tek in 8 days.All of the shirts were measured before laundering while lying flat and relaxed on a table. After machine laundering with detergent, and tumbling dry with low heat (which left them wrinkle-free), the measurements were virtually unchanged (no shrinkage was evident). Since the size charts on the Amazon site are not particularly informative, here are some actual dimensions of these shirts while lying flat:(Keep in mind that all of the shirt sizes are “small” except for the Sport-Tek, which is “medium”)Torso length: All 27-28” (except Sport-Tek, which is a little over 29”)Torso width at top seam (between sleeve seams): All 16.5-16.75” (except Sport-Tek, which is 18.5”)Torso width at bottom: Hanes 17.5”, Champion 18.25”, Dri-Equip 19”, Sport-Tek 20.75”Sleeve length (upper side): All 24.5-25.75”Sleeve length (lower side): All 18-20”Wrist width: Hanes and Dri-Equip 3.75”, Champion and Sport-Tek 4.5”Neck hole: Champion, Hanes, Dri-Equip and Sport-Tek gradually increase from 8.25” to 8.75”, respectively (note that this is not the diameter of the hole, but half the circumference, since it is flattened; the diameters of the circular holes are thus twice these values divided by pi, or about 5.25-5.57”).For my slim 5’11” frame, the “small” shirts fit well, and the “medium” shirt seems a little big. All have sleeves and torsos that are sufficiently long. I am happy that none of the sleeves stop short of my hands. All seem a little larger than their stated sizes. All are silky and drape well.All four shirts appear to be made of identical fabric, based on the weave pattern that is visible under a microscope. All are equivalently sheer (not see-through, but when placed tightly against a striped surface, for example, the stripes are visible). The Champion shirt is not quite as brilliantly white as the other three, but close. All four shirts appear to be constructed identically, with impeccable assembly and stitching.Only one shirt has visible markings on the outside: The Champion name at the back of the neck and logo on the sleeve.All four shirts claim to be moisture-wicking. I have not had a chance to fully compare the sweat-wicking or cooling action of these shirts. Such a test would anyway be difficult to do objectively. But I did perform a water wicking test by observing droplets of tap water applied to several places on each shirt (after the shirts had been laundered together without fabric softener, and then tumbled dry), and clear differences emerged. Here they are ranked in order of how fast the water droplet absorbed into the fabric and how extensively it spread outward (how far the water wicked): Champion > Sport-Tek >> Dri-Equip > Hanes (the first two were significantly more wicking than the second two). If sweat behaves in the same way, than the first two may have an edge in how fast they disperse and evaporate water.In conclusion, the main differences between these shirts seem to be in price and wicking ability. I don’t yet have a favorite, and I consider all of them to be good values – especially considering the remarkable technical and technological achievements that were necessary for their manufacture.

This is my first experience with DRI-Equip shirts and I must say they are now in my regular rotation I followed what others had mentioned. In that I wasn’t looking for a skin tight or too firm fitting right now. I ordered 3 in assorted colors in size Medium and they fit like a glove. Perfect. Not too small, not to loose. I normally would wear a L which would show a more “athletic fit” taper when used to be high muscle weight Body Mass ratio, wide shoulder small waist build. But I’m recovering from some unpleasant illnesses treatment effects currently and that took a lot of good weight off. Shoulders are naturally wide but chest, back, & arms are now what they were at 15 🙄. So I needed to basically re outfit my wardrobe. These shirts are so comfortable. They absolutely do what they are noted to- wick away excessive sweat. They look nice with a pair of jeans or say, tru-spec, 5-11 type BDU cargos. I like the way they cut through wind when riding a motorcycle. I live in Arizona so it’s hot most of the time but cold or cool still at night until May. These will serve to protect from damaging exposure to Sun/wind on long rides or hikes in summer very nicely. I’ll be buying more. I’ve always been a “cotton” guy. I’m now a new believer. Highly recommended!

I like the slightly loose fit. Nice for hot weather rides.A great value.

UPDATE: I now own two of these shirts and I love them in every way except one. For some reason, on BOTH shirts, on the UPPER CHEST AREA, they both got stained with black dots and staining. No other shirt that I own has ever had dirt/stain marks of this type, or even at this location. I suspect that this fabric is pickup up dirty or grime when being washed, and/or when being washed with other clothing. I have a very clean and new washing machine. I only wash these in loads that has everything white. I have many other white t-shirts, including the same model in short sleeves. But no other clothes in my entire wardrobe ever got this way in my life. Yet BOTH shirts of the same exact model got it. I just can't understand the situation. I love the look and feel of this shirt, and still wear it with the horrible looking staining. But it would be so much more incredible if there were no such stains. It is really confusing to me. Maybe some sweater that I wear on top of it causes the staining? Or my body sweats at this location. But you would think it would come clear in the laundry still, but it does not. I am so conflicted.-----I love this shirt. It fits perfectly to my 6'4", 215# body. The material is far more comforting than a cotton t-shirt. Great to wear under a shirt, sweater, or all by items. Stays WHITE even after multiple cleanings. I will be ordering more! I have it in Black too already.

Got this for my husband for warmth working outside. Made of great material, very comfortable, and roomy. Fast shipping.

This shirt is very comfortable, however if you're looking for a underarmor type shirt where it's a tight fitting type of shirt this isn't the one I'd recommend. With that said it is very comfortable and it's a great long sleeve shirt to wear on a hot day or even if you want a little extra clothing during a cold day. This isn't going to keep you warm in anything below 60° but it at least keeps me comfortable. It fits pretty well along the arms as well as in the chest area but the waist area is pretty loose. But not to the point of annoyance. Either way, this is a comfortable shirt that I would suggest to most people.

I liked this shirt so much I bought 6 more in different colors.

I was hoping for a thick sweatshirt material T-shirt. This was not it, however, still good material and was able to use for something else

Lo compré para obsequiar, pero me dijeron que calzaron bien y le gustó mucho a quien se las obsequié

Great fit and quality product! Wear it all the time and have been complimented for the colour and fit!

Resultó ser muy grande, he comprado productos parecidos y debido a que son prendas ajustadas siempre compro una talla más grande.Por lo demás buena calidad

Cumple lo que dice la descripción, no es de gran calidad aunque el precio tampoco te hace pensar que sea algo bueno...