Best athletic shirts & tees for men according to redditors

As another native Las vegan, invest in some long sleeved IF shirts...may sound retarded but youll thank me.


EDIT NOT IF BUT UV

EDIT 2 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KBZSTAW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502079380&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hanes+long+sleeve+uv+shirt&dpPl=1&dpID=41CmkDnQBVL&ref=plSrch

EDIT 3: ty for so many upvotes! Most by far

I wear one of these moisture wicking long sleeves for most of my riding. Way cheaper than a real jersey, but just as effective.

It appears irresponsible to manufacturer fleece cloth from non-biodegradable plastics: my uneducated guess is that is a design issue inherent in fleece/microfleece from the second article, and my own experience would suggest that details from the source experiment are needed regarding the first article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27686821

Whereas my experience with conventional polyester clothing is that it's "fucking durable", and does not appear to wear at all from what I can tell: I've been wearing a couple of these nearly every day, washing all the time, and as far as I can tell they're brand new with zero wear. If it was losing any significant amount of fiber during washes, I'd expect it to be wearing thin over time as cotton does with repeated washing. EDIT: with some consideration, I suppose that my shirts could be losing a small amount of individual fibers from a very wide area, and this may not be visible on short (let's say, under ten years) time scales. Basically, I'm pretty sure it's more of a consideration with certain fabric types?

Yeah, there are rash guards that have spf factor.

Hanes Men's Long Sleeve Cool Dri T-Shirt UPF 50+, Large, 2 Pack ,White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KBZSTAW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_klHOBb10RVKZB

I wear these a lot because they are cheap, durable and they block the sun well. Downside: they get super stanky and they stain easily.

I also like the button up fishing types from rei and Eddie bauer.

>You can't really compare casino/poker to a video game.

I strongly disagree. I'm not concerned about the real USD market value of any given skin, I'm worried about the behavior that it's conditioning people to embrace. This aspect is the exact same system that casinos use. Online poker might be a gray area, because you can probably argue there's skill involved but the mechanism of why gambling is addictive is the part that concerns me.

>One involves gambling for real world money that has value outside of just the casino, while Loot boxes only pertain to Overwatch and can't really be used for anything outside of that. Cosmetics, unlike real world money don't do anything for you either.

So, this is true, but I'll argue that this actually makes it worse in many ways. Now, I'll grant you that a system like overwatch's is basically free from corruption or exploitation from external factors(in the way that CS:GO's for instance is), but those protections at the cost of a more effective and invasive conditioning system, and it's primarily the conditioning system being implemented on minors that is my issue.

Now, I've seen people try to argue that cosmetics don't have value, but I can make so many arguments to show that's not true.

One of the most basic ones is the fact that there exists a currency within the game, to represent the value of a skin. A legendary is 1000 Overwatch dollars, while an epic is 250. This is a difference in value.

Next, the perceived value doesn't need to be able to be converted to real world USD. Given the choice between this T-shirt and the new Dva skin, which one do you think the average daily overwatch player would choose? The cosmetic skin can absolutely hold more value than something convertible to USD, and to suggest otherwise feels insincere.

>At the point of kids who try to obtain more money from their folks, that's up to their parents how they want to monitor/discipline their children. I.e. take away their games if they feel that it's leading to bad habits/behavior.

So, this isn't really practical. We're talking about 13+ kids here, and it's really unreasonable to expect parents to understand this level of what's going on in their teenagers games.

I'd bet though, if you had an actual psychiatrist or psychologist explain in detail the method of conditioning the loot box system used, and it's potential dangers and usual effects on patients, you'd see a lot of parents not letting their teenagers play it.

>Some people need to realize you can't always get what you want and in growing up you learn that you either work for it or you accept that some things are out of your limits until a time in which it is within your limits.

I agree, but that's not my issue at all. I'm not concerned that I personally don't get any given skin, I'm concerned that blizzard is using a ridiculously refined and effective conditioning system on a game marketed to minors.

You see all the people complaining right now? that's an expected response from this system. When you've lowered the reward rate to the subject enough, they become agitated and frustrated, and want the reward even more. All these people that probably piss you off and sound entitled are an expected part of this model, and they are the ones who are going to cave, buy loot boxes, and encourage use of this system.

Blizzard wants these people to exist, and knows they will exist. They designed their long term revenue source around it. I think people who try and defend blizzard here don't really realize this.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OCOALI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Opinions on this champion tee? Should I get a different color?

Winter Clothing/Underwear
In the fall I would wear whatever sweater was on sale at Goodwill.
For the colder winter months I wore a heavy Carhartt jacket and layered as necessary, normally using old/retired ARMY-issued polypropylene underwear.
I bought this around 7 years ago and it's awesome to have in cold weather.

Long Sleeve
For a long sleeve I would always wear these Hanes Cool Dri T-Shirt's in the summer. They claim 50+ UPF (Ultraviolet Protection Factor) though I'm sure that high of a rating only applies to the black ones and it will slowly go down as you put it through the wash. I bought the safety green ones over a year ago and haven't noticed any change in sun protection so far. They were holding up too witch was impressive with my line of work at the time (railroad labor).

Pants
I started wearing whatever blue jeans I found at Goodwill but they would always end up having holes after a month or so. I used that saved money and waited to for a 25% off sale to buy a few pairs of Duluth Firehouse pants (the originals, not those quick-dry things). I've returned 1 pair so far after 2 years even though I staggered them every day. I suspect I may have over-washed them (weekly)?

Hats
I was required to wear a hard hat so I bought this sun shade that wrapped around the brim, it worked out very nicely because 50% of the work involved bending over, exposing the back of your neck to the sun.

Socks
I bought Darn Tough socks and haven't looked back since.

Boots
I went through a few brands of boots before I found the perfect pair of Chippewa's. All other boots I tried were uncomfortable in the toe area. I was restricted to certain boot requirements from the railroad: 8", defined heel, safety toe, laced. I also put on some KG's Boot Guard before I wore out the leather on the toe area, use masking tape to make it look good! As for boot care, I opted for Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP because of the water and chemical resistance. Any time I needed to clean my boots I used Dawn (yes, the dish soap). For a thorough (bi-yearly) cleaning I used Murphy Oil Soap (yes, the wood cleaner).

Lunch Box
As for a lunch box, a basic small cooler/ice chest will do the job just fine for storing hot or cold items (not both at once!). They're well insulated, cheap, and beat broken zippers, ripped cloth, or dented metal any day.

Canteen
COLD: I bought this Coleman 1 Gallon Jug about 5 years ago at Goodwill for $2 and it still looks brand new today.
HOT: This Stanley One Hand Vacuum Mug was the best money I ever spent. It's awesome for driving without spillage and relatively easy to use while wearing insulated gloves. Sadly my first one was ran over by a coworker but I quickly bought another.

Sunscreen
Find whatever works for you, but keep in mind that high SPF ratings are pretty much marketing. SPF 15 = 94% UVB protection and SPF 45 = 98% UVB protection. As far as I'm aware you cannot obtain 100% UVB protection from sunscreen.

Sunglasses
Again, find whatever feels most comfortable to you, everybody is different. I was required to wear safety glasses which means polycarbonate lenses, they are known to scratch easily. Because of that, I found a pair that could be cheap enough to replace when necessary. Yes, my company did provide them, but they were incredibly uncomfortable to wear for 8+ hours a day.

Other
Having a few bandanas will always come in handy.
If you need gloves, your leather choices are between grain and patched. Grain is much more expensive, takes some breaking into, is water resistant and very durable. Patched is pretty much the exact opposite of grain. My goto brand was Kinco.

I may add more if I can think of anything else.

EDIT 1 - Forgot a link..

My problem as well (I wish I didn't have to wait 6 more months for long-sleeve airisms). I looked through Amazon for a while and picked up Hanes Men's Long Sleeve Cool Dri... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KBZSRZ4 and it seems ok thus far, but I'm not in love with it.