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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1408013" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>Lance,</p><p></p><p>If you are using cotton in AZ you had better check the forecast and pray it stays warm and dry. Hot weather is the only weather to use cotton otherwise you are taking a risk.</p><p>Cotton dries more slowly than any other fabric except silk. It traps water and the water transmits heat rapidly. i.e. you chill quickly.</p><p></p><p>True, cotton is generally less expensive than polyester, say for long handled underwear (base layer) and less than heavier nylon "canvas" for pants and coat. But sometimes safety is more important than cost.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, "truck hunting" or "cabin hunting" means you can wear cotton and retreat to a truck or cabin or home to change out of wet clothing. But if you run into an early AM rain or wet snow wearing cotton you may need to retreat much sooner than you planned and a day of hunting is lost - or worse, and hypothermia sets in. Why risk it?</p><p></p><p>"Cutter" has it right, "...never cotton!"</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1408013, member: 54178"] Lance, If you are using cotton in AZ you had better check the forecast and pray it stays warm and dry. Hot weather is the only weather to use cotton otherwise you are taking a risk. Cotton dries more slowly than any other fabric except silk. It traps water and the water transmits heat rapidly. i.e. you chill quickly. True, cotton is generally less expensive than polyester, say for long handled underwear (base layer) and less than heavier nylon "canvas" for pants and coat. But sometimes safety is more important than cost. Yeah, "truck hunting" or "cabin hunting" means you can wear cotton and retreat to a truck or cabin or home to change out of wet clothing. But if you run into an early AM rain or wet snow wearing cotton you may need to retreat much sooner than you planned and a day of hunting is lost - or worse, and hypothermia sets in. Why risk it? "Cutter" has it right, "...never cotton!" Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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