L/S shirt for Hot HUMID weather use

I own one of the short sleeve ones from last year, and it is my choice for hot/humid days (like now in Japan) Because it buttons down it is way cooler than any t-shirt. It is wrinkle free, and stays crisp looking after a long day. It was expensive, equivalent to $60 US, but its great. Highly recommended.

(take is Japanese for bamboo)

http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?cat_id=119&p_id=2304245

edited to remove weak attempt at humor :)

I just looked up the montbell American web site and the name is as i wrote.The number is the same as you wrote.I think its the same but in l/s version.I think i will try it out.Any long pants that come to mind.I am currently using the Mountain Hardwear Canyon pants but am looking for some zip offs,Thanks.

Brett:

If 'Take' is bamboo, then what is 'Sucker'? Nice shirt, I am sure, but MB needs some help with English. :)

Edit (to make post more useful): No clothing will feel "comfortable" on a hot and humid day. With that, I have worn my Mountain Hardwear Canyon shirt (l/s) in the rain forests of Laos and Cambodia. It was definitely hot and humid, but I felt just fine. The shirt has vents in the underarms and back, and the material is wicking and quick drying.

I wore my Alfani 100% silk s/s button down this weekend (it was on clearance in Vegas) . I think the silk worked well because it feels much cooler on the skin when wet, a problem when its chilly but a big plus when its Humid- plus if feels so much better on my skin than clamy synthetics! The key point to remember in hot/humid weather is to forget about drying and wicking and wear what feels best against the skin when wet all day.

Nicholas wrote: "…Any long pants that come to mind.I am currently using the Mountain Hardwear Canyon pants but am looking for some zip offs,Thanks…"

Mountain Hardwear Pack Pants come in a zip-off version.
Ex Officio Bug-Off
REI Sahara pants

As to shirts, Columbia makes some ventilated nylon shirts that I like. http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,53992_.html. I got a white one that is great on hot days in the sun.

"If 'Take' is bamboo, then what is 'Sucker'? Nice shirt, I am sure, but MB needs some help with English. :)"

"Sucker" is a shortened version of "seersucker" – the Japanese often shorten loan-words.

I have a similar shirt from MB and the 3D seersucker type weave makes them more comfortable in humid weather – and Tokyo is a very, very humid city in July and August.

Damian:

Thanks — that makes perfect sense — although some words just don't lend themselves well to being shortened — or used as product names…

Benjamin

I should have added at the start "I presume …" but I'd lay odds that I'm right.

As a digression, there's a really interesting question as to why the Japanese use so many loan words and why this use is increasing – part of the answer is that it's just prestigious/sexy to use foreign sounding words (and to put it all in context, these modified loan words are usually written in either Roman letters (Romaji) or the script for the phonetic transliteration of foreign words(katakana)).

CABELA'S Guidewear 50 spf vented back shirts. Worked great for me in Mindanao, Philippines last year W/ REI Sahara pants.

I just got a new (& similar to Cabela's) REI Sahara shirt this year. Like 'em both equally.