wool/cotton blends?

Sometimes you can find British wool cotton blend dress shirts at thrift shops. I used to wear them, along with Pendleton and US marine wool shirts as work shirts when instructing on backcountry trips. Didn't smell unless wet. Nice to have a collar and be able to roll up sleeves and ventilate by unbuttoning.

One brand, mostly cotton.
http://www.landsend.com/products/mens-long-sleeve-viyella-shirt/id_151798

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/viyella~b~2549/?afsrc=1&gclid=CI7Z1bnIhsACFQWSaQodJR8Alw&codes-processed=true

Almost forgot, went through a lot of these too.

Cozy. Not ultralight.

http://www.omahas.com/long-underwear-top-wool-cotton#.U-ZEs4BdUzA

Takes Rit Dye well. They came in two colors. Urine yellow/white or poo brown. Hence dyeing them is nice.

Unfortunately, Viyella (55% merino/45% cotton) is long gone, all that is available now are mixes with 15-20% wool.
There are always these though: http://tinyurl.com/ojvg4by

To my understanding, the cotton fibers would still absorb odor and take longer to dry. So, 50% of the shirt will absorb odor.

Am I wrong?

Being next to a wool fiber doesn't make the cotton odor-resistant. Maybe it would smell less, but it would still smell.

Sounds like suicide to me.

Cheers

Not sure max, some people like 50/50 wool poly blends for their odor resistance. Polycotton shirts take longer to get nasty than 100% poly.

Roger, it would be a warm weather shirt.

Wool for warm weather?
Um …

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Yes Roger. Not suicide either. Ever hear of a tropical weight wool suit?

I love to see the moderator act as a troll.

Cheers.

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Being next to a wool fiber doesn't make the cotton odor-resistant. Maybe it would smell less, but it would still smell."

Not nearly like poly cotton or pure poly. Cotton is much more odor-resistant.

Did you read about the head of Levi's saying they should only be washed once a year?

the military tropic weight pants were a favorite for summer trips-poly-wool blend, cheap thin sturdy and pretty light.

The US Cavalry wore wool long johns under a dark wool shirt and pants year round. Kind of like the layers desert nomads wear.

"Wool also helps regulate body temperature, making it cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than other textile options, and, woven the right way, it's just as soft as cotton.

But the biggest advantage wool has over cotton is its natural odor and wrinkle resistance. That means you don't have to wash a wool shirt as much as you would a cotton one. In fact, Wool & Prince founder Mac Bishop wore one of his prototypes for 100 days straight, without washing or dry cleaning, just to prove that point. Even wearing your shirt twice a week, that's nearly a year's worth of wear. "

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/mens-fashion/wool-and-prince-shirt-043013

Roger, I've seen a friend of mine wear his 8 oz ibex indie hoodie is 100+ degree weather with the hood up for neck protection and he wasn't complaining.
Not my first choice for a hot weather shirt but it works fine, not going to give you heat stroke.
The anti microbial properties of wool are nice on long trips. There is a reason why people pay extra for wool even though they are getting reduced drying/wicking performance.
I've always preferred cotton in warm weather.
Maybe combining them would be good? It's worth a try.

Wool and cotton wash much better than synthetics.
In my experience a 100% cotton shirt dries overnight in the high sierras during dry weather, so I'm not worried about that.