With space age fibers, and a big move toward everything from bamboo to recycled water bottles the old cotton apparel seemed to be booted from the performance category. But now it seems that Longworth Industries Inc. of North Carolina are showing that cotton can once again be king.
The company has rolled out “performance underwear” as part of the Polarmax AYG Line of men’s and women’s boxers and briefs that features a special cotton called TransDRY. The fabric looks and feels just like normal cotton, but it reportedly breathes more like a synthetic, and this is done through a chemical treatment that is applied to the threads, which in turn helps disperse moisture. This means that the cotton TransDRY offers the same whisking benefits of other performance fabrics, while also being thin, comfortable and light. The underwear further features an anti-microbial treatment, which will come in handy for those who can’t change these as often as necessary when out in the wilds.
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[Via Gearjunkie: ‘Performance’ Underwear made of Cotton]