Who makes the best, most durable shirts with pockets?

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What are the best shirts for travel? No Tees. Real Shirts?

I read that shirts with long sleeves are better for travel because of sun protection and reduction of skin exposed to the elements in hot or cold weather. Also, you can loosen them to vent and cool down with out having to take them down.


Who makes the best, most durable shirts with pockets?
 
5.11 shirts are pretty tough if u ask me. they're designed well and are triple stitched. i wore one every day for 3 months in australia and it worked well. i prefer the long sleeve version as you can roll up the sleeve and have them stay there with a piece that holds it up with a button.
 
Best shirts for air travel, stay away from synthetics that melt and burn.

Best is up to you.

I've spent a fair amount of time in nomex, it's comfortable, I'm sure there are some that don't look like work shirts.
 
Look at Filson. They offer nearly every weight/material imaginable. In winter I wear one of their merino wool shirts. They offer a version with full button down flaps. The shirt is expensive but will outlive me.
 
Chambrey Shirts are cotton, you can buy them relatively inexpensively in many places. You might find them in Walmart, I bought some from sears, and they are offered at Bass pro shop, Cabelas, and other stores. Chambrey looks like denim, and comes in various colors and weights. One or two pockets can be found. For travel, Long sleeves do give the most versatility. There are ways to pack that minimise wrinkling, look up "Bundling" your clothes.

If you want lighter weight shirts, loo to western wear, long sleeved button downs.
 
A heavy cotton canvas shirt is going to be the most durable. Carhartt makes some very durable/strong stuff.

That doesn't necessarily mean the best though. Most cotton weaves are pretty dismal at insulating when wet and is takes on/holds a relatively extreme amount of water (there are a few notable exceptions- most recognized is Ventile/Etaproof; but it is extremely, extremely expensive). It really depends on what your uses for it are.

What are you using it for? Weather?
 
Rail Riders makes some pretty bombproof adventure/travel clothes.
 
Love my 5.11 long sleeved shirt. Comes in both a light and heavier version. Plenty of pockets, vented back, and very durable. And like jca21 said it's got a nice buttoned tab to hold up the rolled sleeve.

I've had some good finds at a northface outlset store as well.

And as mentioned can't go wrong with Woolrich.
 
on an airplane if that is what you mean i wear a normal shirt that is comfortable then i carry a north face rain coat.

its just enough to be warm and it has zippers under the arms you can open or close. it has a hood i can put over my head and face to sleep.

then if its hot i can roll it up in a small ball and pack it away. best thing i bought in years
 
REI sells great clothing for the outdoors. Stylish too........sort of. They fit in well with the granola eating crowd. You could wear them on hikes and a coffee shop in San Francisco.
 
Propper and Tru-Spec make ACU style shirts in non-camo colors. I have a few sets of ACU cut Multi-cam pajamas from Propper that I have put through the wringer and they always spring back for more. The shirts have tons of pockets, are quite functional, and extremely tough.
 
Tilley makes some excellent travel clothing, shirts and pants that look good, are wrinkle free and quick drying. They are designed so you can wash them in the sink of your hotel room and hang them to dry over night.
 
Carhartt, Filson, Tilley, another mention for Propper or Tru-Spec BDU/ABU/ACU blouses.

They DO make them in khaki, black, OD plus the camo variants. Although realize that the military blouses are meant to be worn outside of the pants, not tucked in, if that's a consideration, as they are more the size of a jacket than a "shirt"
 
I like Columbia. They have a model that has the keeper for the sleeves, normal looking pockets with a flap, a vent back but not the kind with a slit all the way across, just from the shoulder to the armpit and they come in nicer colors like dark green and grey.

I hate fishing type shirts with the massive flap in the back made in neon colors.
 
baliodude said:
Its for hot desert `climate.
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Then I'd go with something in cotton, long sleeve, and light -- white or khaki.

This will keep the sun off of the most skin, reflect away a lot of the solar radiation, and cotton absorbs moisture quickly, and transports it from wettest to driest. In many climates this is bad, in the desert, it is good. Due to the very low humidity, the cotton will soak up the sweat from your skin, transport it to the outer layers where it will evaporate and help cool you.

I always wore Carhartt shirts when I lived in the desert.
 
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