Under Armor vs Nike Dri Fit

[Ice]

Alright so I thought I would write out a little review about Under Armor heat gear vs Nike Dri Fit. I have worn under armor now for a good 2 years and was pretty impressed with it. Though being down here in florida working at The Sports Authority I am required to wear clothing that we sell in the store. This is when I discovered Nike Dri Fit and have fallen in love with it over Under armor.

So I figured I would write out what I have discovered with both and hopefully educate you guys on a alternative to Under armor for airsoft and anything else you may use it for.

I am not bashing under armor in anyway in this little post of mine. I think it's a great product but I don't believe it is the best solution for hot weather clothing. I have found the Dri fit to be a lighter material and seems to breathe better then Under Armor. Also I know from experience my Under Armor seemed to unravel whenever it was snagged on something. With the Dri- fit I snag it all the time at work and you couldn't even tell. The other place is I have seen under armor really turn crappy after being washed a lot. After about the 15th cycle my Dri fit has gone through it still looks new.

For me Under Armor always seemed to bother my skin, and I can wear Nike's product without any discomfort.

The only thing I wouldnt recommend about the Dri fit though. It seems to be more shinny and glossy then the Under armor, not being your best choice to wear for a airsoft outing if worn exposed.

Also for a side note these 2 things I mentioned are exactly the same price.

If anybody wants to comment on either one of these I'm too lazy to spell a full word out. Please mock me. feel free. I just wanted to throw some new info out about my experiences with this stuff.

[Psychosis]

They're the same price? My friend picked up some dri-fit at the Nike outlet at Birch Run for like $12.50 a pop. If I can source more for cheap, I'll definitely pick some up and post my thoughts on it.

As for Under Armor, I feel that while they manufacture some quality gear, it may not be worth the price that it runs at. Maybe the heatgear shirts are reasonable at $25, but the coldgear mock turtleneck seems to run an excessively high cost (I know, I have one). I don't have too many problems with my skin, although I have run into minor unravelling. Of course, it would be key to find a UA outlet store, but the closest one is in Ohio, I guess we'll have to wait to see if any pop up in Michigan.

[Ice]

12.50 thats a pretty sweet deal. The Sports Authority has the Under Armor for 19.99 and the Dri fit for 20.00. Though with my discount, I get it for less then half that.

It's getting ridiclous what all Under armor has expanded into. At the store we carry Duffel bags, back packs, nearly every piece of clothing you can think off, incuding under armor under wear, coats, and just released last week... Football cleets... I am all for expansion, I just find it all a little humuros at times.

[veritas]

I've heard bad things about Under Armour and fires...I won't wear it anymore.

[GeneralPatten]

Anything synthetic and fire is bad, but all clothing has to meet certain standerds in order to be relesed to the public.

[veritas]

Well there is talk about the Army disallowing it for further use because of it's flamability.

[Psychosis]

Well yeah, because nylon clothing and bullets/explosives don't mix so well...

[veritas]

Yeah...I tested that with one of my shirts, it was pretty. Well, it was pretty unless you were the one wearing the shirt.

[Lynxus]

I have nothing else to say that would cause a problem . . . :-]