Tilley Endurables
Tilley Travel Undershirt,
TU21
Tilley Travel Briefs,
TU3
Tilley Travel Boxer Briefs,
TU4
 Cotton knit
underwear can be slow to dry after hand washing, especially in the summer when
you can't spread out your damp t-shirt and shorts on a radiator. Tilley comes to
the rescue with a travel undershirt and briefs of quick-drying polyester fiber.
Tilley claims that the non-absorbent fiber "wicks moisture away"
from the skin, and that's true in low to moderate humidity.
Under semitropical conditions, the polyester t-shirt may feel sticky. Whether
sticky is better or worse than soaked and soggy (i.e., what you get with cotton) is a
matter of individual preference.
I found the undershirt to be comfortable under most conditions
when I was inclined to wear an undershirt, and the briefs were comfortable even
in the summer heat of the Mediterranean.
Price: Undershirt US $21;
briefs US $17; boxer briefs, US $19.
Look and fit: White,
soft, non-binding.
Ease of care: Wash, rinse,
wring, and hang up to dry overnight. (You can also wash and dry by machine at low temperatures.)
In a nutshell: Lightweight,
packable, easy-care undies for the peripatetic traveling man.
Order from:
Tilley Endurables, which has U.S.,
Canadian, UK, and international sites. Phone 1-800-363-8737, except in the UK.
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