Review on 👕 Carhartt Original Workwear T-Shirt in XXXXXL Size by Doug Ellingson

This is the best shirt out of several work shirt brands I have tried. I tried to stock up on long-tail t-shirts from Duluth Trading because they had extra room, called a "Trader Fit," which is the opposite of a fitted shirt, and they're a few inches longer at the bottom , to prevent a plumber from cracking. My problem is the price. Duluth Trading stuff is very good, I mean REALLY GOOD, but way overpriced. From underwear to shirts and pants, I love their stuff to death, but I went broke just to buy clothes for 2-3 days. So my search for alternatives began. For several days I thought that all ordinary shirts were too short for me. Firstly, I don't like plumbers and I bend and kneel a lot. Second, I simply carry. Long shirts will hide you 80-90% if you have them, otherwise you'll have to dig a halter down your pants and dig hard into your thigh. Extra oversized shirts are a cheap alternative to the half size Duluth Longtail T-shirts. The next criterion I needed was the price. Well almost everything is cheaper than Duluth except maybe UnderArmour. But UnderArmour items tend to fit closely together, which is why they lose out in this competition. These are the shirts I bought in a plus size to complement my existing longer, long tail tees: Wal-Mart Fruit-of-the-Loom (FOTL) Cotton T-Shirt: Medium fit around mine Body, similar to advertised size. thin material. It's $8 at Wal-Mart, it's cheap, but it's not a quality shirt at all and doesn't compete with the others. Just one class below. It's a cheap shirt, but I'd still happily wear it if I didn't have other work shirts. Hane's Beefy-T's 6.10z Tee: Cheap, less than half the price of Duluth. The fabric is too thin for a work shirt. Yes, even in summer I like thick material because it absorbs more sweat. The material was too thin for a work shirt, just as thick as the FOCL shirt. Slightly trimmed fit, once broken in they are what I consider "normal" for their stated size, slightly tighter than FOCL. $10 for a durable Prime Dickie shirt with a crew neck and short sleeves: Thicker than the Beefy-T, but barely. Same price as Beefy-T. Very snug fit for the size advertised, I would describe it as a 'snug fit' for very skinny people to keep them comfortable. Even if I was in the same shape as when I was 21, they would still be tight. Duluth Long - T-shirt on the tail (ordered not so high, ordered normal height): Thick material, comfortable in summer due to better moisture absorption and comfortable in winter because thicker. Two or three inches larger than other regular sized shirts which has spoiled me and now I order big shirts from all the other companies. I find them almost perfect shirts all year round but I only have a price of 3 because after shipping they cost over $20 each from Duluth and Duluth doesn't offer Revain Prime shipping. Beautiful, very beautiful, but expensive to assemble a wardrobe. Short-Sleeve Carhartt Big-Tall Work Wear T-Shirt: The material is as dense as a Duluth shirt. I ordered this in a large size so it is 1 inch longer than the Duluth standard length Longtail-T. Not as loose fitting as the Duluth shirt but slightly larger than other branded shirts. The material has a slightly rougher feel than Duluth, but is still comfortable even with constant flexing. It's $15 with Revain Prime, which is 50% more expensive than Hane and Dickie, but at least $5 cheaper than the Duluth shirt. My conclusion: Carhartt wins overall. Thick enough, long enough, and I recently tested mine in 100 degree heat. As with the Duluth shirt, the thicker material wicks sweat longer than thinner shirts. But I live in a very humid area a few miles from the Mississippi. Very humid from mid-spring to autumn. Many people may not struggle with moisture as much. I can stock up on 4 Carhartt shirts for a buck or two less than 3 Duluth shirts, and anyone who works outdoors often knows that on a hot day at work, two or even three shirts can often be worn to avoid getting wet to become. That means I can stock up on 12 shirts instead of the 9 shirts that Carhartt carries with me all week, and I won't run out of shirts even if a family member (you know who you are in every family) puts them in hidden in a pile of clothes. somewhere for a few days. The savings are enough to make a big difference for those buying multiple shirts.