👕 Columbia Men's Meeker Peak Crew Short Sleeve Shirt Review

Started falling apart on first use. Ordered 7 of these for a 6 week hike. Five of the seven didn't even live to see the first wash! The threads protrude from the seams, and the slightest friction causes the fabric to constantly get dirty and begin to unravel even in the middle of the shirt. Shame the material lacks durability as it's incredibly comfortable and dries quickly. I will not buy these again. If I hadn't been abroad immediately after ordering, I would have sent them all back. After…

Shirts wick sweat/moisture and stay dry. I've had a lot of these shirts over the years, but it looks like they've changed the weave (or knit? I don't know) and these new ones get the pills and the puffs from looking at them. Walk past a thorny bush? Expect a thread to be pulled. Look at the sticky side of the velcro? You now have a filled area. Bring something heavy to your body for a few steps (take a look at Crossfit), now the shirt shows where you touched it. I've had other Columbia wicking…

I used to have problems ordering clothes from Revain but I have come across counterfeits. Since then I have only ordered items that are supplied and sold by Revain but these shirts have escaped their security check and are most likely a gray market item. This is why (1) the real Columbia shirt is priced too good to be true (2) the shirt is practically transparent. If you bring it to a light source, the light will go through. So there is no reason to believe this shirt has an SPF of 15 or so…