A Polyester vs. Cotton conundrum

Cotton


My summer attire;

Cargo shorts
Short socks (usually…sometimes nothing)
Underwear (usually…sometimes nothing)
Hiking boots

Sheets are cotton (gets cool at night here in the mountains)
 

fuzzybuddy said:
treeguy64. You got to get out of the house a lot more.:)
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???? I'm out of the house a lot more than most folks I know, since my work is in the trees. (Yeah, I get where you're coming from. However, on that note, researching clothing materials, for work clothes, is germane for my profession.)
 

I have now done an almost complete swap-out of all clothing and bedding items: Polyester has replaced cotton. The results are amazing: For the first time in my life, I no longer wake up soaked with sweat. As a child, my Mom had to change out my pajama tops in the middle of the night. The doctors told her it was nothing to be concerned about. The child became a man who routinely woke up sweaty as heck. If I turned down the thermostat, I simply bundled the blankets around me, while asleep, and still woke up the same. Now, I'm getting the best sleep in my life, thanks to new-generation polyester.

I've actually done a microscopic study on polyester versus cotton: Structurally, there are many similarities. The difference all comes down to cotton's moisture holding properties. Cotton fibers are dull, under magnification, polyester shines. Cotton fibers, individually, absorb moisture. Plastic, when open-knit/porous, does not retain moisture.

Getting 100% polyester clothing is not that easy. I'm thankful the internet lets me find things I never would, locally.

Cotton is everywhere, in clothing and bedding items. Score one, a BIG one, for the Cotton Industry: "The touch, the feel, the fabric of our lives!" Not MY life!

(NOTE: No, I'm not invested in "Polyester Futures." LOL!)
 
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you cannot beat cooool cotten -- but of course poly was it'' always in most of our clothing ;
 
toffee said:
you cannot beat cooool cotten -- but of course poly was it'' always in most of our clothing ;
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Trouble is, cotton, actually, is NOT cool, temperature-wise. My sixty-six years of suffering terrible night sweats, wearing it, bears witness to that fact. I now sleep cool and dry in new-generation polyester.

My discovery of new-gen poly was purely serendipitous: I bought a new bedspread that came with poly sheets. I was going to chuck them, given my previous experiences with old poly, some forty years ago, but tried them, anyway. It was a religious experience: I slept through the night, and woke up sweat-free. Unbelievably amazing! I'm a believer! Hallelujah!
 

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