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[…] September wrap-up of his Northern New Mexico Loop trip Paul “PMags” Magnanti mentioned his love for cotton-polyester blend thrift store hiking shirts, particularly western-style snap-button shirts. Having been raised in a “cotton kills” […]

By: James of Canada

James of Canada — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 09:42:40 +0000

I prefer 100% poly shirts over poly/cotton but thrift store finds are a matter of time and location, IE you need to go often and what you find depends on what is popular in your area. Wool in pants or shirts is hard to find because the market for them is almost nil.

Around here, there is no such thing as a skirt looking “thrift”, in urban areas things get tossed even before the first sign of wear shows. So 95% of what I see at thrift stores looks brand new. In this regard, I find Value Village better than the Salvation Army.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:07 +0000

In reply to Lee I Joe. Cool. Send some our way! :)

By: Lee I Joe

Lee I Joe — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:23:47 +0000

I have been wearing thrift shop hiking shirts for years. Yes,actual hiking shirts, they aren’t all that hard to find around here as the local fishermen buy lots of L/S Columbia shirts, wear them a few times and discard them.