>>2461714nah point of polyester is the sweat goes through the breathable material from your skin to the outside of the garment, and then is wicked away to either the wind or your next layer
will also does a similar thing. it's the shell (as someone else pointed out) that is trapping the sweat inside your clothes and stinking everything up. so if you start sweating you shed your shell
and though that other guy is a cunt it is a bit obvious that youre new to the outdoors, because cotton is the one material you should never bring on a strenuous outdoor trip. it traps AND retains moisture, keeping you wet (dangerous when cold and annoying if hot), and to really kick you in the nuts, doesnt dry as quick as polyester either
never bring cotton outside. cotton is for /fa/ only, never /out/