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Boring thread alert, but hopefully you'll cotton on to what I'm after until weave reached a consensus.
I want some decent, heavyweight cotton t-shirts, plain, simple, in nice colours, but mostly black, and that don't cost stupid money because of some label inside.
All the t-shirts I've bought from Fruit of the Loom or Gildan etc, described as heavyweight have been horrible thin, cheap feeling, clingy things. Why must they put elastane in t-shirts? We don't all want our magnificent pectoral muscles cupping 😐
I've got lots of old t-shirts that just seem way better quality and have that kinda stiff feel off the washing line. Many of these are Fruit of the Loom etc but most have a print.
Anyone swear by any t-shirts in particular?
A t-shirt wearer pictured recently...
As Homer J. Simpson referred to them, a fat man dress. 😊
Tight T shirts ftw.
Nike classic tees.
They also do them in the long of body for those of us that ain't midgits.
So I don't have to wear XL tent to get coverage of my torso.
I don't consider them costly as they fit without looking like a fat man dress and they last.
Nah. No tight t-shirts. I'll leave them to Peter Andre.
They don't gotta be a dress either.. Somewhere in the middle is just fine.. No branding either preferably 😊👍
Tight T shirts ftw
Tight T-shirts for making you look like the only nobber in the village.....
Try M&S, I tried a medium cotton t shirt with a bike wheel on the front, it was mahoosive, despite me being 6 foot 2 and 14 stone.
I love their cool max t shirt vests, wicked. But too tight for you. 😊
🤣 at PP!
M and S?
I have a couple of Animal T shirts that have held their shape well, not quite plain, they have a logo. The Quiksilver and other surf brand T-shirts that I have are not heavy weight but again hold shape well.
Second vote for Uniqlo, specifically the Uni U series.
fruit of the loom.
capsule, from jacamo. if you are man enough.
fruit of the loom.
I've had quite a few fruit of the loom and been less than impressed at their skimpyness and stretchy clingyness, unable to tame nor compliment my manly aesthetic.
Have you tried Gildan Ultra? They are far heavier and a better quality than Gildan Heavyweight (which I don't like). Gildan also do a Premium ringspun cotton which has a much softer feel than the Ultra and is a slimmer fit., finally they have a newish line called Hammer which I think is more like their Ultra line but in a boxier cut.
I use these in a xxxl. they are not skimpy nor clingy.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fruit-Loom-Mens-Heavy-T-Shirt/dp/B00UG7WDQ6
Buy them from where the T shirt printers buy them from.
Fruit of the loom range from 61p each
https://www.buytshirtsonline.co.uk/fruit-of-the-loom-valueweight-t-shirts-clearance-p9797
to 205gsm at the heady heights of £1.60 each
https://www.buytshirtsonline.co.uk/fruit-of-the-loom-super-premium-t-shirt-p533
Look for the highest gsm (grams per square metre) fabric.
There are many other brands on theta website.
find a local place that does workwear/embroidery etc and ask if they can just sell you unbranded ones. Have a flick through their wholesale catalogues, all the brands do heavyweight versions. With Fruit of the Loom it is called Super Premium IIRC. When I used to do it they only cost a couple of quid wholesale. The difference between the best ones (which are really nice) and the regular thin crappy ones was probably about a quid or so (I guess it adds up though if you’re having a few hundred done!)
Gildan Ultra and Gildan Hammer are both heavier at 6.0oz/yd2 than Gildan “Heavyweight” at 5.3oz/yd2
I bought heavy originally and they are pretty crap, replaced with Ultra now and they are far better.
Cheers folks 👕👊
American Apparel are pretty decent for this but you have to have them posted from the US now as they've closed the shop over here. It actually works out quite cheap as they always seem to have sales on.
I really like these ones: https://www.buytshirtsonline.co.uk/earth-positive-m17 . First got them as a printed version for a charity but I'm going to order some blanks!
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Oh piss off, it's a plain black t-shirt.
Not sure if the material would be as heavy as you're after but I quite like the Alpkit t-shirts, I've bought them blank because I liked the fit.
Although at £15 I suppose not all that cheap
American Apparel are pretty decent for this but you have to have them posted from the US now as they’ve closed the shop over here. It actually works out quite cheap as they always seem to have sales on.
See here
https://www.buytshirtsonline.co.uk/t-shirts-c20/crew-neck-t-shirts-c81/american-apparel-m112
These are easily the best quality for the money right now... https://www.arket.com/en_gbp/men/t-shirt/product.heavyweight-t-shirt-white.0527611001.html
Fruit of the loom range from 61p each
Amazing how cheap blank T shirts are!
https://hebtro.co/product/british-standard-white-t-shirt/
and
https://hebtro.co/product/british-standard-t-shirt/
Unless the cotton is grown in the UK, I'm out....
Decimal point appears to be misplaced there Brant. £4.50 for a plain t-shirt sounds spot on. £45 is entering coat territory.
I tried on shedloads last Christmas in an effort to find the perfect plain white t-shirt for tie-dying.
Ended up buying two I was pleased with:
In 2nd place, Fat Face (but had to put up with a small embroidered logo on the chest)
In a very clear first place, surprisingly, John Lewis. Super heavyweight. Knocked everything else into a cocked hat.
American Apparel are pretty decent for this but you have to have them posted from the US now as they’ve closed the shop over here. It actually works out quite cheap as they always seem to have sales on.
American Apparel went bust, the brand was bought by Gildan. Mostly not made in the USA any more. Are they as good quality as they used to be?
surprisingly, John Lewis. Super heavyweight. Knocked everything else into a cocked hat.
How much was the John Lewis?
£15 ish maybe? Can't remember the exact line, but it will have been whatever the most expensive plain 100% cotton own-brand one was.
I bought some around 3 years ago in the UK before they went bust. Very good quality. Recently got some again and I can't see any difference. The website still states they are made in the US:
https://www.americanapparel.com/en/fine-jersey-crewneck-t-shirt_2001
I’ll have to check some of these out. I hate thin t-shirts.
Carhartt.
Bought one for my son last xmas, didn’t fit, so i kept it - superb, thick, soft cotton and a nice cut too.
Lolz at £45 for a plain white tshirt! does it come with a free MUG?
Hanes heavy weight T-Shirt.