Who makes vintage-looking cowboy shooting shirts for hot weather?

[Flaco Joe]

I recall a merchant who makes shirts suitable for cowboy action shooting that were specifically for hot weather. Can someone direct me to their website?

 

Thanks 

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

http://www.jhornaday.com

[Windy City Kid]

8 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

http://www.jhornaday.com

Their stock has been low for a while. Contact them for current inventory. I like them in the summer. Like wearing a dry fit shirt. 

[Texas Jack Black]

A dry fit shirt ? no pictures of that PLEASE😄

[Tall John]

1 hour ago, Windy City Kid said:

Their stock has been low for a while. Contact them for current inventory. I like them in the summer. Like wearing a dry fit shirt. 

I contacted them weeks ago after you posted this link, and no one responded! 😫

[Windy City Kid]

2 hours ago, Texas Jack Black said:

A dry fit shirt ? no pictures of that PLEASE😄

The best part is the first one I ordered, I didn't pay attention to the color choice and thought I ordered what was in the pic. I got a pinkish purplish shirt. Yee Haw!

[Black Hills Barb]

My suggestion is to wear 100% cotton in light colors. I make shirts. I'm a Classic Cowgirl and I wear what I make. I will tell you that it's cooler for me to wear light colors and lightweight cotton than anything short sleeved or sleeveless. I often do not even roll my sleeves up. It's important to keep the direct sunlight off your skin to feel cooler. A bandana that you can wet down is helpful. I've been to matches where I've dunked my bandana in the water coolers on every stage. In our part of the country, we can have 90+ degrees with humidity that matches. It definitely takes more than just a shirt to keep cool.

[Hawkeye Kid]

Barb makes some great looking shirts.

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

1 hour ago, Black Hills Barb said:

My suggestion is to wear 100% cotton in light colors.

I agree.  I just gave four of the Hornaday shirts to good will.  I think they might work in climates with high humidity.  Here in Arizona I did not like the feel of hot synthetic fiber on my skin.  Lightweight cotton feels much better to me.

Edited April 16 by Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933

[Doc McCoy, SASS #8381]

Standard advice in winter hiking is to avoid cotton because wet cotton will not keep you warm, it robs you of heat.  So logically it should be great for hot humid summer weather.  I alway wear thin cotton at hot shoots.  I won’t claim to be comfortable but it’s tolerable.

[Mossy Horn Gent]

100% cotton solid color western shirts (Levi, Wrangler, etc). Make sure to check the label that the material is 100% cotton.  No polyester blends. Polyester sweats , so it's like wearing a plastic trash bag.  It surprises me that so many western dress shirts are made of polyester these days. Guess they aren't worn outdoors.

[Wild Eagle]

A company called Coofandy on Amazon has long sleeve henley type shirts that are loose weave and fairly cool in the summer.  I have four or five of them and like them pretty well.

 

COOFANDY Men's Cotton Linen Henley T-Shirts Long Sleeve Hippie Casual Beach T-Shirts Brown | Amazon.com

[Cypress Sun]

1 hour ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

I agree.  I just gave four of the Hornaday shirts to good will.  I think they might work in climates with high humidity.  Here in Arizona I did not like the feel of hot synthetic fiber on my skin.  Lightweight cotton feels much better to me.

 

Agree on the cotton shirts. I've had several of the supposed "cool shirts". All of them made me feel hotter in the Florida heat and humidity. Oddly enough, they felt warm in the winter with an undershirt on. Got rid of them anyway, it isn't cold in Florida very often (except this winter) and I detest polyester clothing.

[Tyrel Cody]

28 minutes ago, Wild Eagle said:

A company called Coofandy on Amazon has long sleeve henley type shirts that are loose weave and fairly cool in the summer.  I have four or five of them and like them pretty well.

 

COOFANDY Men's Cotton Linen Henley T-Shirts Long Sleeve Hippie Casual Beach T-Shirts Brown | Amazon.com

This ^^^^^

[watab kid]

annie hilman at WOWS and PITV , she is located in wisconsin , leatheranddogs@chibardun.net 

[Jack Spade]

I am a bigger guy and I sweat profusely!  I ordered some of the "cooler" cowboy shirts and they weren't much help.  Two years ago I saw a post about the coofandy linen shirts and ordered some.  Wow!  What a game changer!  I have 3 now and am going to order some more.  Soft, lightweight and breathe!  

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

Ordered one of the Coofandy shirts.  Hope you guys are right.  Will try it at this Saturday's shoot.  Only supposed to be in the mid 80s but we will see how it feels.

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

OH!  Forgot to ask.  How much do these shrink?  Ordered another all cotton lightweight shirt a few months ago.  Ordered a large and after washing it would not fit a hand puppet.

Edited April 16 by Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933

[Smokin Gator SASS #29736]

55 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

OH!  Forgot to ask.  How much do these shrink?  Ordered another all cotton lightweight shirt a few months ago.  Ordered a large and after washing it would not fit a hand puppet.

 

Yes. I had that experience. Also most shirts I've tried aren't  long enough to reliably tuck in.

[Rip Snorter]

First off, order your size shirt in Long.  Next, follow the washing instructions or order a size larger than you usually wear, still in long.  I wear name brand,  quality long sleve Westernwear shirts all Summer (skin cancer in the past) I find them quite comfortable.  Most do have snaps,which I like, but I haven't kept up with costume rules.

[Black Hills Barb]

If you are worried about shrinkage - cold water wash and line dry is your best bet. Neither linen or cotton should be washed in anything other than cold water.

Edited April 16 by Black Hills Barb

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

Line dry?  I have not seen a clothes line in over 50 years.

[Black Hills Barb]

2 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

Line dry?  I have not seen a clothes line in over 50 years.

I have outdoor lines and I have wooden racks.  I call it my Amish clothes drying system. I use those methods more than I use my dryer.

[Doc McCoy, SASS #8381]

3 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

Line dry?  I have not seen a clothes line in over 50 years.

I’d think there would be a lot of them in AZ.  Your climate dries heavy cloth faster than we  in New England dry one of these hot weather shirts.  When I get rained on out there I’m dry again before I can take it off!  😁

[Jack Spade]

On the coofandy shirts, order a size bigger than you normally wear.  

[Silver Creek Jack]

8 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

OH!  Forgot to ask.  How much do these shrink?  Ordered another all cotton lightweight shirt a few months ago.  Ordered a large and after washing it would not fit a hand puppet.

Larsen, do not dry a coofandy! Cold wash and line dry or over the back of a chair,they are usually dry in a couple of hours. Coofandy  is the only shirts I wear when it starts to heat up, love em!

[Bladesmith, SASS 113085]

I like the Poncho shirts as well. They are well made and comfortable.

That said, I wouldn’t pay what they retail for but I’ve picked some up on Ebay in the past for a more reasonable price.

 

https://www.ponchooutdoors.com/products/the-piedras-negras?variant=40991631409346

[Jack Spade]

After seeing this thread I just ordered another Coofandy shirt!

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

Ordered yesterday afternoon and it was here this morning.  Rolled up tight.  Will try it at tomorrow's shoot.

 

[El Sobrante Kid]

For those of you who wear the Coofandy shirts, what do you do with the buttons and the tabs for holding up the cuffs? Thx

[Jack Spade]

7 hours ago, El Sobrante Kid said:

For those of you who wear the Coofandy shirts, what do you do with the buttons and the tabs for holding up the cuffs? Thx

I have my wife remove them.  

[Tyrel Cody]

13 hours ago, El Sobrante Kid said:

For those of you who wear the Coofandy shirts, what do you do with the buttons and the tabs for holding up the cuffs? Thx

I use a seam ripper and take them off; one wash cycle and you’d never know they were there.

[Nutmeg Ryder, SASS # 74966]

Once upon a time more than 15 years and less than 19 years ago, I was told that the button/tab configuration I had on a shirt back then was not SASS legal.  I was much younger, and have no recollection who informed me of that or if it was correct.  

But I have not used them since. 

The SHB does not specifically say they are not legal, and I am not enough of a history buff to know if it is a represenation of clothing of the era. 

 

 

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

Goodwill or any Second Hand Store.

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

4 hours ago, Nutmeg Ryder, SASS # 74966 said:

Once upon a time more than 15 years and less than 19 years ago, I was told that the button/tab configuration I had on a shirt back then was not SASS legal.  I was much younger, and have no recollection who informed me of that or if it was correct.  

But I have not used them since. 

The SHB does not specifically say they are not legal, and I am not enough of a history buff to know if it is a represenation of clothing of the era. 

 

 

Short sleeve shirts are not legal.  Look under Outlawed Items in the rules.  Rolling up the sleeves is OK.

Edited April 18 by Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933