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* The main downside I've found to HeatGear is that there is no odor resistance. This isn't too much of a problem while training at home or racing, but I found it a major pain if I'm traveling and can't wash my running gear regularly. I love merino wool, which has good natural odor resistance, but it's expensive, fragile, and I've yet to find a compression top made of merino wool. For travel, the best option I've found so far for odor resistance is [[XOSKIN]].
* When it's hot and humid enough that you are dripping with sweat and soaking through all clothing, it doesn't matter so much that the thin material spreads out the sweat. HeatGear is still better than any other clothing I found because its thinness offers less insulation than you'd get with something thicker. However, if you're out of the sun and sweating profusely, you may be better off with bare skin. This is not a huge difference, but running at night in intense heat and humidity, I sometimes prefer bare skin to HeatGear.
* If you're running in extreme heat, and very low humidity, then HeatGear works very well for protecting you from the sun and spreading out your sweat. In those situations, most runners tend to keep their clothing soaked by spraying themselves with water. If you can do this reasonably regularly, and then I think HeatGear works well, but other runners have had success with much thicker material that will hold more water, and therefore require less frequent dowsing.
* A thin white top that's wet does tend to be quite revealing, so this may be a factor.
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