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I wear my clothes and shoes almost until they disintegrate. Some of them are more than two decades old, still good. Harder to find quality stuff that lasts nowadays, but it is possible. Wear cotton and leather, avoid plastics. But then again I an very pretty, tall and slim, wearing old worn out black stuff gives me cool punk rocker / oldschool goth look. I know not everyone can pull this off :)

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As someone who is often doing outdoor activities and sports in a very hot, humid area I can't find a good alternative to plastics for clothing. But they last a long time. I have a lot of synthetic workout clothing well over a decade old. I guess not nearly as long as you. :)

Merino wool is great for this.

I think a lot of people find Merino wool not to have the same itchy discomfort of traditional wool, I am sadly not one of those people.

Putting wool in the freezer helps with the itchyness, you could try that (assuming you own a garment that you currently don't wear because of it).

in the heat, I wouldn't want thick merino wool on. and in my experience, any thin thread 100 ones don't last that long even when babied. I do like thicker ones for the winter as base layers though

How long do they last for you, (and what brands) since i'm currently hunting for something solution.

I have a load of very old ones from howies.co.uk

In hot (and humid) environments I refuse wear anything except merino or linen. Both dry really quickly even in the lightest of breeze. Merino doesn't even smell if you sweat, just hang it outside overnight and it's good to go.

Everything else is just a sweat sponge. Even the fanciest plastic tech materials don't work as well as merino.

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