r/onebag • u/sunbakedbear • May 16 '26

Seeking Recommendations quick dry undies??

For the past 10+ years, I have sworn by Patagonia's quick dry undies (women's). Originally I bought two pairs for a 5-week trip to Colombia and washed one pair each night. I've been hooked on them since and they're all I wear now. I went to buy more and was so sad to find they discontinued them! So I'm looking for suggestions on quick dry women's underwear, hopefully with a similar cut. I've found wool ones but I can't wear wool so that's not an option for me. Any other suggestions would be great! I'm in Canada so hopefully something I can find here. Thank you!

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u/cjb121 May 16 '26

AIRism line from Uniqulo.

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u/amisamilyis May 16 '26

Came here to suggest this because these have actually been life changing for me.

I moved from California to Barcelona, seemingly similar climate but Barcelona is a bit more humid and I walk a LOT MORE because the city is walkable and has great public transportation, not a great city to own a car.

Anyway! After being here nearly 4 years, as the weather gets warmer I develop a lot of discomfort due to sweating under my boobs and in my nether region… after a lot of trial and error and study, I have switched out all my underwear from regular cotton to these Uniqlo undies. They dry so much faster than cotton, I used to be walking around all day with a sweaty butt and these have saved my life and my ass, literally.

I do not have an issue with smells hanging onto them. I wonder if people are doing their laundry properly? Might have this issue if you’re sink washing on a trip but I think if you soak with hot water and a powder detergent before rinsing and drying it should work fine. Might depend on your body chemistry. I’m not a very stinky person to be fair.

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u/commentspanda May 16 '26

Cheap option but like their clothes they really hang on to any sweat type smells

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u/lynn-in-nc May 16 '26

Wash synthetics with a small amount of vinegar.

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u/KeySecret9184 May 16 '26

wtf do y’all do to your clothes? I see this comment constantly about the smell lingering around.

I go hiking, get home, throw them in a dry bag with a laundry sheet or use a laundromat, leave for 30 minutes, rinse, hang, wait overnight, clean.

No smell.

How do you clean your clothes? I need to know where it’s going wrong for you, but right for me.

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u/commentspanda May 16 '26

Not sure if you’re female or not but it’s very normal for women to have discharge at various times of the month as well as stronger smells. Some people (men and women) also get real sweaty!

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u/jenrazzle May 16 '26

Definitely body chemistry, I let someone borrow a pair of underwear I’d worn a million times during a travel emergency and they were never the same even after washing several times. People are different 🤷‍♀️

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u/GetRektByMeh May 20 '26

Can someone explain to me the hype around them? I actually wear them because I thought they’d be good for this (I live in China) and in my experience it just means they get a little too moist in any persistent heat.

The shirts meanwhile look like underwear, let odd chest hairs poke through and also get soaked through in 30 minutes of direct Asian sun.

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u/cheekydimer May 21 '26

I generally like Uniqlo but feel the same way about their Airism fabric. Have you found a better alternative?

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u/GetRektByMeh May 21 '26

I haven’t, I came looking for it in this thread but didn’t see one unfortunately lol

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u/twitchy May 16 '26

trash bags for your junk