Best T-Shirts | Heavyweight Cotton | Classic Fit

This will be a long review, but I hope informative. I'm an average, somewhat athletic build guy....with a bit of a belly. As you can imagine, I'm not overly proud of that last part. Because of the belly I look for shirts that have enough body in the fabric that they hold shape and drape from my chest rather than hug it because if its hugging the chest, than it'll be hugging and accentuating my gut. For this purpose alone these heavyweight T-shirts are awesome. I highly recommend them. Their Construction is first rate, the fabric heavy, but does soften a bit over time so don't be overly concerned that you'll be wearing a painting tarp. The problem for me was finding the right model and fit. Here is what I have learned... I am 5'8" and about 200lbs. If I didn't have the belly I'd have a V frame. I wear a size 44 athletic cut suit jacket if that helps. Without the gut...maybe a 42. I wear an XL T-shirt from Lands End, but I find these to be a tad small and the collars don't hold their own for long so I burn through them. My first purchase from Heavyshirt was an X-Large ProFit and a Large Classic fit. After washing twice, the way I wash T-shirts...warm water and tumble dry... if you lay the two on top of each other they are essentially identical except the ProFit is maybe 3/4" longer, the sleeves maybe 1/2" shorter and the sleeves come off the body of the shirt maybe 1" to 1 1/2" lower. Meaning that the width of the sleeve where it attaches to the body of the shirt is wider by an inch or more than the Classic Fit. That may or may not bother or please you. But it is important to note because these Heavyweight T-shirt sleeve widths are large...and long. So the sleeve covers your arm darn near to the elbow and you won't be showing any arm structure under the shirt unless you have massive arms. Out of curiosity, and hoping for a more athletic fit, I then purchased a ProFit Large and a Classic Fit Medium. Washed as above. The Heavyshirt website says the ProFit Large is 2" thinner in the width of the shirt (24") than the ProFit X-Large shirt and it shows. It racked on and around my belly. Not a good look. I'll be giving this to my friend Jim. The Classic fit M was better. Its reported on the website to be 1" wider than the ProFit Large and this held after washing, but it was a little tight in the pecs and kinda showing a shadow of belly. Jim may or may not get this too. So here is the way I see it with the items I've purchased....ProFit X-Large and Classic Large are pretty much the same fit after I washed and dried them. You get a slightly shorter sleeve in the ProFit and a slightly longer shirt. But the sleeve is significantly wider where it joins the body and that may or not be a feature you want. Dropping a size in the ProFit is a huge drop. 2" of width rather than the 1" difference in sizes in the Classic fit shirts so consider that before laying out the cash. If you are looking for a slightly smaller shirt than the ProFit X-large, don't get the ProFit Large. Consider the Classic Medium instead. If you are in a Classic Medium and want a bit more cut look, the ProFit large may work for you.

Once you figure out your size they are the best t shirt. They definitely run big.

These T-shirts are truly heavyweight cotton. No thin or flimsy material.

Excellent quality

Best, most durable tee shirt I’ve owned. I don’t buy anything else.

These are the best Tee shirts around. Last forever, look and fit great. Neck never stretches out.

My husband lives these heavyweight t-shirts. Much heavier than most t-shirts, great colors. True to size.

Fit well. Maintain size and color when washed.

I've been searching for a decent heavy weight T-shirt... lots of returns along the way. But these HeavyWeight shirts are fantastic. The classic is cut a bit big: normally XL but L fits me like a shirt, XL is as big as a grandma's moomoo. ;) Buy 'em. Great stuff.