Stink Test: One Ski Bum, One Week, One Pair Of Boxers

You know that old base layer that smells no matter how or how many times you wash it? One company claims that’s a thing of the putrid past.

Last week I traveled from Colorado to Senja, Norway, to ski big lines with Pure Ski Touring. I am a larger-than-normal human, which means big gear and lots of baggage fees. I trimmed the fat where I could.

Thus, I brought just one pair of boxers for ski and travel. I chose a Polygiene-treated pair of Patagonia boxer briefs (I did bring a second pair to wear at night).

I was part of a group of testers Polygiene brought over to put its product through the wringer. Polygiene is a silver chloride odor-control treatment that destroys the yucky odor footprint left behind in gear and garments. It works by inhibiting bacterial growth, and thus the stink of dirty skivvies.

Polygiene treated Patagonia underwear review — The author working up a sweat

I am a gross sweaty beast, so I figured I’d give ’er a test drive.

Stank-o-Meter:

Just fine
Doin’ alright
Interesting enough to whiff twice, maybe thrice
Something is amiss
Dear sweet lord, gross

Sniff Schedule

I hung the Patagonia briefs at night and sniffed in the morning prior to the day’s events. OK fine, sometimes I sniffed at night, too. That’s not gross. It was in the name of science, an impartial secondary sniffer could not be found, though many were asked.