Outdoor Research Echo Duo Tee Review
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Over the years, I have owned over 100 tech tees through races that I have run and shirts that I have tested. So when I say that the Outdoor Research Echo Duo Tee is my favorite tech tee of all time, please keep that in mind. Â I’m currently training for the Seattle Marathon among other race and between my running and my hiking 2-3 times a week; I go through a lot of tech tees. Â If it were up to me, I would love to be able to wear the Echo Duo Tee on every activity, but the shirt has to go in the wash from time to time and the people in my running groups and the people at the gym might start looking at me funny.
What sets the Outdoor Research Echo Duo Tee apart from any other tech tees I have worn is comfort and weight. Â I have worn many lightweight tech tees in the past and they were nowhere near as comfortable as the Echo Duo Tee. Â Now you would think that all tech tees would weigh the same, but I found the OR Echo Duo to be significantly lighter, making it feel like I am wearing nothing at all. Â And while I used to prefer to not wear a shirt while running or hiking on hot sunny days, a few skin scares have changed my habits. One thing that is nice about the Echo Duo Tee is that it has a 15UPF integrated into the shirt, so it allows for some sun protection. Â If I had one suggestion for round 2 on this tech tee, it would be to raise the UPF to 25 or 30.
I’m 6’0 tall and 178lbs and I found that a size medium fits me perfect.  It’s not too baggy, nor do I feel like I am wearing a compression tee shirt.  The seams on the Echo Duo are flat locked, meaning they aren’t going to create friction points between your skin and the shirt.  The shirt is constructed of small squares giving the shirt a subtle design element and if you find yourself running after dark, there is a reflective OR symbol on the front and 3 horizontal reflective stripes near the neck line on the back.  To keep your pits from stinking, the Echo Duo Tee has Polygiene incorporated into the tech tee which in simple terms uses silver salt to keep the bacteria that causes smells to grow. This shirt is a steal for such a high quality shirt that you will be wearing for many years to come.  Great work Outdoor Research on a fantastic product!  For more information on the Echo Duo Tee and other OR products, please visit www.outdoorresearch.com or www.amazon.com/outdoorresarch.
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I would use this shirt for canoeing some of the interior lakes of BC this summer. This is because I would like to have something that is equally comfortable to wear under a PFD as it is without (as I catnap on a secluded beach).
All you need to do is post how you would use the shirt here in the comments section.
I think wearing a tech shirt like this one would be great as I train for and run/hike the Presidential Traverse here in New Hampshire’s amazing White Mountains this fall. Sounds like one hell of a shirt.
I would use the Echo Duo Tee while boating in the hot summer months here in North Carolina. The temperatures average between 80-100 from June-Early September so the 15UPF sun protecion would help from burning. Plus I sweat like crazy so the Polygiene Technology would help neutralize any odor while on the boat all day.
I would wear this shirt while backpacking in the Pacific Northwest! Lightweight, comfortable, UPF protection & anti-smell-o-vision? Yes, please!
This would be the PERFECT shirt to wear for long days on the standup board. Not only would it protect me from the sun, but I would stay cool and breezy all day no matter how hot it gets!
And on the super plus side when I come home my wife wouldn’t have to hide in fear because I would be smelling fresh like the ocean thanks to the magical qualities of this shirt!
Outdoor Research, Designed By Adventure, Designed For Me!!!
I would use it while hiking or trail running in South Cumberland State Park!
I would wear the Echo Duo shirt while running along the Chesapeake & Delaware canal this summer while training for the Outer Banks marathon this fall.
I owned two of the Outdoor Research Sequence Duo Tees, which performed fantastically on a summer ascent of Ben Nevis along with a number of other munros. Since I’ve got a big engine that puts out a lot of heat, I love the wicking capabilities of OR’s fabrics! I’d love to give the Echo Duo Tee a try as I climb around Devil’s Lake on my summer tour of Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail. I suspect this would be good too for paddling the urban canyons of my home in Chicago!
I’d use it for hiking with my wife and her friends. As I am the only husband willing to get up early for thier hikes, I’m the designated driver, photographer, bug killer, and occasionally pack mule.
I could use one! I’m taking my group of spec. ed. kids hiking next week to learn about ecosystems.
Oh jeesh. Usually I wear shirts like this while doing just about everything… including heading into town!
But if I had to pick just one, it would be rock climbing in the Adirondack Park this summer. We recently moved here and are novice climbers (at best), but have met a fantastic group of friends who are eager to get us out on the rock.
I think the Echo Duo Tee would be a nice fit as I finally learn how to properly hand jam!
I WOULD — USE THIS SHIRT FOR LACROSSE….IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE COMFY FOR ALL SPORTS
Am thinking looks like a good one to wear on a kayak trip.
I would wear Echo Doo Tee to do trail running
I would sport that shirt running through the wildwood trails in Portland, Oregon! Must look great at all times!!
I would wear with pride the Outdoor Research Echo Duo Tee while hiking in Wicklow Mountains National Park this summer.
I would make good use of this shirt because I walk on the beach, work out in a pool and swim. Because the shirt has spf, it would be very useful against sun damage. I do agree that a higher spf would make me happier. The tighter fit would be useful in the water. I also travel a lot and the lightweight, quick dry feature works really well for traveling and packing light.
It seems that the Echo Duo Tee would be perfect to wear while I’m training for my first half marathon. I live in Texas and the heat here is no joke, so the light weight and the polygiene in the arm pit areas would be fabulous. I also like to occasionally run at night, so the reflector strips would be a great safety feature as well!
I would wear this shirt when I am hiking. Its light weight would be comfortable when I’m on the trail all day. I sweat easily so the Polygiene would be great to keep me from stinking too much.
I would wear this shirt this summer to my high school cross-country team outing in Tahoe because…
1. My freshman xc season through my Junior xc season I was always on the line between jv and varsity, and as an upcoming senior captain I need to be on varsity to gain my team’s respect. The lightness of the echo duo tee would allow me to ascend Squaw Mountain at least 7.2 times faster than the underclassmen girls wearing cotton or traditional athletic shirts, thus demonstrating my speed and gaining me cred early on in the season, which will later allow me to more effectively lead my team to win league in November. Echo duo tee = 1st place in Bay Counties League and seven ecstatic teenage girls
2. The built in polygiene will keep me smelling fresh when I return from a run to the cabin to play banangrams with incredibly fit senior guys.
Echo duo tee with polygiene = first love
Thus, if
echo duo tee = league title + first love
and
league title + first love = year to remember,
then
echo duo tee = year to remember.
Q.E.D.