Key Industries Men's Big & Tall Short Sleeve Heavyweight Pocket T Shirt

I usually wear Carhartt . I have purchased Key overalls so I tried these shirts which can be hard to find in Long tails . They are not as heavy and they run huge . Easily one size over normal and are made in Pakistan . Since their 100% cotton I am assuming they will shrink but I have just received them . They are tag less which is nice but they spray in black ink the key name on the back of the shirt like one which I didn't care for but hey Carhartt puts a logo on the pocket of their shirts .I have to give them a 5 though I wish they were heavier the weight is nice . Cotton is comfortable and they are plenty large for layering if you order your normal size . The price is darn near half of other brands at the current sale price . I have learned to not wait and just buy these when I can get a discount at all . These compare to Penny's St Johns Bay shirts , they are higher quality and cut large . They are truly for guys that are big not just tall like the Carhartt's seem to run in each size . I refuse to buy any shirts without a the extra tuck in fabric . These will never show your plumbers crack . Great deal now , the long sleeves even came with hangers I kid you not . For $11 with winter coming these are nice inside the house lounging around in a pair of gym pants . They also are a great layer over a thermal and under a sweater building layers and being large make for allot of trapped air keeping in warmth . Even though it is fall I picked up some short sleeves too for spring to replace the ones I ruined this year . The time to get these is when their discounted . At this price I wouldn't go whole hog but it is rare you find them in the XLT sizes discounted much more as the economy is improving .Colors are flat but nice .

As a former football player and powerlifter, I tend to order things at least one size larger than size charts say because (a) my build is different that most people of my height and weight (6'2", 320), and because it seems sizes keep getting smaller and smaller all the time.These shirts fit great, even a bit roomier across the shoulders than I was expecting, and PLENTY long enough. I got the "tall" size, and they are serious about that. This shirt has more than enough length for me...I'll never have to worry about plumber's crack with these! :-)The material feels really nice. No scratchy seams or binding arm holes or anything.The colors are a bit muted, but I guess that's not a problem. It's not like my family has a hard time spotting me in a crowd anyway. lolI have two of the green ones now, and I'm going to wash one and compare it to the unwashed to check for shrinkage. If that isn't a problem, I'm probably going to order two red and two navy blue before the end of the week.**UPDATE**There is a bit of shrinkage after the first wash, but it's not bad. I'll definitely buy more, they are good t-shirts.**UPDATE**I now have two gray and two red shirts to go with the green ones I bought initially. After many wear/wash cycles, they still fit well and are really nice and soft.

Edit: July 2014. After about a year of washes, the shirts needed replacing. The new lot that were sent look similar to the ones I received last year, but the material is so much thinner. I'm a little disappointed by the change in quality.I purchased these t-shirts for my husband to wear at work, because the quality of the Hanes tees I had been buying has been disappointing lately. The quality of these shirts seems very high; the cotton is thickly spun but breathable, the color is nice, and the collar is firm without strangling.The first time I wash anything, I expect bleeding, so I separated these into a dark load. Mostly, though, I run my laundry loads in order of priority; work clothes are at the top of the list. So, the second time I washed these shirts, it was in a mixed load with a white skirt and some pillowcases. That white skirt and those pillowcases became tie dyed light blue. I ran a bleach load, the blue came out, no harm, no foul.However, I've been washing these shirts once or twice a week for about six weeks now, and they continue to bleed dye. The color hasn't faded much from the tee, but I don't expect that to remain the case as every wash leaches out a little more color. I'm disappointed and inconvenienced by this; not only did I have higher expectations from a moderately expensive shirt, but I have also had to alter the way I do laundry so that these shirts don't enter the same load as anything light colored. I used to wash my white clothing right in with the dark clothes, and do a separate bleach load only every two or three weeks to keep things bright. Now, I set all my light stuff aside to wash all at once, which means a lights or bleach load every ten to 12 days to keep my light colored things in circulation.TL;DR, these shirts serve beautifully the function of keeping my husband comfortable at work, which is the purpose for which they were purchased. Unfortunately, the bleeding dye has the function of complicating my laundry routine, which makes me aggravated at home.

This is a very nicely constructed shirt, which is why I gave it the 5 stars. I prefer the older Champion shirts, but in the past few years they have changed their sizing and run a little smaller. These Key Apparel shirts are similar in feel to the Champion shirts, but the sizing isn't the same. I wear a 3X in the old Champion shirts (the ones available today in 3X are a little too tight and short) and a 3XT in the Fruit of the Loom. Compared to those two brands, this 3XLT runs bigger. The length isn't too bad, but the sleeves run past my elbows, making it feel like a hockey jersey. I have a 3XL on the way, so I will update this once I receive that.UPDATE 2/20/18: I received the 3XL and it is definitely a better fit, especially when compared to the FotL 3XT and Champion 3X. The fit is on par with the old Champion shirts. Just know that I am not referring to the newer ones as they are a little tighter than the ones they made about 2 or 3 years ago. I hope this helps those looking to pick any of these up.