Jerzees 29M Dri-Power 50/50 Cotton/Poly T-Shirt
The Jerzees 29M Dri-Power Active T-Shirt is one of those wholesale blanks that's been around long enough to be a lot of people's favorite, and honestly, in our opinion, it earns its reputation as bestselling blank. At 5.4 oz of 50/50 cotton/poly with Jerzees' Dri-Power moisture-wicking treatment baked in, it's a true performance blend at budget-blend pricing (under $7 MSRP). For a Little League team, a brewery softball squad, a school spirit-wear order, or a summer event staff t-shirt, it does what a basic cotton tee can't and doesn't ask you to pay performance-brand money for it. What makes Dri-Power different from a generic 50/50 Most buyers think a 50/50 is just a 50/50. The truth is, plenty of budget blanks technically sit at 50/50 cotton/poly but skip the moisture-wicking treatment, which is what separates a tee that handles real sweat from a tee that just gets damp and stays that way. Dri-Power is Jerzees' moisture-management tech, a fabric treatment that wicks sweat away from the skin and out toward the surface where it evaporates. In a basic 50/50 without that treatment, the cotton fibers soak up sweat and hold it. With Dri-Power, the same blend stays meaningfully drier through a game, a shift, or a hot afternoon outdoors. The other thing Dri-Power does, quietly, is help the tee hold its shape. Polyester is what gives a 50/50 its shrink resistance and stretch recovery, but a treated blend like Dri-Power gets more out of the same fiber ratio. The shirt comes out of a wash cycle closer to its original size and silhouette than an untreated 50/50 would. For a team or event order where the same shirts get washed dozens of times, that's a real durability win. The construction, in plain language The 29M is 5.4 oz/yd² of 50/50 cotton/polyester. The Oxford color shifts slightly to 47/53 cotton/poly (a touch more polyester for that signature speckled Oxford look). It has a 1x1 rib collar with a clean neckline (no exposed seam at the front of the neck, which keeps it from looking cheap), double-needle coverstitching across the front neck for durability, shoulder-to-shoulder taping (the strip of fabric across the back of the neck that keeps the shoulders from stretching out), and double-needle stitching on the sleeves and hem. The label is tear-away. Adult sizing runs S through 5XL, which is a fuller size range than a lot of budget tees offer. One color-name note: Ash is the same color formerly known as Birch. Where the 29M earns its place The right way to think about the 29M is as the budget-tier moisture-wicking pick. It's not a fashion blank (a Bella+Canvas 3001 will feel softer in the hand) and it's not a heavy-cotton workhorse (the Gildan G500 is denser at the same price point). What the 29M does, that almost nothing else at its price does, is move sweat. So it's the right call for athletic and active-wear orders where 100% cotton would get soggy: church-league softball teams, gym promo tees, summer event staff, outdoor festival merch, school field days, anything where the wearer is going to actually move and sweat in the shirt. For a non-active program where the wearers will be sitting in air conditioning all day, a basic cotton or CVC blank is usually the better pick. The 29M is for the active half of the wholesale tee market. Decoration The 29M takes screen print and embroidery cleanly. The 50/50 surface holds plastisol and water-based ink consistently, and the seamless body gives a wide, smooth print area without seams in the way. Two notes worth flagging: First, like all 50/50 cotton/poly blanks, neon colorways in this style need extra care during the print process (lower cure temps, attention to dye migration). If your order includes neons, let your decorator know. Second, for DTG specifically, the 50/50 blend isn't ideal because DTG inks work best on 100% cotton surfaces. For DTG work, a cotton-rich tee like a Gildan G500 or a District DT104 will give cleaner prints. For everything else (screen print, embroidery, heat transfers, DTF), the 29M decorates without any unusual considerations. (Send your logo for custom screen printing, embroidery, or DTF transfers, or order blank for your own shop.) The Jerzees Dri-Power family The 29M anchors a coordinated tee family in the same Dri-Power fabric. For youth sizing, the 29B Youth Dri-Power Active mirrors the 29M in fabric and construction, scaled to youth XS-XL. For a long-sleeve version of the same tee, the 29L Long-Sleeve Dri-Power Active uses the same 5.4 oz 50/50 fabric with long sleeves and rib cuffs. For an added chest pocket on the same body, the 29MP Dri-Power Active Pocket Tee adds a 5-point left-chest pocket. And for buyers who want the full performance experience (100% polyester, sublimation-ready, with odor control), the 21M Dri-Power Sport 100% Polyester Tee is the step-up to full performance fabric in the same Jerzees lineup. Questions buyers ask Is the Jerzees 29M the same as the Gildan G800? Close peers, not identical. Both are budget-tier 50/50 cotton/poly tees with moisture-wicking treatments at similar price points (Gildan calls theirs DryBlend, Jerzees calls theirs Dri-Power). The Jerzees 29M is 5.4 oz; the Gildan G800 is 5.5 oz. Both decorate similarly through screen print and embroidery. Honest take: they're competitive enough that the choice often comes down to which brand has the specific color you need for your order, or which one your decorator already has dialed in their print settings for. If you're starting from scratch with no preference, either one works. What does "Dri-Power" actually do? Dri-Power is Jerzees' moisture-wicking fabric treatment. The treatment pulls sweat away from the skin and toward the surface of the fabric, where it evaporates faster than it would on an untreated cotton or untreated blend tee. The practical effect: in heat or activity, the 29M stays meaningfully drier than a basic cotton tee. It's the reason this style ships into so many athletic and active-wear orders. For a sedentary all-day uniform, the Dri-Power treatment isn't really doing work; for any active use, it earns its keep. Why is the Oxford color a different blend? The Oxford color (47/53 cotton/poly instead of the standard 50/50) shifts the polyester content up a touch to produce the speckled, multi-tone look Oxford is known for. It's a minor blend shift specific to that color and doesn't meaningfully change how the tee prints or wears. Worth knowing if you're ordering across the palette, but it's not a quality difference, just a color-specific construction. What sizes does the 29M come in? Adult S through 5XL. For youth sizing, the 29B covers youth XS through XL in the same fabric and construction. For a long-sleeve version, the 29L runs in adult sizing. The deep size range (up to 5XL on the adult) is one of the reasons the 29M ships into a lot of mixed-size team and event orders where extended sizing matters. Is the 29M good for DTG printing? Not the best pick for it. DTG inks work best on 100% cotton surfaces because the pretreatment and ink absorption rely on cotton fibers. The 29M's 50/50 blend works for DTG but won't give the same crispness and color saturation a 100% cotton tee will. For a DTG-heavy order, a value cotton tee like the Gildan G500 or the District DT104 is the better call. For screen print, embroidery, heat transfers, and DTF, the 29M is just fine. Order the Jerzees 29M Dri-Power Active T-Shirt blank or fully custom decorated, with automatic bulk discounts at checkout, 1 to 3 day shipping, and free returns. Browse the full Jerzees collection or all wholesale t-shirts.
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