Rayon as a "performance" fabric?

[BCG]

I picked up a T-shirt the other day at Target that is 85% Rayon and 15% polyester. It feels a lot like microfiber and was about $6.50. My question is whether rayon acts like polyester when wet or would it tend to absorb water like cotton? Would the shirt be good for hiking etc.?

 

[iceNsnow]

Rayon maybe be synthetic.....

but rayon takes a loooooooooong time to dry. I don't know if it takes longer than cotton, but I do know that it is very heavy when it is wet. Another question that I do not know is whether rayon feels warm when it is wet. I also do not know if it has wicking capabilities?

I am interested in finding out what others have to say about rayon.
(My experience is with rayon camisoles that I hang dry.)

 

[LauraM]

Watch out! Sometimes rayon shrinks, sometimes it gets really uncomfortable when wet. You could test it out, get it wet, see what it is like. I haven't hiked in anything rayon, just had dress clothes made out of it.

Report on your experiment, if you try it! If it works, I'll be off to Target to get a shirt, too.

Laura