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My favorite is the Sahara shirt from REI. It’s SPF 50, has a hood and thumb holes so it’s like wearing sun gloves. I wore it every day for the 1st two weeks of my Camino and kept me cool as could be in the sun and dried quickly after washing... -
I wear fishing-style shirts, because there’s a collar to keep the sun off my neck. But, here’s my 2-cents worth on UV clothing: I worked outdoors for most of my life, before the advent of UV clothing. I never once got a sunburn through my...
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To save money, I recommend starting in your favorite local hiking / camping supply store. See what they have on offer. Many people find thhat Columbia line of fishing shirts work very well. They have roll up sleeves with tabs to hold the sleeve...
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I walked the CP and if you are walking from Lisbon there will be very long stretches in the hot Portugal sun. In 2021 I walked the VDLP and it was in the mid to high 90's every day for the first 8 days or so and this was in late October. I...
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My very sun sensitive walking partner wore a long sleeve linen shirt every day in very hot weather and loved it. It didn’t always dry over night but she didn’t mind wearing it a little damp. She wore sun screen, as well, and didn’t get burned...
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avoca replied to the thread Long sleeve sun safe top.Thanks for sharing
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I used something like this from Craghoppers last year https://www.craghoppers.com/womens-nosilife-adventure-long-sleeved-shirt-iii-seasalt/ It was great, I was walking during a heat wave and it was very hot for me, I'm also very sun sensitive...
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Hi all, I’m planning to take a short sleeve top and a long sleeve top with me on my Portuguese Camino this may/june. I’ve already got my merino tshirt and I love it. Now looking for a long sleeve top. Everyone seems to recommend merino, but long...
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Lugar do Corgo-a day south of Ponte de Lima. Reservations are recommended.
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For what it is worth, my stages up to Pontevedra were: Porto to Vila Chã Vila Chã to Rates Rates to Barcelos Barcelos to Casa da Fernanda Casa da Fernanda to Ponte de Lima Ponte de Lima to Rubiães Rubiães to Tui Tui to O Porriño O Porriño to...
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