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If you are in the USA, go to your closest Goodwill store and buy a lightweight long sleeved cotton or cotton gauze shirt.
Make it loose and comfie.
That's it.
$6
I have used many Tech shirts over the years but Rohan is by far my favourite, they are not cheap but are very good quality. I also find that they do not get whiffy as fast as others I have used like North Face.Rohan shirts have sun protection. Currently have a sale (ends Sunday 25th Jan). The Leeway shirt is good - I have one.
Rohan shirts have sun protection..
I use these: http://rab.uk.com/products/mens-clothing/synthetic-baselayer/aeon/aeon-long-sleeve-tee.html
They are very lightweight (almost like a synthetic silk), they have a built in SPF .
Rohan Men's Overland ShirtEverything has some sun protection. A totally transparent sheet of glass blocks some sun light. If you walk around all summer in a pair of jeans I bet you'll not be touched by sun light.
SPF IIRC is just a measurement of how much UV something passes. There are also two different numbers. A and B. It's also not a straight forward measure. So factor 50 is a lot better then 10 but not much better then 30.
Ah, very interesting. I sew and would like to know where you purchased "technical fabric?" Thanks.I like White Sierra Gobi Dessert Shirts. The synthetic fabric breaths, is vented, wicks perspiration and dries quickly. It is basically wrinkle proof. And provides additional UV protecation if the shirt is new. I actually am making myself a shirt out of technical fabric because I am short with short arms and I can't find one in a petite arm length. Here are my specs:
Vented back
No pockets over the boobs(or anywhere else for that matter as I don't use them)
Sun flaps for the tops of my hands. (I saw these on a shirt recently when I was shopping. They fold out and cover the gap between hands and light weight gloves (I use polls and wear very light biking gloves to cover my hands and the flap adds some additional coverage)
Light weight. Some of the tech fabric is heavier than you would think. I just ordered some that is 2.9 oz per sq
Rohan Men's Overland Shirt
Taking advantage of a battery of advanced technology, our Overland Shirt is the ultimate warm-weather trekking, walking and travel shirt.
It’s made from a supremely functional blend of polyamide and polyester which combines a surprisingly light weight with reassuringly high levels of abrasion and tear resistance.
It also offers a very good (UPF40+)* level of protection from the harmful effects of UV radiation.
If it's for summer I'd stick to linen. Cotton is too hot for much of the summer. Plus linen looks normal/good wrinkled.
S Brown -- I got it from a wonderful little shop online -- The Rainshed out of Ashland Oregon. Its little and the people who work there are sewers and outdoors people so they can answer lots of questions on the phone. They will send you samples very inexpensively and they are very fast. Here is their site: http://www.therainshed.com/. I also called Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics in Boise ID (http://www.owfinc.com/fabrics.html). Like Rainshed they were great, they just did not have as good of a selection of colors in what I wanted. There are a couple of other fabric sites to look at:ite: Seattle Fabrics (http://www.seattlefabrics.com/), and Rockywoods (http://www.rockywoods.com/) . Each has slightly different stuff. I also just made a lightweight fleece vest out of Polartec 100. I am sewing mine out of 2 ply suplex nylon that is quick dry and breathable. They also have choices on mesh for the venting. I made a model out of some posh lining fabric and got my pattern adjusted the way I want. I'm starting to sew this weekend. If you message me, I can give you more info. LizAh, very interesting. I sew and would like to know where you purchased "technical fabric?" Thanks.
I wasn't thinking of carrying a tank! They always seem a bit cumbersome in cities, and well beyond my personal load limitI bought a men's HellyHanson "heat gear" long sleeve t shirt and have used it kayaking and hiking. It's extremely light weight and cool and quick dry. It has a crew neck and is nice and baggy so it works well over a tank if needed but keeps me cool and covered.
You shouldn't. Your objections have been raised recently here, and I have much the same view. We can tell people from our own experience what we found to be GOOD, and perhaps we might want to share what we felt was BAD, but it appears to me that none of us are in any position to say what might be best.Thank SY. I think I'll get spanked in a bit but hey...
it appears to me that none of us are in any position to say what might be best.
You are correct that it wasn't raised earlier. I was responding to @Tincatinker's concern. This thread has been pretty good on the good, better, best issue.Doug nobody mentioned " best" except Tincatinker unless I missed it - most (all?) have proffered what worked for them as has been usual in equipment threads -
nevertheless I do agree pursuit of the optimum, the best, is too subjective to be meaningful
K
We have a saying here, one many of you have probably heard, Cotton Kills. When walking in wet and/or cold conditions cotton can become wet with rain or perspiration and can cause hypothermia very fast, it has caused more than a few hill walkers to loose their lives over the years so whatever brand you decide on, and how much you want to pay, cotton as a material would not be one I would recommend for the Camino or any type of trecking or hill walking.
Does anyone have any experience with the Patagonia Sol Patrol shirt? (I need something for walking through the desert on the Pacific Crest Trail, not camino).
Rohan would be my second choice.
Thanks & Buen Camino!
Kat
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