Upf Clothing

[moguy1973]

I'm real seriously consider getting some UPF long sleeve fishing shirts to wear this summer. My problem is when I turn red I'm already burnt to a crisp. Think I need a good wide brim hat too, my boundy hat just isn't cutting it not enough brim.

I have heard that Cabela's Guide Series being some of the best.

I wear a really nice 30UPF Columbia hat that floats even when soaked. Works great. Got it from BPS for around $25.

[WHARFRAT]

The outlet mall closest to the mo river on 40 by the bridge has a Columbia Outlet store. Pretty good prices, usually beat BPS plus they have a rewards program

[gramps50]

I wear a really nice 30UPF Columbia hat that floats even when soaked. Works great. Got it from BPS for around $25.

The outlet mall closest to the mo river on 40 by the bridge has a Columbia Outlet store. Pretty good prices, usually beat BPS plus they have a rewards program

I'm gonna go check that out, thanks guys

[Al Agnew]

Gotta wonder whether the UPF shirts are really better than any other shirt. I wear long sleeve quick dry shirts almost all the time, but never pay attention to their UPF rating. I also wear quick dry long pants and a wide brimmed hat. However, I roll the sleeves up to my elbows, and those are the only concessions I make to the sun. I also try to expose myself to the sun gradually with shorts and short sleeve shirts or no shirt in the spring. I want to have a good tan by summer, but don't want to burn.

My dermatologist tells me I'm lucky to have skin that is not very susceptible to skin cancers. I get checked out every other year or so, and usually have a few blemishes frozen off, but nothing has ever been anything close to cancerous (so far). So I take those rudimentary precautions, but that's all. It's more than my parents ever did, and they spent a LOT of time in the sun and lived to be in their 80s without suffering skin cancer. Fortunate genetics, I guess.

[podum]

Al, I'm with you on not knowing whether the UPF ratings on shirts are any different from other shirts. That said, the ones I own are not very expensive, very durable, exceptionally light and quick drying. They also have passed my performance test (July sun for multiple days including stretches at high altitude in Colorado). I don't burn while wearing them.

[Jason R.]

I am 28 and I've already had a cancerous mole on my toe- that was fortunately caught in time. I go full out head to toe clothing and have been doing so for the last 5 years or so. I was a lifeguard in highschool so I figure I have already done a great deal of damage. I'm not even fair skinned- it sucks.

[ciRe]

I went to the Columbia outlet mall today and bought a long sleeve shirt and some shorts that were more than 60% off. Not too bad. Pants were retail so I'll see what they do during summer time.

[basscatfan]

I work construction so I'm out in the sun every day. Like most people I didn't worry about it when I was younger. But now at 45 I have terrible skin. From years of unprotected skin. My step dad also worked const. And never wore a hat. He got melanoma and died at age 50. I have kids of my own now and I wear sunscreen and protective clothing every day. I guess it's worth something to know what's going to kill me. At least I can maybe slow it down. I still love a sunny day but I try to be a little smarter about it.

[gramps50]

Gotta wonder whether the UPF shirts are really better than any other shirt. I wear long sleeve quick dry shirts almost all the time, but never pay attention to their UPF rating. I also wear quick dry long pants and a wide brimmed hat. However, I roll the sleeves up to my elbows, and those are the only concessions I make to the sun. I also try to expose myself to the sun gradually with shorts and short sleeve shirts or no shirt in the spring. I want to have a good tan by summer, but don't want to burn.

You have a good point Al, I wear mostly t-shirts & shorts in the warmer weather. In all my years I never recall being sun burnt on any part of my body that was covered, only the bear skin got burnt.

I use to only burn early in the year if I wasn't careful but now it seems that I can get a burn even after I have been exposed to the sun for a while, guess it's that age thing and skin getting thinner. Time to cover up, just don't care for sun screen.

[moguy1973]

It's probably true that in areas like this a regular light weight long sleeve shirt is just as good as on with UPF built into it. But I do know that in areas where the sun is more intense normal clothing doesn't block the suns rays from going through them. I went snorkeling down in Cancun and wore a t-shirt because they wouldn't let us wear any sunscreen if it wasn't biodegradable...My back still got pretty burnt, not as much as other parts that were exposed, but it was still a pretty painful sunburn where the shirt was. Maybe it being wet had something to do with it....