UV protective Clothing??

[Mr Fish]

maybe it's the SAD when we go into winter.

No, I don’t get SAD, it’s a straight endocrine reaction due to the parathyroid hormone-vitamin D-calcium circle.

 

[Valleyboy]

No, I don’t get SAD, it’s a straight endocrine reaction due to the parathyroid hormone-vitamin D-calcium circle.

yeah but.......

 

[concrete]

If normal clothing doesn’t have UV protection, why have I never burned through it? For years I’ve just worn a long sleeved shirt, a hat and any exposed skin gets factor 30 slapped on it. I also wear a pair of fortis polarising sunglasses.

 

[stan m]

If normal clothing doesn’t have UV protection, why have I never burned through it? For years I’ve just worn a long sleeved shirt, a hat and any exposed skin gets factor 30 slapped on it. I also wear a pair of fortis polarising sunglasses.

What conc says minus the smelly cream stuff, never use it

 

[concrete]

What conc says minus the smelly cream stuff, never use it

I use the dry feel spray. I hate the feeling of suntan lotion on my skin.

 

[mojocvh]

Very interesting thread, what we have is basically crap weather , clouded over etc, then single periods [hours/day] of what is to our peely wally bodies intense sun exposure.

Which is crap, we don't get the opportunity to "tan" and then get hammered.

It should be noted that after periods of rain the atmosphere will be clear and you can get hammered without realising it or too late in the day.

On my travels abroad, I have visited the pic du midi in the french pyrenees on multiple occasions.
On my second or third trip the entirety of france and Spain had severe storms, they cleared on the friday night sat morning.

On getting the cable cars up the pic we were walking about the observatory around midday when it became apparent that at 9400 odd ft we were cooking in the sun. In fact they actually have an enclosed area where you can sunbathe, naturalist with prior, swimwear otherwise [hey it's france, they do this sort of thing] and the time per half that day was ..........8 minutes!

That's your UV limit for that day at altitude.

Oh one more thing, can we have some more smilies especially one for "interesting". ta

 

[Topwater]

Agreed Mo, it's only when you've been subjected to serious UV levels that you understand the need for spf50 clothing. It ain't funny

 

[Beach]

FYI I regularly go fishing 2 or 3 times a week. So how often do you go?

When I don't visit the wife in hospital I go fishing maybe every month or so.

 

[AlanT]

Always wore the right gear when I was fishing in hot places. Long sleeve UPF 40+ or WHY, long trousers. Buff plus peaked cap. I like to flyfish with bare feet when I am in a skiff so I know when I am standing on the flyline, so cover those in factor 50 and keep topping it up. Definitely wear the same in the UK when it's hot but boots instead of bare feet.