To What Extent Do You Wear Uv Protective Clothing?

[tcbass]

So I started a thread on why people are wearing UV facemasks, shirts, and gloves instead of just using sunscreen. I got a lot of replies. Now I have a new question.

 

 

 

For those of you that are going the new route of clothing over sunscreen, to what extend do you wear this clothing?

 

 

 

Do you wear the full gambit of hat, glasses, mask, long sleeve shirt, long pants, gloves and shoes? Do you wear just the hat, mask, long sleeve shirt, and then shorts and flip flops?

 

 

 

 

Just wondering what those that don't use sunscreen do to protect themselves when fishing.

 

 

 

What brand gear do you use?

[WRB]

I use a good sunscreen Elta MD UV Sport SPF 50 on my face and forearms, Verta SPF 45 water gel on the hands and long sleeve SPF Solumbra or Landsend, Sundays or Tilley hats. Don't like gloves, never have.

Pants are standard loose fitting cotton, deck shoes with socks.

Going to give the new snap cool type buffs a try soon.

I have serious skin cancer and protection is essential.

Tom

[Raul]

The only unprotected by clothes parts of my body are my fingertips.

[Jrob78]

The only unprotected by clothes parts of my body are my fingertips.

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[tcbass]

The only unprotected by clothes parts of my body are my fingertips.

 

 

What do you use?

[Bankbeater]

I usually wear a wide brim straw hat, buff, and put plenty of sunscreen on my arms, legs, and neck.

[David D.]

If I'm out on a boat all day then I wear a baseball cap, buff, long sleeve SPF 40 shirt, long pants and closed toe shoes. And, of course, sunglasses with plenty of UV protection.

Sunburns suck, skin cancer sucks worse. I'm fine being a little warm on those hot days, it pays off in the long run.

[Drewski73]

I wear straight columbia. It fits me well, and I like how it looks. Ive been outdoors my whole life. Ive watched a buddy die from skin cancer. I dont want to die that way.

Hat

Buff

Long Sleeves

Gloves

Pants

I wear socks and Nike running shoes that are super comfy.

Here in South East Texas, this type of stuff keeps you cooler than shorts and a t shirt. By cooler I mean you can go 11 minutes without wondering why you arent at home in your a/c compared to 6.

[Raul]

What do you use?

 

Columbia wear and a straw hat. Catch fish, not skin cancer.

[Catch and Grease]

How can you guys possibly wear that much clothing on a hot day in a boat... I feel like I'm roasting at 11AM in shorts and a thin T-Shirt here is south Georiga... Give me some sunscreen and I'll be fine.

[Raul]

How can you guys possibly wear that much clothing on a hot day in a boat... I feel like I'm roasting at 11AM in shorts and a thin T-Shirt here is south Georiga... Give me some sunscreen and I'll be fine.

 

That´s exactly why you feel you are roasting when wearing shorts and a T-shirt, you expose a lot of skin surface to direct sunlight.

[Catch and Grease]

That´s exactly why you feel you are roasting when wearing shorts and a T-shirt, you expose a lot of skin surface to direct sunlight.

Never thought about it that way...

[YourBassIsGrass]

Never thought about it that way...

X2. If you put on loose fitting moisture wicking clothes that cover your body. The air space between your skin and the clothing insulates the heat from your skin. As an added bonus if the clothing can wick moisture easily (cotton/performance fibers) the evaporation of sweat is even more cooling. Middle easterners have been doing this for centuries.

[Basseditor]

Yes, I cover everything except my finger tips too. I'm surprised how the modern fabrics cool you down. And when you come off the water, you don't have any lingering sun burn effects.

I use short sleeve shirts and sun sleeves. I like it better than long sleeve shirts. It gives more ventilation under my shoulders.

[Flywatersmallie]

I wear all Columbia stuff too. I don't wear a buff but everything else, long sleeves, long pants, shoes, hat and gloves.

 

To answer your question about roasting out there, a lot of the high tech stuff out there is actually cooler than wearing nothing at all. Stay away from cotton! I have naturally dark skin anyway so I don't generally burn but I still would rather not tempt fate. That and the whole skin cancer thing. I will pass on that too.

[tcbass]

I wear all Columbia stuff too. I don't wear a buff but everything else, long sleeves, long pants, shoes, hat and gloves.

 

To answer your question about roasting out there, a lot of the high tech stuff out there is actually cooler than wearing nothing at all. Stay away from cotton! I have naturally dark skin anyway so I don't generally burn but I still would rather not tempt fate. That and the whole skin cancer thing. I will pass on that too.

Since you don't wear a buff do you use sunscreen on your face?

[Catch and Grease]

Y'all done scared me with all this skin cancer talk! I went out and got me some 50 SPF sunscreen creme and I'm gonna start covering up!

[Flywatersmallie]

Since you don't wear a buff do you use sunscreen on your face?

Yup

[jbw252]

Hat

Sunglasses
Buff
Long Sleeves
Gloves
Pants

Kayak shoes

 

I already had a skin cancer incident.  Most of people's skin damage occurred years ago or when they were younger, so do yourself a favor and guard against skin cancer while you can.  Catch fish, not skin cancer.

[A-Jay]

 

Minimum Bare skin expose - The last knuckle on my finger tips is about it.

 

Sun was at my back in the photo, so I pulled down the Buff.

 

I'm living on the edge.

 

A-Jay

 

 

 

[The Commodore]

I got sick and tired of re applying sunscreen when I'm out all day.  The only things not covered on me are my hands and feet (if I'm not wearing shoes).  My under armor long sleeve fishing shirt is cooler on me than any t-shirt I own.   I'm thinking of getting light breathable uv fingerless gloves.  I cannot stand sunscreen and bug spray.  They are making clothing light enough and breathable enough that I rather sweat a little more than apply all that crap.  I save sunscreen for the beach now.

[Raul]

My grand uncle ( my grandfather's bother ) died of skin cancer, his skin peeled off. Not a nice way to die.

[jamesholton]

i get the whole clothing covering the skin thing, the difference wearing a good "boonie" type hat and not is HUGE. 

what i dont get, is people saying this shirt, hat, etc is spf 20, 30 whatever. i've never heard of anybody ever getting sunburnt underneath a regular t shirt LOL.

 

new to this forum, i lllllike it!

[Montanaro]

i get the whole clothing covering the skin thing, the difference wearing a good "boonie" type hat and not is HUGE.

what i dont get, is people saying this shirt, hat, etc is spf 20, 30 whatever. i've never heard of anybody ever getting sunburnt underneath a regular t shirt LOL.

new to this forum, i lllllike it!

Loosely knit clothing can allow uv radiation to pass through. Cheap white tshirts for example

[jamesholton]

   i wasnt arguing the kind of material . to me, cotton's for after you finish sweating etc, and shower off. then nothing feels like a good cotton t shirt. 

i own some of the spf 1000 shirts etc. they're awesome. just think it's a marketing thing to include "spf" in the description of the clothing. sort of like "antibacterial" soap ya know? like what soap isnt? :DD

   sounds like it could be a job for mythbusters lol. is there any way possible to tan while wearing a cheap cotton t shirt!