[pct-l] Desert shirt

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

A hiking shirt need not be fancy. Even a polyester/cotton men's dress  
shirt will work. That's what Mags seems to like anyway.

On my first hike, I wore an old nylon Columbia shirt I bought maybe  
10 years before my hike. Most of the buttons were missing, thanks to  
my parrots. I still wear the old thing. On my second hike I wore a  
Railrider's shirt. It had a few defects, but it worked fine. It was  
soon stained and ruined by my pack.

It really hardly matters what brand or anything. Just get one that  
fits comfortably and has long enough sleeves (a problem I seem to  
have with women's clothing.) Also, if you have really long hair that  
might dangle in front of you, velcro pocket closures are really awful.
Diane

On Apr 7, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Andrea Ogston <andreaogston at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Desert shirt
>
> Greetings:
>
> I am looking for a lightweight shirt with high coverage for desert  
> hiking.
>  Can anyone recommend a shirt that worked for them?
>
> Thanks!
> Andrea