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[pct-l] desert shirts



I think you need to know what your shirt is made of. My experience has been
that polypropylene lets the suns rays through and even traps the heat. This
is especially a problem if I am sun burned. And, in the desert, I would
recommend a light weight cotton shirt.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rebecca Emily Selling" <res46@cornell.edu>
To: "AsABat" <AsABat@4Jeffrey.Net>
Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] desert shirts


> I have a question about desert shirts.  I have a plain white long sleeve
> wicking shirt from REI, not 100% sure of the material, but it didn't have
> any sun rating.  I am very pale and very susceptible to sun burn, so I'm
> intending on wearing lots of sunscreen under my white shirt.  How
> important is the sun rating?  Will most of the light be reflected off my
> shirt anyway even though it's not a fancy desert shirt?  I'm generally ok
> with my 45 spf sunscreen but haven't ever been in the desert before so I'm
> not used to desert sun.  Any input would be helpful.  Thanks!
> Becky
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