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Re: [pct-l] Re: pct-l-digest V1 #373
- Subject: Re: [pct-l] Re: pct-l-digest V1 #373
- From: bluesky@Rt66.com (Karen Elder)
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 08:42:11 -0700 (MST)
>What makes the white shirt a bad idea? I burn easily, so I was planning to
>bring a silkweight long sleeve white top (and pants) -- lighter than a pint
>of sunblock, and if you're gonna carry long underwear anyway...
I'd imagine it depends on the type of material, but apparently you can get
sunburned *through* a shirt. I've read somewhere that an ordinary white
cotton t-shirt is about SPF 15. On the other hand, my own experience seems
to demonstrate that shirts have a much higher SPF than that. And you'll
probably want to carry some sunblock anyway - for face, hands, neck - though
you could carry a smaller amount.
Other pct-listers have suggested that a drawback of white shirts on the
trail is that they get to *look* really filthy, and this is a factor in
hitchhiking and town visits.
Karen
Karen Elder
bluesky@Rt66.com
P.O. Box 20093
Albuquerque, New Mexico
87154 USA
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