uv resistant clothing

[MARNEN]

Hi,
we are looking for a good supplier of uv protective clothing, prior to our trip to the Med next year.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance

 

[Hadenough]

My wife has delicate skin which does not tolerate UV. She gets a lot of U/V resistant stuff from these;

https://www.sportpursuit.com

Free to join, a bit hit and miss but good value.

 

[ariette]

Try bamboo. We use www.bambooclothing.co.uk but there are other brands. Its UV resistant and BO resistant too. Its also a fair bit cheaper than the Musto and HL stuff

 

[affinite]

Try bamboo. We use www.bambooclothing.co.uk but there are other brands. Its UV resistant and BO resistant too. Its also a fair bit cheaper than the Musto and HL stuff

Don't you get splinters ?

 

[tri39]

Long sleeve Tshirts are good. But they don't protect your neck unless you can get roll neck versions.
I just use a scarf round my neck. That leaves ears and face to cover!! Simple peeked caps only shade your eyes.
You can buy peaked caps with side cloths designed for canoeing I believe. Then wrap round sunglasses and lots of cream on what's still exposed,
especially nose and lips. It's worth taking some time over it every morning. Saves surgery later!!!!!!
You also have time to organise a bimini that can be left up under the boom while sailing. See pic above!

 

[Davy_S]

 

[MARNEN]

To follow up on this thread.
We placed an order with Bamboo clothing prior to Christmas and were very pleased with the goods. Long sleeved T shirts etc. Not got the faintest idea of the U V protection in the field but the clothes are great. So pleased we ordered some more today.

 

[tri39]

They seem to be called Legionaire's hats.
Popular in places like Oz and Israel.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Le...u&sa=X&ei=A3S6VKeyO-7Y7AaRsoDwCg&ved=0CBQQsxg

 

[Yngmar]

Not got the faintest idea of the U V protection in the field

Just hold them up to the sun and look through the cloth. There's nothing complex about this, if the sun shines through the material, UV protection will be poor, if it blocks visible sunlight, it'll block the invisible UV part of the spectrum too.

As for neck/face protection, I can highly recommend a simple square piece of cloth. It's very versatile, you can make it into a headscarf when the wind tries to blow your brimmed hat off, wear it as neck protection under a baseball cap, wrap it round your face when it's cold or make a sling or tourniquet for medical emergencies.