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Been using a Sun Day Afternoons hat last couple of seasons and while I like the overall protection I’m not keen on the wide brim that reduces visibility especially for lookup up. Considering going to something like a OR Echo Hoodie and pairing with a ball-cap as I’ve noticed more folks doing this on the trail. For anyone who’s using this method what are your likes & dislikes? I’ve never done the hoodie thing for prolong periods so wondering how comfortable it is and if they tend to overheat? I would definitely go with a lighter color if I choose this route.
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I’ve used wide brim hats, ball caps, wide brim hats with ventilating mesh, ball caps with ventilating mesh and a drape, even a “sun balaclava. All worked to varying degrees to shade me from the sun, but all are HOT. At least they are to me when I’m hiking just about anywhere when it’s not winter. So I wanted to give something else a try for the SHR this summer. There’s a fair amount of 3 and 4 class scrambling on the SHR also, with the potential for falls and rock falls.
So…don’t laugh, but I just ordered one of these to see how it works. I’ll attach a drape a la French Foreign Legion to shade my neck and the sides of my face. Solar powered, mAh built-in battery claimed to power the fan for 6-12 hours even in the absence of sunlight, USB output interface which can be used as portable charger, head fan, head lamp, and Bluetooth answering function. Adjustable for proper fit, chin strap, hollow thermal insulating layer design.
A ball cap shades your eyes and gives one the sense of being in shade; but lots of the face remains exposed. A hoodie will protect your neck and ears but I wonder if the chin and cheeks and mouth etc will still be exposed.
Sunday Afternoon pretty much shades the entire face. I understand no liking how the brim impedes vision looking up. However it’s possible to just flip up the front brim when suitable (in trees or with the sun at your back etc.) and then back down when needed.
I am in favor of wide brimmed hats over a hoody and ball cap. As the orientation of a trail changes relative to sun position, the ball cap offers much less protection from when the sun is hitting you from the side. I used a ball cap on just a couple trips this year to try it, and I was sunburned on my face and lips. I don’t like slathering sunscreen on my face so I am going back to my wide brimmed hat. Oddly my hat of choice is a cotton HIC surf hat – not UL by any means and not a fabric most would consider as their first choice, but it keeps my head cool in the sun, and it has never bothered me even when soaking wet in a cool rain (granted, I don’t live where it gets ACTUALLY cold).
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this drape hat is very loose and cool. It can be “zipped” up all the way up over the nose with velcro. It’s also excellent as a mosquito hat–insects can’t bit through it. Better than netting in that you can just wear sunglasses and close the drape up over your nose, leaving vision free of netting.
Here’s from a review on line that I agree with:
“I found that the drape of the shade cap could be fastened to close just below the nose and above the upper lip line to give full facial protection from all angles. I was also surprised to discover that the detachable drape which fastened to the cap at top rear and side locations fastened in such a way to create a ventilation channel at the rear upper portion of the head so that the loose drape dropping to the shoulders and this air gap behind the head provided a comfortable ventilation of the cap relieving the upper head area of excessive heat accumulation. Highly recommend shade cap and crossover drape for full head/shoulder 100 SPF+ protection.”
Like Roger, I also walk in Australian summer – almost always in above treeline alpine terrain with reflection from exposed rocks and with merciless UV from the Australian sun.
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I have two main strategies for preventing sunburn – a wide brimmed/bucket hat or a OR ballcap with integral flap that covers ears and neck.
Neither work perfectly, I have still got a sunburned neck from a sombrero sized wide brim hat; this seems incredible but must must have come from reflection from rocks, and the legionnaires cap still exposes the side of the face and so sunscreen is still required.
I can’t imagine how hideous and stifling a buff/hoodie or whatever would be when walking – I’ve done it from necessity when snowshoeing and it it is extremely oppressive IMO. I’d rather not go walking in summer than enclose my neck and head with a hoodie or buff- yes I’ve tried it; a legionnaires cap is bad enough.
My next strategy might be to follow what we used in the Australian Army: a ‘giggle hat’, AKA bucket hat, with integral flap for neck protection.
My primary hat is the Sunday Afternoons Compass (same hat, but with a full rigid brim).
A baseball hat is not adequate for SoCal sun. I dont like things draped on my neck either, makes me sweat a lot.
So far for easy to moderate terrain by FAR the best sun hat is a Zpacks/Gossamer/Six moons sun umbrella. I dont need a hat with the umbrella and I can shade up to 80% of my body with the umbrella, making it by far the coolest ‘hat’ alternative I’ve found. I’ll be using it this weekend again. Everyone thinks its odd until the afternoon heat kicks in. Then I go from fool to genius!
If the wind is >10-15mph or the terrain is rough (scrambling, scree) then the umbrella becomes less useful and its back to the Compass hat.
I am a pale ginger who burns easily and I dislike using sunscreen so my sun protection comes from wearing proper clothing. I prefer a ball cap with drape/bandana I’m using the OR equinox. I like that you can always have exactly as much coverage as needed or ventilation allowed. You can remove the drape if it’s unnecessary and with the collar on my shirt turned up and the drape buttoned in the front I can get full sun protection from any angle
Just finished a trip using a ball cap and neck cape (both from OR). Wasn’t bad but I miss the slight breezes that the cape blocks (likely the same with a hoody). I’ll be returning to a full brim sun hat and Buff-type neck protection.
Started with a smaller Salomon cape that allowed more breeze but sun protection wasn’t complete (as sizzled parts of my neck showed).
wonder if the chin and cheeks and mouth etc will still be exposed
Theres reflection to deal with too, though I don’t slather the sunscreen on while wearing headwear providing overhead shade.
Living in the southeast US paddling, sailing, hiking, camping, I’ve used both sunhat and sun hoody. Often interchangeably. Despite heat and humidity, a UL hoody (I have Patagonia and Montbell) is cooler than intense sun on my skin. Maybe I’m paranoid since I’ve had 4 skin cancer removals and expect a few more. Prefer the sunhat (ventilated REI knockoff of Sunday hat) for paddling. Prefer hoody and cap for sailing and hiking. Sunhats don’t fare well in the cockpit of a sailboat. Hoody has great options when hiking high/low. To my mind the head kit needs to fit your geography. Wish UL hoodies had been around when I ventured in Peru! Talk about intense sun…..
I don’t understand the comment about Amazon’s customer base nor do I think this is a “funny one”.
Responding to the question at hand… I live in the Sonoran Desert where cloudy days are a novelty. I’m well experienced with walking in the sun. I prefer a Tropic Comfort Sun Hoody, made from thin polyester fabric with a very deep hood. If the sun is consistently behind me I wear it without a hat. With sun in front of me or to the side, I add an OR Sun Runner baseball cap (sans cape). If the sun is right in front of me or reflected light from the snow is a concern I find a cotton bandana to be a more breathable solution than a buff. YMMV but I haven’t found a cooler setup for the sun.
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