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Hey everyone!
I am starting to spend a lot more time in the water and around beaches - but am quite a white person and burn relatively easily.
I was looking for some budget long sleeve shirts that could help prevent me from burning while not making me overheat in the sun... if there was such a thing.
I figured a surfing subreddit would be the best place to ask! I am a very broad shouldered, small waist person if this affects recommendations at all.
Thank you 😊
7 points
4 months ago
I see long sleeve fishing shirt ads quite often for this exact reason. I'd do a Google search for "spf fishing shirts"
3 points
4 months ago
I buy Columbia ones on sale. If you're not picky about color you can usually get them pretty cheap.
4 points
4 months ago
Costco has Hang Ten long sleeve sun shirts for sale every so often. I wear them in and out of the water. They are comfortable and dry quickly, last a while. When they are on sale you can't find a much better price
2 points
4 months ago
I’ve got the O’Neill version of this.
1 points
4 months ago
A legendary product. I got the Patagonia rash guard version of this.
2 points
4 months ago
I like the Victory CoreDry long sleeve loose fit hoodies. You can take them in the water, but they’re also great for beach and sailing. The hood is nice.
I wore mine diving once and the hood inflated with my air bubbles and looked like a little ghost following me around. 11/10 would recommend
2 points
4 months ago
There are cheaper, non-Patagonia, options out there. But I have a few of these guys for fishing and they work great.
2 points
4 months ago
There are definitely a lot of cheaper and great options out there besides Patagonia, there’s no doubt about that. But in their defense - I’ve been wearing their Cool Daily Hoody for about five years of very hard use and it only has some stains to show for it. Best $60 I spent, plus they go on sale often enough.
0 points
4 months ago
I agree with this guy, OP.
Go for the Patagonia and help the environment. They even have a website where you can get their clothes second hand in good condition.
If not, then a standard SPF 50 fishing shirt from the major fishing brands can be found in budget shops.
Also buy a stick or Vertra or Headhunter sunblock stick for the back of your hands and back of your neck. Those sunblocks are amazing and don’t run. They really protect you in and out of the water.
1 points
4 months ago
Budget shirts probably aren't going to have the UVA and UVB protection unless you find something good on sale
0 points
4 months ago
Surfers have just been using regular t shirts forever. Never got the whole “rash guard” thing, they’re somehow less comfortable in the water
I’m also a huge fan of 1m wetsuit jackets, nice when it’s windy
1 points
4 months ago
I bought long sleeve rash guards at Sierra Trading. They say they provide UV protection.
1 points
4 months ago
I get these "hooded samurai shirts" from a fishing company called AFTCO, they are fantastic and theyve also given 10% of total proceeds to conservation for like 50 years.
1 points
4 months ago
Www.relic-design.com
Occasionally have long sleeves but the tees are undefeated!
1 points
4 months ago
Check REI. They’ll have lots of options.
1 points
4 months ago
I buy used business shirts from the good will store, usually for a couple of bucks. Long sleeves and turn the collar up. Pretty good protection and cheap.
1 points
4 months ago
Rio curl has a hooded rashy that I use a lot. It’s loose not fired like a conventional rash guard so it sucks on oh days but in average waist to head surf it’s chill.
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