Summer sun headwear

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Bmblbzzz
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Re: Summer sun headwear

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Cheaper and arguably more stylish than Rohan.
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andrew_s
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I use this one:
https://www.climbers-shop.com/clothing/ ... __10906843
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The neck flap is removable
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freiston
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That's nice, and the cord at the bottom of the flap will stop it from lifting and flapping above and behind the ears (as well as keeping the hat on your person if it does blow off the head). As mentioned above, I bodged a cord and clip to perform the same function on my Decathlon hat.
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rogerzilla
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Old school racers just used to wear them backwards to protect the neck.

One thing to watch if you're prone to solar keratoses is that most headwear allows some sun through. I got quite burnt once through a Buff. The high UV Buffs are more effective. Cotton caps may let through enough to cause issues on a full day in bright sun.

I had a load frozen off last week...they're suggesting burning off my entire scalp with Efudix and starting again :shock:
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School uniform shops. Quite a few of the kids at the school I work at have them and they seem to match the uniform.
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andrew_s
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Re: Summer sun headwear

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rogerzilla wrote: 18 Aug 2022, 10:53amOne thing to watch if you're prone to solar keratoses is that most headwear allows some sun through.
Stuff that's desiged to keep the sun off is generally OK these days, and comes with SPF ratings.
It's general use clothing like T-shirts or cycling caps that can be dodgy.
millimole
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rogerzilla wrote: One thing to watch if you're prone to solar keratoses is that most headwear allows some sun through. I got quite burnt once through a Buff. The high UV Buffs are more effective.
I've still got a couple of the old Visor Buffs with a neoprene visor - I was relying on these in the sun. But I got badly burned through one recently. I've invested in a Tilley with ventilation and cord.


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Cyckelgalen
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Re: Summer sun headwear

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Check out Da Brim.

https://dabrim.com/
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Re: Summer sun headwear

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rogerzilla wrote: 18 Aug 2022, 10:53am Old school racers just used to wear them backwards to protect the neck.

One thing to watch if you're prone to solar keratoses is that most headwear allows some sun through. I got quite burnt once through a Buff. The high UV Buffs are more effective. Cotton caps may let through enough to cause issues on a full day in bright sun.

I had a load frozen off last week...they're suggesting burning off my entire scalp with Efudix and starting again :shock:
Agh, the great Efudix Cream. I daren't post the pictures of my last session with it, it was horrendous. Current Doctor and Specialist are suggesting something less cataclysmic! I have bowed to the hints to my original post and ordered from Amazon but then got Rohan to track down their version of the so called Legionnaire's cap. Bit the bullet and bought the two.
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Re: Summer sun headwear

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I find Efudix ok, but it only has about a 60% success rate on me, so the resistant ones need liquid nitrogen.
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rogerzilla wrote: 20 Aug 2022, 12:17pm I find Efudix ok, but it only has about a 60% success rate on me, so the resistant ones need liquid nitrogen.
I have had that on my face but will request it next time.
De Sisti
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freiston wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 3:41pm I've just found this at Go Outdoors - £19 (£9.50 with member's card):

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15901607/n ... t-15901607
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I've just taken delivery of one.
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andrew_s
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Cyckelgalen wrote: 19 Aug 2022, 11:09pm Check out Da Brim.

https://dabrim.com/
You can still get burned through the ventilation slots in the helmet (which does happen)
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