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Hoodies have had a real upswing the past couple years (and especially this year). I bought one this year as it seemed like a good option for limiting sun exposure on the trail - was actually hard to find them in stock. I had a melanoma removed from my neck when I was 20 - caught it early, fortunately, but it was a shot across the bow. Hence, I always have an eye out for good "sun safe wear" that reduces the tons of sunscreen I normally have to wear. Neck and ears are classic unprotected sun burn / skin cancer locations, and I'm hoping the hoody will provide better coverage than my hat (possibly even used together???). I haven't gone down the "silver hiker umbrella" path yet, we'll see how the hoody works first.

The one I got (Outdoor Research) is very light weight material - like a running shirt - so will hopefully stay cool. I live in Australia so will have plenty of hot hiking weather to test it this summer.