Sun hoodies are a necessity on a glacier (as well as glacier sunglasses and sunblock). They are an excellent layer for any mountain travel. Instead of being hot, they provide shade and are actually cooling. You don't need to wear anything else underneath. The hood should be large enough to cover over your hat (with brim if sunny) or helmet. The hoodie part will protect your ears, neck and hair from the sun glare. It's nice if the arms have thumb holes so the tops of your hands are also protected from the sun. You will still need sunblock for any exposed skin area + lips. But, you will need much less of it - less to carry and less to get into the streams if you decide to jump in....
On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 8:55 PM Nathan <nathanhowell@...> wrote:
they're usually referred to as "sun hoodies". one of our extended backpacking group has been wearing one for years and claims they are better than sun hats. he does bring a trucker hat when a brim is called for.
On Aug 29, 2021 17:42, "Jeff Manas via " <jeffmanas=[email protected]> wrote:
They are a thing. There are several of them for sale at REI. I’m old school, and I tend to run hot, so I haven’t investigated them.
