Old 08-01-15 | 11:20 AM
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Arm coolers/sun sleeves/sun clothing for REALLY hot weather

I've dug around the forum, which has a lot of posts on sun wear, but I want to ask something more specific...

What is your experience using sun sleeves (and leg sleeves and/or other sun-protection clothes) in temperatures over 100+ deg. F (or 38+ C) ?

The sun here in Texas during Summer can be pretty darn hard core. Right now as I type, the temp is 103 F. Throughout August, it can sometimes rise upwards to 115 F... and I don't even want to think about how hot the roads (and my tires) are actually getting.

I gather from reading other posts that sun sleeves work pretty well compared to bare skin in temps under 100, but for this native Texan, temps under 100 are nothing. For 100+ weather, it's more important (for me) to stay cool, and if sun sleeves even add 1 degree of heat buildup, well that's no good... I'd choose just stick with spray-on sun screen, even though I dislike it.

All comments and suggestions welcome!
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