05-14-12, 01:21 PM | #1 |
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OK, gang, it's that time of year again
Time for my annual warning: Get a bottle of sunscreen-I like Bullfrog-and USE IT!!!! It is a lot cheaper and easier to do than have a skin cancer removed. This I know from experience. 2 basal cell carcinomas taught me that lesson the hard way, and I don't recommend it. So:
Use that sunscreen and go load the boat!
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05-14-12, 01:35 PM | #2 |
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Good reminder Reb. This year I started wearing a boonie hat on sunny days and I have been very happy with the fact that my face isn't cooked by the end of the day. That is no substitute for sunscreen (which I wear) but it is another way to stay protected.
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I had an opps on my first time out this year, no sunscrean. My neck, arms and legs all got it. I now have a bottle in the boat all the time (even used it last time I was out!).
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I not only have my bottle of sunscreen, but I have a hot brunette to apply it!
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my moms friend back in the day, theyd crappie fish alot and she learned the hard way, she is always getting them burned off, thank God they never get bad... i cant even go walking without here telling, me sad things they tell me i have low Vit D and have to takes pills for it, lol but yea it is very serious
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I am going to try the full cover up route this year. I've got the Outdoor Research boonie hat and I'm going to wear spf long sleave button up shirts and pants when it starts getting really hot. I've been thinking about getting a pair of those sun gloves to wear too. I've cooked too many times under the TX sun.
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05-15-12, 05:45 AM | #7 |
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Jrob the full cover up just plain works! You can't forget like sunscreen, it doesn't wash off, drip into your eyes, and you stay quite a bit cooler. I recommend the columbia Performance fishing gear line. Quality merch that does what it is supposed to and doesn't look to bad doing it.
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I also wear a UV buff and recently bought the DR Shade glacier gloves...I bought a size smaller for better fit....The glacier gloves have a very thin rubber palm...So when wet ,they grip the paddle like a champ...Very comfy to wear and fish in...No issues. I also found a fitted moist wickening UV protected hat to wear...Made by Dickies,but I cant find it online?...I found it at Walmart for $10 It aint hot yet in TX...but I paddled out in 94 degree days so far with no complaints..I stay cooled down with the help of staying hydrated...But keeping my skin out of the heat/sun helps a ton....Im working on shoes now to replace the flops.....Also I remember we brought up the moist wickening ''undies'' as well in a past post..Definitely an option worth considering. I may look a little silly....But so do raccoon eyes....Which I dont have
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http://www.target.com/c/men-clothing...tx-matchallany I don't think my link worked exactly right but they should be down at the bottom of the page.
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Ha! I looked at those at Target over the weekend...Ill have to score a few pairs,Thanks.....Yea the convertible pants material dont breathe hardly at all....So my legs sweat constantly and the cotton draws dont mix well with that
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I've been wearing them for about 3 years and I love them. The one's I get come 2 to a pack and are about $14.
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Too late.......back of my knees got burnt over the weekend. Yes the back of my knees!!!
And my neck got a little sun too. Put sunscreen on my face, ears, and arms. Guess I'll have to be a little more careful next time. |
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3d, one of the worst I ever had was the back of my knees and tops of my feet. That was miserable. I can sure relate!
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I've gone cover up too. Boonie hat and this Columbia shirt. http://www.columbia.com/Men%E2%80%99...efault,pd.html
It's not the hottest it's going to get yet but I wore it at my last tourney at near 90 and it seemed to be bearable. One thing I did notice is that any amount of breeze made an instant difference in the cooling and a short boat run dried the shirt out in about a minute. |
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Cover up is the cool way to go. I use the sun gloves , long sleeves and long pants. And this year I added a sun buff.. At first they are kinda warm then as you perspire it cools your neck and head.. Big hat is a must also.
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Aloe gel costs $1 at dollar general,put it on and it dries in about 1 min,should you forget to put it on and get burned use it after ward will take the sting out.Made out of cactus,green friendly,handed down from Apache.Pima squaws.
If you put it on no red face wind burn either.It works as good as any sun wind screen out there and has medicinal properties in case you use something else. Aloe contains slippery, slimy constituents that have a demulcent (soothing) effect, as well as a vulnerary (wound-healing) effect. Works even on ulcers and light grease spatter burns.It feels like your spreading skin lotion that has a cool effect and slimy,dries quickly even in cool weather. |
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