Lightweight shirts?

[Donkey Basher]

Got a week or so of what’s likely to be hot days on the ranges coming up & wondering if anyone has any recommendations for suitable lightweight, long (or short) sleeved, safari type shirts please? Something that wicks well & ideally is UV protection too.

TIA

 

[Klenchblaize]

I think Orvis still produce them:


This looks the nearest to mine - that is more than 20-years old - but is sadly but not surprisingly "sold out" in your size:
Long-Sleeved Open Air Caster | Men's Fishing Clothes UK
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[VSS]

Got a week or so of what’s likely to be hot days on the ranges coming up & wondering if anyone has any recommendations for suitable lightweight, long (or short) sleeved, safari type shirts please? Something that wicks well & ideally is UV protection too.

TIA

Decathlon do some that are exactly as you describe, but I found them a little tight in the armpit for comfortable shooting. Depending on your build, you might find them ok. I gave mine away to someone who gets on really well with them, and rates them highly.

 

[John Gryphon]

Got a week or so of what’s likely to be hot days on the ranges coming up & wondering if anyone has any recommendations for suitable lightweight, long (or short) sleeved, safari type shirts please? Something that wicks well & ideally is UV protection too.

TIA

Just buy Temu shirts...so lightweight I sucked in a deep breath and broke stitching ..true.

 

[chriswjx]

I like the craghopper shirts. Wear them a lot fishing in the summer. Will try to find the exact model for you.

 

[FISH BOY]

As above - Craghopper Nosilife.

 

[Marchman]

As mentioned by Chriswjx I find the Craghopper kiwi shirts light to wear, fast drying and generously cut. They come in short or long sleeve with several colours.

 

[WW.]

Craghoppers work, not as airy as I'd like but they're ok.

 

[chriswjx]

FISH BOY got the model for me!!

Craghoppers Mens NosiLife Adventure Long Sleeved Shirt III

NosiLife sun protective shirt with UPF 50+, insect repellent ripstop fabric and cooling vents ideal for travel hiking and humid adventures worldwide.

hollandscountryclothing.co.uk

The Kiwi shirts are alright, but they are just conventional shirts. The Nosilife ones are vented at the back and with various other features over the standard Kiwis.

 

[VSS]

The only things you need in this weather are a Tilley hat and a pair of sandals. Everything else is surplus to requirements, and should be temporarily discarded.
Given how seldom we get proper hot weather in the UK it's difficult to justify having a separate wardrobe "just in case".

 

[Mike1979]

The only things you need in this weather are a Tilley hat and a pair of sandals. Everything else is surplus to requirements, and should be temporarily discarded.
Given how seldom we get proper hot weather in the UK it's difficult to justify having a separate wardrobe "just in case".

I hope there are no footpaths on your farm Tim. North Wales news - "Walker suffers serious mental trauma after nude farmer spotted tending his livestock with no more then a hat, sandals and a big...smile"

 

[VSS]

I hope there are no footpaths on your farm Tim. North Wales news - "Walker suffers serious mental trauma after nude farmer spotted tending his livestock with no more then a hat, sandals and a big...smile"

Yes there are.
In fact, I'm just checking my sheep and cattle where there's a footpath. But I'm wearing boots at the moment, so that probably makes it ok

 

[tjm160]

Harkila Trail Shirt, incredibly lightweight and tough, no other choice for me and just pop a lightweight fleece over on cooler morning/evenings.

 

[Chris Richardson]

I hope there are no footpaths on your farm Tim. North Wales news - "Walker suffers serious mental trauma after nude farmer spotted tending his livestock with no more then a hat, sandals and a big...smile"

IM the same minus the smile , i tried smiling in 1998 .... very unsettling

 

[VSS]

IM the same minus the smile , i tried smiling in 1998 .... very unsettling

I expect you've lost the muscle memory by now.

 

[Mike1979]

Yes there are.
In fact, I'm just checking my sheep and cattle where there's a footpath. But I'm wearing boots at the moment, so that probably makes it ok

Hope you applied sunscreen ...and not in public as that would be a public decency offence

 

[VSS]

Hope you applied sunscreen ...and not in public as that would be a public decency offence

Ok, taking things seriously now, why, in your opinion, would the act of applying sunscreen constitute a public decency offence? It's being widely advised right now that people use sunscreen, particularly on areas of skin that might not normally be exposed.
I think you're overthinking this.

 

[Mike1979]

Ok, taking things seriously now, why, in your opinion, would the act of applying sunscreen constitute a public decency offence? It's being widely advised right now that people use sunscreen, particularly on areas of skin that might not normally be exposed.
I think you're overthinking this.

If you are stark naked and applying sunscreen to certain parts of the body in public I think it would be very easy for an innocent bystander to get the wrong idea .... but very much said in jest Tim

 

[JonR]

I deploy to hot/tropical areas with heavy 5.11 cotton shirts. Light doesn't necessarily mean comfy. The cotton shirts wick nicely, provide good protection from UV too. You can also iron the **** out of them and kill parasitic nasties.

 

[Chris Richardson]

I expect you've lost the muscle memory by now

I certainly hope so