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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Just wanted to put this out there after a bout of heat stroke. I work everyday long hours in the sun wrapped in safety clothing so its not a particularly enjoyable experience. The heat stroke was not a suprise but what was was the reddness of my back as I d been covered all day. Did some research..everyday t shirts etc will not protect your skin from the sun! Most everyday casual clothing may cover you but as good as you think it is, its not...uv can still burn you. The rule of thumb is hold your clothing up to the light..if you can see light through it then its covering effect will be squat! A general article of day to day wear will have the factor protection of five or less...so be aware. In my case I was working in a sun trapped area of intense sunlight for many continuous days over long hours but its still worthy info to know.  |
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By *uicy jonesMan
over a year ago
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I'm with you there, been painting a few days this week and I've got sunstroke from it , I stupidly took my cap off as I was getting too hot, and did I suffer on the night , not a pleasurable experience at all !!!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Oh hope you feel better soon, sucks not being able to go out because of the sun. Found wide brimmed hats really useful "
Yeah am almost erm normal again lol..I wear my indiana jones hat..lol..worked for him  |
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There are some great "technical" tops with built in uv protection now.
I learned as a kid snorkelling on a foreign holiday that a t-shirt and water are a bad combination ! Lost a week of the holiday from being stuck in bed with burned skin after 
If you prefer your normal cloths you can get a sunguard type product off amazon that is supposed to add a SPF of @30 to your cloths when you wash them, think it stays in the cloths for 20-30 wash cycles |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm very fair skinned. Twice in the past week or so I've caught the sun as I hadn't used sunblock. It wasn't particularly sunny on one of the days but I still caught it. I have an elephant tattooed on my back which is currently very pink! It's good to know about the clothing I always thought any clothing that covers the skin is fine. |
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"Oh hope you feel better soon, sucks not being able to go out because of the sun. Found wide brimmed hats really useful
Yeah am almost erm normal again lol..I wear my indiana jones hat..lol..worked for him "
Indiana Jones is cool as, wanted to be an archaeologist as a kid because of the film's  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Oh hope you feel better soon, sucks not being able to go out because of the sun. Found wide brimmed hats really useful
Yeah am almost erm normal again lol..I wear my indiana jones hat..lol..worked for him
Indiana Jones is cool as, wanted to be an archaeologist as a kid because of the film's "
Same here never expecting the dream to come true..it did..I headed up a dig that turned a section of industrial archeology on its head..ended up lecturing to a European conference! |
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"Oh hope you feel better soon, sucks not being able to go out because of the sun. Found wide brimmed hats really useful
Yeah am almost erm normal again lol..I wear my indiana jones hat..lol..worked for him
Indiana Jones is cool as, wanted to be an archaeologist as a kid because of the film's
Same here never expecting the dream to come true..it did..I headed up a dig that turned a section of industrial archeology on its head..ended up lecturing to a European conference! "
No way!!! That's amazing very jealous |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Oh hope you feel better soon, sucks not being able to go out because of the sun. Found wide brimmed hats really useful
Yeah am almost erm normal again lol..I wear my indiana jones hat..lol..worked for him
Indiana Jones is cool as, wanted to be an archaeologist as a kid because of the film's
Same here never expecting the dream to come true..it did..I headed up a dig that turned a section of industrial archeology on its head..ended up lecturing to a European conference!
No way!!! That's amazing very jealous "
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