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> cheap wetsuits See "rash guards". They're light-weight UV-opaque T-shirts that are intended to get wet, essentially. I wear one, and I do not burn under it,
by deathanatos 3y ago
> cheap wetsuits
See "rash guards". They're light-weight UV-opaque T-shirts that are intended to get wet, essentially. I wear one, and I do not burn under it, even at the beach, in the sun, all day. Do not forget to apply sunscreen to your hands, since it doesn't cover them — I made that mistake exactly once. (And other exposed areas, of course.)
- LorenPechtel 3y agoNever heard of them before, sounds like they might be useful.
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agoI've never heard them called wet suits or rash guards. Here we call them "sun shirts" or "UV shirts". They are most definitely not wet suits like scuba diver gear.
- Incipient 3y agoDown under we call the rash vests, or "rashies". They're typically a thin neoprene like material, often as thin as a t-shirt, but some can be a bit thicker for warmth too.
- deathanatos 3y agoOh, rash guards are most definitely not wet suits, I wasn't intending to imply that. Just for what the parent was using them for (protecting kids while doing what sounds like playing in the lake) they sound like they'd be a better fit than a wet suit. "UV shirt" would be a far more sensible name than "rash guard", I admit. That was just the name I learned for them when I first found out they existed. (Which was in Hawaii, under a brutally unforgiving sun.)
- lancefisher 3y agoRash guards are halfway between a wetsuit and a sun shirt. I have one for surfing, but I got the kids wetsuits because Flathead Lake can be cold as well as sunny. They have more fun and play longer in the water with them.
- fractallyte 3y agoHere's a European manufacturer: https://iq-uv.com/en/ https://iq-uv.com/en/ Excellent quality, and their clothing really works. (I wore their Water Sports shirts extensively while swimming and diving in south Italy, where the sun is fierce.)