Equipped To Survive Equipped To Survive® Presents
The Survival Forum
Where do you want to go on ETS?

Page 2 of 2 < 1 2
Topic Options
#247816 - 07/01/12 02:58 PM Re: what type of cloth protect skin agains UV? [Re: powerring]
JerryFountain Offline
Addict

Registered: 12/06/07
Posts: 418
Loc: St. Petersburg, Florida
Originally Posted By: powerring
Good article. I was surprised to see in the article that a green t-shirt provided better protection than a white one. I would have instinctively believed white would be better but they pointed out how much difference dyes, weave, etc. can make with UV.


The white shirt will probably (I don't know the reflectivity of white cotton in the UV) reflect more UV than the green one, but that which remains will be absorbed by the green dyes but not the white fabric.

Respectfully,

Jerry

Top
#247835 - 07/01/12 10:38 PM Re: what type of cloth protect skin agains UV? [Re: picard120]
Byrd_Huntr Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 01/28/10
Posts: 1174
Loc: MN, Land O' Lakes & Rivers ...
When I was younger, I spent an August day outside (not in the tropics, but in central Minnesota) wearing an ordinary white cotton T-shirt. I got 2nd degree burns over my entire shoulder area that required a doctors visit. I still have some scarring from that. Now when prairie-walking I generally wear a wide brim hat, and T-shirt with a loose shirt on over it.
_________________________
The man got the powr but the byrd got the wyng

Top
Page 2 of 2 < 1 2



Moderator:  Alan_Romania, Blast, chaosmagnet, cliff 
May
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Who's Online
0 registered (), 281 Guests and 3 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
Explorer9, GallenR, Jeebo, NicholasMarshall, Yadav
5368 Registered Users
Newest Posts
My Doug Ritter Folder Attacked Me!
by dougwalkabout
Yesterday at 02:30 AM
Bird Flu (H5N1) found in cattle -- are Humans next
by dougwalkabout
04/29/24 04:00 AM
People Are Not Paying Attention
by Bingley
04/28/24 03:24 AM
Corny Jokes
by wildman800
04/24/24 10:40 AM
USCG rescue fishermen frm deserted island
by brandtb
04/17/24 11:35 PM
Silver
by brandtb
04/16/24 10:32 PM
EDC Reduction
by Jeanette_Isabelle
04/16/24 03:13 PM
New York Earthquake
by chaosmagnet
04/09/24 12:27 PM
Newest Images
Tiny knife / wrench
Handmade knives
2"x2" Glass Signal Mirror, Retroreflective Mesh
Trade School Tool Kit
My Pocket Kit
Glossary
Test

WARNING & DISCLAIMER: SELECT AND USE OUTDOORS AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Information posted on this forum is not reviewed for accuracy and may not be reliable, use at your own risk. Please review the full WARNING & DISCLAIMER about information on this site.