Straw hats for gardening question
 

My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer removed
in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to buy
a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but none
that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his face.
Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
Any help will be appreciated.
Anna

Anna said:

My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer
removed
in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to buy
a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but none
that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his face.
Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
Any help will be appreciated.

I think they pretty much top out at 4 inch brims. You might want
to consider a cap with sun blocking drapes (Solumbra or Coolibar are
a couple of brand names I am slightly familiar with.)

I bought a wide brimmed gardening hat by Sloggerwear this spring.
Best gardening hat I've ever had, but only a 4" brim. I use SPF-50
sunscreen (with zinc oxide) *and* the hat.

--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

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(Pat Kiewicz) wrote:

Anna said:

My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer
removed
in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to buy
a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but none
that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his face.
Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
Any help will be appreciated.

I think they pretty much top out at 4 inch brims. You might want
to consider a cap with sun blocking drapes (Solumbra or Coolibar are
a couple of brand names I am slightly familiar with.)

I bought a wide brimmed gardening hat by Sloggerwear this spring.
Best gardening hat I've ever had, but only a 4" brim. I use SPF-50
sunscreen (with zinc oxide) *and* the hat.

Order a sombrero from Mexico. ;-)

They have much larger brims than 4 inches!
I'm considering getting one for myself next time I go down there. (I
live close to the border). I am very fair skinned and am not a sun
worshipper.

http://tinyurl.com/bks6p

I tried a regular google search but just turned up smaller brimmed
sombreros. IMHO one this size is far better! I'm probably going to bid
on it. It'd be cheaper than paying for gas for a trip to Mexico. G

OTOH one of the local mexican import shops might carry one.

Hmmmmmmmm....
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Hi All,
you may try to get a beekeepers hat and remove the net. I think the brim is
more than 4" . hope this is of some help to tou.

Richard M. Watkin.

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Pat Kiewicz) wrote:

Anna said:

My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer
removed
in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place
to buy
a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but
none
that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his
face.
Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
Any help will be appreciated.

I think they pretty much top out at 4 inch brims. You might want
to consider a cap with sun blocking drapes (Solumbra or Coolibar are
a couple of brand names I am slightly familiar with.)

I bought a wide brimmed gardening hat by Sloggerwear this spring.
Best gardening hat I've ever had, but only a 4" brim. I use SPF-50
sunscreen (with zinc oxide) *and* the hat.

Order a sombrero from Mexico. ;-)

They have much larger brims than 4 inches!
I'm considering getting one for myself next time I go down there. (I
live close to the border). I am very fair skinned and am not a sun
worshipper.

http://tinyurl.com/bks6p

I tried a regular google search but just turned up smaller brimmed
sombreros. IMHO one this size is far better! I'm probably going to bid
on it. It'd be cheaper than paying for gas for a trip to Mexico. G

OTOH one of the local mexican import shops might carry one.

Hmmmmmmmm....
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

In article ,
(Pat Kiewicz) wrote:


Anna said:

My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer

removed

in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to buy
a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but none
that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his face.
Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
Any help will be appreciated.


I think they pretty much top out at 4 inch brims. You might want
to consider a cap with sun blocking drapes (Solumbra or Coolibar are
a couple of brand names I am slightly familiar with.)

I bought a wide brimmed gardening hat by Sloggerwear this spring.
Best gardening hat I've ever had, but only a 4" brim. I use SPF-50
sunscreen (with zinc oxide) *and* the hat.


Order a sombrero from Mexico. ;-)

They have much larger brims than 4 inches!
I'm considering getting one for myself next time I go down there. (I
live close to the border). I am very fair skinned and am not a sun
worshipper.

http://tinyurl.com/bks6p
................
..............................


Wow, they sure went all out with the pictures for that auction! Look at
all the poses and costume changes just to sell that one item with a $17
starting bid! I looked at the seller's other auctions and looked at
another hat. Even more pictures! Interesting.

Steve

In article ,
Steve wrote:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

In article ,
(Pat Kiewicz) wrote:


Anna said:

My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer

removed

in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to
buy
a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but
none
that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his
face.
Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
Any help will be appreciated.


I think they pretty much top out at 4 inch brims. You might want
to consider a cap with sun blocking drapes (Solumbra or Coolibar are
a couple of brand names I am slightly familiar with.)

I bought a wide brimmed gardening hat by Sloggerwear this spring.
Best gardening hat I've ever had, but only a 4" brim. I use SPF-50
sunscreen (with zinc oxide) *and* the hat.


Order a sombrero from Mexico. ;-)

They have much larger brims than 4 inches!
I'm considering getting one for myself next time I go down there. (I
live close to the border). I am very fair skinned and am not a sun
worshipper.

http://tinyurl.com/bks6p
................
..............................


Wow, they sure went all out with the pictures for that auction! Look at
all the poses and costume changes just to sell that one item with a $17
starting bid! I looked at the seller's other auctions and looked at
another hat. Even more pictures! Interesting.

Steve


Yeah. ;-) The problem with doing that to your auctions is that only
broadband users can really see those! Anyone on dial-up is out of luck.

I did some web searches for the larger brimmed sombreros but got the
best results out of ebay.

--
K.

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In article ,
Rick wrote:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 05:51:37 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

In article ,
(Pat Kiewicz) wrote:

Anna said:

My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer
removed
in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to
buy
a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but
none
that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his
face.
Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
Any help will be appreciated.

I think they pretty much top out at 4 inch brims. You might want
to consider a cap with sun blocking drapes (Solumbra or Coolibar are
a couple of brand names I am slightly familiar with.)

I bought a wide brimmed gardening hat by Sloggerwear this spring.
Best gardening hat I've ever had, but only a 4" brim. I use SPF-50
sunscreen (with zinc oxide) *and* the hat.

Order a sombrero from Mexico. ;-)

They have much larger brims than 4 inches!
I'm considering getting one for myself next time I go down there. (I
live close to the border). I am very fair skinned and am not a sun
worshipper.

http://tinyurl.com/bks6p

I tried a regular google search but just turned up smaller brimmed
sombreros. IMHO one this size is far better! I'm probably going to bid
on it. It'd be cheaper than paying for gas for a trip to Mexico. G

OTOH one of the local mexican import shops might carry one.

Hmmmmmmmm....

Almost all straw hats and straw sombreros have an SPF of 2 or so.
That's right-2 not the 50+ he needs (I'm a redhead). The uv goes
right through the holes in the straw hat, so they are basicallty
worthless. Get a straw hat lined with UV blocking cloth, or a solid
type of hat and use sunscreen UVA and B at SPF 40-50+. One good place
to find such protective gear is a good sports store and they also have
non greasy high SPF blocks that do not come off when you sweat.

-Rick


Where did you get that info.?
That makes no sense... A straw hat is going to block the majority of the
sunlight. The holes are not THAT big if it's cross-woven!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

After Rick said:

Almost all straw hats and straw sombreros have an SPF of 2 or so.
That's right-2 not the 50+ he needs (I'm a redhead). The uv goes
right through the holes in the straw hat, so they are basicallty
worthless. Get a straw hat lined with UV blocking cloth, or a solid
type of hat and use sunscreen UVA and B at SPF 40-50+. One good place
to find such protective gear is a good sports store and they also have
non greasy high SPF blocks that do not come off when you sweat.

-Rick

OmManiPadmeOmelet expounded:
Where did you get that info.?
That makes no sense... A straw hat is going to block the majority of the
sunlight. The holes are not THAT big if it's cross-woven!

I agree, I've got several straw hats that are very tightly woven and a
minimal amount of sun would ever get through them.
--
Ann
e-mail address is not checked

www.solumbra.com
Great place to purchase clothes for those who can't be in the sun
"Anna" wrote in message
...
My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer
removed
in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to
buy
a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but
none
that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his
face.
Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
Any help will be appreciated.
Anna

"Nicole H" wrote in message
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| www.solumbra.com
| Great place to purchase clothes for those who can't be in the sun
| "Anna" wrote in message
| ...
| My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer
| removed
| in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to
| buy
| a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet, but
| none
| that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his
| face.
| Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
| Any help will be appreciated.
| Anna
After doing some serious internet searching, I found this place. Kind of
spendy, but the hat looks good.
Thanks for all the hints and tips.
Anna
http://www.gottahavahat.com/adult/supersun.html

"Anna" wrote in message
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..
I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place to buy
a very wide brim hat ...

I got my 4" brim starw hat at Walmart. Mde in China, of course. Not very
well made (at $5.95 + 8.1 percent or the Gov) but they will usually last for
a year or so (in AZ)

Stetson makes wide brim cowboy straw hats. Available here in the West at
stores that cater to Clothing Store Cowboys. Pricy.

Olin

yeah it is. since i have lupus, i can deduct the clothes off my taxes. i
own several pieces. they are wonderful....
"Anna" wrote in message
...

"Nicole H" wrote in message
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| www.solumbra.com
| Great place to purchase clothes for those who can't be in the sun
| "Anna" wrote in message
| ...
| My husband has very light skin (red headed) and has had skin cancer
| removed
| in the past. I was wondering if anyone on this site knows of a place
to
| buy
| a very wide brim hat, like a sombrero. I've searched the internet,
but
| none
| that we have found have brims wide enough to protect the sides of his
| face.
| Catalog address or internet address if you know of any.
| Any help will be appreciated.
| Anna
After doing some serious internet searching, I found this place. Kind of
spendy, but the hat looks good.
Thanks for all the hints and tips.
Anna
http://www.gottahavahat.com/adult/supersun.html

In article ,
Rick wrote:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:25:09 -0400, Ann wrote:

After Rick said:

Almost all straw hats and straw sombreros have an SPF of 2 or so.
That's right-2 not the 50+ he needs (I'm a redhead). The uv goes
right through the holes in the straw hat, so they are basicallty
worthless. Get a straw hat lined with UV blocking cloth, or a solid
type of hat and use sunscreen UVA and B at SPF 40-50+. One good place
to find such protective gear is a good sports store and they also have
non greasy high SPF blocks that do not come off when you sweat.

-Rick

OmManiPadmeOmelet expounded:
Where did you get that info.?
That makes no sense... A straw hat is going to block the majority of the
sunlight. The holes are not THAT big if it's cross-woven!

I agree, I've got several straw hats that are very tightly woven and a
minimal amount of sun would ever get through them.

sigh....
Straw Hats offer very little protection-even with the freaking liners.

from

http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/derm...tment/sun.html


Ok, I see the source that you got the info. from...

but all I know is is that I NEVER EVER get sunburned on my face if I'm
wearing a straw hat.

If I don't wear one, I get sunburned......
Even on my scalp.

Now what?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

I don't know anything about straw hats but I know about those uv rays. The
uv rays can still cause damage even if you're not seeing a physical burn.
you probably have more pigment in your skin and can thus tolerate more uv
rays.
then there are the rays that are reflecting back at you. various surface
reflect rather than absorb.

I wear a broad spectrum sunscreen under my solumbra (spf 50) sport shirt and
on my face even with a wide brim hat on.

I react to indoor lighting at times. It's crazy.
happy gardening
nic

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
Rick wrote:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:25:09 -0400, Ann wrote:

After Rick said:

Almost all straw hats and straw sombreros have an SPF of 2 or so.
That's right-2 not the 50+ he needs (I'm a redhead). The uv goes
right through the holes in the straw hat, so they are basicallty
worthless. Get a straw hat lined with UV blocking cloth, or a solid
type of hat and use sunscreen UVA and B at SPF 40-50+. One good
place
to find such protective gear is a good sports store and they also
have
non greasy high SPF blocks that do not come off when you sweat.

-Rick

OmManiPadmeOmelet expounded:
Where did you get that info.?
That makes no sense... A straw hat is going to block the majority of
the
sunlight. The holes are not THAT big if it's cross-woven!

I agree, I've got several straw hats that are very tightly woven and a
minimal amount of sun would ever get through them.

sigh....
Straw Hats offer very little protection-even with the freaking liners.

from

http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/derm...tment/sun.html


Ok, I see the source that you got the info. from...

but all I know is is that I NEVER EVER get sunburned on my face if I'm
wearing a straw hat.

If I don't wear one, I get sunburned......
Even on my scalp.

Now what?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
Nicholson

interesting that the site would indicate that a straw hat is only 2. I
wear a straw hat, and use 45 on the back of my neck where the hat does not
protect. The hat protects my ears & forehead.

I was looking swim suits a while ago. A site that offered tan-thru suits
said that the suit was about SPF 5, and to get an even tan, the body parts
not in the suit needed to be coated with SPF 5.

Bruce


"Rick" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:57:53 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

In article ,
Rick wrote:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:25:09 -0400, Ann wrote:

After Rick said:

Almost all straw hats and straw sombreros have an SPF of 2 or so.
That's right-2 not the 50+ he needs (I'm a redhead). The uv goes
right through the holes in the straw hat, so they are basicallty
worthless. Get a straw hat lined with UV blocking cloth, or a
solid
type of hat and use sunscreen UVA and B at SPF 40-50+. One good
place
to find such protective gear is a good sports store and they also
have
non greasy high SPF blocks that do not come off when you sweat.

-Rick

OmManiPadmeOmelet expounded:
Where did you get that info.?
That makes no sense... A straw hat is going to block the majority of
the
sunlight. The holes are not THAT big if it's cross-woven!

I agree, I've got several straw hats that are very tightly woven and a
minimal amount of sun would ever get through them.

sigh....
Straw Hats offer very little protection-even with the freaking liners.

from


http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/derm...tment/sun.html


Ok, I see the source that you got the info. from...

but all I know is is that I NEVER EVER get sunburned on my face if I'm
wearing a straw hat.

If I don't wear one, I get sunburned......
Even on my scalp.

Now what?

Well, I'd say SPF 2 or 3 or so must be enough for you (eg 3 hrs = 1 hr
of sun). Me- I get moon burns G and I envy those who have more
melanin. But seriously a burn is not the only indication of UV
damage. Skin cancer is pretty rampant these days, and one does not
need to burn to get CA.