Thread: Summer weight, breathable, cool, hunting clothes recommendations?

Originally Posted by drunk_mexican

Bought the hunters element eclipse hood about 2 months ago and cant rate it enough. Keeps you covered up against the sun but lightweight enough to walk all day in in hot conditions.
Had a tough time parting with 90 bucks for it at the time but i wouldn't go with anything else now for summer hunting.

That's good to know. I've been looking around for a suitable breathable synthetic long sleeve hoody for a while now. I got stuck out on the tops last year in the sun all day with no shade. I didn't have an all-in-one lightweight top with sleeves, collar and/or a hood. To keep the sun off I ended up wearing a long sleeved fleece with collar, buff, and a hat to keep the sun off as I tend to burn quickly. Sweated buckets. Not ideal. I've now got a "cool dry" long sleeve "active wear" top but still need to wear a Buff and hat for neck and face when it's glowing hot. I've noticed most of the hunting brands now have some form of long sleeved hoody, but pricing is mostly nuts for what it is. (Ryan's previously coined it the "camo tax".) I'm not too keen on camo, or the "camo tax". A basic long sleeved polyester hoody would be great, with a half zip would be awesome. I've been looking at running/fishing/casual wear brands but haven't found the ideal combination of features/colour/price yet.