Long sleeved shirt for yard work/hiking?

[cintinative]

I  am looking for a long sleeved moisture wicking shirt that doesn't hold stains.  Bonus points if it is not fabric that snags super easy. I have to crawl under trees and bushes to weed and place mulch.  I have bad contact allergies so I usually wear long sleeves even in the hot summer weather.  Double bonus points if it has sun protection built in.

Currently I am using a long sleeved cotton tee but it holds the stains from the mulch even with muiltiple hot water washes/oxy clean. My hiking pants, on the other hand, are awesome and clean up well. 

[prairiewindmomma]

I personally like Columbia shirts with built in sun protection. It breaths well.  It will most likely stain from mulch, but mud washes out ok. I've used it in my yard, including when working with mulch and roses--no snags.  https://www.columbia.com/womens-pfg-tamiami-ii-long-sleeve-shirt-FL7278.html#start=0

[J-rap]

This might be more than you want to spend, but I got this shirt a couple years ago and I love it.  

https://www.rei.com/product/111567/columbia-silver-ridge-lite-shirt-womens

It has sun protection and wick-away fabric.

It also has tabs/buttons that keep the sleeves rolled up if you like it like that.

[Lori D.]

I just use DS#2's old long-sleeve cotton tees from when he was on a trail conservation crew -- he was going to chuck them in the donate pile, so I grabbed them. They're nice and baggy on me since he's a lot bigger than I am, so there's air flow, and who cares if they get stained -- that's all they get used for, is yard work. 😉 

[TravelingChris]

13 hours ago, prairiewindmomma said:

I personally like Columbia shirts with built in sun protection. It breaths well.  It will most likely stain from mulch, but mud washes out ok. I've used it in my yard, including when working with mulch and roses--no snags.  https://www.columbia.com/womens-pfg-tamiami-ii-long-sleeve-shirt-FL7278.html#start=0

This is what I use too

[Carol in Cal.]

I have the REI Sahara shirt.

It is extremely lightweight--in fact, for hiking that's really the only drawback to it--almost no warmth to be had.

But it's sun protective, you can wear the sleeves down or button them up to elbow length, wear it open over a t shirt or closed by itself, and the fabric is crazy durable.  The shirt is stuffable so I tend to bury it in the bottom of a daypack or fanny pack and put it on when I need to protect my arms.

I don't know how it would do crawling under bushes a lot, but I don't seem to be destroying it hauling along manzanita lined trails.  It doesn't snag easily.  It is quick drying and washes beautifully.  I've had it for several years and am very happy with it.

[Spryte]

If you’ll be crawling under bushes, have you thought about adding some bug protection?  I like ExOfficio for both sun and bug protection.

Spoken by the person who contracted babesiosis (cousin of malaria) from a tick while crawling under a bush to weed.  Aaack!

[cintinative]

3 hours ago, Spryte said:

If you’ll be crawling under bushes, have you thought about adding some bug protection?  I like ExOfficio for both sun and bug protection.

Spoken by the person who contracted babesiosis (cousin of malaria) from a tick while crawling under a bush to weed.  Aaack!

 

Thanks for the recommendation! I usually only do the crawling a couple of times a year, but we do like to hike and ticks are everywhere here. I will look up that product. 

[Matryoshka]

Insect Shield is another company that offers clothes with built-in tick/mosquito protection (up to 70 washes) and some of their clothes also have built-in sun protection, look for the ones that say UPF. 

This one has UPF 50, this one has UPF 30

Edited May 19, 2020 by Matryoshka

[Spryte]

42 minutes ago, Matryoshka said:

Insect Shield is another company that offers clothes with built-in tick/mosquito protection (up to 70 washes) and some of their clothes also have built-in sun protection, look for the ones that say UPF. 

This one has UPF 50, this one has UPF 30

Not the OP, but thank you!

[Spryte]

1 minute ago, Seasider too said:

And more thanks from me!

i hate ticks I hate ticks I hate ticks

On that note, there’s always the permethrin spray option.  I don’t care for it much,  I find it stressful, as we can’t let the wet spray touch our bodies, and it doesn’t last through as many washes.  Plus, messy and inconvenient ... but less expensive!  Takes care of ticks, though.  

You probably knew this, but just in case someone reading along didn’t know it’s a good option for bug prevention on clothes and shoes.  

[katilac]

12 hours ago, Lori D. said:

They're nice and baggy on me since he's a lot bigger than I am, so there's air flow, and who cares if they get stained -- that's all they get used for, is yard work. 😉 

The other type are much cooler to wear than cotton, and they don't stick to you when you get sweaty and stay damp forever and a day. If you don't have blazing hot weather, the difference might not be noticeable. If you do have blazing hot weather, give them a try! 

[Matryoshka]

32 minutes ago, Spryte said:

On that note, there’s always the permethrin spray option.  I don’t care for it much,  I find it stressful, as we can’t let the wet spray touch our bodies, and it doesn’t last through as many washes.  Plus, messy and inconvenient ... but less expensive!  Takes care of ticks, though.  

You probably knew this, but just in case someone reading along didn’t know it’s a good option for bug prevention on clothes and shoes.  

That's why I just caved and bought some of the clothes... it's stressful using the spray, you can't breathe it, you can't let it touch you while wet, you have to let it dry outdoors, and then the treatment only lasts 'several' washings, according to the instructions on the spray bottle.  The pre-treated stuff lasts 70 washes and I never have to worry about the spraying...  Considering how much spray you have to use to properly treat (must get it evenly wet!) and how comparatively often you have to re-treat, I'm not sure it's as big a savings as you'd think...

That said, I have spray-treated my garden clogs and a pair of pants, because I cannot buy pants off a website; 90% chance they won't fit.  But I have multiple pairs of socks, both a short and long sleeved shirt, and a hat from them.  Bought dh a yard 'uniform' from them too.  He got pants.  Men are easy.

[TravelingChris]

BTW, if anybody wants to know, Bealls is having a sale on the Columbia shirts- Tamiani II including.  I just bought a bunch of new colors online.

Edited May 19, 2020 by TravelingChris

[sheryl]

I have not read the replies but wanted to add cotton is good because it's breathable naturally and wear white or light color to deflect sun's rays and expose bugs for garden and hiking both.