I took this shirt with me for walking the Camino in the early fall (~35C on the coast with no shade). I'm very sensitive to heat (due to both MS and some of my medication), but after soaking this shirt in water, the combination of the quick evaporation and the UV protection was enough to keep me comfortable even at noon. It was great to be able to skip out on sunblock and still not end the day looking like a tomato.
Like other reviewers said, it's a little rougher that ideal, but I do have to say, it held up to backpack friction much better than the Abisko wool shirt I took on the same trip and I did *not* get any irritation despite walking all day with a 10-20kg bag for the first time. Dries very very quickly, which is great when conditions are damp.
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