I was wondering what y'all though of the huk long sleeve shirts that are suppose to keep you cool. My main question is if its 90 degrees won't wearing a long sleeve shirt make you hotter?

No, they work great as do the other brands.

It keeps the sun from directly hitting your skin. The fabric is light and lets plenty of air through and helps with sweat. Definitely cooler than just wearing a short sleeve shirt.

I held off on wearing dri-fit shirts for way too long. Try one out, and you will wish you had done it a long time ago.

Thats all I wear now , the long sleeve shirts. They are cool, plus I wear the fingerless gloves to keep sun off.
The sun is not your friend

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There are more cost effective options than HUK.

They're great!

great thanks for the feed back.

Can you make some recommendations?

The best value I've found
Russel Athletic dri-power performance360 long sleeved shirts with hood $14.47 (including xxl and 3xl)

I really like the hood--keeps the sun off your head, ears, and neck and feels much cooler than wearing a hat.

They are great. I don't get any hotter in it than if I was wearing short sleeves, and the sun protection is where it's at.

Thank you, I'll look into them.

Long sleeve dri fit hoodies are the way to go IMO but $60 is a rip off!

Looks like Russell doesn't make the dri power long sleeved shirt hoodie any more--shame--they are great for $15

Here's an option without the hood

My moobs don't like those shirts

I made the switch last year too after my doubts. They really do help. The Huk products are good. However, it seems like everything is cut just a little small. I have one of the long-sleeve shirts, hoodies and sun gaiter. All fit a little tight.

I have several of the Columbia shirts. The feel a lighter weight looser fitting. They seem to run big and a little looser around the collar. You can find them from $15-$35 depending where and sales.

lol!

I have some of these. They are great.

If you ever watch a group of Hispanic workers outside in the summer, they are almost always covered from head to toe. My grandfather said that's how they used to dress working on the railroad in the heat. Keeping the sun off your skin is huge.

Im going to sound like a commercial, but I am not affiliated with HUK in any way. I am not sponsored by them, I don't get any kind of discount or anything. I don't wear anything else. I have a dozen of their shirts, some pullovers, and their rain suit, and I have been very impressed with them. They make an awesome fabric. I wear pretty much all long sleeve, and in the summer I never get hot. They keep the sun off you 100%. I would definitely recommend them.

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The sun is not your friend

+100. Take a picture of yourself the second you realize you've been missing out for so long. haha Game changer for yard work too! My limited general experience is that Columbia is ahead of the game by one step when it comes to fabric weight/comfort but you pay for it. Magellan is pretty good nowadays for half-2/3 the price of the Columbia. Don't have any experience with other brands beyond that though.

haha! Mine either but I really like them, the other downside to them is the material isn't very durable, I can get more uses out of a wet paper towel than I can these shirts!

I've got a few Columbia long sleeve shirts and a few under armour fish ones. I made the mistake of buying a black Columbia one. It pretty much doesn't leave the closet. Stay with light colors as they don't absorb nearly as much heat.

Yes they work but just take a little time to get used to along with the gloves, I don't buy the HUK brand. I'm sure they are quality shirts buy way too much money for me. I always take up the offer on the Lews mail in rebates when buying their reels. I have a ton of lews tshirts and a ton of micro fiber long sleeve shirts for around 7 dollars a piece for the shipping.

Dunk the long-sleeve shirts in water during the hot summer months. Certainly a fan of the Huk / Magellen offering.

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$45-$65 is way cheaper than skin cancer treatments!! It's not for looks, it's for protection!

How are the simms solarflex shirts?

Fish dont care about moobs!

HUK has a military pricing program for those of you that served, FYI.

I usually stick to Magellan. Cheap, readily available at Academy, and they come in pleasant colors.

I wear the PFG stuff a lot and like it. I go to the Columbia outlet in Allen and find good deals.

I wear the Hanes as in Collincty's post and they're very light and cool in the sun. I also like the Dickies dri fit tees. Both run about $15 to $20 and the Dickies have pockets (or not) which I like. I like short sleeves so when not in the sun I just push the sleeves up. I wear xl's and sizes on both seem to be right.

Tell me some other choices, i have a couple of megellans and prob 6 or 7 Huk, what's as good a quality for less money? Made in Guatemala, I'd say pretty good markup. Labors cheap but not the price.

HUK is some good stuff. Quality product. And plus Huk is strictly fishing stuff. With Nomad being their hunting side. So it's not another big sportswear company try to dip into the fishing side like most the other brands. The guys from Huk actually came from Underarmor because they didn't like how the fishing side was being done.

another +1 on the long sleeve shirts. My favorite so far is the Columbia Omni Freeze material. During the summer if the wind isn't blowing, the moment it picks up, I get cold and it's 100 degrees out.

I just picked up a HUK shirt from Christmas, haven't had the 100 degree to test it yet, but it will likely get tested soon.

Thanks, I did not know they have a military discount

Preach!!! But I wear them anyway. I like how they feel on my moobs.

Great shirts, i have about 5 of them, along with their shorts and rain gear, i probably should invest in some gloves though, i have a farmers tan between my hands and wrist!

Go to Acadamy & get their Magellan brand "cool dry" long sleeve shirts for $20. Just as " cool & dry" as Huk, Nike, Under Armor.....unless you just like paying for a logo. But YES they all keep you cooler than a short sleeved T-shirt.

Another product I really like

You might be mistaken for a burn victim, but it beats reapplying sunscreen 3X a day

If you have a dri long sleeve without a hood; feels much cooler wearing this compared to a hat




Also keep the knats, mosquitos, and other flying biting insects off your face, ears, and neck.

My husband recently picked up a Huk brand one for a fishing trip in Costa Rica and he was really happy with it. You will find that the UPF style shirts can vary quite a bit by brand. We have found that the PELAGIC brand ones are the lightest and the coolest to wear in the Texas summer heat.

Thank you for all your responses!!! I ordered a light blue long sleeve one and it arrives today, I will use if for fishing tomorrow and report back.

You can't beat them for the price. Our academy is out right now or I would have a few more. I only get the other brands at the end of the year when they are all 20 bucks. Lol. Actually that's when I do all my shopping. Buy all my winter stuff in spring and all my summer stuff in fall. Call me cheap but I don't see the point in paying for a name anymore

Nope they keep you cooler I was skeptical also but have been wearing them for years now.

So I have to report I love the HUk product. I am shocked to report I was cooler with the long sleeve shirt than a short sleeve shirt and had no sunburn.

I will definitely be purchasing more HUK products.

Congats on taking one of the easy steps to helping prevent skin cancer. Now add a buff and gloves and/or dose up hard with sunblock. My partner had the top of his ear cut off due to skin cancer, brought the issue to reality for us.

Had an older golfing buddy that lost the top of both ears..

I buy every dri-fit shirt in my size that i find on clearance. I use them for everything. I was in my attic the other day for about 4 hours and didn't have any clue how much i was sweating until i took it off and it weighed about 6 lbs!

The HUK shirts are nice but pricey, good gifts from signifiant others.

Now I do think the buffs make me hotter and are uncomfortable. I always wear one when I am outside in sun, and have for years and still have not got use to them.

Dad lost lots of skin to the old basal cells. Hope its not genetic in any way.

Congrats on paying 4X what the same shirt would cost... minus the HUK logo.

Buy the "on sale" stuff from Magellan, Salt Life, whatever.....paying triple for Huk or Columbia is just bad business.
They buy their fabrics from the same Indonesian factories.....covering skin is the best protection and the "dry fit" fabrics are all the same.

Where do you get the fingerless fishing gloves

I'm normally not a name brand snob but the Magellan shirts I have tried seemed thinner and didn't fit right.

I think yall are over thinking it. Just go fishing
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Academy will have them from time to time, but Basspro and Cabela's always have them in stock in various different brands.

The guidewear gloves at Cabela's are nice.

I like short sleeve Columbia Omni freeze shirts but I wear sun sleeves too. You can get the sleeves for about $3-4. Then the Cabelas Balaclava pulled over a visor rather than a hat is cooler. I always wear the fingerless gloves too.

I have the Columbia and Magellan long sleeve shirts and they do a great job at keeping you cooler in the hot summer. I would suggest getting them in a size larger than you normally wear because now the oversize shirt will catch more of a breeze and do even a better job at keeping you cool. Neck wraps and gloves are awesome also keeping you cooler and they help avoid skin cancer.

I agree. Get the Magellans and use the savings to buy more tackle. Double win.

LOL, you get the same effect with the Magellan shirts for less money.

You can constantly find HUK and UA shirts at a great price. Just got to keep your eyes open.

Why would you be shocked about being cooler wearing that type of long sleeve shirt? Everyone that answered your question told you that these type of shirts keep you cooler. Did you think everyone was making that up? Did you not believe us?

So I payed 40 bucks for this shirt. Just out of curiosity.... Where and what brand product can I buy for 10 bucks that is just as good?

I was skeptical. That's why I asked the fishing community. It wasn't personal. I just was happy to report my personal experience.

I wear mostly simms and huk sun shirts. Going to start getting the ones with the higher collar, my sun gaiters often leave a gap at the neck that gets toasted.

excellent. I try and find em on clearance. Simms gear is pricey, but worth the bucks for sure. I like their sungloves, and their sun gaiters as well.

Online

I like these to keep the sun off my neck and ears. They split at the bottom so they cover more of the front and the back of your shirt so your neck is covered.

https://aquadesign.com/collections/mens/products/sunguard-fishing-hunting-camo-mask-pro-2015-on-sale



Some neck wraps are just tubular and do not split at the bottom.

SIMMS Solarflex is my preference. They have a high collar as mentioned above and you can get them on sale on their website. Used to wear the Magellan ones as well because of the collar, but the SIMMS are lighter weight and more breathable. HUK collars are too wide for me.

Just a suggestion on these dry fit shirts, read the washing instructions well... I learned a long time ago, after washing just let them air dry. Using drier sheets will affect them.

no comments here on Columbia?
Sometimes they have good sales too

duh = missed some
sorry

I have 4-5 brands. Some I use at the coast where I don't care how dirty they get with stains, blood, etc. Others like huk, simms and Columbia I use bass fishing. Best advice is try different brands. They do fit different and feel different.

I've been using my Huk hoodie. I don't really use the hood much because of the boonie hat that I bought but have been pretty impressed with the shirt. All the netting material they use really lets air circulate if there is any breeze or when driving and causes no issue in the sun. I've been fishing all day through the heat so it's been tested more than my old shirt. I paid around $60 for it and think for what I get out of it I'll just bite the bullet and get a couple more. I can be pretty cheap at times but sometimes it is worth it to pay a little more.

Huk doesn't make it real clear on the military discount. How do you get it?

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