What is an item below 100 bucks that everyone should own?

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A sun hoodie. Sun hoodies are meant to be worn on their own, cover your entire upper body, be very light, and have a high UPF (clothing equivalent of SPF). Instead of dealing with globs of sunscreen that wears out as you sweat, you can slip on a sun hoodie in an instant and get lasting protection. I got the REI store brand, which is around $50. Unfortunately, it looks like they're almost sold out of the nice visible orange color that I bought. It's only available in XXXL.
- I can vouch for this.
  I own REI's sun hoodie that I use for the singular purpose of doing yard work and it's one of the best 50 bucks I've spent because it makes being in the sun all day tolerable. I am fortunate to have a yard big enough to garden and my first summer here I thought just throwing on some regular clothes(long sleeves, jeans) would do but I was miserable because cotton absorbs sweat and doesn't breathe worth shit in the heat. Then I got the hoodie and it was night and day of a difference.
  It's like when you go get a haircut and getting a bunch chopped off, that feeling of airy coolness right afterwards is probably the best way I can describe it. Made being outside in summer more comfortable and less of a slog.
- Is this some sort of equator joke I'm too British to understand? I've been in shorts and T-shirts all year and my skin is still somewhere between Casper and Irish.
  
  There are a few days in the UK where the UV index reaches a problem, but not much. But if you're traveling much south, you'll quickly run into higher UV index areas.
  
  Is Casper the low end or is it Irish?
  It could go either way
- Kinda funny we've recreated something Berbers (and other african peoples) have learned thousands of years ago. That wearing very lightweight fabric over your body is useful against the sun
- I just tried searching for these and I'm genuinely confused. Is it not just...a hoodie made of light material? I mean, surely most if not all clothing will stop you getting burnt.
  
  Many materials like cotton will let sunlight through quite readily, especially when thin or wet. A sun hoodie has 50+ UPF. A cotton shirt that has a similar low thickness will have a mere 5 UPF, making it basically worthless for sun protection. Sun hoodies also often sport features like vents to catch breezes.
  
  Interesting! I've never burned though a shirt but perhaps I've been lucky. Maybe I do need to invest in one of these...
  
  It might just depend on the UV index where you've been outside. If you're in a high latitude area, you're not going to have that much exposure through all but the thinnest of cloth.
  
  Negative, cotton is basically like wearing nothing. This user have a good explanation.
  https://lemmy.ml/comment/2295421
- I don't see the difference with regular clothing, which also basically offers excellent protection from the sun?
  
  google UPF sun protection.
  
  I already had when I posted.
  For instance this clearly says that regular clothing is perfect for sun protection of you don't go for something too bright. https://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-prevention/sun-protection/sun-protective-clothing/
  
  "Yes, your clothing shields you from the sun, but not all fabrics and colors provide equal protection." and all of the caveats around what works and what doesn't isn't exactly clearly regular clothing is perfect, but if thats what you took away from that, thats fine of course. I've gotten burned through t-shirts, but not often cause I normall would have worn black concert shirts from metal bands haha

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