![]() ![]() (The collar drawstrings shown in the above photo have been eliminated from the hoody’s latest version.) Plus, the fabric is treated to prevent odors. The flat-seam construction feels smooth under pack shoulder straps and thumb holes hold the cuffs over your hands for added sun protection. The hood fits snugly around your head (and under a helmet). It’s the coolest and fastest-drying sun shirt I’ve used, thanks to the super light, fast-wicking 100 percent recycled mesh polyester fabric with AirVent moisture management. I’ve worn it while backpacking in sweltering heat in the Grand Canyon, in warm sunshine dayhiking in Zion National Park, rock climbing under a hot sun in Idaho’s City of Rocks, on trails runs in intense sunshine-and on a 21-mile, 11,000-vertical-foot, one-day, rim-to-rim run-hike across the Grand Canyon. While there’s no better sun protection than covering your skin, some sun shirts get too warm when you’re exerting in hot temps. Testing the Outdoor Research Echo Hoody in the Grand Canyon. If you have a question for me or a comment on this review, please make it in the comments section at the bottom of this story. Purchasing one of these hoodies through any affiliate link below supports my work on this blog (without costing you more). The reviews are arranged from lightest to heaviest. Whatever your modes of play outdoors, I think you’ll find one of these sun hoodies ideal for you- plus you’ll find some at good prices now and links to online retailers below. My experience includes over three decades of hiking, backpacking, climbing, trail running, and backcountry skiing, and more than a quarter-century of testing and reviewing outdoors gear and apparel as a past lead gear reviewer for Backpacker magazine for 10 years and many years running this blog. The Helly Hansen Lifa Active Solen Hoodie in Idaho’s City of Rocks National Reserve. ![]() Click here to learn how I can help you plan your next trip. Click here for my e-guides to classic backpacking trips. ![]() Join The Big Outside to get full access to all of my blog’s stories. Click here to sign up for my FREE email newsletter. Hi, I’m Michael Lanza, creator of The Big Outside. While they are designed to keep you cool under hot sun, the hoods can provide just the right amount of added warmth when moving in cool temps and wind, too. ![]() I’ve tested these hoodies dayhiking, trail running, rock climbing, paddling rivers, backcountry skiing in spring, and on backpacking trips from trails around Idaho to Zion, the Teton Crest Trail and John Muir Trail, the Grand Canyon, Wind River Range, High Uintas Wilderness, Ruby Crest Trail, and other places where the sun sometimes gets too hot. This review spotlights the best sun shirt hoodies. While there are a variety of styles of sun shirts, for active pursuits in warm to hot temperatures, nothing really beats a lightweight, breathable hoody for maximum protection and keeping you cool-while adding minimal weight and bulk to your kit. Whether backpacking, dayhiking, climbing, trail running, fishing, paddling, or active outdoors in myriad other ways, sun protection becomes critical not only for preventing skin cancer, but also because the hot sun can wear you down and exacerbate the effects of heat, elevation, and dehydration-especially in the mountains and desert. ![]()
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