![]() If you’re camping for more than a couple days, you’ll want the ability to dry or air out your clothes overnight. GoRuck’s Simple Pant works just as well, looks a little better in civilization, and is available in longer inseams. Pants that are light enough to wear comfortably in very hot weather and allow you to move unrestricted but are tough enough to resist abrasion and penetration? Lightweight, breathable soft-shell pants like the Outdoor Research Ferrosi are perfect. Exposed legs are at risk of getting scraped on brush and are vulnerable to irritants like poison oak and mosquito bites. I try to avoid wearing shorts while camping, at least when I’m not in the water. Voormi makes an even lighter 100-weight long-sleeve hoodie designed to keep the sun off your arms and neck. Trew just released a new 110-weight merino T-shirt made from NuYarn, which holds up to regular wear and washing a little better than other merino fabrics I’ve tried. It’ll keep you a little drier and will last a week or more of constant wear before getting smelly. Instead, opt for an ultralight merino T-shirt. Still wearing a cotton T-shirt? While that material can actually be useful in hot weather, all the sweat it soaks up will make it really stinky, really fast. So you want to cover up, but in as light a fabric as possible. The basic idea is to keep the sun and bugs off while allowing your body to breathe as well as possible. A woman hiking in Death Valley suffered third-degree burns to her bare feet. In Phoenix last week, it was too hot for some airliners to fly. Extreme weather is quickly becoming the new normal.
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