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Yes. Totally. I live here on the meseta. In August, you need a hat to walk 10 minutes to the plaza! -
Hats are completely unnecessary: simply remove your head and carry it in your rucksack ;) Me? I always carry an umbrella: useful in rain and for shade and great for "shooshing" at over attentive dogs
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I think for some of us, skin health is a much higher priority. Particularly if fair skinned. Melanoma! (skin cancer is a serious issue) In Australia I'll burn within 15-20 mins in Summer! It's a big health thing here with lots of reminders'...
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Not difficult at all. You fix the Umbrella to the pack straps. I also carry a soft hat with a brim for the times when an umbrella is not required. I never walk without one or the other.
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A broad-brimmed hat of the "bucket style" is useful for shade. However, if you experience heat stroke or sun stroke symptoms, or if it is just HOT, consider the evaporative cooling aspects of soaking your bucket hat in a fuente (fountain) or...
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It's 29 degrees inside the house, 39 degrees in the sunroom, 31 degrees outside, I'm on a 24hr fast for a medical procedure and am as bored AF . . . .
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davebugg replied to the thread Do I really need a hat?.Only at the C7 vertebrae. A slight application of 2Toms anti-friction blister prevention works well, though.
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As I have said before I appreciate your thorough evaluations of equipment which makes one’s decision of what to purchase so much easier! Especially in this case considering the careful treatment one’s head requires! As to the handsfree umbrella...
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Messrs Crawley and Bugg, you remind me why the interminable hours spent on this damned Forum are ultimately worthwhile ;)
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Of course there's always this . . .
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