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By now most of you probably have heard of sun protection clothing or seen an UPF rating on a clothing tag. A lot of you may have wondered what exactly is it and how does it work? This article will provide you with an insight into what sun protective clothing is and how it can be beneficial to you.Sunlight contains rays of invisible ultraviolet radiation. Overexposure to these rays can cause sunbur …

Do you practice water sports? Scuba diving, windsurfing or maybe swimming? Then you must probably already know about the benefits of UV protective swimwear. Nowadays, the leading clothing manufacturers offer consumers a broad range of UPF rated clothes, from UV shorts and shirts to UV hats and dive t-shirts. Their large selection of sun-protective clothing products can keep their skin safe and hel …

What is a Wetsuit?A wetsuit is simply a garment made using foamed neoprene. This garment is often worn by canoeists, windsurfers, divers, surfers as well as other people involved in water sports. Wetsuits have recently increased in popularity as they are believed to offer buoyancy, abrasion resistance and thermal insulation. Basically, the insulation properties that the garment offers are determin …

If you are a paddler, then you probably are aware that dressing properly may mean the difference between enduring an immersion and succumbing to cold shock, cold incapacitation and hypothermia during chilly conditions. Water conducts heat away from the body faster than anything else. They say you only have about 5 minutes to swim in water whose temperature is about 50 degrees before succumbing to …