On Florida not exactly being a cruisers paradise, record profits while pleading poverty, and proof positive that there are idiots in office up there in Wisconsin.
Unlike a lot of fads having to do with fashion, there is a lot to be said for the neck gaiter/bandana/buff thing because it fulfills a lot of needs... and when speaking of needs related to sailing, it's keeping the whole UV stuff at bay.
The very worst sunburn I've ever had was in a very odd place... Humping loads across a glacier in Alaska for a climb of Denali, I had taken Don Whillians' advice and instead of getting in shape for the climb, beforehand I had upped my intake of beer and comfort foods so that I would be about fifteen pounds over my normal climbing weight which, the theory went, I'd lose on the approach and the ferrying gear stage of the climb. It sorta/kinda worked, as carrying big loads gets you in shape fast but Don never told me about the pain of it all. A good portion of that load carrying at altitude had me gasping like an old man with a three pack a day habit and my constantly gasping caused me to get a horrible sunburn on the roof of my mouth. Talk about nasty...
Ever since for such silliness I go the balaclava, neck gaiter or Billy the kid look with the bandana because I never ever want that to happen again.
The "Buff" seems like a good product and they have some way cool patterns and suchlike dedicated to us folks who like to fish, but then your cheap over-sized basic bandana fulfills the needful pretty well and is a heck of a lot cheaper. Speaking of bandanas, one very cool bandana looks just the thing if you feel the need to make a statement of the political sort...
Plus, you never know when those helpful hints about tear gas might come in handy...
Listening to Rod Stewart
So it goes...
