SIMMS SOLARFLEX ARMOR SHIRT
A fishing shirt armed with sun protection and cooling comfort.
When relentless heat threatens to cut short a pleasant afternoon tossing carefree casts, arm yourself with cool comfort and keep chasing those elusive fish. Simms' SolarFlex® Armor Shirt features hard-working COR3™ technology, with all-day odor-fighting and moisture-wicking protection. The shirt shields against the sun's harmful rays with a UPF 50 rating. Coolcore® fabric chills down as it gets wet, giving you natural relief from the heat. Mesh panels on the sides and arms add breezy ventilation that will keep you feeling fresh on the water from dawn until dusk. It is finished with a full-coverage built-in gaiter for all over protection.
Features
- COR3™ technologoy – quick‐drying, wicking & UPF 50
- Coolcore® fabric technology – up to 30% lower surface
- temperature when wet
- Polygiene® fabric treatment – natural & permanent odor‐control
- Patent‐pending full coverage gaiter design
- Mesh inner side & arm panels for ventilation
FABRIC TECH: Body - 84% polyester/16% spandex; Upper Arm & Side Panels - 91% polyester/9% spandex
APPROX. WEIGHT: 7.5 oz.
I wanted to provide you a bit of feedback on the new Simms SolarFlex Armor shirt, having worn one for most of my most recent Christmas Island trip.
This shirt is by far the most practical and best performing UPF 50 rated shirt I have worn. The inbuilt buff / gaiter worked a treat, being an integral part of the shirt means no risk of gaps around the neck area, and the secondary protection of the incorporated hoodie not only ensured total sun protection around the temples and upper eyebrows, but it also provided a welcome spray guard from annoying salt spray when travelling between the flats.
Simms claims about the wicking properties, fast drying features and the cooling effects of the Coolcore fabric were all tested and validated on those long, hot days on the flats
Definitely my new "go to" sun protection!
Steve Lennard
