Bushwalk Australia

I use pacer poles when walking and even with suncream they got sunburn on a recient 10 day walk in tasi.
I was thinking of having a 6 inch sun guard that clips into the top of my pacer poles so shade the top of my hands when walking in hot climates. The pace poles have a hole that you can use for a press clip. Walking with poles means the top of your hands are more exposed to the sun than not using poles.
Has anyone tried something like this as I plan to walk larapinta trail in winter?

What about sun gloves from a fishing tackle shop .. open fronts
http://www.ejtodd.com.au/catalogue/comm ... og_pid=yes
Lite weight as well

Stuart

Yes, I did have a problem with getting cuts on the back of your hands when scrub bashing; and getting badly sunburnt on the back of the hands
I always wear long-sleeved shirts and use walking poles as well; so the back of the hands were being hammered; my palms also got blisters from the poles

Problem solved: I use cycling gloves with fingers cut out.
This protects the back of your hands; keeps your hands cool; and the padding on the palms protects me from pole blisters
I have also used golf gloves with the fingers cut out; not as durable as cycling gloves, especially in the palm area.

The goso palmless gloves are best for this. Fishos love them and have been using them for years.
http://www.sunprotection.com.au/pages/gloves.html

they just have really soft low profile string around fingers...no palm at all. perfect for using poles.

Gee I love this site.
Thanks for the links guys and I ordered from sunprotection.

I just use spf 30+ long sleeve shirts myself but my wife uses these things that are apparently called palmless gloves.

She gets hers from the Cancer Council shop in Melbourne, but I couldn't find them in the Vic online shop, but here's a link to the NSW shop page with them

http://shop.cancercouncil.com.au/p-650- ... loves.aspx

They are the exact same glove linked above by myself on the sunprotection aus site. Great gloves.

I use some cancer council solar cool protective gloves, I got them in Canberra many years ago, the only place that I could find them now is at the Queensland cancer council. http://www.sunsmartshop.com.au/product_ ... ucts_id=90

I think I will have to order some new ones soon.

Tony

Joe wrote:They are the exact same glove linked above by myself on the sunprotection aus site. Great gloves.

Joe - sorry. I was using the new iPod interface & missed you post.

Late at night, and with a broken lense in my reading glasses the text on the itouch is a little hard to read

John r