Using "Sun Block"?

[gwstang]

I usually spray some pf 70 sunblock on my face/arms when I am jumping on the tractor for a couple of hours of pulling the finishing mower around. I also use a piece of towel that I cut into strips to use for a head band to try to keep the sweat out of my eyes. It doesn't work too well and the sun block burns like the devil when it gets into my eyes. Not a good thing when swinging around with the front end loader sticking out the front and the mower hanging off the back. I would hate to run over one of swmbo's blessed trees or shrubs or flowers or what ever she has planted that is definitely in my frigging way. Any ideas to keep the sun block where it belongs and out of my eyes stinging? Alright, don't mention a "cab with ac" as that would just be "rubbing" it in.

 

[k0ua]

Alright, don't mention a "cab with ac" as that would just be "rubbing" it in

You just took all the "fun" out of your own thread:laughing: You disarmed us before we even got started good. If it is any consolation, Sweated out probably 5 lbs last Saturday. I worked most of the day on the tractor, in 90+ heat.

 

[MossRoad]

Get an old washcloth and soak it in water. Squeeze it out. Fold it in half and half again so its 1/4 its size. Plop it on top of your head and put a straw hat on. No sun block needed on your head above eye line and the wet washcloth cools your head while the water evaporates. Re-wet it as needed. :thumbsup:

 

[oosik]

What's the old saying - - "only fools and Englishmen venture out in the noon-day sun". I seldom venture out mid-day so I seldom use sun block. Anyhow - they do have brands of sun block that advertise as being sweat proof.

We have the mid-day heat here but usually the humidity is 15-20%. I can not imagine a cabbed tractor in the heat & humidity you get there in Alabama. I would think that the air conditioning only makes the sweat cold.

 

[Wagtail]

The UV rays in Tassie can be brutal... my black JD ballcap is grey on the outside after 2 years.

I don't wear sun block, but always wear long trousers & long sleeve shirts + sunnies; even in the summer. Gloves, for the most part and either the aforementioned cap or my Akubra.

I like Mossroad's suggestion too.

 

[DrRod]

In addition to a wet headband, try a wet bandana around your neck. With it resting on your jugular it will carry the cooling effect around your body.

Also, I have set of headbands and bandanas that have some sort of gel sewn in. You put them in the freezer and they stay cold for hours. But they can be too cold and one time they sort of constricted my blood vessels and I had a few moments of confusion set in. Totally weird but kind of makes sense in retrospect.

 

[gwstang]

I was in Lowes the other day and saw some of those gel filled things that you can freeze and then wrap around the neck. I think that would help quite a bit. I'll just have to start wearing a wide brim hat that I have. No more sunscreen on the face...just burns too much. I rode cruiser motorcycles for years and my face/neck/arms would get burned if I didn't use sunscreen. I'm just going to have to get a tractor canopy to fit my kubota before next year. Not much time today, as swmbo was coming back from staying at the beach with her friends that have a beach house down by Gulf Shores. After a nap, I had to get hopping on cleaning the house up as she had been gone for 4 days and you know how batching it goes. Dishes everywhere....shoes left wherever they came off...I managed to do it before she drove up about 4pm... whew! :laughing:

 

[4570Man]

I might be luckier than most, but I never use sunscreen and I don't burn. I spent about 6 hours on a tractor today. I didn't use a drop of sunscreen and I didn't get burnt.

 

[gwstang]

You may not burn easily and I don't either, but....it is a cumulative damage that occurs to the skin and cells causing them to go haywire and skin cancer can be the result. My wife is a red head and she burns very easily. She has had to have three surgeries to remove portions of skin (deep cuts too with big scars left). That stuff can even spread to other areas such as the bottom of the foot she had to have cut open and removed. Not fun stuff.

 

[stuckmotor]

I wear sunblock on my face, arms, and neck but, leave it off of my forehead, a baseball cap with a brim seems to keep the sun off there and to keep the sweat off of my glasses as well.

 

[dusty3030]

Get some of the face sticks for kids. Doesn't run, doesn't sting either.

Wet Skin Kids Stick Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 | NEUTROGENAｮ

Where a straw hat with a good elastic sweatband inside.

 

[Pilot]

Here's what you need to know: There's UVA & UVB. UVB causes sunburn. UVA has higher energy and penetrates deeper than UVB and it's what causes skin cancer, so you may not burn but still be at risk. Older sunscreens don't block both kinds of UV. You need a broad spectrum sunscreen--and it should say broad spectrum on the package.

 

[Toyboy]

Just don't put sun on your forehead above your eyes. Like another guy said, wear a cap or hat.

 

[oosik]

What few hairs I still have are grey but otherwise I was, at one time, a red head. I will burn under a 100 watt light bulb. Since I'm long retired - I simply seldom go out in the mid-day sun. I hate sunblock/sunscreen etc so I wear long pants, long sleeved shirt and a baseball cap if I venture out. When we lived in AK we always had to use some kind of bug repellent - usually military grade deet - and then some sort of sunblock on top of that. The deet, being 95% active ingredients would burn your skin and in combo with the sunscreen would trap all the dust/dirt in the world.

After a day outside you would be "grimy" beyond belief. No or few bug bites but skin rashes all over your exposed skin.

There is a good reason all those in AK always go for the "great adventures" & wild outdoor activities - its to overcome the intense displeasure/irritation caused by all the goop they have to wear.

Smoking stinky cigars helped also.

 

[Turbys_1700]

I stopped wearing "caps" years ago and only wear wide brimmed straw or Australian Outback type hats. I also use sunblock. One of the first things I added to my 1720 was a sunshade. Amazing how much cooler I am in the summer under it. I just bought a 4610 su that did not have a ROPS. Just found a ROPS and will be adding a top. Those tops are the next best thing to a cab.

 

[caver]

A friend's daughter has XP, can't be exposed to the sun...I'll gladly put on some sun screen. I also wear a wide brimmed Tilley hat which is a much better hat than the cheapo junk I was buying through the years for hiking, rafting and working outside..

 

[ustmd]

I have converted to wearing Coolibar shirts, PFG (Professional Fishing Gear) pants, a buff and a big hat.

I still use sunscreen on my face and ears. I use the sunscreen for faces (Neutragena brand) which doesn't sting when you sweat and it drips in your eyes.

 

[grnspot110]

Long sleeved shirt & hat year round:

Outback-style Sun Hat | GEMPLER'S

 

[gwstang]

It has been 100F and 75% + humidity this week. The weather guy said the heat index has been around 110-115F this week. I ain't wearing no long sleeves. I would do the bush hogging in my underwear if I didn't have a road that runs along the side of my property...lol. Too hot, too humid! There is no where for the sweat to evaporate at 75%+ humidity. The air is already water logged. I did some plowing with the 2 bottom plow this morning (deer plots) and the ground is so dang hard that the Kubota did bog down a couple of times. Got it finished though. I'll hit it with the disc harrow after it rains a bit...if it ever does again.