Free Fly Gear at N40

Early in January I headed to Christmas Island for our annual hosted trip with Frigate Adventure Travel.  Arriving on the island, we had a week of perfect weather ahead of us.  Temperatures on Christmas Island range from 77 at night to 88 in the daytime. The sun is very intense and burn times can be as quick as 20 minutes during the heat of the day.  We had several people get burned through their UPF poly blend sun shirts. This year, I decided to try Free Fly's Bamboo Midweight Hoody.

When I first received the hoody, the first thing I noticed was the feel wonderful in my hand.  The hoody felt softer than any other material I had felt, and was even more comfortable once I put it on.  The UPF 50+ really held up to the demanding conditions, and I never felt any sun get through the shirt.  The hood was essential to protecting my head later in the afternoon.  It fit loosely, and was not distracting to have on while trying to sight fish.  The neck line was a little looser than I would have liked, but I have been assured that they fixed this for their upcoming line. The shirt breathed like a dream, keeping you cool during the heat of the day.

I brought two of the bamboo hoodys to CXI, along with many other shirts from different, more popular brands.  I can say that I never even attempted to wear any of the other shirts due to the fact that the hoody performed near flawlessly and was the most comfortable shirt I have ever worn.  I still wear them every day, even now that I am back in subzero temps.