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[quote=Anonymous]If you're willing to go down to, for example, UPF 30ish, there are some merino wool shirts from a variety of places that will work (but may have different issues than synthetics). For everyday wear I much prefer merino wool for comfort, and the UPF is a bonus. I just bought a UPF hoodie from Ridge Merino to replace a similar one that lasted many years.

I still have some synthetic UPF shirts though. For something like cycling I prefer them to merino wool. Problem with synthetics is that over time the can get a smelly funk that doesn't wash out and often have a weird clammy texture. I just bought a Mountain Hardwear UPF hoodie to replace some similar Kühl hoodies that I had had for many years. I like the Mountain Hardwear one better so far. The Kühl ones have elastic at the wrists that was uncomfortable and caused actually painful marks on my arms if I ever tried to wear the sleeves pushed up (until a few years in when the elastic started to break down).

I used to have some UPF shirts from a couple of the big travel places (Coolibar, travel-something (I think)), but, damn, some of that stuff looks so dowdy/frumpy. I'm a guy in my 50s and don't care a lot about fashion, but still, some of that travel UPF wear is just awful looking. If it looks frumpy in pictures, assume it will be even worse in person.

I have never gone the route of the super-lightweight UPF stuff, so I can't advise there, but I remember finding the most reasonable-looking stuff marketed for fishing/boating (not travel).[/quote]

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