Simms BugStopper SunGaiter

Some days, when the fish are biting, so are the bugs. On these blazing hot, buggy days, the BugStopper® SunGaiter™ is sweet relief. Powered by Insect Shield® UPF 50 SolarFlex® stretch fabric, this lightweight, breathable gaiter protects your face from the bites and sunburn. A longer cape improves skin coverage at the neckline and a taller fit allows it to fit up and over a cap.

• Long‐lasting insect protection
• Lightweight, quick‐drying & breathable
• Laser‐cut breathing holes
• Fits over back of hat
• Long cape for coverage at neckline

MATERIALS

SolarFlex® stretch fabric: 92% polyester | 8% spandex

Insect Shield® repellent apparel provides long-lasting, effective and convenient personal insect protection to help battle insects some of which may carry diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease. Insect Shield Repellent Apparel has been registered to repel mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers, and midges (no-see-ums). The active ingredient in Insect Shield is so tightly bonded to the fabric fibers that it retains effective repellency throughout the lifetime of the product.

UPF stands for Ultraviolet Protection Factor and indicates how much of the sun’s UV radiation is absorbed. A fabric with a rating of 50 will allow only 1/50th of the sun’s UV rays to pass through. This means the fabric will reduce your skin’s UV radiation exposure significantly. All of our UPF finishes last the life of the garment, an industry standard of 30 washings.