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In alot of US Westerns cowboys and such are seen wearing long sleeves, panchos etc.? Is this real or a movie trope? If its real would not most die or drop from heat stroke? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

Non historian--

1, no sunscreen, so yeah as hot as it is, protecting yourself is better.

2, protection from brush, bugs and everything else. Yeah you want cover, even in the sun. Long distance riding a horse in shorts is a no go.

And when it isn't summer, you don't have much "inside " to get out of the weather hot or cold.

So yeah.