Quote Originally Posted by switchblade5984
yeah the dark color dosent help to much fabric is breathable

feels fine at 90
I hear that a lot from different people.

"Dark fabric makes you hot."

I'd think that if this were true 100% of the time, very few folks in the Middle East would be wearing dark blues, blacks, and dark browns all the time - which they do.

Here's the trick: if you're standing in direct sunlight, dark cloth will absorb heat faster, and if you're standing in the shade, the dark cloth will radiate the heat faster (see "black body radiation experiments" in any reasonable science textbook.)

I've found that by staying in the shade and wearing a belted plaid, I'm far cooler than if I'm standing in the sun wearing a tunic and a kaffiyeh.

Breathability is important. If you're in the direct sunlight, the color might be important - for me, most of the time, not so much.

I plan to get a Nightstalker from SWK soon.