Lightest Sunblock container? SEEMS crazy, but it all adds up, right??

I do not carry sunblock. It's greasy when I'm already greasy out on the trail, weighs a lot and I have to keep reapply.

So… in the NE I wear a wide brimmed Sun Day Afternoons hat and then long sleeve shirt and pants. THey keep bugs away for the most part as well.

GL.

I got the hat too & long sleeved shirts, airdry I think they call them, very cool. But, still gots to have the sunblock!

I take a 20ml dropper bottle , with the tip removed (~3/8" opening) out it weighs about 0.7 oz pretty full of sunscreen. Just enough for tips of nose, ears, neck kind of areas IF needed.

I rarely use it at all, and only take it where no tree cover.

I hate sunscreen.

Try one of these, available at REI and probably most gear stores:

http://www.rei.com/product/605890/polyethylene-container-1-fl-oz

With sun protective clothing, you shouldn't need more than an ounce of sunblock. With these, you can buy a large tube of sunblock and replenish the small container as you need.

I use a zinc oxide stick. Not greasy. Can repackage in a small balm jar. Could work in a ziploc. That could be bad if it leaked though. Not as bad as regular sunscreen. I just keep it in the tube it comes in. About an oz. As a consumable it does get lighter every trip.

I use a black film canister.