Summer riding gear

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Werdus Smith

Pack Dog
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Dec 20, 2011
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Location
Namibia
Bike
KTM 990 Adventure
It`s 40+ degrees in the shade. I live on a farm in the south of Namibia, so I ride 99.9% gravel. My riding apparel has been consisting of t-shirt ,shorts and vellies for the last few rides, but I can feel Murphy`s Law creeping up on me, and I do not have a reputation or ability to stay upright for any prolonged period of time, especially if there are any type of sand in the equation.

So, my question is. What do I wear? I was thinking in the lines of boots, shorties with knee guards, and an impact vest. But I don`t know if the impact rig would be cooler to ride with than a jacket.
Does anybody have experience and/or  advice in regard to riding in excessive heat ?
 
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