I love the name – as a person with a marketing background, this sings to me. The name is a stroke of genius. I also like the product concept. Sun SWAT is a combination sunscreen and bug deterrent. Back in 1996 as I prepared to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, I had a similar thought. It was important to me to simplify things and to carry the minimum possible. So, I mixed up a batch of combination sunscreen and bug repellent and repacked the combo in tiny vials.
It didn’t work very well on the AT, but that was mainly because as we hiked 8 hours each day, we sweat profusely. Keeping any lotion on became a fruitless endeavor. Besides, the AT is mostly tree covered so we didn’t need to bother with the hassle of sunscreen …. simplify.
Since the AT, I’ve been on thousands of day hikes where my combo lotion definitely came in handy. Now I don’t have to mix my own any longer. Sun SWAT comes in a handy little 4 fl oz spray bottle – much easier than trying to get my mixture to come out of the tiny vials!
Sun SWAT is made by KISS MY FACE, a company that offers a wide range of sun protection options.
Nice mark out of things – Interesting knowledge – one could do this was also – thanks for the post.