Well, that might work during the summer.
But sadly, during the winter months, even at somewhat good latitudes like CA, the sun is simply too far south of the zenith to work.
Off to Kiwiland says I! :)
I know it won’t work everywhere. In further north locations, it simply won’t, and I recognize that. I’m not sure how far North though, and folks shouldn’t be discouraged from trying it until they do. At worst, they’ll simply have to lay out a bit longer. Of course that’s until you are quite far to the North.
Earlier this year I started an effort to document my time. I documented every single detail. I wanted to do some studies of how I spent my time.
At first it seemed like a waste of time, but there were interesting things that came from it. For instance, right now I can tell you precisely what day I started laying out in the Sun.
On February 25th this year, I started laying out in the sun. I started at 10:29 and stopped at 10:57. I had a very dark tan in three weeks. It was so dark I had family members convinced I was laying out for hours each day.
I lay out on each side, then front, then back. Here I spent an average of 7 minutes on a side. The results were startling and within a few short weeks.
When laying on my side, I move my legs to what would seem like a running position. One out front, and the other back a ways. This way I get an even tan on the inside and outside of my legs. I also position my arms so the lower one is not covered. In this manner, I get a tan on the inside of my arms as well.
When I lay on my back, I lay with my arms up, so that I get full exposure.
When the Sun is lower in the sky, I prop myself up so my chest gets direct exposure.
Truth is I never laid out for more than ten minutes on a side. That quickly reduced to 8, then 6, as the Sun went higher in the sky as the days passed.
Even this early in the year, it worked.