I bought a hat at Marshalls last year that's almost like a wide brimmed fedora the is mesh like in the upper half. Didn't wear it today as we are getting snow of all things (that's what I get for choosing to live here), I'll try to remember to take a pic later. It's light and since I as travelling and had my good hat with me I stuffed the new one in my luggage, it held its shape. The tag said it was dermatologist approved and UV protective. It came with a leather thong chinstrap that is easily removed and reinstalled if need be. Don't know how much Marshalls prices vary from state to state, in Upstate New York (Mid Hudson Valley) it was around $20.
I bought a hat similar to the ones you link a couple years ago at Costco. I think it was $10. Every week or so during the summer I plunge it in the sink to rinse it out.?ÿ It's still going strong. But most of the time I'm obliged to wear a hard hat.
Not sure what model Tilley?ÿ?ÿ Back-Chain had, but I had this one and it's super light.?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ I'm pretty much bald, so I can tell you it's noticeable cooler on my skin than?ÿ any other hat.?ÿ
Also, it's got a great built in sweat band that keeps it out of your eyes.?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ A lifesaver.?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Maybe that's the "extra foam" back-chain pulled out of his??ÿ Or he had a model made for cold weather???ÿ 😉
Mohs surgery to remove skin cancer. They cut/ analyze> cut more if not clean to the margin... sew you up when done. They pulled my face so tight with the sutures, I thought I would go cross-eyed (note: I've been using a hat and sunscreen (aka my makeup) for almost my entire working life.?ÿ After healing, my nose don't look so purty anymore, neither.
Not directed to you, just a general comment to anyone not taking precaution in the sun.
On the stink issue, my hats air dry on the back seat. No one has ever made a comment and I don't notice anything... then again, I do work solo ????ÿ
On the costco hats, I've seen them and they are very similar. The linked hats have a decent increase in brim size over the costco hats in our local warehouse. On the order of 0.12', or so, in diameter. Dipping them in water is a good idea. Although I haven't done so for cleaning purposes, it is a common thing on hot days and maybe that's helped with the stink. But, I don't think those man-made materials take to funk as easily as cotton.
All I remember about the Tilley (been more than a decade or two ago) is that it was the "original" Tilley. The foam was in a pocket inside and under the 'top' of the hat. It was circular and may have helped with flotation? It was in the pocket with the story about the elephant.
I'm rather fond of the hat pictured below. Got it in Hawaii. It's light, airy, and I can squish it into my luggage. It will spring back into shape when unpacked. And it's made in USA. ???
So I went shopping for hats and checked out the Tilley hats but after considerable wailing and gnashing of teeth I decided to buy two of the Columbia Bora Bora Boonies.
The Tilly appeared to be a great hat but it also appeared to be hotter. The Columbia is synthetic whereas my current crop of boonies are 100% cotton and just absorb sweat like mad. So hopefully the new ones will breath better and keep me cooler.
While you??re changing to a synthetic hat, I??ll make another suggestion. Other than my socks, I??ve gone completely polyester. Wicking shirts, pants, and underwear. Can be sweating like a pig and the slightest breeze feels like air conditioning. Windows down in the truck and can dry off on the way to the next job whereas cotton will stay wet all day.
I am always afraid of synthetic melting on top of my head and on my body in the late summer Texas sun.
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Not gonna happen. I moved away from cotton years ago. I noticed all the little Mexican fellas always wore long sleeve shirts on construction sites and they always sweated like mad because they were all cotton & that got me to studying a bit. I alway knew long sleeves were recommended for prevention of skin cancer but summertime heat and humidity made it unbearable.?ÿ So I discovered the lightweight Columbia style shirts and Tru-Spec pants. I actually buy and have well over a dozen of the Magellan Brand which is a Columbia knock-off.
They dry quickly and if a breeze hits the shirts it has a cooling effect.
Now the downside: they are more expensive than cheap cotton shirts and trousers. AND, the shirts do not have the abrasion resistance as cotton shirts do. With cotton shirts you can bulldog your way through rough stuff with little problem. Not so with the synthetic shirts as they tend to snag.
One of my Party Chief's just bought one of these at Amazon. Said it works excellent so far. We are in the sun all day on construction sites like "Forest Hills" which doesn't have a single "hill" or tree on 433 acre site so it's in the sun all day. Built in solar fan!
One of my Party Chief's just bought one of these at Amazon. Said it works excellent so far. We are in the sun all day on construction sites like "Forest Hills" which doesn't have a single "hill" or tree on 433 acre site so it's in the sun all day. Built in solar fan!
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That looks like something only a retard would wear.
One of my Party Chief's just bought one of these at Amazon. Said it works excellent so far. We are in the sun all day on construction sites like "Forest Hills" which doesn't have a single "hill" or tree on 433 acre site so it's in the sun all day. Built in solar fan!
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That looks like something only a retard would wear.
