Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Both cool and practical, an awesome hat. I got this for a trip up to the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota. It's a great hat all around. It kept the sun off of me, looked awesome, and is flexible. Before I went on the trip I gave it two good coats of water proofing. Side note - DO NOT spray Deet on it. So it kept the rain off when it did rain, kept the sun off the rest of the time, kept the ticks off - to the point where I kept this thing on almost the entire time on my 8 day trip. So it was comfortable and very practical. A couple months later I went on an overnight backpacking trek. More hiking, no canoeing. So I'm wearing this hat, and one of the big advantages is that the rim has an internal wire. So I bent the back of the hat up so it wouldn't keep hitting my backpack. It worked amazingly well. When I was done, I bent it back down. So it's flexible. Add to Cart. The waterproofing treatment was great, and if you plan to use this in the outdoors, give it two good coats. The Deet thing; I sprayed it on the underside of the brim, Deep Woods Off 25% Deet, and it ate through the water proofing and left white-ish spots. Not a big deal, it makes it look more weathered, but I would not do it again and I'm worried if I had sprayed more, what it would have done to the the fabric. It showed signs of distress, but not too much. The integrity of the hat has held up just fine, just don't spray deet on it thinking that it's going to keep the bugs away (it had no effect) and that it won't ruin your awesome hat.