Hiker Breezer Sun Hat for Summer Outdoor Use

Great style, nice fit, just what I wanted! This ugly old fat dude is gonna look great on our next cruise! I had measured my head and the measurement fell into Large on the chart, so I ordered the Hiker hat in Large. Wow, WAY too big! Returned and went to order a Medium but second-guessed my style choice and went with the Safari hat. It fit nicely, the brim was cool, but the crown looked wrong (too tall? too large?). Returned that and ordered the Hiker hat in medium. Success! Fits and looks great and will shield my neck, ears and face from the sun (but will avoid the dreaded 'hot head') when my wife and I continue to travel again. Need to note here that all 3 hats were in a flimsy plastic bag and came out looking like discards from a homeless camp! The other reviews prepared me for this and after 15 minutes with a clothing steamer, the brim flattened out and the creases in the crown went away. I realize that a 30 buck hat is not going to come in a 2 hundred dollar box and the hat is supposed to be 'crushable', but going thru the mail in a plastic bag is WAY more abuse than it's going to get in a suitcase. Bottom line, I love it and like most things in life worth having, it took a little effort to achieve.

As with some of the other reviewers my first impression was that it's too small but after wearing it around for a day I grew to really like it. The wind blows through it. The sun isn't on my face and neck and it's for sure cooler. Being that it's more of a compact hat it has a different style to it. It's really growing on me and the more I wear it the more I like it. I wear it on the boat, in the yard, walking trails, and yard sales! Great for any outside activities. It came flat and snapped to shape immediately. Great hat.

The last hat I bought had a floppy bill and was somewhat useless and looked stupid on windy days. So I went for this hat because hats with solid tops help me overheat too much, so I need venting. This hat's brim*** is solid and won't go anywhere in the wind, and once you get the right size (Despite following sizing directions, I had to get a medium instead of a small... ) it fits snug as can be and works great. I have even received a few compliments on the look. Now i got it for when it's warm out because I do overheat easily. But I was a bit concerned with the weather turned cold (for the one day of the year it did here in CA), but all I did was wrap an appropriately colored skull cap over the top and that took care of the chill. (Army green goes nice with this color). All in all, I'm pretty happy and bought two. ***My only real issue is that the brim, is NOT 3", but just over 2" wide, which, when all is said and done, was not my best choice to nab, but it does the trick and has the mesh, so I stuck with it. But had I caught the references to the brim in the reviews or questions sections, I might have skipped on buying... twice. Yeah, yeah... I know... but still. 3" would have been perfect.

comes with a very sturdy supporting package. Thib brim is 2.5" all around. The crown is 1/4" lower than my other Henschel hat #5301. The discounted price was $20.86 with tax, so it's really a bang for the buck. But Its mid size is unexpectedly much larger than the same medium-size Henschel hat #5301 that I am using now.

Nice looking hat, and if it fits it might be okay. But the sizing reviews for me didn't help. It is REALLY large, and an unusual shape. I ordered a size smaller than I usually do for a non-explicit sized hat, but it was still way to large. However it was way too large side to side, but just right for/aft. I could fit a thumb easily on each side of my head so the foam inside the sweatband trick wouldn't work. Returned.

Cool and shady!

I have always wear a "large" hat size even in other Henschel hat styles. Due to the reviews I read about this style hat running large, I ordered this hat in a medium. It fits ok, a large would have been way to big. Part of the problem with the fit is the "low crown" style of the hat. although this style looks great, it sits higher on the head for most people, thus the need for a smaller size.

I read reviews on this hat before I ordered it. Nearly everyone said the hat ran slightly big. I have a different Henschel hat and it fits perfectly, but it has a normal crown. The low crown on this Henschel Hiker hat might prevent it from sliding down far enough to get that snug fit. Since these hat are sold in sizes S, M, L, XL instead of fitted sizes, I expected variances between hats so I planned on putting a 1/8 inch thick by 1/2 inch wide strip of self-adhesive foam from a crafts store on the inside between the crown and the sweatband if it ran slightly large. When I received it, it was very slighlty large as reviewers said so I installed the foam and it fits pefectly. Plus the foam strip is hidden. The great construction quality, looks and price of this Henschel hat is worth the small effort I spent makiing a slight adjustmemt to make it fit like a fitted hat. I truly like this hat and it's made in the USA. Buy it!

Great fit. Good fo sunny days. Good value.

Suggest getting a chin strap as the wind can take hold of it. I got the Akubra strap and works well.

no strap but did the job

Perfecto

XL fits very well for large head. The mesh keeps head cool and the hat provides very good sun protection.