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This hat + mustache = slayin more cats than Joe exotic.Love the colors. My head slightly between medium and large. Bought both , kept medium.Actually, this was a Christmas gift from a friend and he bought 2 lol. I would have purchased it myself if he hadn't.Price: when purchased this hat was $44. Jan 2019 the price is only $29, but you pay $8 shipping. Mine shipped for free. Locally they charge $60 and only have 2 colors - Grayish green or red and black. I LOVE the many color choices I saw on Amazon!This hat is replacing the Outdoor Research sombrero styled rain hat I have worn since the mid1980s. Thirty years and it is still rain proof. I wore it backpackpacking, kayaking, whale watching on windy Resurrection Bay, camping, stuffed it in backpacks, rolled it in suitcases, carelessly shoved it onto crowded shelves, and ...put it in dryer . DO NOT PUT IT IN DRYER. Duh. That is what caused the rim to be so mis-shapened. Old is black and teal which I wanted again, but I like these new colors of blue and blue-green even more.I like the old version piece that allows you to tighten string so wind doesn't take your hat. The new one is smaller and harder to grab ahold of. I also have not figured out how to lock it in place. I live on the coast and it is very windy.I am expecting this to be the last rain hat I ever buy since the first lasted so long. I will be more careful with this one's brim so it retains shape. Old hat I rolled, wadded up, folded, etcHave you ever been caught off guard in an unexpected torrential rain storm without an umbrella and arrived at your destination looking like a drowned rat? I'm not good at remembering to carry an umbrella and sometimes, just don't want to carry one all day, just in case the weather changes. This hat is a very handy alternative.While this hat stays in my car nearly always for quick retrieval for those unexpected showers, I find it to be of greatest value while traveling. It is packable, I roll it up and add it to my camera bag (which doubles as a purse), during tours. When unrolled for use, it still looks great.The brim is wide and keeps the water away from your face and neck. I love the fabric, it really looks like a quality, well-made hat. The tie is essential for use in wind. While from my prior purchases I know the medium size would have fit, I don't like to have "hat hair" so chose the large size instead. After a brief rain storm, I can take the hat off, fluff the hair, and I'm good to go again. I bought the black so it looks good with the jackets and raincoat that I wear in all weather conditions.Last year my husband and I traveled to Russia on vacation. One cold, rainy day, when all of our fellow travelers were huddled under umbrellas, I unpacked this hat and enjoyed the freedom of being able to walk anywhere, hands free to snap some gorgeous pics, snug as a bug. No one mentioned it, but I suspect some of these other people will be buying this hat for their future trips! I suspect I'll also be buying another one soon in a brighter, fun color!If you find anything in this review to be helpful, please click "yes". Thanks!Fits our large heads, perfect size & shape for Seattle area rain. Keeps your head completely dry, lightweight, comfortable and packable. We have these in both cars and extras on the coat rack. Just got one for our son who works outside. He loves it, too. A must if you live in a rainy climate, and they last forever!These hats really work to keep your head dry in the rain and on warm, sunny days. I can't fault the protection they provide.The colors are another matter. What's wrong with solid colors? I chose yellow because I kayak where there are power boats and every bit of bright apparel helps me be seen, but OMG, the "dark gray" brim is closer to dark olive-green than gray and limits the high-visibility area of the hat. Come on, OR, you can do better on the high visibility colors.My hat arrived jammed into a box much too small for it and the brim was creased in several spots. The kind of crease that has not and never will flatten out probably because the foam core inside the brim is creased. I know the hat isn't a fashion statement, but at around sixty bucks in yellow, I'd hoped it would be packaged more appropriately. Crush the crown! It straightens out, but the brim may not. Oddly enough, a tiny item was delivered to me last month in a box that would have been perfect for the hat.It'll keep your head dry in the rain and cool on sunny days. The size was perfect for my melon head. The packaging was the worst. It's not going to win any awards for being fashionable.For function, I like it a lot and I recommend it.Lots of reviews. Lots of opinions.Crude self measurement with a metal tape measure showed about a 'large' according to the depicted size guide- fits like a glove.This one has an adjuster strap. Brim is stable but flexible. Color is as close as I'd expect from internet pics.I thought the Schoffel rain hat was big but this one is exxtra large size, when the box arrived I thought it was the king-size duvet I ordered but it was this flying saucer-sized hat, It will need to be waterproof as you would need a good reason to wear it, My son calls me the purple Pancho Via, Ha ha ha not funny sonny, Effective I'm sure, well made, nice colours blah blah blah but it looks a bit over the top, I'm sure I'll be happy with it when/if I'm wearing it in the pouring rain but until then I'll just hang it in the hallway and try to get used to it, Oh it's also a good fit and comfortable, my 1st OR product so time will tell if it's durable but not much can happen or go wrong with a hat unless maybe get blown away in an unexpected gust of wind, It's actuall quite expensive for what it is £50ish but it will be worth it when i'm miles from shelter in the pouring rainYou won’t regret spending a little bit more for it.Great hat with just one fault. When it's windy the sides can flip up and attach themselves to the velcro pads. It could have done with stiffening at the sides to prevent this happening.ich habe schon seit langem einen Regenhut mit Krempe gesucht, den man in der Jackentasche verstauen kann, wenn man ihn nicht braucht. Da ich Brillenträgerin bin ist es selbst bei Niselregen sehr unangenehm, wenn ständig die Brille nass ist. Früher habe ich immer ein Basecap benutzt, und dann noch die Kaputze von meiner Jacke drüber gezogen, mit dem Resultat, das es darunter schön kuschelig ist... aber bei den schwülen Temperaturen die zur Zeit herrschen ist das auch sehr unangenehm. Meine Freundin hat diesen Hut von "OR" und ich habe sie darum beneidet- weil er ja auch nicht ganz billig ist. ABER ich muss sagen, er ist jeden Cent Wert.Die Kremmpe ist breit genug um daß einem das Wasser nicht ins Genick läuft. Das Kopfteil lässt sich noch mal mit einem eingebauten Klett verstellen. Im Gegensatz zum Basecap sitzt er sehr schön ohne ein zu engen. Man spürt ihn überhaupt nicht- war schon etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig. Ein komisches/ fremdes aber sehr angenehmes Gefühl wenn es sturz regnet trotzdem trocken zu bleiben obwohl man den Hut kaum spürt. Fazit; Sturzregen trocken überstanden, Hut abgeschüttelt und gut ist. Wenn er trocken ist, lässt er sich zusammenfalten und passt in meine Jackentasche. Trotz des hohen Preises, der sich allerdings in der Qualität widerspiegelt würde ich ihn wieder kaufen.Nachtrag: 04.Nov. 2016: heute regnete es seit langen wiedermal stetig, aber nicht wie der letzte Sturzregen. Leider habe ich nach ca. 1,5 Stunden einen Wassertropfen am Ohr verspührt. Da ich unter einem Baum herum wuselte und auch mal auf schaute, dachte ich mir nichts dabei. Aber nach einer Zeit, merkte ich, daß mein Kopf an der linken Seite nass war.Ich habe jetzt den Verkäufer angeschrieben und um Umtausch gebeten. Denn eingentlich ist der Hut toll und ich möchte ihn nicht missen. Nur undicht taugt er nichts. Mal schauen, was passiert.Der Kauf hat sich gelohnt!! Ob es regnet oder schneit, ob es dabei stürmt; bei der Arbeit draußen, im Garten, beim Wandern oder Kajakfahren - dieser Hut sitzt immer super und ist zu 100% wasserdicht. Die Krempe ist steif genug, um einem nicht ins Gesicht zu hängen - man behält immer den Überblick. Die Krempe ist auch groß genug, um das Regenwasser hinten über den Rücken abzuleiten - statt ins Genick.Beim Paddeln: falls er mal ins Wasser fallen würde, würde er schwimmen. Auch super. Manch anderer Hut säuft dann einfach ab, auf Nimmerwiedersehen.Der Sitz ist super angenehm, der Hut ultraleicht.OR macht tolle Sachen. Ich habe auch ein paar andere Dinge von dieser kleinen, feinen Outdoor-Ausrüsterfirma. Liegt vielleicht daran dass ich mal ein paar Jahre in Seattle gelebt habe, wo die Firma ihren Ursprung hat. Seitdem bin ich ein Fan. Die Sachen sind meiner Erfahrung nach super robust, sehr durchdacht, und sehr, sehr langlebig.Und gut aussehen tut der Hut auch noch, wenn ich mir die Bilder so anschaue, auf denen ich ihn trage.Was soll ich noch sagen - ich liebe dieses Ding!
