visor?

http://www.headsweats.com/categories/Our-Products/Performance-Visors/

I would like to try a cheap plastic visor to play around with.

One thing I like about a hat is that a proper hat has space between the top of your head and the top of the hat. With some venting this helps one stay more comfortable, plus a big round brim provides a little bit of shade for you.

My camping friend is totally in love with this OR radar visor i bought her at the last minute before a trip. It folds down the center of the bill so it packs great and dries fast. Also does not pick up much stank. Important for a visor.
http://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Research-Radar-Visor-Sun/dp/B004I6EO18

The Sunday Afternoon Adventure Hat top is just not well made for my head. My head barely fits into it and the only venting comes from the little bit of mesh on the side while the rest sweats. I wish there was a wide brimmed hat that had a larger skull area with good venting.

Nick,

"plus a big round brim provides a little bit of shade for you"

I agree with you on this. The Sunday Afternoon hat does well in this regard. To replicate it with a visor would require a visor with a very wide brim. Brims like this are more common in women's visors than men's.

Daryl

I had no idea there was such a thing as technical visors. I wear ballcaps and visors normally (i.e. when not hiking) and when one gets old and ratty it becomes grass mowing/car washing/hiking headwear. I would pick up a visor from wallyworld for 3 bucks and try it out before you spend money on a branded "outdoors visor."

The South Korean Ajuma (middle aged lady) is internationally known as having the most experience and wisdom concerning visors. The typical ajuma visor is very wide and protective while coming in either fabric or shaded plastic varieties. Some have hinges that allow the brim to rotate forward making is more of a face shield than visor, similar to a welding helmet or Darth Vader mask.

http://images.travelpod.com/users/thellie/thailand_2007.1184138220.haedong_yonggungsa_x26x.jpg

Above are two examples. Finding them in US stores may be difficult. Personally, my Montbell Visor is perfectly suitable, but I would prefer one with a dark underside to not reflect snow light into my eyes. Good luck

Sometimes I wear an Asics ball cap, less than 2 oz or a REI eVent ball cap. Very often I wear no hat. The ball caps are mostly to shield my eyes when the sun is low on the horizon. I don't like sunglasses, but take a pair of Mai Jim's with a bifocal reader lenses so I can see the small stuff.

But in hot weather, and I'll venture to say I hike in really hot weather than most,
this is the best hat I have ever used for hot weather. I bring this hat on most of my trips.

Tilley Air Flow hat. Breathes well with a polyester mesh band at the top of the crown, floats in water, cleans up nice when grungy, has an effective strap system, water repellent, blocks UV rays, and has a life time warranty to include free replacement if it wears out, and even has a little storage compartment in it (I have never used it).