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Apr 19, 2014 at 7:35 am #1315835
I picked one of these up last night for $15.00
http://www.sunprotectionzone.com/mensbooneyhat.aspxhas great coverage and is pretty light.
Jack
Apr 21, 2014 at 7:25 pm #2095129I bought one of these with high expectations. Mid way thru my first weekend hike with it I ended up loathing it. I wanted to ditch it a hundred paces from the car but I was hiking on a southern exposure and it was quite sunny so I could not do without. The front brim is fine as are the sides. The rear is another story altogether. Whatever the brim stiffening material is, it amplifies the rubbing noise generated when the brim rubs on my backpack. I think it would be a problem for even small packs as I had my Arc Blast rolled down pretty small. I'm left wondering if I should rip the seams, cut and remove the stiffener and stitch the brim back together and use it as a sun flap for my neck.
Just my $.02 and of course YMMV.
Apr 21, 2014 at 7:35 pm #2095134Hey Brian,
I thought the same thing when I tried it on, I think a modification is in order.
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