JFH Wide Brim Bora Booney Outdoor Safari Summer Hat w/Neck Flap & Sun Protection

I wore this on a Granite Mountain hike yesterday for the first time. Glad I chose LG. It does sit down against my crown. The netting clearly ventilates. I have to wonder at some negative reviews here. Really folks? You try making this hat for the price! As someone who sews ... I can tell you it's amazing for the price ... and I don't look like Minnie at last!!! Thank you.

Remember this is a $9 hat. Now that being said I got this hat for sun protection. I work outdoor all day almost every day. The color has faded ALOT, but it still does its job. I work 6 days a week, 10 to 12 hrs a day, all in the sun. I love this hat and would recomend it to anyone! Does it fade, of yes the color on top of mine is almost gone. Will the buttons rust if wet, well yes but again $9 hat.But will it protect your head and neck all day from the sun YES!

This hat arrived exactly as advertised and exactly what I wanted for a major summer hike. Light weight, the sides are mesh and the top solid. I wear a 7 1/2 and my head measures 22 inches. The large fit almost perfectly. Extra large would have been too loose and the medium probably too tight. I have read a few negative reviews but I found my hat decently constructed, both sides can fold up and snap, and the back flap was evenly cut and of good length. Great sun protector for the price.

I ordered extra large, which is a tight fit, but I can live with it. My wife prefers it to other hats I use. Men who are married KNOW what that means! It's machine washable, although the manufacturer doesn't so specify. Great protection from the sun. When it's cold, the neck flap does protect the ears somewhat. When the neck cord and neck flap aren't needed, they tuck away inside the hat. I liked the first one so much I ordered a second for "good."

Excellent quality, nicely sewn, looks like it should last a long time. I wear size 7 3/8 so I ordered large and a large is a little bit too big for me. Many people commented that the hat runs smaller but mine certainly did not. With the neck flap tucked in the fit is just about perfect. If you work in the garden, go to air shows or little league games this is a great way to keep the sun off your face and neck.

I bought the "Light brown", which is the same as the "Khaki solid", but with a mesh-sided crown. Side ordered: XL, because my noggin is not huge, but I rarely fit into women's hats -- I'm probably a 7-1/2 or 7-5/8 (60cm), so I erred on the side of too big vs. too small.Hat color looks pretty true to the picture, a nice darker khaki.Hat arrived flattened but not folded. It seems like there's cardboard in the brim to give it stiffness, so I probably will not fold it. The brim isn't lying flat right now; but I think with an iron set to "steam" that I will be able to easily remedy that and make the hat look sharp.Note: the piece of fabric that hangs down in the back to protect the neck/whatever isn't removable. I guess you could roll it up inside the hat, but doing so doesn't look/feel great. So I cut mine out, and I'm going to do a quick series of stitches to make sure any remaining hanging cloth stays tucked up inside the hat and looks tidy.I put out a lot of heat through the top of my head, especially when hiking, so my main concern was to get a hat that could both shade my face and allow my head to 'breathe'/sweat. I've been wearing it around, nothing too active yet, but it's been pleasantly lightweight and breathable so far. (We'll see after a couple weeks of warm weather!)Note: one seam on the side of the hat has about an inch of loose/unraveling stitching. Since I already plan to do some stitching to fix the remnants of the cloth, it's no big deal to fix that for me, but if I wasn't handy with a needle, I would be annoyed to see that.Chin strap is decent length, but doesn't have anything to keep the slider button from falling off the end. I've tied a knot in mine to prevent myself from accidentally yanking it off the string.For $8.99, I think it's a great price for a hat that I hope will see me through warm weather on vacations (or as needed in daily life). Hat looks good and fits better than most similar hats I've tried on in various shops.

This hat was purchased hoping that it could be worn while mowing the lawn on a riding lawn mower and accommodate the use of a respirator filter mask and muff hearing protection while wearing the hat. I typically wear a 7 3/4 size hat, I ordered the extra large and it is perfect to accommodate the addition of a filtering mask and muff hearing protection under the hat. I am very satisfied as the Oklahoma sun is a vicious skin cancer contributor. The flap on the back of this hat keeps the sun off the back of my head and neck. I recommend this hat and plan to purchase another in the future as a backup as I am hard on hats.

Normally I do not write reviews. Recently had facial skin cancer surgery. Needed to protect myself better. I searched on line EVERYWHERE. Finally found this hat. You never can be sure about what things REALLY are like when shopping on line but after research I took a chance. I received my hat very quickly (GREAT). I picked "light brown" and it was "PERFECT" for me. Material, quality and look are just what I wanted. Brim is wide. Back flap is just the right size. Fit couldn't be better. I have told friends about my new hat because I was so pleased.