My hubby had an older version of this hat that has been worn and loved to pieces. I refused to hot glue the leather band back on for the umpteenth time so we finally got him a replacement this Christmas and put it to good use at our first camping trip of the season! Handled a surprise storm (rain AND hail), the high country sun, a river dunking, getting sat on, and all of the tracks like an absolute champ- basically looks as good as it did right out of the box. And of course he looks damn handsome in it! <3
My only complaint would be the brim is slightly wider on the old version; it's a hat designed and marketed for water activities, so I think a brim width between 7.5-8.0 would go a long way in extra protection when we're out on the lakes and rivers. Not enough to knock off a star, mind you- still love this hat! Just some feedback :)