1961MJS
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Heck, a low profile ball cap blew off my head here in Oklahoma yesterday. 22mph winds with gusts much higher for the next few weeks.
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THE SUNBODY ASSOCIATION
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johnnycanuck
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- 3,005
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- Alberta
Looking good. A sunbody is still on my list of hats to get.
Sounds like it’s just about perfect kite flying weather. My kids would love it.
Johnny
J Williams
Practically Family
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- 638
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- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Can someone enlighten me to the sizing of Sunbody hats. If memory serves they fit a bit small? Trying to decide between 7 3/8 or 7 1/2 as I wear a 7 3/8 Long Oval
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- Central California
If you are at all between sizes then definitely go up in size. The website states the sweatbands on the Guatemalan hats shrink a bit but the Mexican palm sweatbands don’t.
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- 11,907
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- Southern California
You might try to contact Sunbody directly to see what they recommend. I normally wear 7-1/2, so that's the size I ordered for my two Sunbody hats and they both fit me nicely after soaking and shaping. But I'm nearly a spot-on regular oval and don't know from experience how you might need to adjust the sizing to accommodate your long oval head.
tsores
Familiar Face
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- 87
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- Chicagoland
I have two SunBody palm leaf hats. I am also a 7 3/8 LO. Both SunBody hats are size 7 1/2 (60cm.) Both fit perfect after a soaking and a little wear.
Yahoody
One Too Many
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- Great Basin
Our go to hats for half the year here.
Didn't need a new one but bought it anyway. Love this size hat for the sun here. 5.5" crown and a 6" brim. Eyelets in the crown. Perfect for the hot weather.
Didn't need a new one but bought it anyway. Love this size hat for the sun here. 5.5" crown and a 6" brim. Eyelets in the crown. Perfect for the hot weather.
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- 11,907
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- Southern California
Well, it took more than a year, but I finally got around to it. As I mentioned in the previous post, not an exact duplicate to the hat Mr. McGavin wore in Kolchak but maybe a modern version of that style. It took a while for me to find the "right" ribbon, then for Amazon to re-stock, but now I'm really liking this hat. Yeah, sometimes I have goofy tastes. Anyway...
Before:
After:
Kolchak 2021. Reshaped the crown and brim a little, and obviously replaced the ribbon (it looks black-and-red, but it's actually a really dark blue-and-red). Not huge changes, but they work for me. And somehow the hat fits better.
RBH
Bartender
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Perfect!!!!
Well, it took more than a year, but I finally got around to it. As I mentioned in the previous post, not an exact duplicate to the hat Mr. McGavin wore in Kolchak but maybe a modern version of that style. It took a while for me to find the "right" ribbon, then for Amazon to re-stock, but now I'm really liking this hat. Yeah, sometimes I have goofy tastes. Anyway...
Before:
After:
Kolchak 2021. Reshaped the crown and brim a little, and obviously replaced the ribbon (it looks black-and-red, but it's actually a really dark blue-and-red). Not huge changes, but they work for me. And somehow the hat fits better.
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- 11,907
- Location
- Southern California
Thank you Sir! At the very least I think it's new shape suits me a little better; my first reshape made it look like I was wearing a palm leaf bucket on my head.Perfect!!!!
1961MJS
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Well Zombie, you made a small change to the brim and it looks great. I like the new ribbon slightly better. The old one matched the shirt really well though.
Later
Later
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- Central California
This hat was the result of a day on the lake fishing wearing a 2 3/4” brim Panama hat. This is the Tall Gus with a 5” curled brim and a 6 1/2” crown.
Rmccamey
I'll Lock Up
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- Central Texas
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- Central California
It’s a concern, and even more so after dunking it in the lake to help keep cool. It can also get in the way on your fishing rod if you’re not careful. The trade off is you get a hat with lots of shade, evaporative cooling, and no worries when it blows off into the water.
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- Southern California
^ Not to mention your neck gets one heck of a workout every time you wear it.
twbailey75
New in Town
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Cool Hat....could you provide what Sunbody Hat and brim shape? Thanks in advance!
Short Balding Guy
I'll Lock Up
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- Minnesota, USA
This weekend I dunked a Sunbody hat whose brim and crown got wonky over the winter. Dunked in water and reshaped by hand. It dried over a few hours and the last hour on my head last night as I putzed about the property. Excellent hats that can take some hard work.
I think it is called the outlaw, but I'm not sure.
I put a Guatemalan beaded hat band on it.
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Taking a break inside from storm clean up chores.
My Sunbody is ~14-15 yrs old. I dunk it all the time to cool down. It Is starting to crack out just a bit where I pinch it all the time. Has turned into a golden tan from the yrs. The only time the brim got droopy was from the steam a couple of times I wore it in a hot tub.
My Sunbody is ~14-15 yrs old. I dunk it all the time to cool down. It Is starting to crack out just a bit where I pinch it all the time. Has turned into a golden tan from the yrs. The only time the brim got droopy was from the steam a couple of times I wore it in a hot tub.
