Customer Reviews Outdoor Research Sunbriolet Sun Hat

I love OR Gear and I purchased as much OR gear for my 5 month thru-hike of the PCT. Heres how this gear held up! Sun Protection: Fantastic! A super wide brim, that is designed to cover most without being massive. Very breathable and should be the standard hat for hiking 700 miles through the California desert. Cons: Even though its wide, the hat still could use more neck protection. Columbia has a hat that has a built in neck protector that works brilliantly, just like the OR sun runner hat. If OR came up with a neck protection with a wide brim hat like this it would be the best outdoor hat on the market! I would still highly recommend this hat.

I absolutely love this hat!! Fits great, lightweight a great choice for hiking. Also ZAPPOS had this shipped and at my house in 2 days, I love ZAPPOS,!

I got the Sombriolet sun hat for my husband as he works outdoors a lot. We are both fans of Outdoor Research products and this hat doesn't disappoint. It lets the breeze in keeping you cool and keeps the sun off. It washes well just in the sink with some shampoo. It's probably fine in a washing machine but I take care of my hats. It keeps its shape too which is great for traveling.

Great hat. Got it next day.The brim is wide. Wider than i expected, but i like it. This will protect your face from the sun. Very flexible,you can put this anywhere when not wearing it.

Bought this hat to avoid getting roasted while coaching my daughter's softball team through hot summer days. It's worked perfectly. Lightweight material and vents help my head stay cool, and giant brim keeps the sun off my face and neck. It can become a frisbee in high winds, but that's expected with such a large hat. Thankfully the chin strap works just fine. A couple reviews complained about a "flimsy" brim. I didn't have that experience. I thought the brim had enough substance to keep its shape without being heavy. Other hats I looked at, including Columbia and North Face were definitely "flimsy". This hat is awesome!

I really like this hat. The wide brim and sunglasses really help cut the glare down while near the water or snow on sunny days. I was a little concerned because some reviews say it flaps in the wind, I've used this hat for kayaking and backpacking and only once seen a wind strong enough to flap the hat brim around. The hat also travels well. I've packed it in my backpack and suitcase a bunch of times and I keep thinking it's going to start looking funny but it still looks great when I put it on. .

just chiming in - this is a great hat! I've worn it whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, and doing fieldwork in the Amazon, and I am totally in love with this hat. I've even been in a few tropical downpours, and although it won't keep you dry it's good for a quick dash, and it dries in no time at all. It flops around a bit in a good breeze, but you can snug it down with the drawstring and then use the chin strap to cinch up the sides, and that gives it enough rigidity and structure to withstand all but the worst head-on gusts. I'm a hat addict and have a giant noggin (8 1/4) and the XL fits better than any other hat I own. Echoing the gardener above, kudos to OR for making hats for us punkinheads! Now how about making a ball cap this size?

I am doing volunteer work in the highlands of Peru, where the temperatures are moderate, but the sun is brutal. Aside from long sleeves, long pants, and sunblock, a good hat is essential! This hat breathes wonderfully, keeping my head from getting too hot, yet offers great sun protection for my face. I doesn't breathe as well as the OR Papyrus, however. It seems to be water resistant, but not waterproof as the OR Seattle Sombrero (which I also use in rainy season). I love the fact that this hat is machine-washable, since I'm prone to sweating. I was kind of disappointed that the plastic stiffener around the brim broke (the little tube holding the two ends of the loop) at which point it didn't hold it's shape quite as well. I ended up removing the loop completely, and I'm still quite happy with its performance.

Purchase this Sun Hat to wear when kayaking in the Keys. As I get older, I'm having more problems with my skin. I love the material it is made of and it has a very comfortable fit. I going to take it on a nature trip next month when we head out to the Galapagos. The brim is wide enough to give me coverage for the full day after day exposure I will get.

I have been in the green industry for over 47 years and have gone through my share of long brimmed baseball hats to protect my face from the effects of the sun during our long hours of work. Most of the hats have been OK except at 6'4" and 245 pounds I have always had the biggest head on the football team through school. You can probably see my head from the space station. And it didn't matter if I had an adjustable hat or a flex fit it would always feel great to take my hat off at the end of the day. And then I did a little research and found the Sombriolet hat and thought hey that looks like it could work on my 8.5 lb head (yes I weighed it one time :) So today I see the mail man drop off the hat in our mailbox, I hop on my mountain bike to ride the 500' down our driveway to get the hat. Much to my surprise the envelope was as flat as a piece of paper and I thought.....what..... I opened the envelope and it was the right hat and when I put it on top of my grand pumpkin, the hat came to life.......and believe it or not the XL was a bit loose on my head. And then I found out the hat has a drawstring to snug it around my melon and I have found hat nirvana. The great part is my 5'6" wife has the head of doll, almost any hat you put on here and her face disappears. Her hat should be here on Wednesday and I am sure she too will find hat nirvana. The Sombriolet is also better than a ball cap for us because it protects our ears and neck as well. Thanks for making a great hat for those of us who are cranially challenged!

Many others have mentioned so many of the great features of this hat. Let me focus on an additionl aspect which is important to me. Hat retention test: Had the chance to be in a Jeep for a 65 MPH drive yesterday. I have already lost one "ball cap" this way. It had a normal sized front bill. Due to no doors or roof on the Jeep, wind conditions are problematic for hat retention. I was concerned how this new hat would fair in similar windy times. I am happy to report that I had no issues even though the wind tried ripping the hat off my head because of the LARGER bill running all around instead of just in front. The wind was constantly making the brim flap madly. What insured I had no troubles is the pull cord which will adjust the "fit" of the hat right where the top meets the bill. Ingenious! I am able to position this hat low on my head (in front and back) and by tightening the cord, it makes it near impossible for the hat to get past the "wider" part of my head and fly off. I am extremely happy with this addition to my wind/rain/sun hat driving/hiking/working gear. (BTW, there is an included chin retention strap. I removed it for the maiden test and will not be putting it back on -- no need. However, should I do a UL backpacking trip at some point in the future I will attach a short length of Para cord to one of the points where said chin strap was located. At the other end I will attach a light weight clip of some sort. This clip will then be attached to my pack strap thus performing many functions/having many possible future uses.)

The features list includes a wide brim with extraordinary shape retention with a designed-in dark underside of the brim that neutralizes nasty reflected rays when you are on the water. The adjustability optimizes comfort and keeps the hat snug on your head in the wind while remaining light and comfortable. This is a proven hat that has shown me its worth from coast to coast including some windy time on the north shore of Lake Superior plus some hot hiking days in record heat. If you are concerned about UV and seek a wider-brimmed hat that adapts to all your activities, this is the right hat for many reasons.

This is a great hat. It throws a bunch of shade and has great ventilation also. It is my go to if I need tons of shade and still need some style. Only caution would be when you wash the hat. Let it dry on a flat surface or the sides tend to develop a wave. It can be fixed by just wetting the hat again.

Oh yea, this hat went to the Outback in Australia...hot dry and desert. Wore it every day, comfy, lightweight, and protective. In the Northern Territory, even with the hot and muggy, was comfortable and airy. Glad to have it for the future, even a hot and breezy day at the beach in New England would be a good day for this hat.

Cool and light to wear. Plenty of sun protection. I liked it so much my wife tried it and immediately ordered one for herself. Great hat!

I ordered this hat for my dad who has a large head and can't wear most hats. He absolutely loves it and has already ordered another one! It is flexibly shaped and comfortable and breathes so it's not to hot. And it's made of water repellant fabric so he can wear it at the beach and it protects him from sunburn. He is so hard to please, so I am thrilled to have found it!

Wonderful hat! Looks more expensive than it is. Exceptionally well made. wonderful Zappos!

I am fair skinned & bald. I have had so many hats I can't keep count. This is by far the best to have on the water it. I can honestly say it even beat my pricey Tiley by a very wide margin.

Awesome hat for the water. Took it to Martha's Vineyard this summer and wore it in the pool, in fresh water ponds and in the salt-water bays and Atlantic ocean, both above and under water. The hat provides a very large circumference of shade & sun protection covering your face, neck and much of your upper chest and shoulders. It's very comfortable and very cool, especially when wet. I got a very nice compliment from a Steamship Authority onboarding agent who spends many hours a day all summer long wearing the same hat.

This is a great hat that my husband has had for awhile. My son saw it and wanted one. It blocks the sun well all the way around, is comfortable, lets air in and has a strap for windy days! We were thrilled to find it at Zappos!

This hat is made well. The wide brim provides excellent coverage for the face, neck, & ears. It has good ventilation to keep your head from getting hot. It is convenient that it comes in more than one size for those of us that have larger heads.

This was a gift for my Dad. It was the second one because he needed two. One to wear everywhere the other is his "good hat to go to town in." It is well ventilated to keep cool and it is lightweight and not bulky but keeps the sun off helping to stay cool.

This is a wonderful hat. It's light, comfortable, dries easily, and extremely versatile. I wear the neck strap up in the hat cavity out of my way unless I need it for help in the case of wind. I wore the hat backpacking with a 50lb pack this summer and for a while felt frustrated that the rear brim was rubbing against my pack. I then fold the rear brim so that it was wedged in between the hat and my head and wore it like that for a day. From then on I didn't need to worry about the rear brim touching the pack because it had formed to the shape I needed.

This is exactly what I wanted. My husband is 6'2" and a big guy, and it's a good sized sun hat, blocks out a lot of sun on face and some on shoulders. It's high quality, can get smashed and pop back to shape. Love it. Looks great on him as well.

I bought this hat 3 months ago. I am an Assistant Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts and after a few outings in the hot sun I decided I needed something better that would block the sun and provide ventilation at the same time. This hat does great at both. I wear it outside working or playing, when I mow, and a week at summer camp. The brim is wide enough to block the sun. The four vents are great for allowing air to flow through, helping to keep you cool. The hat does have a stiff rim around the brim, but I can still roll it up and pack it away when I need to. It also has an adjustable draw string to adjust the fit of the hat. My brother likes it so much that he ordered himself one. Another of the Assistant Scoutmasters is getting himself one also. I have recieved a lot of positive comments about the hat. I did a lot of research on this hat and several others. I am very happy I bought this hat. I would definitely buy this hat again.