Customer Reviews Outdoor Research Helios Sun Hat

The color is great. I would prefer a less broad hat in a boonie style.

Hat seems ok, but the size range is messed up - no smaller size available. By the time I pull the adjustment cord to make the hat fit a size 7 head, the whole back half of the hat is puckered up and looks ridiculous, and renders it useless for me.

I love this hat, but hate that I have to select a bunch of different hats in the same size and try them on to see which one has been put together in the actual size I wear and which one has either been sewn together in the wrong size or mis-stitched. Because of the sizing issue, along with the fact that I live far from an Outdoor Research retailer, I have to give up on this hat. I need to be able to order a hat and receive it in the size it's labeled with.

Made too light for my liking. I also was not crazy about the sizing cord. I think it might have been better if it went all the way around the head instead of bing sewn 1/2 way on eigther side, inside the band. It was nicely sewn though and very light for those who like that.

I don't like how it looks on me - the rim is a little stiff and does what it wants.

This offers good protection but not not breath at all. My head starts sweating and baking inside when it's really hot. i can't imagine why thuis hat gets such good reviews. It's like wearing an oven on my head during the summer.

The brim is very shallow so you're not going to get protection from the sun unless it is directly overhead. And this hat is HOT. Doesn't seem to breathe well at all.

I like the weight of this hat and I bought one for my husband and one for me. His hat looks fine on him and the brim lies flat, but no matter what I attempt on my hat, (blocking, bending, stretching), I can't get the brim to lie flat and the hat just looks ridiculous. I think there is something wrong with the way my Helios was made. I plan to return it and get another one.

the fit is no good for a smaller head, like mine