Outdoor Research  Seattle Rain Hat

Great old hat is friend and companion. I could rebuttal all those naysayers but, that’s not my problem. If windy the Velcro gives the sides rigidity but in strong winds any hat is bad choice. I enjoy wearing my hat around my rural country community as well as alternative while mountaineering.

Great hat, as other have said, can be a little warm in hotter climates. Kept my glasses dry and was super packable.

Funky Velcro on the side that doesn’t really seem to have any purpose I was hoping that it would roll up nicely for travel but doesn’t really seem to work The size adjustment works pretty good The hat is WAY overpriced for the value. It would be a 4 to 5 star value at $30 but definitely not worth the price in my opinion

I've had this for 2 years and while it's ok for short duration in a light drizzle my head gets soaked in anything more than that. It's nothing close to "waterproof" I think it leaks heavily at the front seam. It also does very poorly in any kind of wind. Big fan of most of my OR gear but this piece was unfortunately disappointing, a total bust and waste of money for me.

I have one. Nice looking but it is not a very good, functional hat. It is warm though. Too warm for summer. In modest wind the sides flap up and the Velcro on the sides make them stick up so the sides of your head, face and ears get wet. It has a tendency to blow off your head, like a wing. Comically, while the sides blow up, the brim in front has a tendency to flap down onto your face the wind as well. The only reviews that say its a good hat are the professional reviewers who appear to be incentivized. Get a much less expensive cotton boonie hat with snap up sides, get waterproofing wax (something like Otter Wax or just bees wax) waterproof it yourself. You can probably have three better hats this way at the same cost. My hat sits little used.

This hat is nice in concept being the brim is flexible and packable. However, when it is raining it droops. Your field of view diminishes as a result. You could wear it further back on your head, but that does not improve peripheral view much. It was far better when they offered this hat with a wire in the brim (ye olde Seattle Sombrero). It retained shape when wet and provided an excellent view forward and to the periphery wet or dry. It is otherwise well constructed and durable.

This is a well-designed hat which not only keeps one’s head dry in the rain, but also channels water away from a close-fitting backpack or less-than-impermeable jacket. The size is somewhat adjustable, and the hat does remain on one’s head in the wind.

This hat is completely waterproof. I've been in downpours where the top is drenched but the inside remained dry. This hat pulls double duty as a sun hat too. Despite its black color, it doesn't get too hot. Another feature I like is how light it is.

Great hat to block out the sun. Wide brim keeps the sun off my face and neck and helps to protect my head.

I initially bought this hat for kayaking in the southeastern US, and it's great for that regional combination of broiling sun and expected rain. So now, I live in southeast Alaska, and it's perfect for what people call the "Juneau Rain Festival" (1 January - 31 December :) ). It's also great in the chilly weather because I have the older model that has the fold-down fleec ear flaps. Wish they'd bring those back because I sure could use a new one.