This is a super-great hat!
Seems to be a copy of the more expensive Tilley brand booney Tilley Endurables LTM6 Airflo Hat Tilley Endurables LTM6 Airflo Hat. My wife has a Tilley but personally I prefer the Henschel brand and like the more structured hats it has to offer, such as the Henschel Aussie Crushable Mesh Breezer Henschel Aussie Crushable Mesh Breezer. However, for my upcoming sailing trip I wanted a hat that has a more flexible brim, so it will not have as much resistance to the wind and be blown off I wanted a boonie type hat.
I ordered a whole bunch, less expensive ones, and the Henschel. The other ones fit and look poorly. The Henschel, as does the Tilley, look almost elegant.
I would have subtracted one star because I like neutral colors and ordered the "natural" but the underside brim is a dark green. Darker is great to reduce glare but I would have preferred a dark grey that is more tone-on-tone with the outside color of the hat. Incidentally the Tilley hat has the same dual color scheme. However, because this hat does not have any other reviews yet and since I had a hard time finding it when searching for a "booney hat" (heck, it does not even show when sedarching for "Henschel booney" since the brand is not mentioned in the product description, I am giving this product the full 5 stars hopefully others will now be able to find it more easily and benefit from it!
Then one thing the Tilley has in addition, as far as I can tell from some pictures of the LTM5 model (the link above is for LTM6) is that it has an inside strap that can help customized the fit around the head. Personally I do not need that feature since the Medium Henschel fits me perfectly and the adjustment otherwise ads bulk and breaks the smooth sweep of the sweat band. But if you need a more custom fit, you may want to consider the more expensive Tilley.
I also like Henschel hats because they're made in the US (Tilley is Canadian brand.)UPDATE: The one Tilley that may be better (albeit for a bigger price tag) is Tilley LTM8 Nylon with High All-Mesh Crown Hat Tilley LTM8 Nylon with High All-Mesh Crown Hat which has the whole crown made of mesh, so it should be cooler, and it has a "3D weave" such that it prevents the Sun and UV rays from going through... ON the flip side though that hat is not available in the lighter "natural" color I like.
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