THE SUNBODY ASSOCIATION

[1961MJS]

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.
Later

 

[johnnycanuck]

I often don't wear straws because they just get blown off my head by the NE Trade Winds. For some reason I haven't grabbed this Sunbody off the rack for some time. it worked pretty well for a 22 MPH wind beach day. The heavier palm and shape of the hat enabled me to pull it down a bit tighter and keep it in place. Also, I am not really worried when it starts raining, I go for a swim because the water temperature is warmer than the air and the hat seems to take well to a bit of a shower.
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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]

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

 

[jonesy86]

I have a 7 1/2 which is my size and it shrank a little. I soaked it in water and wore it to the beach and it stretched out just fine.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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

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.

 

[Zombie_61]

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

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]

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

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]

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.

 

[Zombie_61]

...My inspiration for this one was the hat Darren McGavin wore as Carl Kolchak in two TV movies and the 1974-75 TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. I didn't want an exact duplicate, but rather something that was similar and I thought this hat would serve that purpose. I'm still refining the shape and I'll probably replace that puggaree with something else, but so far I'm liking this hat as-is.

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]

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.

 

[Zombie_61]

Perfect!!!!

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.

 

[1961MJS]

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

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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]

A lot of shade with that one, Brent, but is weight an issue?

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.


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[deadlyhandsome]

A lot of shade with that one, Brent, but is weight an issue?

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.

 

[Zombie_61]

^ Not to mention your neck gets one heck of a workout every time you wear it.

 

[twbailey75]

I often don't wear straws because they just get blown off my head by the NE Trade Winds. For some reason I haven't grabbed this Sunbody off the rack for some time. it worked pretty well for a 22 MPH wind beach day. The heavier palm and shape of the hat enabled me to pull it down a bit tighter and keep it in place. Also, I am not really worried when it starts raining, I go for a swim because the water temperature is warmer than the air and the hat seems to take well to a bit of a shower.
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Cool Hat....could you provide what Sunbody Hat and brim shape? Thanks in advance!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

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.

 

[jonesy86]

Cool Hat....could you provide what Sunbody Hat and brim shape? Thanks in advance!

I think it is called the outlaw, but I'm not sure.

Outlaw

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I put a Guatemalan beaded hat band on it.

Beaded Hat Band, Hatbands, Cowboy, Western, Leather Ties, Turquoise, Multi-color, 7/8 X 21 Discover Guatemala - Etsy

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[Hurricane Jack]

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.