I’m a 57 year old mountain biker who in 2012 was diagnosed with Basil Cell Carcinoma on one of my ears. It required surgery and 20+ stiches. I always liked wearing a baseball style hat but after surgery I needed to find something that would cover my ears. Thus started a five year search to find a hat I felt comfortable in and looked good. I visited REI, Cabela’s, Columbia and many other outdoor stores with no luck. The “boonie” style hats I found were too wide, too floppy or couldn’t be sized to fit my correctly. I have a son who is professional wakeboarder (and a Fireman/Paramedic) so we are on the water too. So I resorted to buying ball hats that I could pull down over the top of my ears and even had the thought that I just needed to design my own boonie hat. Then I saw an ad on Facebook for Shelta Hats and I knew right away I found the answer. I liked them so much that I ordered both an Osprey and a Phoenix. They do everything I was hoping for, meaning I can fit them to my head perfectly. They cover my ears but the narrow sides are perfect, they work perfect on the water or in the Oregon rain and finally best of all the stiff baseball bill is just what I wanted. Thanks for designing the perfect year round hat!
SHELTA High Performance Sun Hats
Shelta Sun Hat Blog about the use of this high performance hat. Great for Hat for SUP, Fishing, Paddle surfing, Wake Boarding and Water Sun Protection