HeyMoe
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it has been chilly this week in VT - so I have been wearing my felts. When it gets over 75 I wear straws and not wearing a hat is not an option for me.
I think I can do that with a even wiiiiiiiider brim B)You haven't lived till you've worn a 3 1/2"-brimmed black fur felt borsalino in 110 degree Jerusalem.
You will not get "much vitamin D" with the sun on your head/face...I usually stop wearing a hat when the weather starts to turn warm then start again when it becomes cooler, or when jacket weather sets in. I don't usually lament not wearing a hat during the summer (vitamin D seems to be an issue for me in recent years) but will perhaps look into a Panama/straw hat one of these days.
Just a reminder--unless they're manufactured specifically for protection against UV rays, straw hats (particularly the kind with the green plastic visors) are less effective at preventing skin cancer than felt hats....In addition to being restrained by the various statutes proscribing indecent exposure, I also try to follow my dermatologist’s advice. He tells me I need to wear a brimmed hat whenever I'm outdoors…even if the weather is as hot and humid as the Amazon. So I do. But I have found the most comfortable hat for North Carolina summers is a loosely woven straw hat. Not a Panama. Just a plain old straw hat from the local feed store. With a cotton sweat band. Sometimes I even spring for one that has the green plastic visor sewn into the brim.
Just a reminder--unless they're manufactured specifically for protection against UV rays, straw hats (particularly the kind with the green plastic visors) are less effective at preventing skin cancer than felt hats.