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THE SUNBODY ASSOCIATION

johnnycanuck

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Alberta
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
 
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19,001
Location
Central California
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.
 
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12,005
Location
Southern California
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.
 

Yahoody

One Too Many
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1,112
Location
Great Basin
Our go to hats for half the year here.
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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.

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12,005
Location
Southern California
...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...

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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

Bartender
Perfect!!!!

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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...

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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. :)
 

1961MJS

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3,370
Location
Norman Oklahoma
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
 
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19,001
Location
Central California
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.
 

twbailey75

New in Town
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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!
 

jonesy86

I'll Lock Up
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4,610
Location
Kauai
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.



I put a Guatemalan beaded hat band on it.

 
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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.

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