I have used a Tilley LTM6 as my travel hat for years, especially for trips to the beach or somewhere I will be outside during mid-day. While I like the hat, the large brim seems out of place in some situations, and not quite as easy to stuff into a small day-pack. So I decided to get a smaller brimmed hat and the LTM5 seemed like a good choice.
But after getting one (actually two) the brim looks smaller in real life than I expected. I will have to give it a try to see if works for me, but I was curious what others feel about different brim sizes on hats? Does a medium sized brim work well enough for your sun protection? Would a person living a century ago have worn something like a Fedora styled hat (medium sized brim) to shade their neck, ears, face? Or was this medium brim a compromise for “city life” to be less obtrusive when around others compared to a larger brimmed hat they would have worn out on the “farm”. I still trying to understand things about hats that would have been second nature to someone living 100-200 years ago.
I was curious how others managed their hats in daily life when away from home, basically any situation that the hat is no longer needed like when entering a building or the sun is getting low. Do you just keep wearing it, after all a head makes a good hat rack.
Or do you stuff it into a messenger bag or day-pack? Maybe I just need a boonie or bucket hat instead of a LTM5/LTM6.
But after getting one (actually two) the brim looks smaller in real life than I expected. I will have to give it a try to see if works for me, but I was curious what others feel about different brim sizes on hats? Does a medium sized brim work well enough for your sun protection? Would a person living a century ago have worn something like a Fedora styled hat (medium sized brim) to shade their neck, ears, face? Or was this medium brim a compromise for “city life” to be less obtrusive when around others compared to a larger brimmed hat they would have worn out on the “farm”. I still trying to understand things about hats that would have been second nature to someone living 100-200 years ago.
I was curious how others managed their hats in daily life when away from home, basically any situation that the hat is no longer needed like when entering a building or the sun is getting low. Do you just keep wearing it, after all a head makes a good hat rack.