Do You Wear a Large Brimmed Hat To Protect Against Sun Or Rain?

[Tommy]

According to my dermatologist, one should always wear a wide brimmed hat when outside during the day. I have several (and knit caps that cover my ears and forehead for cold days). Being diagnosed with melanoma is not at all fun.

 

[hollydolly]

Yes, I always wear hats in the winter and if I am working outside. I hardly ever use an umbrella.

very awkward to use an umbrella when you need two hands to work..

 

[horseless carriage]

very awkward to use an umbrella when you need two hands to work..

Great for posing with though. The hat may not be wide brimmed but doesn't Mohamed Ali wear it with aplomb?


The Princess of Wales sports a wide brim as does JFK.
The previous two images are, arguably, Hollywood's most famous fedoras.

 

[Don Reid]

I used to wear a wide brimmed hat when outside in the sun, but I quit because UV from the sun is good to help heal the psoriasis lesions on the crown of my head.

 

[chic]

Yes, mostly I wear a hat but I don't wear them as well as @hollydolly. This is something to shoot for. In summer I don't wear one because our summers are too short.

 

[Jackie23]

I live in Texas, the sun is brutal, yes I wear a big straw hat that ties under my chin, I also use sunscreen anywhere skin is exposed, even my feet if I'm wearing sandals.

 

[JustBonee]

I live in Texas, the sun is brutal, yes I wear a big straw hat that ties under my chin, I also use sunscreen anywhere skin is exposed, even my feet if I'm wearing sandals.

Yes, the sun is brutal here ... in July-August especially.

I find myself wearing oversized visors in the summer heat.
Just feels cooler than anything on top of my head, and especially when the winds blow hard.

 

[officerripley]

I always wear a straw hat in the summer; helps a lot to prevent sunburn but I should be using sunscreen more often since skin cancer and even melanoma run in the family.

 

[C50]

I never did until the last few years. Now I wear a hat with a wide brim so my ears and neck are protected from the sun.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

A lot depends on the weather and what I am doing. At one time I used to love hats. I had the biggest hat collection ever. There were sun hats, baseball caps, Sherlock Holmes hats, warm woollen hats, custom maid hats. My sister in law made me some hats that my pony tail can fit through. My hair often got in the way of wearing hats comfortable since it was tailbone length, thick and curly.

One day I had no hats except for a designer denim baseball cap and a couple of cheap winter wool hats.

I mainly wear basseball caps when boating on the water since they have a hole at the back for my hair. It helps keep the hair from blowing in my face and anyone within a few feet from me. Lol The reflection off the water is exceptionally bright so I always have eye protection also.

It’s advised to protect our skin especially as we age so I try to especially since I’m such an active outdoors type woman.

 

[Beezer]

"I'll be having a friend for dinner."

 

[Sliverfox]

The dog got at my sun hat,, didn't ruin it ,, so I wear it when working outside in the Summer.
Usually wear long sleeved shirts when weed whacking or working in the flower gardens.

Use sunblock on sunny days.

 

[funsearcher!]

Lots of sunny days here in Colorado and I wear a wide brimmed hat if I am going to be in sun for more than a short time

 

[Murrmurr]

Thanks Frank. Is that the hat with the flap in the back to cover the neck?

The coolie hat?

It's one of these....

 

[Wayne]

If I am outside I have a hat on A rare exception not to have one on and all the time going anywhere I will have a hat on, either straw till October then change to felt. I always use sun block also.

 

[dilettante]

The coolie hat?

I'm the last one to play PC Policeman, but even though these hats are still sold under that description I cringe. Surely it has nasty negative connotations?

Rice hat, paddy hat, etc. seem less so. There may even be proper generic Asian names for them.

 

[dilettante]

I found:

In mainland China and Taiwan, it is called dǒulì (literally, a one-dǒu bamboo hat). In Japan, the hat is called sugegasa. In Indonesia, the hat is called caping, and in Korea it is called satgat and worn by Buddhist monks on the road.

In the Philippines, the name is salakot or saklat worn by farmers and nobles crafted with jewels or made of turtle shells and an addition of sharp pike on top. It was worn by native soldiers, particularly Tagalogs, Kapampangans, and Ilocanos of the Spanish Colonial Army during the later years of Spanish colonial period.

In Cambodia, that hat is called do'un.

The Assamese jaapi has a slightly similar look and is believed to be of similar origin.

In Vietnam, the name is nón lá (leaf hat). Images of it were embossed on Ngoc Lu drums about 2500 to 3000 years ago, with the conical hat originating from here and spreading to surrounding countries.

So being naïve myself I was expecting one or two generic terms. My mistake, I'm as ignorant as anyone.

 

[Murrmurr]

I'm the last one to play PC Policeman, but even though these hats are still sold under that description I cringe. Surely it has nasty negative connotations?

Rice hat, paddy hat, etc. seem less so. There may even be proper generic Asian names for them.

Yeah, I just call it my gardening hat.

 

[Lara]

No large brimmed hat here because there can be a strong breeze at a moments notice that would blow it off. I do wear sunglasses and a visor sometimes, and sometimes a windbreaker.

 

[SeaBreeze]

No large brimmed hat here because there can be a strong breeze at a moments notice that would blow it off. I do wear sunglasses and a visor sometimes, and sometimes a windbreaker.

Thanks Lara, I guess a visor is another option, like the green plastic ones?

 

[Lara]

Not green nor plastic...like this one which is white material covering a stiff form
but comes in various colors. Mine is white just like this one

 

[Dr. Jekyll]

This has been my "go to" outdoors hat for several years now. Especially useful here in the Florida sun.

 

[Gardenlover]

I wear a wide brimmed hat to help protect me, it's part of the witness protection plan.

 

[LoveTulips]

Baseball cap if it is very hot, otherwise hood on whatever jacket for the rain/snow.

 

[Wayne]

yes daily