I was hoping this hat would be just what I needed. Reviews looked promising, and decided to get this rather than a 30 or 40 dollar hat from bass pro.
If this was purchased with the intent to be a backup hat (which ill toss it behind the seat of the truck just incase I forget my other one when I go buy it) it wouldn't be bad. It would also be a great hat to give a kid, not so much for commercial lawn care.
The hat is MUCH darker than pictured (I did confirm the package says light gray). Darker means hotter.
Part of what makes this hat feel so cheap is there is no reinforcement around the outside edge. It's WAY too flimsy. A bit of a plastic reinforcement on it to give some rigidity would work wonders or if they did a layer of 3/8 foam rather than 1/4 inch. A larger diameter brim would help aswell, maybe another inch and a half all the way around? right now it sticks out about as much as a baseball cap.
The pull string to tighten the headband is a joke, atleast on mine. It doesn't cover a third of the diameter of the hat, and does NOTHING for fitment. The "Sweat band" on the inside is barely big enough to cover the raw edge of the foam. If the wind kicks the hat wrong, or you
brush up against anything, you have to remove the hat and reset the sweatband because the slightest movement and it slips out of the way protecting you from the foam edge. Mine may have been just VERY poorly cut/sewn, but these are the biggest issues I have. Yes it is super light weight, but a tad bit extra material would have made it much higher quality for very little difference in cost and weight.
So like I said, if I bought it with the intent of being a backup hat for incase I forgot my other one, I wouldn't judge it nearly as harshly. Infact I would probably rate it about a 4-4.5, with the main issue being that it is MUCH darker than in the picture. So if you are going to use it infrequently, or are considering purchasing it as a backup and they extra heat from the darker color and flimsy construction will not bother you, I WOULD recommend this. If you are considering purchasing this for daily use in a commercial setting where the extra few degrees from it being darker adds up day after day, and the poor fitment and build will just make it annoying or even uncomfortable to wear, I would suggest going to an actual store and checking for a hat that you can be sure fits comfortably.