Great one season hat

I live in South Florida so a hat like this originally was great for yardwork. When it's wet it tends to look a litle more floppy (o.k. and also a bit stupid) than shown in the picture. Those crystals surely do keep you cool but they also destroy the hat over time. This is a one year (or less)hat if you use it often. Little pin holes will appear around the gel area. They will get bigger and the crystals will ooze out. The eyelets will start to rust and discolor the material of the hat. Worse yet, the hat will get moldy and black around the gel area. This happens because those crystals can stay damp for a day or so. Mold is inevitable. Mine was beige like in the picture. Today it goes in the garbage. I bought a Dr. Shade Outback hat at the same time I bought this mold maker and that hat looks like the day I bought it. I used it just as much as the other. It doesn't have the crystals and I don't get it wet but it's a great hot weather hat.