This is my third Tilley hat. The first, one of the original cotton duck models, is still in fine shape but it is quite grubby, so I use it for yard work. A few years ago I bought a "ventilated" model, also in khaki and green, which I liked, but the shape of the crown isn't as "classy" as that of the LTM8.

I wore the LTM8 every day for a 12-day European vacation and it was always cool and comfortable. As is often the case, I got compliments on the hat and had occasion to hand out the "brag tags" supplied within. I often made use of the strap system to keep it from blowing away, which it often threatened to do in windy places. I don't follow the Tilley instructions to slip the strap around the back of my head, as I found that to be ineffective. Instead I take the front strap, put it under my chin and tuck it behind my ears. This keeps the hat in place whether the wind blows forward or backward.

The only issue I noted was that the size of the LTM8 was noticeably larger than my other two Tilley hats in the same numbered size.  In fact, my wife, who had me order an identical LTM8 in the size of her Tilleys, found it so large it was unusable and we exchanged it for the next size down.