This hat is easy to wear, comfortable, packs for travel, and looks good.  The hat has excellent sun protection and the design makes it very comfortable to wear on hot days.  I spend time outside gardening, swimming and walking.  This is the first 'hat' - really a visor with wide brim - that I can wear in the heat comfortably.  I have one hat that I wear in the pool and while gardening.  There are some water marks on it but it has held its shape and looks fine.  The other hats have held up and look great.