Fedora Explorer Straw Hat,

I should have paid more attention to the reviews that said this hat arrived with damage. This hat would probably have been a GREAT hat....but..it arrived "Squashed in the Box". It was not 2 inches tall squashed flat in the original plastic bag...before it was ever placed in the shipping box. The shipping box was not damaged. I returned it for full refund and ordered one similar from Stetson.

Beautiful hat. Fits me perfectly because I had the exact hat for about 20 years that I purchased from REI and it finally broke down so I was very happy to find a second replacement

It's somewhere between a four and a three... Arrived smashed in a box with little protection. Was able to steam it out, luckily but at this price and all the hoopala over a "panama" hat, it really should have been better handled, and with care at that! Anyway.... the hat is fine; it's not a fantastic "panama" and that's alright because I really wanted something I could wear for fishing and hiking and not worry about it's shape or upkeep. It is floppy and soft, which I like! I doesn't hold it's shape very well; tried steaming it to give the brim a little curve up so I could "snap" down the brim in the front like a fedora if I wanted to, but I don't believe the hat was woven with that in mind; meaning it seems like it's more of a flat woven brimmed hat rather a bit tighter/shorter weave at the perimeter which would cause it to curl up or down. Again, not a huge problem because I wasn't expecting it to match a $300+ panama. I guess you could steam it into shape and apply a little stiffener, but you're not going to get much of an up/down turn either way. It's a nice hat, fits well for a 7 1/2 (thankfully!!!) and I don't have to treat it like it's worth more than it was; so that works out well for me. Please note that I had also ordered it's cousin, the Pantropic Men's Classic Fedora in the same size; crushed upon arrival and was really a MED size, not a LARGE as indicated on the label so beware of sizing discrepancies. Again, a handmade hat which is not the highest of quality, but not bad given it's price and performs it's function as intended without having to baby it as if it was a more expensive, higher quality panama. Nice hat; happy to wear it!

Too much small.

Pantropic makes great hats, this one was not as large overall as I would have liked, but was able to have my friend use it instead of for myself.

Good looking hat, several people have asked me where I got it. The strap could be a little better but good value for the price.

4 stars because I am still missing my previous straw hat that I could no longer duct-tape together. This is a very good panama style hat with tight, professional weave and well proportioned. The packing was a little tight which kept it snug and safe for shipping but put two small creases in the top that needed to be ironed out. I would have preferred a 4" brim but the 3" is adequate to keep the sun off you face and neck. I am reshaping the brim to have a slight slope in front and flattening out the sides (that turn up a little from the tight packing). As another reviewer commented, you don't want to look "dorky"and you definitely don't with this Panatropic hat (even though they call it a "fedora").

I've worn this through the past summer as needed, and it's been cool on my head and cool to look at. Comes very close to fitting my hard-to-fit head (6-7/8 long oval) just right, and that's very nice all by itself.