Reddit mentions of Adam's Headwear Extreme Condition Hat - UPF 50+ Khaki

I sympathize with you. I used to work outside and I did so for a very long time just with a ball cap and sunscreen. Had I known back then what I know now I would have been wearing the biggest, dumbest looking hat I could find. I now own a couple big sun hats and I've realized that the more ridiculous the hat looks the better for sun protection and overall tolerance of a hot, sunny day.

May I present to you the Sun Protection Zone Booney hat and my favorite which happens to be the dumbest looking, the Adam's Extreme Condition hat.

I don't work outside anymore, thankfully, but I do a lot of fishing and I still rock these hats when fishing and working on my property. In addition to wearing these god awful things I also wear a Freeze Zero Neck Gaiter. The neck gaiter especially helps when being on the water. Hats don't help when the suns blasting you from down below. I also wear long sleeve sun shirts. Take your pick on brand, I've found they're all pretty much the same. Hanes has the cheapest I've found and work great.

Aside from not getting baked by the sun which is always a miserable experience, one of the biggest positives is how much less fatigued I am after being in the sun all day. I can remember just passing out after taking a shower after being beat on by the sun. Not so anymore.

Also, I know someone might think all that stuff is hot to wear, but it's really not. Instead of that "I'm in the sun and my arms are starting to cook, wow it's getting hot, my face is melting, everything stings" heat - it's more like a warm heat all day. This post went a lot longer than I anticipated. I fucking hope this helps someone.

Edit: broken link. Longest post ever. I didn't realize how passionate I was about sun protection.

What kind of headgear do you have on? I wear a sun hat and it helps a ton.