Hat in a Bag : Folding, packable sun, rain hat for backpacking, climbing, hiking, canoeing, sun bathing, traveling, and sports. HAT IN A BAG® was founded in 1997 by Abby Minot, to market innovative, functional, portable, stylish sun hats and rain hats. The HAT IN A BAG® was a result of Abby's personal quest for a travel hat to use backpacking at high altitudes, where the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays are increased. For every 1000-foot rise above sea level, ultraviolet intensity jumps 4%. At 10,000 feet, the strength of UV radiation increases by 40%. She needed a packable hat to be as compact, light, and UV protective as possible. Using the technology of a folding metal ring from a car sunscreen, her first test sample was an all black hat. While it prevented sunburn, it was too hot to be comfortable. Next she made a white hat, which was cool, but the sun was blinding. The solution was to put the light color on the outside, to keep her cool, and the dark color underneath to cut the glare. And so the HAT IN A BAG® was born.

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  Tilley Endurables (Canada)  : Offers Tilley hats.  Travellers have a right to insist upon dependable clothing that can withstand whatever the world has to offer. Function is important also, but not at the expense of comfort, and they made sure all their Tilleys age ever so gracefully. Simple to clean, too. They aim for clothing you can launder in a hotel sink in the evening, hang to dry, and wear neat and ready to go to breakfast. Not all Tilleys wash 'n' wear this well - but most do.

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