Outdoor Mosquito Protection Sun Hat

The midges find you at dusk by the water, and you pull the net down and keep casting.

The hat looks like a normal wide brim boonie until you unroll the fine mesh net from under the brim, and then it drops all the way around and cinches under your chin. Mosquitoes and midges stay on the outside of the screen while you see and breathe through it, and when the biting stops you gather the net and tuck it back up into the crown.

The shell is a quick drying nylon that sheds a light shower and dries fast after sweat, and the wide brim shades your face, ears, and neck through the middle of the day. A drawcord chin strap holds it down and stops the brim flipping in a gust. It comes in ten colors from black and navy to watermelon red and pink.

Key Benefits

• Cinchable mesh net. A fine net drops from the brim and gathers under the chin, a physical screen that keeps mosquitoes and midges off your face and neck.
• Tucks away. When the bugs clear, the net gathers up into the crown and the hat wears like a normal boonie.
• Wide shade brim. The brim runs around the dome crown to shade your face, ears, and the back of your neck.
• Quick drying nylon. The 100 percent nylon shell sheds a light shower and dries fast after sweat.
• Holds in wind. A drawcord chin strap keeps the hat down and stops the brim flipping up in a gust.

Best for: fishing, hiking, gardening, and camping at dusk when mosquitoes and midges come out and a wide brim alone is not enough.

Why It Works

Repellent wears off and a cap leaves your neck open, which is why the bugs win at dusk. This hat solves it with a barrier instead of a spray: the mesh is a physical screen the insects cannot cross, gathered close under the chin so there is no gap, and you see and breathe through it easily. The rest of the time it is just a good wide brim sun hat, so you are not carrying two things.

Quick Product Facts: wide brim sun hat with cinchable mesh insect net; net tucks into crown; 100 percent nylon, quick drying; drawcord chin strap; adjustable fit; dome crown, wide brim; ten colors.

How It Fits Your Routine

On the riverbank at dusk the net comes down and you keep your hands on the rod instead of swatting.

In the garden on a still summer evening it keeps the midges off your face while you finish the beds.

Packed for a hike it doubles as your sun hat by day and your bug hat at dusk, and it folds down small in a pack.

FAQ

Can I wear it without the net? Yes, gather the mesh and tuck it up into the crown, and it wears as a normal wide brim sun hat.

Does the net seal around the neck? A drawcord gathers the net under the chin so there is no open gap for insects.

What is it made of? A 100 percent nylon shell that dries quickly, with a fine mesh net.

What colors are there? Ten, including black, navy, army green, khaki, dark and light grey, sky blue, watermelon red, and pink.