The Kalahari Hat by UVeto Australia is an Australian designed hat with influences of the original Legionnaires hat with added sun protection. Made with high rated UPF 50+ microfibre of 100% cotton, it has a longer rear flap than the competition, a curved peak like a proper cap and it comes in a great range of colours. It’s a true "one size fits all" hat, with an elasticated headband and spring-loaded toggle to ensure a nice tight fit.

The Kalahari Hat can be worn down and secured around the front of the neck, or you can wear it up by securing the velcro around the back of the neck.

This is truly an affordable and fashionable way of keeping your head, neck, face and ears protected from harsh UV. These are great for farmers, gardeners, beachgoers, thrill-seeking adventurers, the list goes on. The Kalahari Hat is absolutely perfect for fishing, whether you're on the shore or on a boat.

It can be worn comfortably with any eyewear, even earplugs and earmuffs (over the top of the material.)

The Kalahari Hat offers:

• UPF 50+ protection

• A great range of colours available

• Super lightweight and ridiculously comfortable to wear

• Adjustable head strap to fit heads large and small

• Soft towelling headband to absorb sweat and increase comfort

• Releasable back panel for increased ventilation

• Available in durable Micro Mesh or 100% Cotton

• High Vis micro-mesh orange is suitable for industrial use and is equivalent to a workwear high-vis orange.

These hats are quite versatile and can be worn in a number of different ways, with full wrap-around flaps you can velcro them up and out of the way or secure them around the front of your face.

We recently conducted breathability studies on the micro mesh and 100% cotton for our large mining customer. To do this test, we sent material samples to Hong Kong and a laboratory conducted water vapour transmission testing of the samples. This testing found that the two materials breathe almost identical (965 micro-mesh vs 961 cotton - g/25h/m2 water vapour transmission.) So, If you're after a product that will breathe like 100% cotton, yet has all the hard-wearing properties of polyester, we suggest the micro-mesh version. Not only will the micro-mesh product last longer, but it will also keep its colour for longer, it's quicker to dry and will generally be more robust than the 100% cotton variety.