[pct-l] Umbrellas, hmm

[Greg Kesselring]

"well ventilated" hats are hotter than no hat.  I've tried 'em.  White 
hats with lots of mesh.  They still get hot under direct sunlight and 
they still don't breathe as well as no hat at all.

Patrick Beggan wrote:
> Seems like it would make the most sense, to me, to simply choose a  
> well-ventilated hat made of thin fabric, then (or some other  
> lightweight head cover). And simply secure the mylar directly to that  
> instead of an umbrella frame.  After all, it's that frame that's the  
> weight and the mylar that's the shade.. agent. Why not skip the frame?  
> There must be a good way to secure mylar to a hat.
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