Tilley LTM6 AIRFLO Hat - Natural with Green Underbrim
The LTM6 AIRFLO Hat
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Highlights:
- Guaranteed for Life
- Excellent Sun Protection
- Insured Against Loss (50% deductable)
- Repels Rain
- Ties On In the Wind
- Machine Washable (Won't Shrink)
The New Tilley Airflo provides sun protection in a lighterweight construction. Tilley Airflo designs incorporate mesh into the crown allowing coolness and comfort during hot days or strenuous activities. Engineered from Tilley Nylamtium, a strong water- and mildew-resistant form of nylon. The Tilley LTM6 is the Airflo version of the LT6 Hat, and has a broader brim and a taller crown than all the other Tilleys. To protect you from the sun and rain, Tilleys fit lower than other hats. This also tends to give one a rather dashing appearance!
For your comfort, they're held on by gravity, not painful pressure on your forehead. On a hot muggy day, you'll especially appreciate this!
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More info:
- Even though they fit gently, Tilleys won't fly off because when there's a breeze, you use one or both parts of the tuckaway Wind Cord.
- Certified Sun Protection: The fabric and style of all Tilley Hats have been certified to block 98 percent of harmful UVA/UVB radiation and deliver an ultraviolet factor (UPF) of 50+, the maximum rating given.
- Guaranteed for Life: Tilleys are replaced free if they ever wear out, shrink or fall apart. They're so carefully handcrafted by us in Canada, and made of such strong materials, that many outlive their owners. Final words in the Owner's Manual? "Pass it on!"
- Floats: A layer of closed-cell foam in the crown, and sometimes in the brim, provides the Tilley's positive buoyancy. This is a boon to boaters and fishermen/women/people. Good grief!
- Ties On: The Tilley comes with a tuckaway, adjustable, fore 'n' aft Wind Cord. When it's calm, the Wind Cord stays hidden in the crown. When there's a breeze, place the part with the sliding knots behind your head. When it's windy or you're sailing, use the chin part too
- Repels Rain: Not perfectly but usually quite adequately. Happily, the brims of the cotton-duck Tilleys actually become stiffer when they get wet, not floppier, helping to protect your neck, face and glasses.
- Hydrofil Anti-Sweat Band: Soft and comfortable, it picks up sweat from your forehead and wicks it away to your temple area where it evaporates.
- Sunglasses Security: You can attach your sunglasses to the side of your Tilley: a Velcro tab inside the Hat holds the folded temples of your glasses in place after you've tucked the temples through the solid brass ventilation grommets.
- Secret Pocket: Inside the crown is a good-sized pocket sealed with Velcro. In it, carry your Brag Tags, I.D., toilet paper(!), license, hotel key, $10 bill (in your case a 20), plus a quarter for an emergency phone call.
