Sunday AfternoonsWomen's Vantage Point Trucker

It was a gift to someone for this summer spring beach so no feedback yetLoves it and here is article from Outside magazine that encouraged me to buy itJoe JacksonSep 11, 2019A combination of my active outdoor lifestyle, the relaxed attire requirements of working as a freelance writer (read: there are none), and a lack of basic personal hygiene means that I wear a hat for at least 50 percent of the day, seven days a week. To my long-suffering and quite-tidy wife’s chagrin, I have trucker hats shoved into every corner of our house, vehicles, garage, and a perpetually overflowing hat-storage cube in my closet. In the midst of all of that chaos, I do have one clear favorite for both performance and everyday use: the Sunday Afternoons Vantage Point trucker hat ($32).The Vantage Point took the win for my all-time favorite hat for four main reasons: it breathes better than any hat I’ve tested, it’s the most comfortable trucker I’ve worn, it travels exceptionally well, and it brilliantly mitigates nasty sweat stains. While those first three traits are straightforward, the fourth one might seem goofy (I rolled my eyes when I first heard about the technology). But its prevention of staining turned out to be a major factor in what makes this hat such a solid everyday driver. Let’s unpack.I sweat so heavily, I can develop a moist upper lip just walking up a flight of stairs in an air-conditioned building. Summer running usually results in a lot of soaked-through hats for me. I’ve logged hundreds of trail and road miles wearing the Vantage Point over the past year, and I’ve never run with a hat that deals with heat and moisture better. The front panel has a pretty rigid exterior that’s covered with Tic Tac–size vents. The structure of the outer panel keeps it off my forehead, and the ample venting actively moves air onto my dome. It feels like a benevolent little trail angel is blowing on my sweaty cranium.The entire headband, as well as the underside of the Vantage Point’s brim, is a lightweight, moisture-wicking material that draws sweat away from my brow. The top is a DWR-treated fabric that helps the hat’s wicking abilities even more, and also means the bill doesn’t get the gross jagged lines of salt stains that all my other truckers suffer from. The fact that I can run in it and it doesn’t look filthy afterward means I can throw it on as an everyday hat without looking like a slob, even if I sweat through the thing in the morning.It also fits my head more comfortably than any other trucker I have worn. Credit the nearly three-inch crushable brim and Sunday Afternoons’ proprietary StretchBack Sizing system. The latter comes from an inch of stretchy plastic on the back of a classic snap-back size adjustment you see on most truckers, which makes it significantly more malleable for fitting. The soft brim doesn’t push into my head, either, which allows for a tight athletic fit that doesn’t feel like it’s choking my temples. This also means the hat is super packable for stress-free storage when on the road or in transit across town.The Vantage Point has become a staple of my summer uniform. I actually own two of them: one lives in my closet, while the other spends all of the time it’s not on my head in the small backpack I use as a diaper bag for excursions with my kiddo. I have become so attached to its performance and wearability that I have a hard time being outside without one.

Hats off to Sunday Afternoons for creating such a great product!I purchased this hat with the intention of it being my primary backpacking hat and it fills that role perfectly. The sunglass sleeves made sure that my shades never fell off my head and the stretchback fitting allowed me to fit the tension to any level based on the wind conditions.The full mesh is probably my favorite part of the hat. It allows for a breeze to make its way around your entire head and when I'm in the middle of a 3,000ft climb, that's exactly what I need.The claims of it being packable are 100% accurate as this hat was stuffed into the mesh front of my backpack during my flight and it came out looking brand new.

Wear it to the gym daily. Recovers well after shoving it in my gym bag and leaving it until the next day.Probabky not how it was intended to be stored....but I use it to keep my hair pulled up in it while I lift.Buying anorher for casual use. 10 stars.

Just finished running a half marathon in Tucson, Arizona. This was the perfect hat! It may now be my favorite running hat that I own. It was incredibly comfortable and the glasses slots were incredibly helpful during the race.I'll likely buy another color just to have it!

Excellent design and features. One size fits MOST, as the head basket was simply too small for me to comfortably wear. I’m a 7 1/2 hat size. Typically I love SA and their products and quality, the sizing on this one is juston the smaller size.

This hat is perfect for hiking and exercise. Gets wet and wrings out easy, looks amazing and keeps you cool! My husband loves it; he’ll be getting more colors!

I've used the light grey variant for the past two years. I never lose it because it can fit in a rear pocket (as long as you don't mind a peaked brim due to folding it in half). I'm an avid hiker, and this is the only hat that deals well with heat, wind, rain and hoods. It deals well with hoods because it fits more like a low profile baseball cap than a raised trucker hat. It deals well with heat because its top is made entirely of mesh and open cell foam to facilitate evaporation. It deals well with wind because the brim is no larger than necessary to shield eyes and eyewear. It deals well with rain because its crushable brim seems to be stiffened by closed cell neoprene rather than HDPE or buckram. I'm a fan.

Sits more on the top of your head. I wear about a 7 1/4 size hat and it's just not a very deep pocket and doesn't fit very well.Materials also feel feel very cheap. Wish I could return but out of the 30 day window. Worn only on a few runs. Ordered a melin instead