Anyone who has spent a July afternoon standing in a boat knows the real problem is not the sun on your arms, it is the heat trapped under your hat. Take it off and you burn. Leave it on and you cook. This one solves that by moving air across your scalp and face while the brim keeps the light off you.
Two fans are built into the crown, positioned to push air where it actually helps rather than just buzzing near your ears. Speed is adjustable, so you can run them low through a long shift or turn them up when you stop moving and the sweat catches up. Power comes from the solar panel on top or from a USB charge, which means the sun making you miserable does some of the work.
The fabric is rated UPF 50+ and blocks over 99% of UVA and UVB rays, and the wide brim carries that coverage out over your face, ears and neck. Inside there is an adjustable headband, a moisture-wicking sweatband and mesh vent panels, so it stays put and does not turn into a swamp. It folds down for a pack or a tackle box. Colors are black, khaki and gray, with a three-pack if the whole family is out in the heat.
Reviews below include verified buyers of this exact item from before it joined the REIDWOOD kit, plus REIDWOOD customers as their gear gets out there.