Headsweats Women's Performance Race Hat Baseball Cap for Running and Outdoor Lifestyle

I hike and play pickleball outside all year round. I wear baseball caps most the year round, particularly in the hot humid summer sun. Hot summers and high humidity = sweat running in my eyes. I am unaware of any hats that can absorb all sweat from running down your forehead on a hot humid day - this hat is so light and airy it allows the heat from my hot head to escape, its perfect for my pony tail and the sweat band helps a bit with the sweat. Will definitely buy more.

Hat was exactly as expected. I ordered two, vendor only had one and issued a prompt refund. Thank you!! Will definately irder again.

I bought both the HeadSweats Race Hat and SweatVacs Race Hat at the same time so I could pit them against each other. I was a little skeptical about how well either could possibly work, but I am a heavy sweater, so I was desperate. Traditional cotton headbands soak up sweat to a point, but then they become saturated and stop working any further. And they do nothing to protect my eyes or the top of my head from the sun, which is important with the summer approaching.The HSRH is extremely light and well fitted. I did have to take up the adjustment strap at the back a little, but not much.The adjustment strap has a thin plastic buckle on it. I'm a little worried that it might be a failure point in the future, with temperature and humidity swings, and the general thinness of the plastic material. The SVRH's wide velcro strap (with reflectivity to boot) seems superior to me. But time will tell.The HSRH is very basic in appearance. It's basically monochromatic--just one color. There is a logo on the side, and there is a nice black undersurface beneath the long bill, but overall the HSRH looks a little plain and boring, if you care about that sort of thing. It really does come off as something intended from the ground up to be decorated with a promotional logo of some sort, to the point that it seems overly dependent on that sort of decoration, because without such, the hat just looks blah. (Maybe that's partially because I picked GRAY, which is one of the dullest colors known to man!)The SweatVacs model is visually more appealing. It's got reflectivity at the front and back, while the HeadSweats model does not. I picked up a SVRH with contrasting stitching, for just a little more pop, but this HSRH is all just one single color.The HeadSweats hat is also consistently cheaper, though. They keep it simple, and they keep the price down, comparatively speaking.That said, functionally, I am extremely impressed with the HSRH. It wicks moisture away from my forehead and sweaty hair very well. While it quickly feels wet in my hands when I take the hat off at a drink stop, it still feels lightweight, so it doesn't retain very much of the moisture that it absorbs. It really does transport the sweat from my skin outward into the air. I've had so many so-called wicking fabric garments fail to do that in humid southeast Texas, that this hat's fabric surprised me with its effectiveness. Coolmax kicks caboose.I rinse the hat off in the shower after every run, and then hand-wash it with detergent in the sink at the end of the week. Either way, it air dries in front of a floor fan in about 2 hours.My biggest gripe about both the HeadSweats and the SweatVacs Race Hats is the construction of the interior sweatbands: (1) They're both quite thin, which seems rinky-dink. Maybe that allows for better wicking, but coming from traditional stand-alone headbands, it seems chintzy in these hats. (2) The built-in headbands are sewn at the bottom, but open around the top of the bands, which allows them to flop down and outside of the hats. I often feel the sweatbands dangling down the front center of my forehead, and have to keep fiddling with them to stuff the headbands back up inside the hats. They should've been sewn in better by both manufacturers.Still, the hat works. Plain as it might look, it does what it's supposed to do, even in hot, humid, Texas. Gotta respect that!Because of the disparity in the looks department, I bought a lot more SweatVacs hats directly from their official website. I bought a few more HeadSweats too, but I opted for slightly fancier versions than their basic Race Hat in order to work around the plainness factor. The HeadSweats website also offers a decent discount as well.Overall, if I could, I'd rate the SweatVacs Race Hat 1/2-star ahead of the HeadSweats. They both work very well, but the SVRH looks a little better.

There are already over 100 reviews for this hat, so why do I think another one is needed? You decide.I sweat profusely from the head when I run, and only from the head. My arm pits stay dry, but the sweat that streams down my back and drips from my chin never stops. Depending on the temperature and humidity, it can take anywhere from a mile to a half-marathon until my shirt and pants are completely soaked. Sweat does not get into my eyes, though, and this is something I have learned to deal with. I wear light-weight and fast-drying running clothes.I ran the Boston marathon in 1998 with a Red Sox baseball cap. The cap absorbed so much sweat that it became too heavy to carry by the time I passed Natick, and I had to throw it away. I have not run with a hat ever since. Next week I will be competing in my first triathlon. I am preparing for a hot and humid day, and there is no shade on the course. I decided that I needed a hat, not so much to deal with my sweat, but to protect myself from the sun. The problem was - I needed a hat that does not become dead weight once it gets soaked from my sweat. This cap seems to fit the bill. I ran with it this morning for about 4 miles. It was very humid and in the end sweat was dripping from the edge of the visor (!). Needless to say, the hat was completely soaked. It does get heavier, of course, but there is just not enough material for it to absorb too much sweat, so it still felt comfortably light on my head. I think I will wear this at the race next week.I am deducting a point because it does feel a bit smallish (as others have pointed out). I don't know my hat size, but I wear this one on the widest setting. It still feels a bit tight, and I would not be surprised if it causes me headache on a really long run.March 2015 Update: The cap has held up for not quite two years. I have come to use it regularly last winter with a scull cap underneath on very cold days, but mostly during early morning runs because it shields my eyes from the headlamp's stray light. The cap got washed with all my other gear after every use (Miele front loader on short cycle, never in the dryer). Now the edges around the plastic visor insert are showing some wear and will not last many more wash cycles. Still, nearly 2 years is more than I expected and I will get the same cap again,

Love these hats. I have two white ones myself (because I thought I'd lost mine) and bought the blue for a gift. I've used them while walking/running and yard/farm work and they are so much nicer than a classic baseball cap. My head stays cool and the sweat doesn't roll down my face. The person who got the blue one raves about it. These wash up easily...I usually just throw it in the wash with my other stuff on cold and let it air dry. I will probably get another color for myself later, as the two I have definitely have held up well after multiple years of regular use.

This hat is awesomeCatches most the sweat on my head during exercise. The bill is a little long but still looks decent.Breathable and lightweight, drys fast but haven’t washed yet. Fits my head pretty good

Great lightweight hat for hairy sweaty man-heads (and women, if the size guide is to be believed). I have a large noggin and a scruffy head of hair, but it fits me fine, unlike my last beanie hat which the cat pissed on and I had to chuck in the washing machine. Don't machine wash lambs wool y'all, hat shrunk, head sore, cat sleeps outside now.

Headsweats are great hats for sports as they are light weight and absorb sweat. They also wash well.

I contacted the company about the country of manufacture and was told that this hat was made in El Salvador. I was thrilled because it will be a gift for someone who is trying to avoid things made in China. Imagine my chagrin when, upon its arrival, I noticed a "Made in China" tag sewn inside the hat. (sigh)Otherwise, it looks like it will be comfortable to wear on hot days.

Comfy to wear and quick drying.