1. Roll a Panama
2. Shrinkage
3. Fragile
4. Packing
5. Origins

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Don't be fooled by this old tourist scam - selling rollable Panama hats in little boxes or tubes.. The answer is yes you can roll them, but it will crack and the brim will ripple. Sure they look good in the photos, but in a very short time they will look like crap.

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The magical straw made from the Toquilla Palm is the sacred plant of the Americas. Astonishingly useful, strong, resilient and completely organic and earth friendly. We love it. Continue reading

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It is common for people to walk into our stores wearing a Panama hat that is too small for them. Not only is it uncomfortable, but it looks funny and blows off in the wind. Unlike shoes, your Panama will shrink, and never stretch without substantial effort. Continue reading

Working out your true hat size is very easy. We will take you through the steps and subtleties of getting this right the first time, so when your hat arrives it fits perfect. Continue reading

Sometimes you are away on adventures and your hat shrinks - because of rain, sun, misuse etc. There is an old way of stretching them that will get you out of a pickle.

Place it over your knee and give it a hard pull. Make sure your Panama is soft and moist and it will just stretch. It is an old trick that people have been using for hundreds of years.

Have a look here :

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There comes a time in everyone's life when they need a hat. For some people this has been avoided for one reason or another. Maybe they think they don't look good in hats, maybe it feels weird or perhaps it is just some traumatic experience that has kept you away.

Either way, it helps to have someone to talk to when choosing your first hat.

Ask the Panama Hat guy!

 

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For the past 15 years we have been shipping our Panamas all over the world. In the process we have become very good at it -

* getting the sizing right & double checking

* packaging for rough postal services (ie USA & Africa)

* helping with styling and choosing the right hat

Have a look here and see how we do it.

 

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Across the entire planet, there is no other hat that is better to wear in hot weather. It is an ancient 7000 year old artform that keeps you cooler than anything else, and is completely beautiful.

Find out why?

 

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