Don't call me judgmental please.
I am not here to lecture about the good or evil of wearing a brand new hat on a hike. I am trying to say it is a matchless opportunity to wear an used semi broken good quality hat like Tilley Endurable hat because it can show you the way you are in a glance to any other hiker or even animal.
If I am an animal , I think I like to trust to a hiker with a broken high quality hat more than a brand new hat hiker. Nothing against the brand new hat guys and gals on the trails.It just is the way it is. Animals around here are reacting like that.
A used semi broken but not torn high quality hat brakes according to the personality of the user of the hat and is an accurate reflection of the owner. It is the owner's manual if you wish. If you have nothing to hide about your personality then let your hat speaks about you when you are silently hiking and meet another hiker.
What do you think?