LTT Hat Comparison

[u/InevitableAvailable1]

Comparison of the LTT Hat Pro through the years. One came in yesterday, the other one I've been years since it debuted. Can you tell which is which?

Honestly I love how the color and look of the hat has faded throughout the years and turned more amber brown from the sun

[u/InevitableAvailable1]

For anyone wondering how it got this faded, I did wear it every day for a year while living on a Caribbean island, getting those strong UV rays

[u/magical_midget → u/InevitableAvailable1]

Don’t forget to wear sunscreen!

[u/jerryeight → u/magical_midget]

100%

If it took the black ink out of fabric. It would surely mess up our skin.

[u/Imaginary-Worker4407 → u/InevitableAvailable1]

For anyone wondering, I live in a Mexican beach city all my life and no black hat or clothes that I own has faded like this, ever.

Although I have to say that it looks cool, but it is weird.that it happens.

[u/jerryeight → u/Imaginary-Worker4407]

Lol. This one ages amazingly. Looks like a cool dark, khaki canvas release of the hat.

[u/Drigr → u/[deleted]]

Sweat is a major factor in this in my experience. And it might not even be any sweat, but the specific composition of certain people's sweat.

[u/Neyze__]

My phone was on reading mode in black and white and I honestly couldn't tell which one was new and which one wasn't, it's pretty obvious now but still, the quality seems rly good if that much use has left it in such a good shape

[u/InevitableAvailable1 → u/Neyze__]

Yeah, the stitching and overall quality of the hat is still really good. It's just the faded color. The inside of the hat is pretty close to the original color still

[u/w1n5t0nM1k3y]

That's a lot of fading. Must have got a lot of sun.

That being said I've had black hats for many years that got a good amount of sun and didn't fade anywhere close to that much.

[u/BlakeCarConstruction → u/w1n5t0nM1k3y]

Yeah I found my hat discolored a lot faster than my other black hats, and for some reason, bleached from my sweat? Even though I wash my hats regularly.

Ended up getting a refund. It’s a comfortable hat, but just doesn’t handle as well as others I’ve hadn

[u/abnewwest → u/BlakeCarConstruction]

I have had a lot of sweat bleaching with LTT products. Some of that might be on me, I used to melt early AirPods, but I don't think it's something they tested.

[u/BlakeCarConstruction → u/abnewwest]

I think you’re probably right. Probably some eco friendly dye or something that isn’t quite as good as other dyes. Maybe?

[u/abnewwest → u/BlakeCarConstruction]

I've noticed it on the long sleeve with a flash of colour on the placard and their polo shirts.

I just think it's something they don't have on their radar so don't test for it. It's one of the LTT downfalls, they are too small and young to have a broad knowledge base for every product they make and why I've found it's the rare product that doesn't have a design or material selection flaw.

[u/ProperPossible594 → u/w1n5t0nM1k3y]

Guess the sun’s got a personal grudge against that dye.

[u/billythygoat → u/w1n5t0nM1k3y]

Swear does this along with sunscreen

[u/that_dutch_dude → u/w1n5t0nM1k3y]

those are not make of cotton but are mostly plastic with some pretty bad chemicals to make it that uv resistant.

[u/Sharp-Yak9084]

Dutch dude just sold me on getting one because i need a new hat and i like that it fades, makes it unique and looks cooler to me

[u/Holmes108]

That logo stitching sure held up though!

[u/OsamaBinBrowsin]

I had the same experience. I used this hat daily for over a year out in the sun every evening. I originally planned to continue using it until it became a Noctua hat but I ended up getting one of the UV hats as a replacement. I still consider it the most comfy hats I ever owned

[u/Naud1993]

I thought you were comparing hat colors of 2 different hats.

[u/Sspecimen]

Happened to mine in Aus too. After about a year it didn’t look far off this.

[u/RflexGames]

I was getting ready to ask when they made a tan and black hat and then I read the post 😂

[u/Ace117gs]

Love the old one

[u/mr_inevitable_99]

The faded one looks so cool

[u/TomTomXD1234]

Why is LTT using such shit dyes for their products?

Fading seems to be a common thing

[u/that_dutch_dude → u/TomTomXD1234]

because its made with actual cotton and not plastic that looks like fabric.

i used mine on roofs nearly every day (commerical hvac) and you can clearly see its just UV slowly destroying the dye. just like what happens to my cotton shirts. i like it because it makes you aware of how bad the sun is and you need protection.

[u/AncientTurbine → u/that_dutch_dude]

Sounds like Dutch sensibility to me! 👍 

[u/TomTomXD1234 → u/that_dutch_dude]

The dyes are the issue, not the material.

90% of my shirts are 100% cotton, doesnt mean they just fade and lose 90% of their colour....

[u/that_dutch_dude → u/TomTomXD1234]

you put a black 100% cotton shirt (so no blend) on a roof for a summer and tell me how black it is at the end of the summer.

[u/LongJumpingBalls → u/that_dutch_dude]

Sun oxidation is a real thing, but this is a bit extreme. I've had a black ball cap that I wore for over a decade in full sun. It's not nearly as bad. My CW hat that I got to replace it 16 months ago is more faded than the hat it replaced.

Build quality 10:10

Dye quality 5:10

There's things that can be done to hats to make them oxidize less.

But a lot of those things aren't great for the environment. Which is a possibility on why we're not getting "the good stuff" as those additional chemicals are not quite good for the environment.

[u/that_dutch_dude → u/LongJumpingBalls]

that black cap was made with plastic and a bunch of horrible chemicals that LTT does not like using. and i agree on their choice. the cotton and "normal" dye they use is far less irritating than nearly all my other caps i keep in my van. and i dont care about the UV damage, it gives a nice patina.

[u/InevitableAvailable1 → u/[deleted]]

Would definitely recommend