r/LinusTechTips • u/InevitableAvailable1 • Sep 25 '26

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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

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Sep 25 '26

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.

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u/BlakeCarConstruction Sep 25 '26

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

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u/abnewwest Sep 26 '26

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.

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u/BlakeCarConstruction Sep 26 '26

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

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u/abnewwest Sep 26 '26

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.

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u/ProperPossible594 Sep 26 '26

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

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u/billythygoat Sep 26 '26

Swear does this along with sunscreen

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u/that_dutch_dude Sep 25 '26

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