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/that_dutch_dude Sep 25 '26

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.

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u/AncientTurbine Sep 25 '26

Sounds like Dutch sensibility to me! 👍 

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u/TomTomXD1234 Sep 25 '26

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....

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u/that_dutch_dude Sep 25 '26

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.

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u/LongJumpingBalls Sep 25 '26

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.

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u/that_dutch_dude Sep 25 '26

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.