It is a sad day when an old and treasured piece of gear goes missing. That day came last week when my Canadian made Tilley Airflow warm weather hat was lost. I looked at their website to determine which model I had and found that Tilley Hats are no longer made in Canada but in China. My research led to finding out that the Tilley company was sold in 2018 to a Toronto based investment firm Gibraltar & Company, who owns other garment manufactures and does their production "offshore".
My question is: Does anyone have one of these Chinese made Tilley hats and can comment on the quality, material and possible changes from the Canadian made hats. If I find the new hats are not to the old standards, do you have any recommendations for a different warm weather hat?
For cool weather use I either use my Akubra, Filson Bush Hat or my Tilley winter hat depending on weather.
Thanks for your input.
My question is: Does anyone have one of these Chinese made Tilley hats and can comment on the quality, material and possible changes from the Canadian made hats. If I find the new hats are not to the old standards, do you have any recommendations for a different warm weather hat?
For cool weather use I either use my Akubra, Filson Bush Hat or my Tilley winter hat depending on weather.
Thanks for your input.