jodywy said:
palm are too heavy, rather wear a felt, and if it a straw a panama
Agreed. I used to wear Atwoods for over 10 years, but they are HEAVY, just like jodywy says. Now the only straw I'll wear is an American. Lighter, much cooler, better sweatbands, come in long ovals for a better fit, and almost as tough as a palm leaf. Cavenders and nrsworld run some price breaks on them every so often...just have to keep checking their sites.
You have to figure a good straw will set you back around C note these days. Before you say NO WAY, remember, a C note used to buy you 5 tanks of gas in your pickup, or 5 good straw hats. Nowadays, you are lucky if you can fill up one time or buy one good straw for the same $100.