With so many straw hats for men to compare, there is no doubt that you will eventually find what you are looking for. And remember, it is better to be patient when shopping for one of these hats than it is to rush through the process and hope for the best.

Over the past few years, Montecristi Panama hats have become very popular. This is true among people all over the world.

If you are ready to purchase your first straw hat, here are five steps to follow:

1. Review our entire inventory. This is the only way to understand what is available. Of course, it is also the best way to compare your many options. Unless you are planning on buying more than one hat, you need to be confident in the decisoin you are making. You don’t want to part with your money until you compare all your options and know for sure what is best for you.

2. Focus on the finer details. What is the hat made of? What is the grade? What is the color? These are the types of details that will help you find and buy the right hat. Remember, no two hats are the same – even if they appear to be similar.

3. Stick with your budget. Like anything, straw hats vary in price. On the low end, you will find some that start at $45. As you work your way up the pricing scale, there are straw panama hats that tip the scales at $175. How much are you willing to spend? If the highest quality is most important to you, consider the hats at the higher end.

4. Place your order. Once you know what is available you are ready to make a final decision and place your order via the internet. We make this process simple, so there is nothing to worry about. All you have to do is add your item(s) to the cart and make payment through our secure processor. It does not get any easier than that.

5. Wait for your hat to arrive and show off your style to the world. We take great pride in fast shipping times, so you will not have to wait long for your order to arrive. Soon enough, you will be wearing your straw hat on a regular basis and showing everybody that you know what true style is.

Every year we add new panama hats to our collection but whats always stays true is the classic panama hats from the coast of Montecristi or from the serrano mountains of Ecuador.

Click here to see our current selection of men’s panama hats

In 2012 the export of panama hats has never been in more demand than ever because the demand has doubled and the supply of weavers making panama hats is  not keeping up with demand.  Why panama hats are the best in Ecuador than any other south American country is because:

1. The straw only grows in Ecuador
2. the passion and tradition help passes on the tradition on to new family members
3. Different villages/cities in Ecuador specialize in the different stages to finished the panama hat.

We like to keep things interesting so keep checking our our mens section for the newest styles and colors. Plus if you have any questions about our hats and delivery time please contact our sale staff.

Thanks Josh for sending us your panama hat story of taking it with you the Caribbean for your brothers weeding. The hat looks good! In the photo to left josh is sporting one of our straw fedoras for men and sent us this photo to show off his new favorite straw hat that we designed and ship to him express before he left on his big trip.

Josh found on the web when he wanted to find a panama hat factory that would make him a special panama hat to meet his needs with three

If you are looking for a panama hat for the beach or the lake this summer see our fresh collection of panama hat straw fedoras. Visit our men’s hat sections to see what section we offer currently, Click Here.

In the summer time having a quality hand made hat for those hot summer days to keep you cool and standing out of the crowd is priceless.  Why we have so many different styles and grades is because we sell panama hats to all members of the family. What makes us a the perfect vendor for panama hats is that we have incorporated a online distribution channel for customers to order panama hats direct from weavers in Ecuador.

This is not possible with other panama hat factories as they are not flexible like our medium size factory based in Cuenca. We enjoy designing new panama hat with a new feel every month. We receive many different kinds tourist from all over the world and this helps us design new styles to suit their persona.

To get things going we are offering a deal of a panama hat that normal goes for $150 and now only $75 for for any women or men looking for a wide brim panama hat.  This promotion is only lasting until the end of summer 2012.

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The panama straw hat is welcome addition to other Andean products made in Ecuador.

Why this product is so beloved with hat lovers around the world is because of the workmen ship these hats are connect too. The connection is the kind of labor, art, and time it takes to finish one panama hat. Panama hats come in many different styles as you can see from our retails side of the website but they also come in many different grades as well.

How can you tell the different grades of a panama hat?

There many ways to check but the most common are checking the weave per square inch to also checking out the circules there are at the top of this straw hat. The more circles it has will highlight the kind of grade this panama hat is. But do note that there is no central guiding system for people to grade hats. So it takes years of experience to see many hats to judge what grade level a panama hat is.

Online our retail store offers many differnet grade options at very affordable price points. We sell these grades into three different catagores starting with standard, semi-fino, to the fino grades. When l speak with customers who are thinking about buying a fino panama hat l note that panama hat weavers are slowly disappearing  by either new generations not picking up the craft to weavers changing occupations that will pay more.

Contact Us:

If you questions about this article and would like to learn more please email us at sales&barrancospanamahats.com and we would be happy to help answer any further questions

When it comes to searching for that perfect straw panama hat for men or women it cant be easy. We get many requests online to put up new styles to make the job easier but what happens is the opposite that many find it hard to just order one hat.

Why is it the best to shop dirrectly at the panama hat factory for men straw styles?

What is great about buying a panama hat directly from our panama hat factory is that we can customize the brim length.

Also we have many different panama hat grades to suit any budget:
Standard $49 
Semi-fino $90
Fino $250