I like ball hats, but they don't cover the ears (and the sun hats like you always see lefty in are a bit much for me). It looks like the tilley t5 model has a smaller brim. I'm not sure about the bigger in the front/smaller on the sides thing tilley does. I'll be looking into it. I wish there was a local shop that had it along with the filsons. And I don't understand why a cotton or nylon hat should ryun more than 50 bucks, but it looks like I'm going to bite the bullet unless I can find another optoin.