Reddit reviews Bailey Western Men's Desert Breeze

A treated Resistol is a Cowboy rain gutter. Rain shoots off the front and back, keeps your hands free for other stuff.

A vented crown straw "western hat" is a godsend in blistering weather. Keeps the sun off, let's the breeze in. Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Bailey-Western-Mens-Desert-Breeze/dp/B00WLS0932

I was wearing one of those when I met my wife. Don't wear one much, any more, but there was time when I was working outside a lot. If you can wear one with confidence, you'd be surprised how many people just start talking to you, often with intent to get to know you better.