This is my Tilley Hat. I bought it during college in 1995 from a store that's long gone now. I think the hat was around $55 at that time. The hat looked *very* different then. Even at that age, I was attracted to the thought of BIL. It has been with me for 31 years now, through about 30 countries. Currently, it lives in Cambodia with me. I still wear it when I travel to this day, whether it be to a fishing lake south of Phnom Penh or visiting a temple in Kathmandu.
The fabric itself is starting to break down now, so I don't imagine I'll get more than five or ten more years out of it. I guess the UV and too many washing in dishwashers and whatnot have taken its toll. It supposedly has a lifetime warranty (The paperwork that came with the hat said, "Yes, put it in your will"). Word is that the warranty isn't quite that good these days, but I'm happy to get 31 years out of it, in any case.