A good bushcraft/hiking hat!?
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My brother brought me one home from Oz as well, great hat for the rain but definitely not warm, especially round the ears, I wear a bergaus neck gaiter pulled up to compensate. I normally choose a thinsulate beanie if I'm out in the cold and pull up the jacket hood if it rains, not really a fan of baseball caps.
Just my two pence worth.
For those worried about hot heads in hot weather
1. We don't get that sort of weather in the UK (see last summer)
2. A Tilley can be put in a stream, will take on cold water, and after the initial thermal shock is lovely and cooling to wear.
1. We don't get that sort of weather in the UK (see last summer)
2. A Tilley can be put in a stream, will take on cold water, and after the initial thermal shock is lovely and cooling to wear.
I have a lowe alpine mountain cap for when it's very cold and a rogue suede brimmed hat for when the sun is shining a lot.
All times in between I am mostly naked from the neck up.
All times in between I am mostly naked from the neck up.
Man I miss my old flat cap. Got it as a kid from a point to point stall. Real Harris tweed. Grew out of it and passed on to my sis. Not got the guts to buy another, plus they'd be really pricey at the quality of my old one.
Worn it through many a blizzard and storm force winds. Nothing could blow it off my head and it kept rain off my glasses. Cool and warm when needed. Never cool in fashion terms. You'll need kangol one for that, and wear backwards so the logo on the back/front shows.
Worn it through many a blizzard and storm force winds. Nothing could blow it off my head and it kept rain off my glasses. Cool and warm when needed. Never cool in fashion terms. You'll need kangol one for that, and wear backwards so the logo on the back/front shows.
I use a filson waxed tincloth baseball cap, an Akubra hat, a surplus boonie hat, a kangol flat cap, and a variety of wool watch caps made by Arcteryx, Patagonia and Outdoor Research... just not all at the same time.
Completey crushable. Mine was delivered flat in what can best be described as a "pizza box."
That's what I have, cost about three quid from the local garage and I have about four of em.
Can't find one on a cold morning going to work outside? Don't want to spend the day at minus ten without a hat?
Just buy another.
Thants why I mainly carry the bush hat for sun/rain and the bob hat for cold ( alway s both in the car or for a walk)
If its at work my hard hat does the keeping rain off part so a cheapo thinsulate lined bobcap just stops the wind rattling about in the hard hat.
I have to move the adjusters on the cradle so it fits over the bobcap but I wouldn't get away with wearing something with a peak under a hard hat.
Winter: wool beanie hat
Summer: No hat so far. But picked up a boonie hat just now, and liked to wear the issue boonie hat I wore in the army, so this will be a change.
Summer: No hat so far. But picked up a boonie hat just now, and liked to wear the issue boonie hat I wore in the army, so this will be a change.
I've just bought a new Tarp Hat and I'm absolutely loving it:
It's brilliant - already battered and comfortable looking, but clearly built like a brick outhouse. The fit was perfect too - I measured my head and got the right size easily. Mine even has a patch sewn on the brim where someone's done a repair to a little hole on the original tarp, so it's completely unique. The canvas seems to stand up to heavy rain quite well and it's great to have on when it's wet because it keeps the water out of your eyes.
I got it from http://tarphat.co.uk and I've been wearing it pretty much constantly since it arrived. I didn't get the chin strap that they sell, because a length of paracord and a little spring toggle costs virtually nothing and then you have a length of paracord handy in case you need it.
Totally recommended!
It's brilliant - already battered and comfortable looking, but clearly built like a brick outhouse. The fit was perfect too - I measured my head and got the right size easily. Mine even has a patch sewn on the brim where someone's done a repair to a little hole on the original tarp, so it's completely unique. The canvas seems to stand up to heavy rain quite well and it's great to have on when it's wet because it keeps the water out of your eyes.
I got it from http://tarphat.co.uk and I've been wearing it pretty much constantly since it arrived. I didn't get the chin strap that they sell, because a length of paracord and a little spring toggle costs virtually nothing and then you have a length of paracord handy in case you need it.
Totally recommended!
