Bush Hat

[johnboy]

No...and No

When fishing a tweed trilby adorned with flies is de rigeur (even if coarse fishing)

For anything with the kids, I understand the temptation to dress as embarassingly as possible...but I suggest something that makes you look a little less stupid

Perhaps this?

Red you make me laugh.....l

 

[blacktimberwolf]

A bush hat is a specific type of hat & not just anything worn on the head when outdoors, for example a woollen hat or a hankerchief tied on your head can't be called a bush hat just because it's used in the bush......
Could you call a tricycle a mountain bike just because you drove down a mountain in one or a ford fiesta a Formula 1 car if you drove on silverstone's circuit. ?.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

I understrand your point but The Viet Cong might disagree about the pajama thing.

You mean they still exist.?

 

[British Red]

so can i wear my tweed cap when out in the woods?

Tweed caps are both classless and very, very appropriate in England

 

[santaman2000]

@ Blacktimberwolf...I'd say they do. They just retired after winning the war.

 

[British Red]

Red you make me laugh.....l

Such is my intent sir - being the fashion police is just a hobby

 

[blacktimberwolf]

so can i wear my tweed cap when out in the woods?

You don't need our permission do you ?

 

[santaman2000]

so can i wear my tweed cap when out in the woods?...

That depends. Is it the ONLY thing you're wearing?

 

[swotty]

I've had a Bharma for about 10yrs....great hat but can't comment on the Wombat...however I got an Akubra last year and would recommend it

I was looking at getting a bush hat and noticed a couple makes on Amazon.

I was wondering if anyone knew about them and what they are like?
Anyone use them?

Its the Wombat Outback hat and the Bharma Squashy Bush Hat. I don't see much difference other than the price.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Full-Grain-Leather-Foldaway-Bush/dp/B001614NPU/ref=pd_sim_ap_1

 

[Miniwhisk]

Ladies can wear a Tilley? - well this one does anyway LOL!

 

[Man of Tanith]

You don't need our permission do you ?

nope just checking it was ok for the bushcraft uniform

That depends. Is it the ONLY thing you're wearing?

And a smile!

Tweed caps are both classless and very, very appropriate in England

damn straight! although the better half can't stand it!

 

[garethw]

I got the Barmah last year, excellent hat, keeps the rain off my glasses or the sun out of my eyes and off my head... Got mine direct from Oz, a site called hats by the 100. Cheaper than buying in France... cost me about 50 euros inc shipping. They were selling the same hat in a local outdoor outfitters near me for 79 Euros.

cheers
Garteh

 

[salad]

errrrm I like me baseball/bush hat

Now shoot me down with hell fire and flame for I must be a chavcrafter

 

[Huon]

I'm not really a baseball cap fan but one thing I do like about them is that they can be worn under the good of a waterproof jacket to serve as a visor. Very good for jackets without a wired hood but an improvement even for those with.

As for 'bush hats' in the sense being debated here. I have an Akubra a hemp Tilly and a couple of Panamas. The Akubra and Tilley are great but make me feel like a bushcraft nerd if I wear them out so for me the Panamas are normally the way to go.

Red, with your fashion police hat on are you able to OK my Panamas? I want to feel free to continue to wear them

 

[blacktimberwolf]

errrrm I like me baseball/bush hat

Hit the nail on the head there.........there is a subtle difference between MY bush hat, i.e. the hat I use in the bush & A bush hat....
For example; if I hike in wellies then they become my walking boots but they are not walking boots....
Sorry to keep using analogies, just shows the limitation of my arguments ...

You know for the people that live & work in the Australian bush there is no such thing as a bush hat...they just wear a hat, usually a knackered, vaguely outback-ish style wide brimmed felt jobby to keep the sun off..........often full of character & impregnated with years of sweat,... no name, no classification just a function....They would probably laugh at us trying to define 'a bush hat' since we don't have 'bush' nor a real need to wear one...

 

[British Red]

Red, with your fashion police hat on are you able to OK my Panamas? I want to feel free to continue to wear them

Provided they are worn with a blaser, open necked shirt and flannels at the MCC, whilst consuming a G&T, carry on that man

 

[Huon]

Provided they are worn with a blaser, open necked shirt and flannels at the MCC, whilst consuming a G&T, carry on that man

I have a beater and a 'dress' Panama. The latter serves at the type of function you describe

 

[salad]

I'm not really a baseball cap fan but one thing I do like about them is that they can be worn under the good of a waterproof jacket to serve as a visor. Very good for jackets without a wired hood but an improvement even for those with.

As for 'bush hats' in the sense being debated here. I have an Akubra a hemp Tilly and a couple of Panamas. The Akubra and Tilley are great but make me feel like a bushcraft nerd if I wear them out so for me the Panamas are normally the way to go.

Red, with your fashion police hat on are you able to OK my Panamas? I want to feel free to continue to wear them

And a baseball hat wont knock into your fully packed rucksack as it has no rim at the back

 

[Huon]

And a baseball hat wont knock into your fully packed rucksack as it has no rim at the back

That may well be true and to be honest I never take a hat with an all-round brim if I'm doing any serious hiking with a decent-size pack. Then it is always a baseball cap

 

[British Red]

This is why the world invented the tweed cap