HATS...

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I always thought wearing hats like carrying a walking stick was sort of dorky. Well... I now have a walking stick [staff] that sure is helpful coming down a rocky cliff or walking an uneven trail. I've never thought of it as being a defence stick against animals but I suppose you could say that could be an option. ​

BUT A HAT?

I do now. Though I have more than one hat this is the one I usually wear during the summer. The Tilley airflo. No it's not a picture of me - I'm a lot uglier. ​

I sure liked the look of @MacGyver's headpiece.

So...what's your brand?
Share why you purchased the brand and tell
us about the unique features.​

 

@campforums Howd you guess? It was especially hot, the sun was in full force, not a cloud in the sky, not a whiff of a breeze and for whatever reason this experienced person decided that he was so experienced that somehow a hat wasn't necessary. WRONG

 

O....kay, so it's a hat war you want?

Now this is what I call practical?

 

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Interesting. There is no question that there are hats for different occasions and different situations.
But alas...it's the ultimate camp/canoe hat that I am interested in.

 

@BMWPOWER...O...kay....that's another dimension. If THEY come after you - you are on your own Dude! But...which is tub spelled backwards - you have a point. The baseball camp has always retained it's place as the first choice of the male side of the species.

I ain't givin up my Tilley.

 

Good fitting, stylish, practical, rugged, durable - probably like one of those Tilley's.

 

Tilley's make a variety of hats. They have also made them for troops of the United States Army and the Canadian Armed Forces stationed in hot countries. Like everything else it is a matter of choice. Baseball caps are the same - there are good products in the market and some bad.

 

Bout 3 year's ago I got an oil skin hat. Dorky as heck but having a dry head during 3 day's of rain really makes a difference. Mine has the string's so the wind can't blow it off.
http://www.outbacktrading.com/shop/custom.aspx?recid=20

If I'm not wearing my hat I wear a Buff. I like these, mostly because I can soak it in water and wear it to cool off my head and/or neck.
http://www.buffcanada.com

 

Right on - it's not about style [though manufacturers would have us believe that] it's about practical use. Does it manage the weather situation that we find our self in. It not about looking cool. Well...then again...maybe.

Nice to see you on line.

 

One thing that I really like in the hot weather is a "kool-tie". They are like a bandana; but they have little beads inside that expand into kind of a gel when they are soaked in cold water. You can tie it around your neck and it does a great job of keeping the back of the neck cool. If you are close to water , where you can re-soak it every so often it is even better.
I like to take one of those small ice chests with a couple of the kool-ties soaking in ice water, and then you can change out and have a really chilly one every so often.
They are usually for sale on ebay, and I try to order several; because you need them all summer long.