Replacing this Old Hat

I'm a ball cap fan. Don't like brimmed hats in the wind or brush. And I prefer to hunt in the wind or brush. I do wear a brimmed hat "off duty" for style but it does not go to work.
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Formerly I had to wear a brimmed hat to work. Enjoyed the job but the hat was a pain in the butt. I would switch to ball cap whenever protocol allowed.
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My question is how did you manage to wear that cap through so many adventures and it still looks like new? Here's my ball cap after two hunting seasons.
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Tilley hats are for old guys on the golf course who like the stereotype. Same with the felt safari hats. I'm sure they work but I HATE stereotypes. I am me, not Stuart Granger. Ball caps have held up in my kind of hunting ... hard hunting ... for sixty years. They work for every situation.
 
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These are exceptionally well made and durable. A brimmed hat is excellent for rain and sun protection
 
I like your short brimmed hat (& hate those Ron Spomer looking hats)! for tropical weather a boonie, or baseball cap, short brimmed straw hat , both keeps the sun off the head and gives you a low profile.
I use a palm hat that can be soaked in water and act as radiator in the heat and it turns water proof in the rain .
IMO to big a bream gives off to much of a profile when hunting.
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I have been wrestling over hats for a while. I own some nice Resistol hats. Have a ton of Kuiu. Etc. but wanted a ball cap for ease of travel

However I couldn’t find a hat I liked. Kuiu hats are small and feel tight to me. Couldn’t find a trucker hat with a logo I liked. I didn’t want to rep someone else’s logo

So I actually made my own logo from a picture (not me). And ordered 10 different ball caps with this logo today. They should look something like this, but a couple different colors and styles. I wanted something that us insiders would recognize that maybe the general public wouldn’t :cool:

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I should add. A local company will order the hats and embroider them. With the digitalization fee and the hats etc. it should cost about $250 for 10 hats
 
bakerb said:
I have been wrestling over hats for a while. I own some nice Resistol hats. Have a ton of Kuiu. Etc. but wanted a ball cap for ease of travel

However I couldn’t find a hat I liked. Kuiu hats are small and feel tight to me. Couldn’t find a trucker hat with a logo I liked. I didn’t want to rep someone else’s logo

So I actually made my own logo from a picture (not me). And ordered 10 different ball caps with this logo today. They should look something like this, but a couple different colors and styles. I wanted something that us insiders would recognize that maybe the general public wouldn’t :cool:

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I agree. It is almost impossible to find a ball cap these days that isn't made to fit a dinky Chinaman's head! I'm a size 7.5 and rarely encounter caps that will stay put. Too shallow!
 
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That´s what I wear, Spanish Army digital camo desert, I have another in green.

However, if style is what you need, nothing beats a pith helmet.
 
farmer_john said:
We need to bring back pith helmets
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I wish I had one ... for Halloween. Didn't one of the characters from the Clue board game wear a pith helmet? Major Bonkers maybe? How about a red fez and handlebar mustache? Egad! Gadzooks! :D
 
Racer00 said:
Hey Will, can't say I am a fan of the Stetson. Has a bit of a Bufford T Justice vibe to it. But if you need someone to tag along and hold it down on your melon in the bakkie, just let me know.......View attachment 756823
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Dang it...your right! But...now I kinda like his hat too. Always did like a silverbelly though. I guess it is more of a grampa-meets keg stand kind of hat.
 
You bet! I'll be looking for the Hunting Pimp for sure! 14 days!
 
I'll send you some!
 
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