I look for a hat!

[cpr0312]

Lots of great input on this question, I may purchase a new hat as well!

 

[BobT]

I took my Tilley T-3 and my trusty A.H. ball cap!

 

[meigsbucks]

On my first safari I had a camo boonie I bought at some discount store. It was ventilated and light weight with a narrow brim. I’m wearing it in my avatar. My PH liked it so much, I gave it to him, thinking I could find another... NOPE!
For my second safari I took a dark grey ventilated boonie that had a tuck away neck drape. I got this one for $6 at Walmart.

 

[Laniarius]

I like the boonie hats by TRU-SPEC. I've had one for ten years and it's held up very well. I've since bought a few more just to have a couple other camo patterns I like, and one plain light brown one for use in places where camo might be frowned upon.

 

[Guépard]

Hi,
Thank you for all your advices.
Finally, I order a Tilley LTM6...

 

[Fastrig]

Have had a Tilley for years, can’t go wrong with them. Wear it for hunting to yard work. Throw it in the washer several times a year and it comes out like new. If this one ever wears out, won’t hesitate to buy another.

 

[Guépard]

I used the Tilley LTM6 during all this summer and during a 15 days trip with lot of sun and heat and I don't regret this choice !

 

[BeeMaa]

I normally use just a regular Army green boonie hat from the local Army/Navy supply store for about $15.
I wish Filson made the Tin Cloth Bush Hat in a green, I'd be sold on it.
I may be upgrading to a Filson Tin Cloth Packer Hat because it does come in green, although the brim is a bit shorter than the Bush hat.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

A few years ago I got a nice, wide brim hat at Academy Sporting Goods in Texas. The hat was perfect for what I wanted and was inexpensive at $20. Then I left it in the overhead bin of a flight and I have been using ball caps since. I will likely pick up another one of these if I go on a 10 day+ hunt.

https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/ma...g-brim-twill-safari-hat#repChildCatid=1437145

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

I recommend AH hats. Buy two, one facing forward and one facing backward for extra sun protection.

https://www.africahunting.com/threads/africahunting-com-hunting-caps.4845/

I agree with you "rinehart0050".
Witold

 

[Longwalker]

I like Tilley hats. The T5M0 is about perfect for me. I have a very good quality Akubra from Australia, for when I have to look my best, but it's not as practical to travel with a hat that can't be crushed.

 

[Ray B]

I have a very good quality Akubra from Australia, for when I have to look my best

For me it's an early 50s Roos Brothers Homburg- for the last several years very few occasions find me that dressed-up, so I generally have one of my Filsons.

 

[Fastrig]

Hi,
Thank you for all your advices.
Finally, I order a Tilley LTM6...

You won't be sorry you got the Tilley....