Replacing this Old Hat

[steve white]

Well sh*t, now I may have to wear it. Hard to shy from what almost feels like a dare. May have to see if I can find a couple last-minute Hawaiian themed safari shirts.

Those are actually legal camouflage.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Hats are like boots. Different designs for each use, temperature, rain etc.

Ball caps are useful in many environments.

I just bought another1000X. 100% beaver wool hat. But it wouldn’t be practical in a 120 degree humid environment or constant rain.

Fun fact: when ranking felt hats. A modern XXXX hat doesn’t have the same Beaver count as one from even the 1980s or 90s

To match 1950s or 60s quality 4X. A modern hat would need to be very high X count. Unfortunately the X ranking system isn’t regulated or standardized.

 

[Altitude sickness]

NOT the I hat just bought. but here is an option.

1 of 250 hats. Trump has number one.

Resistol 1776

Shop for high quality cowboy hats at Resistol. We carry a wide selection of best-selling straw hats, felt hats and western apparel. Start browsing our USA-made black and brown western style hats today!

resistol.com

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I have owned several beaver felt cowboy hats over the years. Done with that. Too high maintenance! Back in 2009 I discovered crushable sheeps wool felt hats. Mine still looks great, weather resistant, easily cleaned, and truly crushable (always retains its shape). I inadvertantly wore it pheasant hunting once last fall and it actually worked ... not well, but it worked. Luckily the wind didn't blow that day (very rare for eastern Montana during hunting season).

 

[Altitude sickness]

O.H. I like The U.S. Forest service hat. You posted. Campaign style.

 

[BeeMaa]

I typically use a US military issue boonie hat for warmer weather but I also have come to enjoy the Tilley designs. Not sure what model Tilley I have but it’s incredibly lightweight and easy packing.

I’ve also given away several of the boonie hats to trackers and skinners. The relatively inexpensive price makes it an easy and thoughtful gift, especially for those who truly need sun protection.

 

[spike.t]

Excitement for a monumental level hunt for me is all but overwhelming as the date closes in. And likely late for the moment, my mind shifted to a proper hat for the occasion.

I see all these cool action and adventure photos folks share, and of course trophy pics, with cool hats and I want that. I just can’t ever seem to sort what feels right for me, and when I do, then it looks funny.

I don’t often wear hats much any more despite growing up wearing a cowboy hat about 90% of the time outdoors. Looking back through my photos of hunts and adventures the last almost decade, I’m wearing basically the same damned hat, just in a couple different colors.

So I need to replace this old hat…


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Come here and do a hunt with us...you get a free cap...cheapest way I can think of to get a nice new cap.....

 

[Ontario Hunter]

O.H. I like The U.S. Forest service hat. You posted. Campaign style.

Park Service not Forest Service.

 

[Miletic]

What’s extra lame, I’m such a creature of habit, it’s not just hunting, even backpacking through Sierras, Cascades, Alps in France, Italy and Switzerland…yepper, same hat. View attachment 756742View attachment 756743View attachment 756744View attachment 756745View attachment 756746View attachment 756747View attachment 756748View attachment 756749View attachment 756750View attachment 756751View attachment 756752View attachment 756753View attachment 756754

Don't take off your hat!
Take care of him! Not everyone has these photos you showed. That hat brings you hunting luck

 

[Bartbux]

Stetson for Filson - Wolf Canyon...

Stetson Wolf Canyon Hat | Filson

Buy Filson's Stetson Wolf Canyon Hat. A Filson and Stetson collaboration made of quality fur felt and our signature Bridle Leather.

www.filson.com

 

[steve white]

Stetson for Filson - Wolf Canyon...

Stetson Wolf Canyon Hat | Filson

Buy Filson's Stetson Wolf Canyon Hat. A Filson and Stetson collaboration made of quality fur felt and our signature Bridle Leather.

www.filson.com

That is a great hat.
OTOH, I can no more pick out a hat for another man, than I can pick out a woman for him, lol. Some things are always going to be just personal....And I SURE want to be able to try on a hat.

 

[HankBuck]

Excitement for a monumental level hunt for me is all but overwhelming as the date closes in. And likely late for the moment, my mind shifted to a proper hat for the occasion.

I see all these cool action and adventure photos folks share, and of course trophy pics, with cool hats and I want that. I just can’t ever seem to sort what feels right for me, and when I do, then it looks funny.

I don’t often wear hats much any more despite growing up wearing a cowboy hat about 90% of the time outdoors. Looking back through my photos of hunts and adventures the last almost decade, I’m wearing basically the same damned hat, just in a couple different colors.

So I need to replace this old hat…


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@Wildwillalaska - two things you should Never change on a Hunt —- your Hat AND your underwear (underwear can be changed AFTER the Hunt). Never NEVER change your Hat - and that one doesn’t even look broken in? Guessing it doesn’t even smell?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Stetson for Filson - Wolf Canyon...

Stetson Wolf Canyon Hat | Filson

Buy Filson's Stetson Wolf Canyon Hat. A Filson and Stetson collaboration made of quality fur felt and our signature Bridle Leather.

www.filson.com

$400? Yikes! This one cost me $20 at a grocery store in Oakhurst, CA summer of 2009.

Thought I lost it this winter and bought an almost identical wool felt hat at farm supply store in Havre, MT for $60. Turns out the old hat fell off the arm of my couch onto Puppy's favorite nap spot. Apparently she just shoved the hat out of the way under the end table. I discovered it a couple weeks ago searching for a lost TV remote. So my 12 year-old grandson inherited the replacement hat. He wears it everywhere except school. Mom won't allow that. Sigh!

 

[farmer_john]

$400? Yikes! This one cost me $20 at a grocery store in Oakhurst, CA summer of 2009.
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Thought I lost it this winter and bought an almost identical wool felt hat at farm supply store in Havre, MT for $60. Turns out the old hat fell off the arm of my couch onto Puppy's favorite nap spot. Apparently she just shoved the hat out of the way under the end table. I discovered it a couple weeks ago searching for a lost TV remote. So my 12 year-old grandson inherited the replacement hat. He wears it everywhere except school. Mom won't allow that. Sigh!

Your higber end hats tend to have better felt and types of felt. Plus custom fitting.
Watson hats start around 600 ish

 

[BeeMaa]

My wife says I have a head that's made to wear hats. Good thing because I have a face for radio. These are my most commonly worn full brimmed hats. I can't find a picture of me wearing the Tilley Ultralight T5, but it's a really good hot weather option with a 2.5"-3" brim.

Stetson Temple

Filson Packer

Boonie

 

[Ontario Hunter]

My wife says I have a head that's made to wear hats. Good thing because I have a face for radio. These are my most commonly worn full brimmed hats. I can't find a picture of me wearing the Tilley Ultralight T5, but it's a really good hot weather option with a 2.5"-3" brim.

Stetson Temple
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Filson Packer
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Boonie
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I agree, a mug like that surely has broken a few mirrors. I suggest wearing a paper sack for headgear.

Your lady is a doll though. Reminds me of my wife. She must be Scottish?

 

[sgt_zim]

Easy. Buy yourself a $15 or $20 boonie from Amazon. Cut a small opening in the edge of the brim about where it's even with your ear, run about 18" of 12 ga copper around the front.

Trucker caps are more or less a fashion statement. A cheap boonie keeps the sun out of your eyes, and off your neck and ears. It's a fashion statement of sorts - it says "I don't give a shit about form, only function."

 

[Wildwillalaska]

@Wildwillalaska - two things you should Never change on a Hunt —- your Hat AND your underwear (underwear can be changed AFTER the Hunt). Never NEVER change your Hat - and that one doesn’t even look broken in? Guessing it doesn’t even smell?

Ha, one of the things I find so fancy about hunting africa is the laundry service. On sheep hunts, be it a week or three, you pack extra socks, but you have just the one pair of underwear you have one, same for most everything else. I do not typically change hats mid-hunt...but I just might...

 

[Wildwillalaska]

Sure wish Field Ethos had the Mexican Wedding Shirt in stock, would totally fill out the vibe for my hat. Hunt in that, swimming trunks and some flip floppies....I'd be coo-kid styling for sure. The Eles would all come running...granted likely to roll me, but bet it would attract.

 

[Sabre]

two things you should Never change on a Hunt —- your Hat AND your underwear (underwear can be changed AFTER the Hunt).

Who is out here not changing their underwear on a hunt when they have an option for clean underwear?