Replacing this Old Hat

[Ontario Hunter]

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.

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.

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.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

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.

 

[Hornedfrogbbq]

Fan of the baseball cap...but I also really like my Kuiu boonie.

 

[Challer]

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These are exceptionally well made and durable. A brimmed hat is excellent for rain and sun protection

 

[pilar]

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.

 

[bakerb]

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

 

[bakerb]

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

 

[Ontario Hunter]

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

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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!

 

[Nyati]

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.

 

[dchum]

However, if style is what you need, nothing beats a pith helmet.

Truth

 

[Hedge774]

Bro....You look like Sir Mix A Lot. Pimpin ain't easy, Y'all!

 

[MS 9x56]

With a noggin like that I think you would look good in a Stormy Kromer.

 

[farmer_john]

We need to bring back pith helmets

 

[Ontario Hunter]

We need to bring back pith helmets

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!

 

[Wildwillalaska]

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

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.

 

[Wildwillalaska]

Bro....You look like Sir Mix A Lot. Pimpin ain't easy, Y'all!

I mean, it would make me easy to find in a crowd...even a crowded ATL airport.

 

[Hedge774]

You bet! I'll be looking for the Hunting Pimp for sure! 14 days!

 

[MS 9x56]

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!

And you claim not to be a curmudgeon.

 

[Wildwillalaska]

You bet! I'll be looking for the Hunting Pimp for sure! 14 days!

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.

 

[Hedge774]

I'll send you some!