When hunting, I usually wear a beenie/boonie for high country or baseball cap for warmer weather.
I have been looking at Akubra's of late, in particular the "Traveler". This has a small'ish brim ( a lot smaller than the rest) and is completely crushable and springs back into shape so you can throw it in your pack if need be. It should be okay with the string clash most hats encounter.
Freddy Bear, Byron Ferguson etc all wore 'noggin tops' or fedora style hats. Anybody have / used these as I am finding myself starting to go the 'wool shirt, brown weekender pants' sort of look! I need the hat, don't I?
What is happening to me?!
So, what do you wear to keep ya brasin from freezin...
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I like those narrow brimmed hats too. I don't know how some blokes manage to shoot with really broad brimmed hats because the string makes contact with the brim. Another good thing about narrow brimmed hats is they don't want to blow off your head in a breeze like their big brothers. I can appreciate your taste for these hats. They certainly look the part.
They're not quite the same, but they have a similar shape, I've been wearing a couple of "Huntech" brimmed hats for the last few years (not both at once
). I've got one in "Realtree brown" and another in "Wetlands" camo patterns. I like them a lot. They're made of canvas covered with a suede camo material. They are lightweight. You can scrunch them up, and they're rain proof too. Almost the perfect hat. Only trouble is you can't wear them in public because you feel like a geek wearing camo. I have to get one like the one you're talking about to wear in public.
I must say mate, I'm starting to feel a bit uncomfortable wearing camo gear. All my new hunting clobber of late has been in plain earthy colours, but I will keep wearing the camo gear too until it wears out.
Mick
I like those narrow brimmed hats too. I don't know how some blokes manage to shoot with really broad brimmed hats because the string makes contact with the brim. Another good thing about narrow brimmed hats is they don't want to blow off your head in a breeze like their big brothers. I can appreciate your taste for these hats. They certainly look the part.
They're not quite the same, but they have a similar shape, I've been wearing a couple of "Huntech" brimmed hats for the last few years (not both at once
). I've got one in "Realtree brown" and another in "Wetlands" camo patterns. I like them a lot. They're made of canvas covered with a suede camo material. They are lightweight. You can scrunch them up, and they're rain proof too. Almost the perfect hat. Only trouble is you can't wear them in public because you feel like a geek wearing camo. I have to get one like the one you're talking about to wear in public. I must say mate, I'm starting to feel a bit uncomfortable wearing camo gear. All my new hunting clobber of late has been in plain earthy colours, but I will keep wearing the camo gear too until it wears out.
Mick
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In cold weather (not very often for me) I use a beenie. Most of the time I wear an Akubra 'Colly'. It has a 4 inch brim but I curl the left (I'm left handed) front of the brim a little. The string does tend to touch a bit but when hunting it doesn't worry me. If I'm just practicing I find the string touching the brim puts me off though.
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i too went for the akubra look a few years ago to get more cover from the 45 deg heat on my neck and ears which my baseball style ones didnt.
i only used it a couple of times as it cooked my head. i even tried ripping the linner out but it didnt make much diff. at 120 a go it was a exy little experiment. now if im hunt in the 40s i use straw hats wich are very cool.
in the cooler months i use baseball style.
cheers pedro
i only used it a couple of times as it cooked my head. i even tried ripping the linner out but it didnt make much diff. at 120 a go it was a exy little experiment. now if im hunt in the 40s i use straw hats wich are very cool.
in the cooler months i use baseball style.
cheers pedro
My "Iceman" hunting suit is coming along nicely.
I hope to have it completed by the High country hunt.
Will I be the ONLY one there with a loincloth?
Mick.
I hope to have it completed by the High country hunt.
Will I be the ONLY one there with a loincloth?
Mick.
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, you might get a big dog wanting to mate with you. 
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been wearing an akubra flemington, 60-65mm brim, for the past 2 years- ripped out the linning, now it is perfect, cost $ 115 then and still going strong. here in tas. i found a wool hat ( warmer and very comfy ) it is about the same dimensions as the akubra, is called the scala,and i bought it at the salamanca markets in hobart,seems to be a market line, comes in olive or black. both hats are perfect to shoot in/under ! no string contact, when others copy, it must be good.
