Need a hat !

[Acm]

Can anyone recomend me a good hat ! Got wet again today!

 

[perdix]

Use the good old Barbour wax cotton flat cap myself and if it get very bad the hood will go up onmy Mustobut it has to be really bad as I hate having a hood up

 

[Richard S]

Akubra Australian hats. Good range and great quality but expensive, although they last for years.
Country Clothing, Outdoor Clothing Shooting Equipment from Elm of Burfordakubra‎

Richard

 

[Spix]

Filson ; no need to worry then about being asked if they sell men's clothing where you bought yours. S

 

[Klenchblaize]

It won't blow away either:

 

[paul o']

2p worth

​i use a browning crushable type , had no water ingress as yet or big wax jobbie . hate water down my neck so hate flat caps in bad weather .

 

[Ben410]

I always wear a hat that will soak up a certain amount of rain as you don't get it running down your neck as I cant stand that either and most waterproof ones mean the rain runs off. Doesn't take an hour to dry after either especially if the wood burner is on!!

Ben

 

[2130martin]

Great hats.......http://www.gameandcountry.co.uk/Harkila_Pro_Hunter_Hat.htm

 

[Klenchblaize]

It won't blow away either:

Its on its way! Apparently.

K

 

[geordieh]

Hi
I have used the Orvis felt hat for about the last 15 years would not use anything else but I buy mine in the USA at $39 as opposed to £59 over here
http://www.orvis.co.uk/p/packable-f...001b2166becc&gclid=CJGFuYyFhMICFTHLtAodSlcASw

 

[stevenedwards]

Wax cotton Tilly for me as I don't like hoods or water running off my hat down my neck. dries in no time as it doesn't absorb much and the two "straps" work well in the wind.

 

[Cyres]

I have had a Tilly hat for decades, first one wore out and was replaced under their lifetime guarantee, they returned it to me along with a brand new replacement. Indispensible, were tatty one shooting posh one when walking/holiday. Would never buy any other make of hat.

D

 

[stevenedwards]

Exactly, wax cotton for winter and hemp for summer/autumn stalking

 

[Alantoo]

Akubra Barmah Fedora Panama Hats Indiana Jones Fedora Hats

hatsdirect.com. Blue Mountains Akubra. £75. mine was £40 ish ten years ago...

Brilliant for for rain or shine, very comfortable, your own little micro climate. No rain on the face and none down the neck. Helps keep branches away when going through thickets. If in a high seat your profile/silhouette hardly changes when you turn your head!

Definitely need the chin strap in blustery weather!

Alan

 

[willie_gunn]

Swazi Crikey Creek

Keeps you dry, the water falls off the back and not down your neck, lightweight and crushable. What's not to like?

 

[762Scot]

willie-gunn, Where can you buy the swazi hat in the UK?

 

[Klenchblaize]

Akubra Barmah Fedora Panama Hats Indiana Jones Fedora Hats


Alan

And you call that a hat???

K

 

[willie_gunn]

willie-gunn, Where can you buy the swazi hat in the UK?

Sadly you can't (at least that I know of).

Instead you need to keep an eye on the Clan Swazi newsletters, as every so often Swazi make up some Crikey Creek hats and sell them to Clan members.

 

[willie_gunn]

And you call that a hat???

K

I knew I'd seen that hat before....."Mongo only pawn in game of life"

 

[Alantoo]

And you call that a hat???
K

Oi! My taste in hats is being grossly misrepresented here! Though I would cut a bit of a dash in the beating line!

This is what mine looked like when it was new...

Who would need a rifle when you could punch the deer á la Mongo!

Alan

P.S. Sorry for the garbled response K. I did not pick up your Crocodile Dundee quote. It went right over my head....