[AmericanPatriot121]

Anyone using anything different than a Boonie hat for sun protection during a disaster or just for sun protection. I have 3 of them, 1 in Tiger Stripe, 1 in Woodland Camo and 1 in Real Tree camo all of which work great at keeping facial sunburn at bay. Anyone use anything different as a hat for sun protection?

 

[rice paddy daddy]

A straw farmers hat.
I still have my original issue boonie, though. I wear it to the ceremonies on Memorial Day.

 

[Sledster]

I have one of these...


http://realdealbrazil.com/detail.asp?id=5166&sku=TRDH&mode=ADD&prc=S000


It's not a bad hat.

 

[Crutch]

99% of us here got one when we saw how cool it looked on Kev.

I wear mine often.

 

[AmericanPatriot121]

99% of us here got one when we saw how cool it looked on Kev.

I wear mine often.

That would be the famous if you don't have one "git" one series of videos I saw Kev do on you tube :

 

[rice paddy daddy]

99% of us here got one when we saw how cool it looked on Kev.

I wear mine often.

To be really cool, you need to make a slit in the rolled edge of the brim and carefully thread a binding wire from a case of C-rations thru there. Then you can bend and shape it and "go hollywood" as we used to say.:
Ooops! Am I showing my age?

 

[SkullyWV]

Anyone using anything different than a Boonie hat for sun protection during a disaster or just for sun protection. I have 3 of them, 1 in Tiger Stripe, 1 in Woodland Camo and 1 in Real Tree camo all of which work great at keeping facial sunburn at bay. Anyone use anything different as a hat for sun protection?

Fine for rain too.
That reminds me, I need to get another one.

 

[Filthy_McNasty]

Hat, Sun, Hot Weather
Mil-H-44105

 

[kev]

99% of us here got one when we saw how cool it looked on Kev.

I wear mine often.

Thank you.

I wear mine to keep the sun off the tops of my ears, and hopefully help prevent skin cancer.

A regular baseball cap does not protect the top of the ears.

 

[BUSHER]

Thank you.

I wear mine to keep the sun off the tops of my ears, and hopefully help prevent skin cancer.

A regular baseball cap does not protect the top of the ears.

Kev....why you think all the homies tuck their ears in those fitted ballcaps that are a half size too big? for rap videos? naw son! preventing eartip skin cancer!

 

[ShellbackBill]

To be really cool, you need to make a slit in the rolled edge of the brim and carefully thread a binding wire from a case of C-rations thru there. Then you can bend and shape it and "go hollywood" as we used to say.:
Ooops! Am I showing my age?

Actually that's a great idea. Only I am going to put a couple of strands of snare wire in mine.

Never know when a piece of snare wire will come in handy.

 

[ShellbackBill]

I have a couple of reversible boonie hats. Navy blue for urban environmentals, flip it and it's camo for the woods.

I've been looking for something like a boonie hat but with a wider brim. Meanwhile my other hat is a cheap one-size-fits-all straw hat.

 

[ShellbackBill]

I have one of these...


http://realdealbrazil.com/detail.asp?id=5166&sku=TRDH&mode=ADD&prc=S000


It's not a bad hat.

Thanks for the link. I'll probably be ordering one. That's a cool looking hat.

And it comes with a feel good factor. Helping out some folks in Brazil.

 

[kevinthenurse]

Love my booney! (Camo/desert). My prettier half calls em my "Go to h*ll hats"

 

[Brettboat]

Love my booney! (Camo/desert). My prettier half calls em my "Go to h*ll hats"

I'm quite the fan of the "go to hell look".

 

[Woodlife]

I got my first boonie cap back in 2002 while in the Army. I still have it too. Since then I got this one off amazon and have been pretty pleased with it.

I also have a hand made choker band I put around the top.

In my opinion It's better than my Army boonie.

I also have a skullcap made of 27" bandana which is pretty comfortable for the trails and keeps the sweat out of my eyes.

 

[MikeK]

I have several different hats I use in the sun. A boonie is one of them. Another came from REI. Outdoor Research perhaps? Anyway, it has a full brim like a boonie, and a neck guard to keep the sun off the back of my neck. I also have a couple different straw hats that I use for hiking, gardening, target shooting, etc.

 

[labotomi]

I like the wider brimmed versions

 

[rice paddy daddy]

OK, a show of hands, please. How many have a hand grenade ring on their hat loops to ward off evil schrapnel?:
I'm not superstitious, mind you, but I don't push my luck either.:thumb:

 

[Old Spook]

I thought I was the only one who did that; thanks, rice paddy daddy!