Tan Diced Balmoral/Bonnet, non MOD?

[KMCMICHAEL]

If you don't want the MOD look, why do you want dicing?

The "desert tan" Balmoral from Glengarryhats.com is the one I usually wear (see below). It's not as high-quality, of course, as a Mackie bonnet. But it's still pretty good quality, especially for the price. They also have a WWI khaki colour that's a tad darker. As far as I know, they don't have a diced version in tan colours.

I do not mean to derail but my wool bonnet is extremely warm and impossible to wear this time of year in Texas. How is that one?

[Luke MacGillie]

I do not mean to derail but my wool bonnet is extremely warm and impossible to wear this time of year in Texas. How is that one?

Ive worn green(When SF Support also wore green) and maroon berets in Panama between 91 and 96. Sure it was not "Fun", but neither was it impossible. The fact that I could wear a beret and others could not, well it made it bearable.

[KMCMICHAEL]

Ive worn green(When SF Support also wore green) and maroon berets in Panama between 91 and 96. Sure it was not "Fun", but neither was it impossible. The fact that I could wear a beret and others could not, well it made it bearable.

I wore a green smokey hat in 125 degrees near Glamis, CA from 88 to 96 but...dem days be over. I suspect my kilt attire for the summer will be a Tilley or Panama straw. I was just hoping to find an alternative. I have friends that wore that green beret. I purchased a few Randall's from them and developed my preference for Bombay gin.

[Luke MacGillie]

Well, being Scottish, its pretty much like being the SOF of all the various European peoples, so a wool bonnet is just the price you pay

[Tobus]

I do not mean to derail but my wool bonnet is extremely warm and impossible to wear this time of year in Texas. How is that one?

In terms of wool thickness and heat retention, I suppose it's like any other. It does have an interior lining, similar to the Mackie bonnets. You could, of course, cut out the liner which would help release some heat.

To be honest, though, it doesn't bother me to wear it in the heat. But I'm probably not the right person to ask, since I prefer to be warmer than others. I'm the guy who is always freezing in the office when others are sweating, and I'm the one who sneaks over and adjusts the thermostat up a few degrees. Heat doesn't really make me uncomfortable unless it's over 100F. With that said, however, I won't typically wear a Balmoral in the summertime. Not because of the heat, but because of the sun. I switch over to a Tilley Airflo hat that has a brim wide enough to shade my poor pasty white skin against the brutal Texas sun. The older I get, the more I worry about skin cancer.

[Walkman]

I'm the guy who is always freezing in the office when others are sweating, and I'm the one who sneaks over and adjusts the thermostat up a few degrees.

So you're the one. I'm the guy who sneaks over and turns it down to 68° F.

[CollinMacD]

Wool is an animal fiber and has a tendency to actually breath during hot weather. Linen, cotton, another plant fibers have a tendency to hold the heat in. So in reality, wool is cooler then a linen cap. Wool has better tendencies to repeal water, Linen absorbs water.

Learned this doing years (22 years) of hardcore American Civil War re-enacting in the state of Virginia during the summer. Now that is hot.

[CollinMacD]

Received my Navy Blue with Navy Blue/White Checks J Higgins, Balmoral today, EXCELLENT quality and fit, VERY VERY happy with my new purchase....

[IsaacW]

Received my Navy Blue with Navy Blue/White Checks J Higgins, Balmoral today, EXCELLENT quality and fit, VERY VERY happy with my new purchase....

EXCELLENT!!!!

I actually recently picked up a Robert Mackie"tam" (smaller and slightly different design than the balmoral) second hand. It did not have a cockade, so I built one in a rosette form from a piece of scrap Campbell weathered tartan...

[kingandrew]

Isaac, I really like the rosette you made for your tam. Very nice!