Head wear [bonnets or otherwise]

**Colin** · 10th February 06, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by cavscout

It turns out that Penny's is the supplier for the Toronto Scottish. He's sending me a catalog.

The Toronto Scottish Glengarry is currently available for $25. I'm not sure if that is Canadian or American but either way who cares, it's a nice price. Hey Ron, this would look sweet with your X-marks tartan

Some great prices on Sporrans, sgian dubhs, ghillies, hose, jackets, hose, storage, and belts as well. Thanks for the link I will check them out.

**Oldpagan** · 10th February 06, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Moosehead

Cavscout,
http://www.glengarryhats.com/glengar...efa300bb2898d2
These guys as well. Not the same colour dicing as the TS, but different coloured Glens and Balmorals.

I just got one of their "Special Forces Green" Balmoral Hat and love it! I also wear a green “Tilly” hat:

http://www.tilley.com/detail.asp?cat...1&productNo=T3

Oldpagan

**cavscout** · 10th February 06, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Oldpagan

I just got one of their "Special Forces Green" Balmoral Hat and love it!

I like the look of that one a lot also the Tan is great.

**Moosehead** · 10th February 06, 10:27 AM

Both places seem to have great stuff. I may have to order from both. :grin:
Sky blue Glen for wedding and a caubeen for bumming around.

CS, not sure if you did it already, but just pointed Myles this way. As for Tilleys, still have my original from GW1.

**KiltedKnight** · 10th February 06, 10:43 AM

If 'casual' in this instance means say, a tweed jacket I found that a Bal or a Glen, (both black), looked odd with a tweed so I purchased a Deerstalker, (Sherlock Holmes type). It goes great with the tweed and is a great conversation started if worn with anything else. The problem is that it's not a hat to be worn in the summertime.
The Bal goes with just about anything else and althought I am retired Army and wore the overseas hat regularly, and I have a Glen, I don't care to wear it at all. It was just the first hat that I bought and actually went without a hat rather than wear it. I too, am folically challenged so I celebrate what hair have left and keep it about shoulder length. My wife says it looks better when 'kilted up'.

Chris.

**prattw** · 10th February 06, 01:13 PM

I wear an all black Balmoral in cooler weather; I don't like the way dicing looks, personally. My Balmoral is not what you'd call "too formal", being it's been worn since before my (married) daughter was born. (One of these days I'm really going to take it to the drycleaners, honest.) "Grungy" is the term my wife prefers. I have another one in much better shape for more formal occasions.

In summer here in the desert I wear a twenty-year old Tilley hat that started its life as white.

Will Pratt

**GlassMan** · 13th February 06, 10:49 PM

My aunt gave me a diced Glengarry fo Christmas this year and I must admit that I enjoy wearing it far more than I had expected. I too had thought it too formal and had never purchased one for myself, but I like the way it looks on me. So I went out and got a clan badge for it, and wear it often. I also tend to wear tweed caps a lot too.

**cavscout** · 14th February 06, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Moosehead

Darn, no TS dicing available.

Lovat blue would be my next choice on a navy Glen. He didn't happen to mention what colour Glens they have did he? Those guys at Glenngarryhats.ca do a nice looking sky blue.

Search Ebay, there are several out there.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canadian-Toronto...QQcmdZViewItem

**Pleater** · 15th February 06, 04:42 AM

No wonder I feel so at home here - we wear the same colours - a berets or a wide whiteish Tilly hat is my usual head gear - how about khaki bush hats with the stud on the side to turn the brim up? I had a fine sturdy example of the type for years - it is probably still around somewhere unless someone succumbed to hat envy - I get that quite a lot, particularly for ones I make myself.

I have lost quite a few over the years - I tend not to take them off these days to stop them being hatnapped.

**prattw** · 15th February 06, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Pleater

No wonder I feel so at home here - we wear the same colours - a berets or a wide whiteish Tilly hat is my usual head gear - how about khaki bush hats with the stud on the side to turn the brim up? I had a fine sturdy example of the type for years - it is probably still around somewhere unless someone succumbed to hat envy - I get that quite a lot, particularly for ones I make myself.

I have lost quite a few over the years - I tend not to take them off these days to stop them being hatnapped.

My Tilley has snaps to allow the brim on either or both sides to be turned up.

Will Pratt