What hat for HOT weather?

[Don Patrick]

True the us Army requires a salute, hat or not - it's just a form of salutation and respect.

I'm as bald as a door knob and have no choice but to wear a hat outdoors. I used that as an excuse to begin wearing my Stetson, but have discovered over time, it is hard to find a place to hang it, no matter where I go. I've tried baseball hats, but have the same problem, plus I manage to walk off and leave them. These are problem hats when riding a motorcycle as well. I've worn the Dingo (tilley) and had the same problems with it. I've worn a boonie for quite a while in the service. It was easy to fold up and place in a pant leg pocket, but just didn't offer any style when I wore it. I've gone to a beret. It doesn't offer the eye shade, but but it does cover my head and it sure is easy to fold up and place in a back pocket. I haven't lost one yet. It I have it in sky blue and my clan crest on it.

[Edward Teach]

I DETEST Tilleys, not because of the hat itself, but because of the legions of cantakerous old buggers parading about with them. I ain't ready to join 'em yet.

I got me one of these, which is pretty good for both sun and rain for much of the year...



Don't know how it'll look with a kilt though, but who cares? It's clothing, not costume.

And I reserve the wool fedora for cold days and the panama for hot, so it's all good.

[Ozman1944]

The main problem is sweating under the hat. Baseball caps are less than useless.

Solution; A hat that has mesh around the 'crown' (not the very top of course). The one or two tiny holes in most hats won't do it.
I have a couple, one is similar to "Teach" but instead of being solid around the crown, it is open mesh. That way the breezes blow through. Those $10.00 straw 'Gardening' hats give you an idea of what I mean. Very 'Unkiltish' but we're talking skin cancer here! A wide brim is also neccessarry. A Balmoral is definitely out for sun protection!

[BEEDEE]

One word! TILLEY

www.tilley.com

Brian