What hat do you wear?

DRAGONMASTER · Post by **DRAGONMASTER** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:28 pm

Frillneck, araphat style hat, you can velcro front right up to keep out sun and bugs or leave it open for drink access.
Mine stays on even at full speed (55-60kph).

ruti79 · Post by **ruti79** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:03 pm

I'm with you Dmaster
I really like my Frillneck haven't been burnt since i got. and it stays on at WOT.

nomad · Post by **nomad** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:29 pm

It depends if you want to keep the sun off your entire head or just ¼ of your face. Baseball caps are useless.
Any wide brimmed hat works well.

I've been thru about 6 straw hats but they die very quickly when wet.
The latest I've found is a canvas akubra type/
The frillnecks are good till you spit

Ive never been able to get the beaver style ones to fit properly

nikoniko · Post by **nikoniko** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:52 pm

I love my straw hat

wally gator · Post by **wally gator** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:52 am

Yeah Max im with you Araphat,s the go, combine that with long lightweight long pants and a cool long sleave shirt, no heat stroke and providing you drink heaps of water NO blinding headache, I dont give a shyt what i look like as long as im covered, and youd be suprised how cool it is alll covered

max wrote:Biff,what im saying is how much sun does a baseball cap keep off your ears/neck but some think its all about the look but thats ok personally I wear the Araphat type thingy you can velcro the front up & get no sun at all & they dont blow off very easy ( but my boats not fast).

nomad · Post by **nomad** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:04 am

wally gator wrote:Yeah Max im with you Araphat,s the go, combine that with long lightweight long pants and a cool long sleave shirt, no heat stroke and providing you drink heaps of water NO blinding headache, I dont give a shyt what i look like as long as im covered, and youd be suprised how cool it is alll covered
max wrote:Biff,what im saying is how much sun does a baseball cap keep off your ears/neck but some think its all about the look but thats ok personally I wear the Araphat type thingy you can velcro the front up & get no sun at all & they dont blow off very easy ( but my boats not fast).

Wally
I do give a shyte what I look like and thats why I wear the full face covering - so I dont scare people

JewieQueen · Post by **JewieQueen** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:06 am

My Akubra is all i use while fishing, however i do wear a baseball cap while scooting along

rockviewau · Post by **rockviewau** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:29 pm

hate hats, but will wear a straw hat while fishing.
i got a fat head, so the larger sized hats work better on my melon

doors off · Post by **doors off** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:07 pm

I had a Frillneck for 4 years, excellent hat. As stated previously, they stay on really well and top protection. I have now changed to a cap and "Buff" neck/face cover - so far I am really happy with it. A bit cooler than the Frillneck but the same level of protection and in some areas, better protection.

Though, I had better not go too near to any visiting Navy ships in the harbour as I think I may get shot - you look like a bl..dy terrorist in the thing.

Cheers,

Doors Off

olfart · Post by **olfart** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:36 pm

me 'hat' grows natural, got a cap with DILLIGAF on the front for those comments that deserve it.

Angry · Post by **Angry** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:45 am

ken_dog wrote:
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i don't mind these mask jobbies with a trucker cap(mesh back baseball cap), plenty of air flow - better protection than the straw ones and you dont feel like you've got a toilet seat on your head.......

Called a Buff, very light stretches over your head, if you feel its too hot I sometimes wear it on the lower half of my face, so i dont get burnt on the neck .

If its too hot dip er in the water, it'll hold enough to cool you off without soaking you.

Get em form BCF, called a "Buff" about $15 or so.

Recommended, if you want a straw hat, Bunnings have em for about $9 I think pretty good ones ...once theyve been stood on n fallen on a couple of times throw it away n get another.

Basball caps....they're for Yanks ...useless unless your into the fashion stakes.....then maybe you should be wearing your Cap sideways & ya pants back wards....Dude !

bugged1989 · Post by **bugged1989** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:14 pm

Dont actually wear a hat. no point in it here. sun bounces off the water harsher than the actual sun beating down on you..

seano · Post by **seano** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:00 am

Pure style.

ccc · Post by **ccc** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:11 am

ken_dog wrote:
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i don't mind these mask jobbies with a trucker cap(mesh back baseball cap), plenty of air flow - better protection than the straw ones and you dont feel like you've got a toilet seat on your head.......

Agree, I wear a cap with a Buff. cant get burnt if the sun cant get to your skin. Also stops the cap blowing off.
Straw hat next if dont feel like wearing buff
CCC

BarraMick · Post by **BarraMick** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:43 pm

akubra for me. black cowboy style.

anyone who wears an araphat is a terrorist.
they even have a nice strap on the back of them to tie the camel too.

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