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In search of a hat...
- Thread starter iBlade
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Just got myself a Tilley today. I've seen them suggested whenever the hat topic comes up on these forums but had never been motivated enough to order one on line. But I saw them in a hat shop in the city recently so picked one up.
For hard core bush/desert walks I'll still stick with the frillneck system as mentioned in the pervious post - but a good hat for kicking around in an general summer recreation (like disc golf -my new sport) is essential in West Oz - skin cancer capital of the world. In summer here you have to get so used to wearing a hat that you feel naked without it so I'm prepared to be fussy and look for something that's just right.
Interestingly they don't seem that expensive. $100 or so isn't too much to pay for a well made hat. Most people in the bush here will happily part with over $150 for an Akubra.
I got the hemp TH5. So far so good. It's comfortable, cool and looks ok I reckon. I played 4 hours of disc golf in 37 deg C (100 deg F) last Sauturday and forgot I had it on my head. I still sweated under it but in that kind of heat that will always happen. I liked it so much I went back to the hat shop the next day and got another one in a lighter colour (the natural un-died hemp) - the lighter colour will reflect the sun better on the fiercly hot days (100 deg isn't that hot for these parts)
For hard core bush/desert walks I'll still stick with the frillneck system as mentioned in the pervious post - but a good hat for kicking around in an general summer recreation (like disc golf -my new sport) is essential in West Oz - skin cancer capital of the world. In summer here you have to get so used to wearing a hat that you feel naked without it so I'm prepared to be fussy and look for something that's just right.
Interestingly they don't seem that expensive. $100 or so isn't too much to pay for a well made hat. Most people in the bush here will happily part with over $150 for an Akubra.
I got the hemp TH5. So far so good. It's comfortable, cool and looks ok I reckon. I played 4 hours of disc golf in 37 deg C (100 deg F) last Sauturday and forgot I had it on my head. I still sweated under it but in that kind of heat that will always happen. I liked it so much I went back to the hat shop the next day and got another one in a lighter colour (the natural un-died hemp) - the lighter colour will reflect the sun better on the fiercly hot days (100 deg isn't that hot for these parts)
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