Lids

[Brother in Arms]

What do you wear on your bean???

My favorite lid is a Boonie hat. With the sides cocked up ( using the chin strap) But its hard to find one that fits because I have such a fat head.

For colder weather and at night I wear a knit cap and in hot weather I wear a torn t-shirt like a dew rag to keep my long hair and sweat out of my face.

I am considering bringind a silk handkerchief for hot weather on my sobo trip.

Brother in Arms

[rafe]

I never go anywhere without my Seattle Sombrero. Who cares if it's doofy looking. Keeps the rain off my noggin, confuses the bugs a bit.

[astrogirl]

a Nylon baseball cap. My current one is red with black mesh, I don't even know the brand.

I love that thing. It's one of my favorite pieces of gear.

[bfitz]

I thought this was a thread about buying weed in the olden days. And seattle sombreros aren't doofy looking!

[Brother in Arms]

Bfitz
you though the post was about buying weed? What gave you that Idea?

a Lid is a military term for a hat or cap.

By the way what is seattle sombrero??

Damn guess I don't know anything.

Thanks everyone
Brother in Arms

[veteran]

Seattle Sombrero

[Old Grouse]

[Y]ou though the post was about buying weed? What gave you that Idea?

Oh, to be young again!

[rafe]

"Rococco, you slimy weasel, how did you get in here? You don't have key."
"No, only half a key. I had to split it with the sound effects man."
-- Firesign Theater, ca. 1972 (?)

[Tractor]

back to the lid, I thought I would like to wear one and did so in the early days but I do not carry anymore. Just use a bandana from time to time. Another less thing to stress about......

[Long feet]

Hey,

I have to give props to the Tilley hat. I wear the LT6
http://www.tilley.com/detail.asp?cat...&productNo=LT6

A really great hat. Super light. Big brim. Cool in the Summer. In the winter I have been wearing a ninjaclava, but I just ordered a Thermal Polar Buff. I hope that it gets here before my next hike at the end of the month. Happy hat wearing.

Jesse

[Gray Blazer]

"Rococco, you slimy weasel, how did you get in here? You don't have key."
"No, only half a key. I had to split it with the sound effects man."
-- Firesign Theater, ca. 1972 (?)

Antelope Freeway....one mile

[Midway Sam]

Tilley LT3 if it's raining, otherwise I "go commando".

[Old Grouse]

Let's see, do I want the Antelope Freeway north.....?

[Mother's Finest]

I thought this was a thread about buying weed in the olden days. And seattle sombreros aren't doofy looking!

I am sure all the kids on the trail want lids right about now.

plus i like the annoying dancing banannas and I have many hours till I can decompress with my own lid....

[Mammoth]

Seattle Sombrero

The Seattle Sombrero is a nice hat, but it's too small for very big heads. I've had a lot of luck with the nylon booney hat from Columbia ($25), the larger size. It has an "adjustable" velcro strap on the inside, but if you pull that out then you get another inch of room. I also wear a bandana to keep my hair back.

Here is a link to a photo of me wearing the Columbia hat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...asca2938-1.jpg

And here is a link to the newest version of this hat. I have last years version that doesn't have a "terry cloth sweatband," but hopefully the larger styling is still in effect.
http://www.columbia.com/product.aspx...tFilterName%3d

[bigcranky]

I've worn lots of different lids over the years, from the Seattle Sombrero (great in rain and cold, too hot in sunny weather), to a nylon Columbia boonie hat (nice shade, but it collapses when wet), and mostly a Columbia nylon ball cap with lots of mesh. But last week I wore my Tilley hat, a hemp version (TH3?), and it was great. Kept my face and neck covered in the sun, kept me mostly dry in a total downpour, and shaded my eyes enough that I didn't need sunglasses.

I loved it out in the Southwest last summer, but I had some concerns about using it on the AT. But it turned out well, and will probably be my hat of choice from here on out. (Though I still need to test it in hot muggy weather.)

[rafe]

Let's see, do I want the Antelope Freeway north.....?

Either way, long as you've got climate control. Me, I go for "Land of the Pharoahs."

[Old Grouse]

"Hee, hee, hee, here we are in the Land of the Pharoahs"

[leeki pole]

from an old DeadHead, "sometimes the light's all shining on me,
other times it can barely be seen" (kavu baseball cap, fwiw)

[Kerosene]

A lightweight (1.5 oz) nylon ballcap with plastic brim from Mountain Hardwear.