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Brother in Arms
03-18-2007, 23:23
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
I never go anywhere without my Seattle Sombrero. :D Who cares if it's doofy looking. Keeps the rain off my noggin, confuses the bugs a bit.
astrogirl
03-19-2007, 00:19
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.
I thought this was a thread about buying weed in the olden days. And seattle sombreros aren't doofy looking!
Brother in Arms
03-20-2007, 10:27
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
Seattle Sombrero (http://www.orgear.com/home/style/home/headware/rain_hats/82130)
Old Grouse
03-20-2007, 11:05
[Y]ou though the post was about buying weed? What gave you that Idea?
Oh, to be young again!
"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 (?)
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
03-20-2007, 11:59
Hey,
I have to give props to the Tilley hat. I wear the LT6
http://www.tilley.com/detail.asp?catId=1&gender=u&extractBy=CategoryId&id=1&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
03-20-2007, 14:33
"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
03-20-2007, 14:41
Tilley LT3 if it's raining, otherwise I "go commando".
Old Grouse
03-20-2007, 14:42
Let's see, do I want the Antelope Freeway north.....?
Mother's Finest
03-20-2007, 14:49
I thought this was a thread about buying weed in the olden days. And seattle sombreros aren't doofy looking!
:banana :banana :banana
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....
Seattle Sombrero (http://www.orgear.com/home/style/home/headware/rain_hats/82130)
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/v502/ChloeKing/itasca2938-1.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?p=4231&cat=6&top=6&keyword=booney&topCatSearchName=&topCatSearchId=0&viewAll=False&currPage=1&searchType=keyword&activityId=0&activityName=&currFilterType=&allFilters=catFilterId%3d0%7ccatFilterName%3d
bigcranky
03-20-2007, 15:54
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.)
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." :D
Old Grouse
03-20-2007, 16:03
"Hee, hee, hee, here we are in the Land of the Pharoahs"
leeki pole
03-20-2007, 16:27
from an old DeadHead, "sometimes the light's all shining on me,
other times it can barely be seen" (kavu baseball cap, fwiw):)
Kerosene
03-20-2007, 16:32
A lightweight (1.5 oz) nylon ballcap with plastic brim from Mountain Hardwear.
Gray Blazer
03-20-2007, 16:43
A lightweight (1.5 oz) nylon ballcap with plastic brim from Mountain Hardwear.
You can put a gator sticker on the front to drive all them Volunteers nutz.:D
Brother in Arms
03-21-2007, 10:24
Man all you old hippies are crazy! But helpful characters...incidentally I had a firesign theatre record when I was a kid... W.C. Fields forever was pretty amusing.
Thanks for more info on hats....
I think I am going to memorize all the dead songs I know so I can have something to sing to people to entertain them on the trip.
Brother in Arms