Hats on safari

[jpr9954]

Perhaps its close resemblance to a condom has something to do with the pith helmet's unpopularity?

Not to mention ones like this pith helmet might bring up unpleasant memories given my PHs are of Afrikaans descent.

 

[channelkat]

Same with slush and rain going down your back! Unless I’m in a cab all day I like that 360 brim.

 

[sgtsabai]

When I go next Sept. it will be the same thing I've always worn, a beat up cowboy hat. Minus the shiny USMC globe & anchor pin while in the field.

 

[channelkat]

When I go next Sept. it will be the same thing I've always worn, a beat up cowboy hat. Minus the shiny USMC globe & anchor pin while in the field.

Swap it out for the black matte one?! S/F

 

[sgtsabai]

Yep!

 

[Hunter4752001]

How is something like that Akubra hat in 90f / 33c + temps?

I find that when the sun is really beating down (temperatures in the 40s C ) that the Akubra felt blocks the radiant heat far more effectively than any of the cotton or synthetics. However I do find that the leather inner sweat band causes a lot of sweating on the forehead. Pity they could design them with a felt body and some form of wicking sweat band.

Weird as it may seem, I'm willing to try the pith helmet. Just when no-one's around to see.

 

[Sideshow]

Isn’t it always the way that your best hat is the one you’ve lost
had a favourite bonnie hat. Even had gafe holes from being fished back out of the ocean when Dad put the hammer down when I wasn’t looking.
Left under a bunk when travelling still hunting for one identical with no luck…….like trying to find that style of boots that just fit like gloves but they decided to change for the better!!!!!!WTF Ohooooreally!

 

[duckfish]

looking for some advise on what hat i should bring on my first elephant hunt in Zimbabwe in mid June?
Please send pics of any hats that have worked best for you

Stetson hat crushable

 

[WAB]

Not to mention ones like this pith helmet might bring up unpleasant memories given my PHs are of Afrikaans descent.

View attachment 605288

All it needs is a badge so the boers have a good aiming point!

 

[RR 314]

D'Arcy Echols used to have the best ball caps and I am starting a petition, here, to bring them back. I have a blaze orange on remaining, but gave my khaki one away and lost my other brownish one somewhere along the way. I have worn them, piths, flop hats and cheap fishing hats (ugly double billed things. I have a light camp Orvis fishing shirt with a hood and have worn that sans hat and it has worked well.

 

[Troubleshooter]

Another vote for the Tilley Airflow style hat. Good-sized brim to provide protection from the sun, adequate ventilation, and folds flat in my baggage. I carry a boonie hat as backup. On the airplane or while touring, I might wear a ball cap or the somewhat classier flat cap, depending on the day's activities.

 

[Sourdough]

Ok you gray hairs. Cowboy hats in Africa? Really? Who remembers this show. BTW, it was much better in the '60's the first time we saw it.

 

[Houston Bill]

I have 3 different hats I wear depending on the weather, temperature etc. I have a leather Rogue wide brim, a fur felt fedora style from Agnoulita and I also wear a ball cap style from time to time.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

How is something like that Akubra hat in 90f / 33c + temps?

Like 110f!
If it is hot it has to be a pith helmet, the Akubra is for milder days.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Perhaps its close resemblance to a condom has something to do with the pith helmet's unpopularity?

A late friend of mine who was very much the Brit in Africa sort never wore a pithy. So I quizzed him as to why and he said 'the wife thinks I look like a dickhead as it is'.

 

[Belk]

looking for some advise on what hat i should bring on my first elephant hunt in Zimbabwe in mid June?
Please send pics of any hats that have worked best for you

Cabelas carried a series of hats with fold down liner that was great for wind and cold morning bakkie rides. worked well in Argentina on Stags - Red & Fallow

 

[shark_za]

https://www.jonssonworkwear.com/versatex-hats-copy

 

[HankBuck]

looking for some advise on what hat i should bring on my first elephant hunt in Zimbabwe in mid June?
Please send pics of any hats that have worked best for you

@aminkus - if you need ”advice” on what Hat to wear….are you sure you’re ready to go on Safari?? You’re Not gonna meet any hot girls out there saying “wow, look at that guy with the cute hat”. But, I’m just kidding and recommend a “Top Hat” like Abe Lincoln wore.

 

[Daisy]

A Stetson or Tom Beckbe fedora of course

 

[chase0109]

I like a Stetson mountain sky crushable. That’s what I’ll be wearing again in September on my tuskless cow Hunt in Zimbabwe.

I also generally wear a cowboy hat anytime I’m working outside, which is pretty much all the time lol. I picked the crushable felt for easier travel on the plane and I was concerned that a stiff straw hat would make noise catching on brush. Where the felt/wool would be quiet. Don’t know if it makes a difference, but that was my initial reasoning lol.