how many of you have a special archery hat? you know, the fred bear style hat, etc...Is there any special reason these things are so wildly popular among traditional archers than the fact that its a tradition? This is probably an irrelevant question but im curious :knothead: I have a 100% wool one from basspro and its pretty warm and comfortable...any input?
I've tried several hats, but the bill always seems to get in the way. Probably does'nt mess my shot up, but does mess with my concentration. Still lookin for a welders style hat I lost years ago. Have not found one like it though.
I wear a booney style hat when shooting/hunting. It has a very short soft bill and even though the string touches it I don't feel it.
I have several Stormy Kromers. They now make one of duck back canvass. Its alot cooler than the wool.
I love my "Original Jones" cap (treebark) I got when I was 14. Twenty some odd years ago. I cant find them anywhere anymore...
The reason the Fred Bear style hats are still popular is because they work well. The brim is wide enough to shade your eyes from the sun, even when it is at the sides, yet soft enough to bend when you draw.
The only problem I have is it can get too darn cold here in Iowa to wear that type of hat.
BTW: Matty, I found an Original Jones style hat made of fleece. I wear it when the weather won't allow my felt hat. Got it at Mills Fleet Farm, but I don't think you have them in CO. I'll check the brand and maybe you can find one.
Since moving to Idaho I have left a trail of hats everywhere I have hunted. If I overheat; the hat goes into a pocket; and somehow they jump out and take off- kind of like socks in the dryer.
I like stormy Kromers for when its cold; and wear a 'Montana cowboy hat' ( ballcap) bassakwards when its warm out.
I don't like my string to hit my hat when I draw back...
Matty,
My cap is by Due North (made in Canada).
According to their website you can buy their products from this place:
GART SPORTS/SPORTS AUTHORITY 109
425 S COLLEGE DR
FORT COLLINS, CO 80524
Phone: 970-482-5307
However, I didn't see my hat on the Due North site. Perhaps Gart Sports would have a catalogue if they don't have them in stock.
Russ
I wear a brown 40s style fedora or a Jones style hat. Both I have to tilt up a bit when I shoot.
I've been wearing a wool cycling cap like this one:
(http://www.walzcaps.com/images/sku_602_EF_Brown-Wool-Ear-Flap.jpg)
I'm pretty new to all of this but I really like it. Especially the ear flaps!
That's a pretty good idea Sarah!
Boonie
Dennis
QuoteOriginally posted by Brian Krebs:
[QB] Since moving to Idaho I have left a trail of hats everywhere I have hunted. If I overheat; the hat goes into a pocket; and somehow they jump out and take off- kind of like socks in the dryer. :biglaugh:
Me too Brian, me too!
I have one like Sarah's but it makes me look fat! (Just kidding). I wear a ski/skull cap type thing. I can't stand the string to hit the brim even a little.
Sarah, where did you get that hat??
My favorite is a "radar" style cap with a short brim. Keeps me warm, shades my eyes. No string interference.
In warmer weather I wear a camo do-rag when its cooler a camo watch cap. A little black under the eyes really helps alot with glare from the sun.
Well this time of year it's pretty much a touque, early season I wear a boonie.
do-rag or camo ballcap backwards mostly, polar fleece stocking cap when it gets really cold.
I wear camo fleece "beanies" when its cold amd a soft/floppy Boonie style hat when warmer. I've tried the regular boonies but my string always hits the stiffer brim and I can't shoot right. the floppy brim just crushes flat against my face.
I have a Fedora that I like to wear around camp and to shoots sometimes. But for hunting my favorites are both by Gray Wolf Woolens (Sponsor). A roll up boonie style in Wolfskin for when it's warm, and a wool bomber style for cold weather. Between the two of them they cover every weather condition I hunt in.
This is my favorite in a long line of hats purchased from wherever I could find one. Got it from Peter Bros. in Ft. Worth, Tx.
It's their "Bulletproof" model. Hand made to fit.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/charlie/07_Badger_CT_e.JPG)
My first hat came from my grandfather when I was just a boy. He wore one everday of his life and after a couple years wearing his hand me down I knew why.
Comfortable, keeps the rain off your neck and the sun out of your eyes.
I use a hat similar to Charlies for the same reasons as his for the last 30 plus years.The last one I got was in Santa Fe had a short brim should have bought a half dozen to get me through my lifetime.When too hot in La. I also use a boonie.Kip
I have a reversible fleece "radar" hat with the short brim. If it's too warm for that, I like a boonie, but the string-touching-brim thing messes with my concentration, too. So usually it's just a full facemask. Just this season I got a ghillie-style boonie that works very well for concealment, but takes alot of getting use to, having those little danglies in my peripheral vision.
The cycling cap is made by a company called Walz. I got it at a local bike shop, but you can order them online at their website (which can be found with a simple google search).
The flexible brim is awesome, and I don't have a problem shooting with it flipped up or down. The ear flap can also be flipped up.
:)
I'll have to check into that cycling cap too.
I switch between 3 hats depending on temperature:
I wear a cloth boonie early in the season then switch to a wool boonie (by Columbia) as it gets cooler, then a radar-type cap when it's even colder outside. I like a brim (short, though) to hide my eyes from the deer as I hunt from the ground.
doo rag when its warm, my favorite fedora a lot and either a radar style cap or knitt hattt when it gets cold. you can find some great deals at Wallmart after hunting season. radar style hats and knitt hats go for just a few dollors, i buy them every year around that time.