Anyone have a hat they like to wear when shooting/hunting?
My trucker hat seems to be getting in the way.
I need a new hat and would like your expert opinions....
Big Jim short brim hat with wired brim or a beenie
Check out the tradgang store have them listed there. It is what I use and like it very well.
the short brimmed?
I like the short brim baseball hat but last year my hunting buddy Bamboo fixed up a boonie hat for me and I'm really liking it.
Hard to beat the boonie for protection, breaking up outline and shooting comfort.
Short brim with the wire in them to shape them are listed at the tradgang store.
Who makes a good boonie?
I use a USMC issue boonie hat. My wife cut the brim back to 2in and sewed the trim piece back on. I also have a bucket hat from Dulthtrading Co. It has uv protection and is very lite. I am not sure if they offer this hat now.
I need protection for my ears as well as my bald head so the common ball cap does not fill the bill for me.
Just bought a soft hemp Tilley that I can't wait to try with the bow. Other than that... Trad Gang hat!!!
Tilley; snap the brim up on the string side and go with it
Day One Camo bucket hat in cold weather, brothers of the bow short wire brim for warmer weather
I like a crushable felt fedora with a short brim, similar to what Fred Bear wore, maybe a little shorter brim. You can lean against a tree and the back will just fold up out of the way, and the front doesn't touch the string when I draw.
Do the tradgang hats look exactly like the pics? Also, do the have the tradgang logo on them?
Take your trucker and turn it around
Haha, really I just want a new hat
How does the tradgang short brims fit?
QuoteOriginally posted by jeremy1517:
Do the tradgang hats look exactly like the pics? Also, do the have the tradgang logo on them?
Yes....but not nearly that square when you wear them (unless you pressed them I guess) and they DO have the logo just like the regular baseball cap in the pic below it. Brim is wire so you can move it and adjust it.
I like the way the tradgang hat fits, It has a Velcro adjustment on the back and also has their logo on the front.
Is it just me but does the coloring of the brim hats have a worn/weathered look to them?
I have a multicam boonie that I like.
I can fold up the sides or I can wear them down, and the brim does not get in the way of the string that I can think off.
If it does I have not noticed it....
Day One Camo bucket hat in cold weather, brothers of the bow short wire brim for warmer weather
QuoteOriginally posted by awbowman:
Big Jim short brim hat with wired brim or a beenie
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I have 2 short brimmed caps from Big Jim, one in brown camo and the other in green. For colder weather I have several fleece or wool caps. These also have a very short brim or none at all. My full brim felt hats have to cocked to the left a good bit or the string hits them, which is a distraction.
Another vote for the big Jim wire brimmed hat. Love mine.
Which Big Jim color you guys like?
QuoteOriginally posted by jeremy1517:
Which Big Jim color you guys like?
I went back and forth between the camo ones before I bought mine. I ended up going with the camo brown and really like it.
Boonie cover X3
ya, thinking brown camo or olive green.....
I bought the cheapest cotton boonie I could find at walmart and washed it soft. The newer military boonies are too stiff for my taste.
Has anyone ever seen/used the specops boonie's. They come highly recommended but look bulky.
http://www.specopshop.com/index.php?cPath=25&osCsid=nqmq739rtl7gbt8gb2a16sm895
If I'm shooting around, I wear the ball cap backwards- For hunting I wear a lightweight smartwool beanie. I like it so much I have two. It's not too hot when I'm sitting and covers up my giant glowing ears. If I'm on the move, it goes into my pocket until I'm posted up again. I have problems with the string catching the brim on a boonie hat, but love them for scouting!
Does kuiu make a boonie hat
I picked up a hat similar to the tradgang one at the CTAS shoot, I'm really liking it, wish it had a mesh top or something though, can be kind of warm.
Kuiu has a pre-order on their boonie hats. Their regular hats are fantastic.