UKC

my prematurely balding head needs a sunhat to ward off the evil cancer but i cant find any hats that dont make you look like a nobber.
e.g.

bucket hat - kevin and perry go large
baseball cap - urgh
safari/cowboy/aussie hat - bear grylls
cricket hat - your grandad down the pier
TNF/lowe alpine/rohan travel hat - im not 50
boonie hat - fisherman/gun nut


my favourite so far is the boonie hat. any other opinions?

In reply to Alrobertson:

Yeah, go for the boonie hat. Look at it this way. If you look like a gun nut you might look like a prick too but who's going to laugh at you when you might be the next Michael Ryan.

In reply to Alrobertson:

what about a legionaires type hat....i find they work really well and only mildly nob-like.

In reply to Alrobertson: what about a flatcap?

In reply to Alrobertson: nah one of those american army style patrol hat things like...

www.arcteryx.com/product.aspx?Lt-Dan-Cap

sort of thing

In reply to Alrobertson:


/ glider pilot

In reply to Alrobertson: howabout a trilby

also from wikipedia some trilby wearers

Arthur Daley, Minder
Tim Armstrong, musician
The Blues Brothers, musicians
Humphrey Bogart, actor of the Golden Hollywood era
Al Capone, gangster
Pete Doherty, musician
Carl Barat, musician
William Norman Ewer, journalist
Derek Grant, musician
Dick Grote, author
Jimi Hendrix, musician
Daisuke Jigen, fictional gunslinger
George Melly, jazz musician
Brad Pickett, mixed martial artist
Rorschach, fictional vigilante
Paul Simonon, musician
Matt Skiba, musician
Scatman John, jazz Singer
John Taylor, musician
Charles Trenet, musician
Tom Waits, musician
Lennard Pearce, Only Fools and Horses
Harry Worth, comedian
Corey Feldman, actor (throughout 1980s)
Ryan Casey, fashion guru

In reply to Alrobertson: I'm not sure the photo does it justice but...

cactusclimbing.co.nz and go to products - hats

HTH

Ben B

In reply to Alrobertson:

yes, important issue and one ive struggled with for some time. i think flexibility is the key: coolish days always go for a beanie. but for warmer weather I sometimes break my vow never to wear a broad-rimmed hat: I think the boonie or baseball (with cool logo) are the only options...

In reply to Alrobertson:

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HTH

In reply to Alrobertson:

bandana

In reply to Alrobertson:
one of those squashy felt hats worn by people in alpine regions, or perhaps elegant like those early 20th century tyrolean guides

In reply to johnj: Felt trilby with leather hatband is cool. You can get one - think it's brand name is 'Crush n Pack' - which bounces back into shape.

In reply to Alrobertson: The only suitable hat for summer wear is a Panama (not too wide brimmed though) with a colourful hatband.....

<you can buy ones that roll up too>

In reply to Alrobertson: Stetson is the only way to go.

In reply to Alrobertson:

well, from a brief assessment of your ukc gallery.

The beanie suits you, but you obviously want to go for something less warm in the summer.

how about a buff (can shade your neck as well) or the bandanna that someone else has suggested?

do you currently have the beard or no beard? this would affect your choice of hat!

In reply to Alrobertson: panama hat - Honorary consul / Our man in Havana kind of vibe.

In reply to Tiggs: The crush n pack trilby has rendered the panama obsolete But for 'ubercool n ubertrendy' headwear, those berets the US and British Olympics teams wore a few years ago were the mutts' nuts

(note to self: must try to remember how to tie my bandana)

In reply to Alrobertson: sorted

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr3105.html

In reply to Alrobertson: Get a safari hat - you will then look just like the cowboys in "Brokeback Mountain".

In reply to Papillon:

sorted -

http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=96

In reply to Marc C: But the trilby is for cooler weather as is the beret and makes for a sweaty head and 'hat hair'. The Panama facilitates a cool head, for added sweat absorption (if needed) a jaunty cotton bandana could be worn underneath

In reply to Alrobertson:

What you need is several hats.

Flat cap/baseball cap for when it's sunny.
Buff for underneath your hat and for protecting your neck, and for turning into a balaclava when the midgies come out.
Beanie hat for when it gets colder.
Maybe a sunhat too.

Any hat with a peak on it is not good for climbing in though, unless you turn it around backwards. My advice is to not worry too much about what it looks like, and ask yourself how you'd look with a sunburnt head.

In reply to Alrobertson:
A Kepi?
You can look all French Legionaire sort of thing.

In reply to Alrobertson:

think you forgot white ones ?

In reply to Alrobertson:

cant beat a good well made Fez.

In reply to Alrobertson:
deer stalker?

In reply to Alrobertson:

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/thumbsup.php?image=condom-cap.gif&w...

Oop, just read the op again - I missed the 'don't'.

Gotta go for the pimp hat dawwwg. A selection.........

https://secure.pimpcostumes.com/images/categories/CategoriesSquareHats.jpg

In reply to Tony the Blade: Superb!