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Anonymous06/16/26, 23:57No.2872177howdy pardner - /out/hats/
any recs for a hat with brim ideally somewhere between a bucket hat and a cowboy hat
looking for sun protection from all angles (not baseball cap), but can be put in a bag easily (so not leather/straw)

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Anon06/17/26, 00:42No.2872181
People leave me alone on trails.
It's peaceful

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Anon06/17/26, 01:49No.2872184
that one you posted, nigga.
Tilleys are the best.
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Anon06/17/26, 03:09No.2872190

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Anon06/17/26, 07:22No.2872216
There's a 20 inch diameter lamp shade hat on Amazon. I wear it
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Anon06/17/26, 12:56No.2872227
If it aint leather, it won't take the weather. Make sure you use wax, or oil, and remove the soil. Rain, wind or shine, my leather hat is just fine.

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Anon06/17/26, 16:27No.2872243
I have the tilley sun cape hat but they discontinued it.

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Anon06/17/26, 17:36No.2872245
aren't tilleys all made in China now? i tried one of the Chinese ones and the metal grommets for the string came out. garbage build quality.
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Anon06/17/26, 21:28No.2872284
For me? It's Outback Trading Co.
https://www.outbacktrading.com/collections/hats

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Anon06/17/26, 23:35No.2872298
Some variety of boonie hat?
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Anon06/18/26, 03:41No.2872305
This is the new /out/ meta for seriously sunny and hot areast. Desert forest janny

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Anon06/20/26, 12:25No.2872465
I bought a pith helmet as a joke (was taking archaeology classes at the time), but it's unironically a great fucking hat.>full sun protection
>can soak in water for extra cooling
>pith frame acts like a pseudo hard hat--no pain bumping into branches or rocks

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Anon06/20/26, 17:51No.2872482
Summers in Arizona I use a straw cowboy hat I bought at a farm store for $30. I used shoe glue to add a used sweatband. If I'm going somewhere cooler or with potentially bad weather I use a truck tarp Aussie hat. I used leather boot laces to add stamped straps to both.
https://www.afroblonde.com.au/collections/headwear/products/digger-hat

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Anon06/28/26, 21:08No.2873227
Have you considered going Canadian, anon? I keep a field maneuvers cap with my hunting gear. It doesn't have a huge brim but it's light, breathable, can be soaked to cool down, rolled and stuffed in a pocket.

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Anon07/03/26, 23:33No.2873663
You'll have to pick a compromise due to your constraints. Straw hats are the best hands down for direct sun and ventilation but cannot fold. Boonie hats are great at blocking sunlight and are packable but dont have great ventilation. A trucker hat has great ventilation and packs well but doesn't block much direct sunlight. You'll have to pick a quality you are willing to sacrifice.
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Anon07/07/26, 00:47No.2873985
postin'

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Anon07/08/26, 02:39No.2874058
>can be put in a bag easily (so not leather
Get a Squashy from Barmah Hats, they have a spring in the brim so you can fold them down for storage but they just pop back into shape after. It's still leather though so you obviously don't want to crush the absolute shit out of it in a pack that's crammed to the tits. And they come in kangaroo leather, mine is cow though so i don't know if kangaroo is superior or notIf you want to avoid leather entirely though just get a Tilley hat, they last forever
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Anon07/14/26, 03:49No.2874511
Nice coincidence that this thread was up. I came to /out/ today specifically looking for hat recommendations and ended up ordering a Tilley T3 Classic (the Canadian made cotton one). They're on sale for $80 USD currently.
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Anon07/18/26, 00:49No.2874900
check out failsworth
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Anon07/18/26, 01:44No.2874902
are these hats supposed to sit on top of your head or go fully in?

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Anon07/22/26, 05:17No.2875375
>/out/hats/

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Anon07/22/26, 23:16No.2875459
Can't beat it

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Anon08/01/26, 19:17No.2876388
we're out on a range today, not *the* range, but *a* range

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Anon08/15/26, 04:13No.2877652
Tilley T3 is a great hat. On my second. First one lasted 10+ abusive years of almost daily use.
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Anon08/15/26, 19:57No.2877707
Mesh top hats are the best for high sweat. They're ultra breathable. I would only use a leather hat in the winter.
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Anon08/24/26, 19:52No.2878429
I've got this one I bought recently in Ukraine because the sun was burning my head. It's a Fjall Raven.
Has a chin strap and is comfy. Cost me about £50 though. Hiking gear is fucking expensive there.
