Author Topic: Why Hunt With A Boonie Hat? (Read 4356 times)

Snareman · « **on:** November 12, 2008, 04:50:47 PM »

Why Hunt With A Boonie Hat?

Cheesehead · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2008, 05:05:25 PM »

I wear them for hunting and fishing.

The brim for the hat goes 360 and protects your ears from sun burn.

The 360 brim also vents rain water away from your head.

A base ball style hat allows water to run down the side and back of your head.

The 360 brim is often flexible and adjustable.

Get one in Gortex and it is nearly a perfect hat.

Cheese

Grumulkin · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2008, 01:03:21 AM »

I kind of like boonie hats but the hat I'm wearing in the photo is better. It's broader brim protects more of my face, the top protects my bald head and it has a piece of cloth that hangs down to protect the neck from the sun (all important if you don't some day wish to have a malignant melanoma or basal cell carcinoma). The soft brim makes it easy to get a rifle or camera strap over my head as well. In addition, it has a chin strap to hold it on; that's a nice feature when going through thick brush or riding in the back of a truck going 40 mph.

Swampman · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2008, 01:10:41 AM »

Having just gone through a treatment for pre-cancer cells on most of my face, I'd suggest wearing one. The treatment is quite painful. I don't need a special boonie, I just buy earth tone boonies in department stores.

If you are an avid outdoorsman I'd suggest a trip to the dermatologist.

Snareman · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2008, 05:20:09 AM »

okieshooter · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2008, 05:22:04 AM »

I like them bowhunting as the bill on a baseball type hat hits my string drawing my bow.

45-70.gov · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2008, 05:42:20 PM »

swampman

i looked 10 years younger after the treatments hang in there
and i wear a boonie most days
got a full brimmed hard hat too

flabbydan · « **Reply #7 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:04:35 AM »

Only thing I don't like about boonie caps is that they tend to rub the tops of my ears everytime I move my head even a little bit. It's annoying when you're trying to listen for movement. I still wear one though.

jlwilliams · « **Reply #8 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:14:24 AM »

I have a boonie hat that I hunt in. I think it breaks up my visual outline, but that may just be in my imagination. Mine is cammo on one side and reversable with blaze orange on the other. Nice to have the option. I suggest going big so you can pull a thin cap on with the boonie hat over that. Sometimes I find it's just that cold when sitting still that the extra layers are a must. Then take the under cap off when you don't need it.

Land_Owner · « **Reply #9 on:** November 27, 2008, 01:13:08 AM »

Why not?

jamaldog87 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2008, 06:14:42 AM »

i used to not wear a hat when i was saltwater fishing. Now the skin on my face is very black and leather in some places. I like my cowboy hat for rifle hunting but i wear the Boonie for just about anything else cause , it's light, let the heat off my head off with out letting the sun in and when it's rains it's keep my rain jacket hood up and open so i can see were i am going. If you live somewere like FL or were you have sun most times of the year, you have to be CRAZY not to were a hat.

horseman308 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 10, 2008, 03:11:05 PM »

I wear a boonie hat when bowhunting and turkey because I feel the soft flexibility allows it to break-up the outline of my head, which is good when needing a critter to get in close and not see me. Normally, I wear an orange stocking cap when rifle hunting because by then it's cold and I've got a tall coat collar and even ski-mask protecting the back of my neck. Also the back brim of the boonie rubs the coat collar and drives me nuts every time I turn my head.

Savage · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2008, 04:14:55 AM »

I wear one for inportant social engagements.

Savage

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #13 on:** December 12, 2008, 07:09:42 AM »

cause we all look so darn good in them !
and they wipe sweat better than a ball cap !

Swampman · « **Reply #14 on:** December 12, 2008, 12:24:31 PM »

Quote from: 45-70.gov on November 14, 2008, 05:42:20 PM

swampman

i looked 10 years younger after the treatments hang in there
and i wear a boonie most days
got a full brimmed hard hat too

I got the last place burned off my face yesterday. I do look younger.

Cheesehead · « **Reply #15 on:** December 12, 2008, 04:58:22 PM »

I have a blaze orange one with ear flaps and a big Cabelas logo on the front. It is so ugly it makes me look handsome.

I like it.

Cheese

bilmac · « **Reply #16 on:** December 12, 2008, 05:25:34 PM »

Baseball caps for me. I don't wear them because they impede whats left of my hearing.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #17 on:** December 14, 2008, 06:06:34 AM »

maybe a size smaller would help

wareagleguy · « **Reply #18 on:** December 17, 2008, 01:40:28 PM »

I have a Tilley made by Tilley Endurables that I wear everywhere. Best hat I ever have owned and it has got to be at least 10 years old.

Skunk · « **Reply #19 on:** December 18, 2008, 06:02:45 AM »

Quote from: wareagleguy on December 17, 2008, 01:40:28 PM

I have a Tilley made by Tilley Endurables that I wear everywhere. Best hat I ever have owned and it has got to be at least 10 years old.

The Tillys are really expensive, but, I'll bet the ones made out of Hemp would last a few lifetimes.

wareagleguy · « **Reply #20 on:** December 31, 2008, 07:39:36 AM »

Yea, Hemp. You could have some fun with that hat

Swampman · « **Reply #21 on:** December 31, 2008, 07:43:13 AM »

They are no better than the ones sold for less than $5.00 at Walmart.

teddy12b · « **Reply #22 on:** January 08, 2009, 10:29:50 AM »

Quote from: Cheesehead on December 12, 2008, 04:58:22 PM

I have a blaze orange one with ear flaps and a big Cabelas logo on the front. It is so ugly it makes me look handsome. I like it.

Cheese

I'm glad to read that I wasn't the only guy to buy an orange boonie hat from Cabelas!

I like boonie hats for all the reasons mentioned above.

I also like to wear a boonie if I'm going to have a bug net suit on. This way the it keeps the bug suit off my skin. If the bug suit touches skin it's not very effective.

Dixie Dude · « **Reply #23 on:** January 08, 2009, 11:17:12 AM »

I have a Tilley hat also, and a $10 one I bought from Academy Sports. The Tilly is much much better. It has a larger brim. Has an adjustable chin strap, and is much softer. It also has a larger inside storage area. I put a bug net that I put over the brim and down over my face and neck in the summer when fishing sometimes or working outside in the early evening when the mosquitos are bad. Keeps them off my face and neck. I fold up the bug net and put it inside the Tilley had when not in use. It also has foam in the top inside that lets it float if you drop it in water while fishing. I also acquired some type of cooler that you freeze and can place inside the top of the hat for cooling in the summer. I bought it a little large so I can put on a stretch knit hat under it in the winter while hunting. If I bow hunt you can snap up one side to avoid the string hitting the brim. Great hats.

wareagleguy · « **Reply #24 on:** January 11, 2009, 07:50:01 AM »

Gosh Swamp,
I wish I knew what the best of everything was. How is life on the mountain top? Tell god I said, hello.

Roy D · « **Reply #25 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:48:48 PM »

Hi there, new to the site.

I prefer a brimmed hat for the rain and sun protection it offers. I swear I can hide behind it, just roll my head down a little. Steelworking has got the best of my hearing, it seems that the brim catches noise's I used to miss wearing a ball cap.

charles p · « **Reply #26 on:** January 29, 2009, 03:52:34 AM »

Just had a good portion of my left nostril removed. Very painful and not something you want to see in the mirror every day. Doctor told me the damage from the sun was done when I was a small child. I'm 62 now. I avoid the sun nonetheless. Wear your hat!

Tn Jim · « **Reply #27 on:** January 31, 2009, 05:43:08 AM »

I saw a gut back in September on a dove field wearing one. It was 92 degrees and no clouds. I thought the hat worked better at breaking up his outline than a regular ball cap. When I got home it dawned on me I forgot to put sunscreen on the back of my neck (duh!!). I will be wearing a boonie come dove season this year.

jimkim · « **Reply #28 on:** January 31, 2009, 06:06:05 AM »

You can hunt with whatever you want. I'll stick to my hat. It makes a fashion statement.

Tn Jim · « **Reply #29 on:** January 31, 2009, 08:18:39 AM »

Your cat doesn't look as enthused as you do.