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mbarnatl
01-13-2008, 09:42 AM
A hat is essential for a survival kit. What type of hat do you recommend for survival kit? I have a Campmor Power Beanie (http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=24730647&memberId=12500226&storeId=226&catalogId=40000000226&langId=-1) in my kit.

Rick
01-13-2008, 09:56 AM
It depends on the weather. I will usually have either a balaclava, beanie when it's colder. Boonie hat in the warmer season. I change my hats when I change my seasonal clothes in my kit.

canid
01-13-2008, 10:20 AM
i'm a bandana man, though i have a nice polartec lined wool peruvian type hat for cold weather that works incredibly well wet.

when it's cold; ear flaps = key.

a wide brimmed hat is of course valuable in intense or sun exposure.

Sarge47
01-13-2008, 01:23 PM
Thought we discussed this before! Bandanas, boonie hats, or wide-brimmed hats all have their place. The thing I've noticed lately is that a lot of the Survival Books show a guy picking up his smoldering tinder and blowing on it to produce flame. (OUCH!) The problem that I see there is one can burn themselves quite handily. I've alwaysused my wide---brimmed hat to fan the spark into a flame.:cool:

mbarnatl
01-13-2008, 03:06 PM
[QUOTE=Sarge47;19266]Thought we discussed this before! Bandanas, boonie hats, or wide-brimmed hats all have their place...[QUOTE]

Sorry Sarge... I looked and did not find anything. My browser is not refreshing like it should, so it may not have shown up. Please merge it with the other thread.

Sarge47
01-13-2008, 03:44 PM
Don't worry about it for now, I'll find it later and merge it!:cool:

Rick
01-13-2008, 04:09 PM
Is this it?

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?t=807&highlight=hats

Sarge47
01-13-2008, 06:08 PM
Is this it?

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?t=807&highlight=hats

I'll worry about it later. That thread was regarding "Trademarks", this one about "Survival".:cool:

Smok
01-13-2008, 11:47 PM
For winter I use a Fleece Balaclava and a Felt hat , in the summer it the Boonie hat or a bandanna and cap

RBB
01-13-2008, 11:55 PM
Stormy Kromer!


http://www.stormykromer.com/store/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=18

RobertRogers
01-14-2008, 08:58 AM
yes, always important - even in summer

ATough
01-15-2008, 09:12 PM
It all depends on the weather, I thick Boonie cap is great for the rain or fall.
A beanie for the winter or ski mask. or a bandanna or a baseball cap in the summer.

FVR
01-15-2008, 09:37 PM
I once traded for two thick raccoon skins. Yep, took the two skins and made a heck of a god hat, with fold down ear covers. Warm, it was too warm. Georgia's coldest winter wasn't cold enough for this hat, traded it to a gent up north, where it gets real cold.

marberry
01-16-2008, 07:14 PM
i always wear (always being +40 to -25) a kakadu bushranger , wide brimmed leather hat. love the quality sweatband but the hats really more of a style thing then a survival issue.