rain hat

2damnold4this · January 28, 2018, 10:25 AM

What is your favorite rain hat for cool weather and what is a good rain hat for warmer weather? How about a good hat for all around use?

Oliver Sudden · January 28, 2018, 11:53 AM

A felt cowboy serves my needs sun, rain or snow.

TXAZ · January 28, 2018, 12:18 PM

A baseball-type cap that has is a tight weave.
There are some that are 'waterproof' but often those are coated and your vaporized sweat condenses on the inside.

And they do make Tyvek (or off-brand) hats that breath but shed water.

T. O'Heir · January 28, 2018, 01:18 PM

A baseball-type cap provides very little protection from anything.
My cool weather is different from your's. snicker. However, I've been wearing a cheapo Chinese made "Bosun's" hat(kind of suspect no bosun would wearing thing unless ordered to do so) for several years now that's really good in rain. Looks like this only grey. There's a camouflage one too.
http://www.fcsurplus.ca/shopping/pro...as-bosun-hats/

PPGMD · January 28, 2018, 04:35 PM

Outdoor Research Seattle Sombrero - Goretex lined so it is quite waterproof, but still quite usable in warm weather (though it wouldn't be the first hat I would grab if there is no chance of rain). If you get a size large enough that you have some room you can fit a thin wool beanie (like the thin Smart Wool beanie I got at REI), which gives you more insulation, which works up fairly well.

jmr40 · January 28, 2018, 05:56 PM

More often than not a baseball type cap. There are some out there made of wool or a wool blend. They ain't cheap, but the authentic major league baseball caps and college caps work great if you choose colors carefully.

I've ordered several fitted caps from this company in solid black, green or brown that work well. Price isn't bad. This is the same company that makes many of the college caps

https://www.zhats.com/collections/bl...uctured-curved

If it is too cold I stuff the ball cap in my pack and put one of these on

http://tacticalgear.com/condor-watch-cap-olive-drab

If it rains my jacket has a hood.

I have a couple of wool felt brimmed hats and do occasionally wear them. But most of my hunting is in the woods where the brim is in the way.They are reasonably priced and I like them better than the stiffer fur felt hats. The stiffer hats get knocked off in the brush easier, and I can't stuff one in my pack if not needed.

https://www.amazon.com/Scala-Classic...t+hats+for+men

I don't do much hunting when it is hot and sunny. But this is my fishing and hot weather hat.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabel...6.uts?slotId=1

Kreyzhorse · January 28, 2018, 06:20 PM

A rabbit fur cowboy style hat works for me. I prefer Akubra but a Stetson would be a great choice too.

They are a bit too hot once it starts to get over 80.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · January 28, 2018, 09:29 PM

Stormy Kromer's. 2 of. One cap for three season protection. The other for winter time.

bamaranger · January 29, 2018, 02:28 AM

The baseball hat is likely the US favorite these days, but I only wear one around town. The baseball hat was developed,... you know,... for baseball. The long narrow brim shades the eyes on a fly ball, and while batting, .....but that's about all it does well. Afield, I find they have few attributes.

I'm not a cowboy either, so though I own a western style hat, I don't wear it much, the wide brim gets in the way of eye relief on scopes, (for me anyhow), effects my anchor point with my bow, and the hat is awful if there is much brush about.

My field, stream, hunting hats all have a 2-3" brim all they way around, to shade my eyes, forehead, ears and neck. That is important UV protection from skin cancer later. A baseball cap will not give you that. That same brim will keep ran and snow away to a degree. For over 30 years, in cooler weather afield, I have worn a brown felt trilby/fedora style hat made by the Dobbs company. Yes, one hat, thirty years. The liner and headband are gone, the wool felt crown and brim is stained but still functional. The trilby and fedora are two distinct styles, but this old hat seems to combine both the low crown of the fedora, with a modest brim more like a trilby. Think something like Sean Connery or Bear Bryant wore, but brown. I'll add that the modest brim can be tucked up under a hood on a parka, something a cowboy hat will not allow.

In hot weather, I've got several variations of the US boonie/jungle hat. The woodland camo version works fine for warmer spring gobbler hunting. The full brim breaks up the shape of the human head too. (so I think). I have some tan/khaki ones that seem not as hot in the sun. I have another made from light weight nylon sort of stuff that is likely the coolest. Some have snaps on the side to pull the brim up Aussie style if I want. In REALLY hot weather, I have a true sand colored staw fedora with about a 3" brim.

The old Dobbs was expensive, even in the late 80's. The boonies are available everywhere for $10-15 bucks. The straw/sand fedora was about a $30 dollar hat, but I only wear it as a dress hat.

Scorch · January 29, 2018, 02:55 AM

I wear a Cabela's Gore-Tex boonie hat in the fall/winter/spring. Works great, keeps my head dry, stops wind. Not for warm weather, mind you, but we don't get much of that in WA state.

JL Wesson · January 29, 2018, 07:39 AM

I use a lot my Tilley hat. It was designed for sailing and I used it for that extensively but it is also cool in summer time, waterproof, self floating (if needed), very resistant to abuse, brim can be reduced buttoning it to the crown. It served me well while shooting long distance in open field too. As for cold wheater is concerned I used a thin wool cap underneath sometimes.
It is expensive for a hat...but that is relative to each owns liquidity ;-).

www.tilley.com

Gary Gill · January 29, 2018, 08:27 AM

Another Tilley guy here.

Mobuck · January 29, 2018, 08:27 AM

If it's really raining that much and I really have to be out, I'm likely wearing a GoreTex coat with hood. I just pull the hood up.

Schlitz 45 · January 29, 2018, 09:50 AM

I have a well broken in Barmah oil cloth drover hat that I bought years ago to go with my duster & it works great in the rain,snow, & sun. Mostly wear it fishing. Other than that hat I just use the old black wool watch caps when its cold out.

Ricklin · January 29, 2018, 10:54 AM

That's my number 1 advice to folks that are new to the PNW.

If you don't go out when it's raining here......you don't go out.

My current favorite all weather hat is a waxed canvas with 2" brim all around.

If you keep your head warm, the rest follows. Esp. if you are lacking the noggin insulation on top!

Not a fan of ball caps, only good thing about em is they keep my glasses dry. As an earlier poster mentioned the brim of western style hats gets in the way.

I wear a really wide brim woven straw hat for sun protection. Skin Cancer is no joke, just lost a good friend to it last year.

Picher · January 29, 2018, 04:43 PM

For deer hunting season, I use a fluorescent orange, insulated baseball-style hat that works well with my hooded hunting coat. In Maine we must wear two pieces of hunter-orange for deer season.

NHSHOOTER · January 30, 2018, 04:53 AM

For hunting or fishing in the rain I have a waterproof camo baseball type hat. It has a waterproof lining covered with a soft camo shell. It is not real warm but like most I have a jacket with a hood that I will pull up.

GeauxTide · January 30, 2018, 08:07 AM

If it's cool and raining, I cover my baseball hat with the hood from my Columbia rain gear.

Whistlebritches · January 30, 2018, 09:33 PM

I pack for a mission not just a hunt,Old School Military.I always hunt in my old issue boonie hats.If it looks like rain I pull out my petroleum jelly and rub some right into the hats material.It's waterproof til wifey throws it in the washer.It also works great on boots not to mention it is one of the most useful survival tools you can carry.

buck460XVR · January 31, 2018, 09:02 AM

I tend to use a boonie type hat for hunting in the rain as it tends to do a better job of keeping rain from going down my neck/collar. It also doesn't display movement as much when one turns their head as a baseball type hat with a single bill. This is especially good when deer or turkey hunting. If it's raining hard, I pull the hood of my rain jacket over my hat.......

January 28, 2018, 10:25 AM	#1
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	rain hat What is your favorite rain hat for cool weather and what is a good rain hat for warmer weather? How about a good hat for all around use?

January 28, 2018, 12:18 PM	#3
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	A baseball-type cap that has is a tight weave. There are some that are 'waterproof' but often those are coated and your vaporized sweat condenses on the inside. And they do make Tyvek (or off-brand) hats that breath but shed water. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

January 28, 2018, 01:18 PM	#4
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	A baseball-type cap provides very little protection from anything. My cool weather is different from your's. snicker. However, I've been wearing a cheapo Chinese made "Bosun's" hat(kind of suspect no bosun would wearing thing unless ordered to do so) for several years now that's really good in rain. Looks like this only grey. There's a camouflage one too. http://www.fcsurplus.ca/shopping/pro...as-bosun-hats/ __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

January 28, 2018, 05:56 PM	#6
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	More often than not a baseball type cap. There are some out there made of wool or a wool blend. They ain't cheap, but the authentic major league baseball caps and college caps work great if you choose colors carefully. I've ordered several fitted caps from this company in solid black, green or brown that work well. Price isn't bad. This is the same company that makes many of the college caps https://www.zhats.com/collections/bl...uctured-curved If it is too cold I stuff the ball cap in my pack and put one of these on http://tacticalgear.com/condor-watch-cap-olive-drab If it rains my jacket has a hood. I have a couple of wool felt brimmed hats and do occasionally wear them. But most of my hunting is in the woods where the brim is in the way.They are reasonably priced and I like them better than the stiffer fur felt hats. The stiffer hats get knocked off in the brush easier, and I can't stuff one in my pack if not needed. https://www.amazon.com/Scala-Classic...t+hats+for+men I don't do much hunting when it is hot and sunny. But this is my fishing and hot weather hat. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabel...6.uts?slotId=1 __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

January 28, 2018, 06:20 PM	#7
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	A rabbit fur cowboy style hat works for me. I prefer Akubra but a Stetson would be a great choice too. They are a bit too hot once it starts to get over 80. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

January 28, 2018, 11:53 AM	#2
Oliver Sudden Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 272	A felt cowboy serves my needs sun, rain or snow.

January 28, 2018, 04:35 PM	#5
PPGMD Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Posts: 348	Outdoor Research Seattle Sombrero - Goretex lined so it is quite waterproof, but still quite usable in warm weather (though it wouldn't be the first hat I would grab if there is no chance of rain). If you get a size large enough that you have some room you can fit a thin wool beanie (like the thin Smart Wool beanie I got at REI), which gives you more insulation, which works up fairly well.

January 28, 2018, 09:29 PM	#8
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	Stormy Kromer's. 2 of. One cap for three season protection. The other for winter time.

January 29, 2018, 02:28 AM	#9
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,300	bald men know hats The baseball hat is likely the US favorite these days, but I only wear one around town. The baseball hat was developed,... you know,... for baseball. The long narrow brim shades the eyes on a fly ball, and while batting, .....but that's about all it does well. Afield, I find they have few attributes. I'm not a cowboy either, so though I own a western style hat, I don't wear it much, the wide brim gets in the way of eye relief on scopes, (for me anyhow), effects my anchor point with my bow, and the hat is awful if there is much brush about. My field, stream, hunting hats all have a 2-3" brim all they way around, to shade my eyes, forehead, ears and neck. That is important UV protection from skin cancer later. A baseball cap will not give you that. That same brim will keep ran and snow away to a degree. For over 30 years, in cooler weather afield, I have worn a brown felt trilby/fedora style hat made by the Dobbs company. Yes, one hat, thirty years. The liner and headband are gone, the wool felt crown and brim is stained but still functional. The trilby and fedora are two distinct styles, but this old hat seems to combine both the low crown of the fedora, with a modest brim more like a trilby. Think something like Sean Connery or Bear Bryant wore, but brown. I'll add that the modest brim can be tucked up under a hood on a parka, something a cowboy hat will not allow. In hot weather, I've got several variations of the US boonie/jungle hat. The woodland camo version works fine for warmer spring gobbler hunting. The full brim breaks up the shape of the human head too. (so I think). I have some tan/khaki ones that seem not as hot in the sun. I have another made from light weight nylon sort of stuff that is likely the coolest. Some have snaps on the side to pull the brim up Aussie style if I want. In REALLY hot weather, I have a true sand colored staw fedora with about a 3" brim. The old Dobbs was expensive, even in the late 80's. The boonies are available everywhere for $10-15 bucks. The straw/sand fedora was about a $30 dollar hat, but I only wear it as a dress hat.

January 29, 2018, 02:55 AM	#10
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	I wear a Cabela's Gore-Tex boonie hat in the fall/winter/spring. Works great, keeps my head dry, stops wind. Not for warm weather, mind you, but we don't get much of that in WA state. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

January 29, 2018, 07:39 AM	#11
JL Wesson Member Join Date: January 4, 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 50	Check Tilley! I use a lot my Tilley hat. It was designed for sailing and I used it for that extensively but it is also cool in summer time, waterproof, self floating (if needed), very resistant to abuse, brim can be reduced buttoning it to the crown. It served me well while shooting long distance in open field too. As for cold wheater is concerned I used a thin wool cap underneath sometimes. It is expensive for a hat...but that is relative to each owns liquidity ;-). www.tilley.com __________________ To ride, shoot straight and speak the truth. (Jeff Cooper)

January 29, 2018, 08:27 AM	#12
Gary Gill Member Join Date: October 22, 2006 Location: Indy Posts: 61	Another Tilley guy here. __________________ Gary

January 29, 2018, 08:27 AM	#13
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	If it's really raining that much and I really have to be out, I'm likely wearing a GoreTex coat with hood. I just pull the hood up.

January 29, 2018, 09:50 AM	#14
Schlitz 45 Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2018 Location: Colorado Posts: 384	I have a well broken in Barmah oil cloth drover hat that I bought years ago to go with my duster & it works great in the rain,snow, & sun. Mostly wear it fishing. Other than that hat I just use the old black wool watch caps when its cold out.

January 29, 2018, 10:54 AM	#15
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,011	Wear a hat! That's my number 1 advice to folks that are new to the PNW. If you don't go out when it's raining here......you don't go out. My current favorite all weather hat is a waxed canvas with 2" brim all around. If you keep your head warm, the rest follows. Esp. if you are lacking the noggin insulation on top! Not a fan of ball caps, only good thing about em is they keep my glasses dry. As an earlier poster mentioned the brim of western style hats gets in the way. I wear a really wide brim woven straw hat for sun protection. Skin Cancer is no joke, just lost a good friend to it last year. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

January 29, 2018, 04:43 PM	#16
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	For deer hunting season, I use a fluorescent orange, insulated baseball-style hat that works well with my hooded hunting coat. In Maine we must wear two pieces of hunter-orange for deer season.

January 30, 2018, 04:53 AM	#17
NHSHOOTER Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2012 Location: Concord NH Posts: 1,002	For hunting or fishing in the rain I have a waterproof camo baseball type hat. It has a waterproof lining covered with a soft camo shell. It is not real warm but like most I have a jacket with a hood that I will pull up.

January 30, 2018, 08:07 AM	#18
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,423	If it's cool and raining, I cover my baseball hat with the hood from my Columbia rain gear.

January 30, 2018, 09:33 PM	#19
Whistlebritches Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2017 Location: Northwest Texas Posts: 107	I pack for a mission not just a hunt,Old School Military.I always hunt in my old issue boonie hats.If it looks like rain I pull out my petroleum jelly and rub some right into the hats material.It's waterproof til wifey throws it in the washer.It also works great on boots not to mention it is one of the most useful survival tools you can carry.

January 31, 2018, 09:02 AM	#20
buck460XVR Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2006 Posts: 4,342	I tend to use a boonie type hat for hunting in the rain as it tends to do a better job of keeping rain from going down my neck/collar. It also doesn't display movement as much when one turns their head as a baseball type hat with a single bill. This is especially good when deer or turkey hunting. If it's raining hard, I pull the hood of my rain jacket over my hat.......