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JeepinMatt
JeepinMatt HalfDork
7/7/10 12:35 a.m.

The picture that Tom posted and the pic of Gilligan are both bucket hats and have shorter brims. The other picture is a true boonie hat. They typically come with 3" brims.

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
7/7/10 12:42 a.m.
Mikey52_1
Mikey52_1 New Reader
7/7/10 5:57 a.m.
NYG95GA wrote:
JeepinMatt wrote: Should I feel bad about getting a NOS booine from a surplus store, that was made in 1990, packaged up for Desert Storm and never opened. then opening it and using it?
Heck no. It's a hat. It was designed, sewn, and packaged. It was *meant* to be worn. It's not some antique toy that's gonna lose it's value because the original packaging is gone.

We've 2 'Army-Navy' stores in Billings (MT), and they both have various countries' iterations of said hat. They run about $15, but they're worth every penny if you got sunburned at least once every summer from the age of 5, thru 17. That's way too many to even chance being out in the sun much W/O a wide brimmed hat. Definitely buy at least one, and if you're a klutz that loses them on boats, a couple may be in order.

Duke
Duke SuperDork
7/7/10 12:06 p.m.
Tom Heath wrote: No Sir, what you need is this- Click here to see it in the GRM Store.

I'm sure for eceonomic reasons, GRM unfortunately completely ignored my advice and did a bucket, not a boonie. Otherwise I'd have bought one.

I have a rain-repellent Columbia boonie knockoff with a mesh band that I wear to autocrosses. I bought it at Kohls for around $20. Nice wide brim and a lanyard; it works well.

Ian F
Ian F Dork
7/7/10 1:10 p.m.
Tom Heath wrote: Two answers- Lanyard Strap- No. Sizes other than L and XL- Not at the moment. These also tend to run small (at least for my football-styled melon.) so people with really big heads might be SOL.

Well.. when you sell out of these, may we suggest a Ver 2 that's basically a boonie hat with a GRM logo?

slantvaliant
slantvaliant HalfDork
7/7/10 2:08 p.m.
Ian F wrote: Well.. when you sell out of these, may we suggest a Ver 2 that's basically a boonie hat with a GRM logo?

Second. Non-bucket, real brim, and a chinstrap. Wind is a ... (what's the filter word for B***H?).

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette HalfDork
7/7/10 2:13 p.m.

http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=boonie%20hat&SearchType=Header

JeepinMatt
JeepinMatt HalfDork
7/7/10 2:29 p.m.

Forget them, Tom. When you sell out of bucket hats, make GRM versions of these

JeepinMatt
JeepinMatt HalfDork
7/7/10 11:45 p.m.

Just put in an order for a Desert Storm boonie. I was tempted to pick up a mid-80s poplin boonie, but held off. The hardest part was measuring my head. Every time I did, it changed. I don't mean it varied a little; I was getting readings all over the place. Like some frog inflating and deflating its head.

Got some cool 'Nam era army manuals, new and unused for cheap, too. I could have gotten a used periscope off of a tank for six bucks, but my girlfriend said nyet

Appleseed
Appleseed SuperDork
7/8/10 11:36 p.m.

Is it wrong to be rocking one of these?

Duke
Duke SuperDork
7/9/10 10:05 a.m.

Not if you wear a lot of track suits and Burberry plaid.

slantvaliant
slantvaliant HalfDork
7/9/10 10:09 a.m.

Dy-no-mite!

triumph5
triumph5 Reader
7/9/10 10:57 a.m.

Duluth Trading sells exactly what you're looking for

akamcfly
akamcfly Reader
7/9/10 6:48 p.m.

I bought a Tilly knock off at Walmart a couple years ago for $8.

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