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What is the best headgear for /out/?

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 11:56:40 No.2518351 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2518382 >>2518399 >>2518416

Will a US Bush Hat and SAS Shemagh suffice for all seasons? I've too much bulk. See:

> Thin multi-use polyester balaclava
> Ball Cap
> US Boonie Hat
> SAS Shemagh
> Fleece 3M Insulation Cap
> Fleece Neck Gaiter

How can I cut down on this while getting the most out?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 13:27:32 No.2518367 Report

Quoted By: >>2518379

I think you are over thinking head gear. Just put on what is comfortable to you and appropriate for the days weather.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 14:26:32 No.2518379 Report

Quoted By: >>2518380

>>2518367
Yeah, but I'm a survivalist (minimalist) so I don't want a house full of stuff I can do without. I need the most minimal, effective, versatile assortment of headgear I can get.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 14:28:02 No.2518380 Report

Quoted By: >>2518381

>>2518379
a boonie hat isn't gonna replace a neck gaiter or a balaclava

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 14:35:09 No.2518381 Report

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>>2518380
Okay, but you can wear a boonie hat with either of those. I'm talking about the fleece and ball caps. I need to perfect my headgear configuration. I have 10 different rags here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 14:40:24 No.2518382 Report

Quoted By: >>2518389

>>2518351
That's a perfectly fine collection. You can skip the balaclava probably, Gaiter+Cap cover the usecase in the winter and the shemagh covers it in the summer, unless I am missing something.
Probably a waste of money that half the items you mention are military larp shit.
Also you can probably leave the ball cap home.
Lastly you don't need to pack for both seasons most of the time, so make one pack for winter and one for summer. Depending on where you live, you can skip even more of your shit, or you may need it, depends on how cold your winters become, how available fuel is etc.
Lastly stop overthinking it. Just go outside with them, look what you use and how often, think about if you can replace the usecase with something else you already have and carry and reduce your shit that way.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 14:41:24 No.2518383 Report

Quoted By: >>2518389

1) wear a bunch of combos out in a bunch of weather types
2) figure out which is the best

You do occasionally have to go outside to try things.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 15:01:53 No.2518389 Report

Quoted By: >>2518390

>>2518382
Yeah, but boonie hats break your human figure and voer more of the head from the elements than the ball cap. The balaclava serves as a mask, head scarf and boof as well.

The idea here is: if I had to go innawoods for an unknown time period and had limited cargo space in my pack, what should I prioritize? I'm a survivalist, I like to move.

>>2518383
Summer's here get to 30C and winters to -20C,

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 15:02:59 No.2518390 Report

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>>2518389
Also, you can apply foliage on a boonie hat. WIth all these in mind, this is my pick, but come winter, who knows how much'll serve. I've been out, and cold ain't fun.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 15:04:19 No.2518392 Report

Quoted By: >>2518393

OP here, what do ya'll think of my footwear pick?

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Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 15:05:30 No.2518393 Report

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>>2518392
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Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 15:08:38 No.2518395 Report

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Alright fellas, think I've fgured it out. I'll keep the boonie and shemagh, and get a fleece multi-use balaclavaa

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 15:28:39 No.2518399 Report

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>>2518351
Whatever looks extra larpy and makes you look like a doofus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 16:38:38 No.2518416 Report

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>>2518351
You won't be able to cut down much, in fact in my climate you'd be missing some things.
I only use these (from -35C to +35C):

high summer:
base cap
cotton bandana

summer hiking season:
merino buff 150g/m
merino balaclava 150g/m

autumn or mountains:
wool cap (double layer 200g/m)
windproof fleece neck gaiter with hole to breath through

winter:
trapper hat, windproof, waterresistant
goggles
backup heavy wool cap (double layer 400g/m)
backup merino neck gaiter

In the winter I carry all of that stuff. It doesn't weigh anything. Not sure why you would want to throw stuff away. Sounds to me like you FOMO bought a bunch of stuff without a practical tour in mind. Maybe stop doing that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Jan 2023 17:12:43 No.2518430 Report

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Simple balaclava.

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