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A good wide brim hat throws shade past your face to your ears and the back of your neck, which is where a cap leaves you exposed. Most styles here pair that brim with vents or mesh, so heat escapes through the crown instead of building up under it. For belts, gloves and caps to go with it, see our military accessories.
For the most cover, the wide brim hat with neck flap shields face, ears and neck in light polyester with a water-resistant finish. The army bush hat comes in camouflage patterns such as woodland, desert and digital jungle, with vent eyelets and a brim that keeps off sun and rain. If you prefer the soft camo shape, browse our boonie hat range. In this collection, the hiking boonie hat has press studs on the sides and a drawcord under the chin.
Polyester and nylon hats are light and dry fast, but they can feel warm on a still, humid day up north. That is why they lean on airflow: mesh side panels on the wide brim packable hat, ventilated side eyelets on the hiking hat with the round crown. If you would rather wear cloth that breathes, the wide brim fishing hat is mostly slub cotton, with a tall crown and the shape of an old safari hat.
Water resistance varies by model. The women's sun protection hat has a water-resistant finish over breathable nylon with a satin look, and the quick dry cap has a DWR coating and an extended peak. Treat these as hats that shrug off a shower, not as rain gear. Black and khaki lead the colours, with grey, blue, green and pink in many styles.
Some hats fold away when the sun goes down. The packable sun hat springs back into shape after a twist in your bag, and the foldable cap tucks into a pocket. Out bush, where flies go for every bit of bare skin, the fly net hat drops a fine mesh net over face and neck, and the net comes off in seconds. Do up the chin cord when the wind gets up, because a brim that flips leaves your face in the sun. On cold, dusty mornings before the heat arrives, a thin balaclava under the brim covers what the hat can't.
