Hats

[BigD23]

Up in the morning and looking outside you see it's gonna be a hot/bright sunny day...You've got a lot of field to work...What hat are you gonna wear to help keep the sun out? Cowboy? Ball cap? Other? (Canopies don't count)

Don

 

[valley]

BAll cap works! Cowboy shades your neck too!

 

[dirt ditch]

Got to much sun when I was growing up. At 35 was diagnosed with malignant melanoma. Had a 5 inch section of skin removed from my arm followed by a year of Interferon injections. Now I wear long sleeve shirts, gloves, and a sun hat with at least a 4" brim.

 

[jbrumberg]

Everyone should listen to dirt ditch. I would also add using a sweat/water resistant sunscreen with a SPF of 45. Jay

 

[jimmyj]

Wide brim hats for sure. Aussie "Barmah" or Cowboy or straw hats. Ball caps are too hot and don't cover the neck.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I wear a ball cap most of the time.. But when I'm mowing I wear a John Deere straw hat.

 

[Ridgewalker]

Perfect timing on this one...my daughter just got back from Australia and brought me a "Man from Snowy River" Aussie style cowboy hat.

I love it! She told me I have to wear it whenever I "tractor".

 

[ToadHill]

Panama hat, keeps the sun out of my eyes and off m y neck.

 

[Runner]

Straw cowboy hat for me when riding the tractor for long periods like mowing. However, if I'll be on and off the tractor alot or working in tight quarters, like doing tree work, I wear a ball cap because it doesn't interfere with the work as much. I always wind up knocking off the cowboy hat when working in the trees.

 

[woodchuckie]

Years ago on a Caribbean cruise I bought a really cool looking wide brim hat made from banana leaves. It was green at the time but is straw colored now. It didn't have any kind of sweat band so I cut a wash rag and glued it in and works great now. When I feel I need protection from falling limbs I wear a wide brimmed safety hat from Alabama Power Co. I found near my house where someone had had a car wreck and the area in the woods was strewn with the contents of the car. I find that the top of my ears need the most protection as in years past they have actually been scared from the damage. In the winter i'll go with a ball cap or toboggan with a hood like the fire department uses around here. I guess it's fire retardant but mainly its warm and you have freedom of movement unlike the kind of hood on a coat or hunting coveralls.