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Old 08-07-2020, 3:20 PM
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Default Anyone know where to get "real" boonie hats?

Boonie or Sun Hats as they are officially known.

I mean a REAL one contracted in the USA that we would otherwise be issued out of CIF.

I have looked high and low, and am only finding non USA made knock offs.

They don't have them on-line via the Exchange
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Old 08-07-2020, 5:15 PM
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bummer, already looked there, and my size is usually out of stock.

I can't believe how hard this is
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Old 08-07-2020, 5:25 PM
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Default Anyone know where to get "real" boonie hats?

Actual government contract supplier.

https://www.propper.com/accessories/...SAAEgICRvD_BwE


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I swear to you, Quicksilver made the best Boonie hat for years, but they outsourced it to China and it went to S*&i7%T. I lost mine boating. It blew off and I never got it back. My wife still has hers.

There's a killin' to be made with a real booney hat.
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Old 08-07-2020, 8:08 PM
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I swear to you, Quicksilver made the best Boonie hat for years, but they outsourced it to China and it went to S*&i7%T. I lost mine boating. It blew off and I never got it back. My wife still has hers.

There's a killin' to be made with a real booney hat.
Yes, I know that. I looked up the supplier label in mine, and googled them only to find they are a Direct to Government supplier only.

When I try to find the actual boonie only small ones are out there on ebay or surplus.

I think we all know what we want. Rip Proof material (same as blouse and pant material, then with the slight slant on the top.

I admit, I "could" go to a clothing and sales and see if they have them, but it's not worth it to go on post with CV-19 conditions, etc...

Ironically, I probably wouldn't otherwise "care", but I met a guy once at a range. He drove up in a Mclaren. I'm of course holding in my car envy.

Anyway, he had a boonie too, and he asked me where I got mine, and I told him I got it for free when I deployed. Then showed him the inner label, which wasn't anything like his inner label.

Then he actually showed that look of envy. It was quite funny.

Anyway............ without that experience I probably wouldn't be so hard up on trying to find an actual government contract made one, and just get something close.
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I have one. Or two. Along with a couple of doughboy covers issued to me during my time TDY with USF-I

ACU though.
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Check these guys OP, they carry Propper and R&B

https://www.uspatriottactical.com/ap...ear/caps-hats/
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I went with this one.

https://www.uspatriottactical.com/r-...17-71%2F2.html
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I have that same Boonie but in digital camo.
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Get deployed and order from Kyloc by your 9th month in country you should have a stack... or at least I do since it's all use or lose allowance. NTC used to have them at clothing sales, but that was back when UCP was a thing.
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Rothco stuff lasts a long time.

https://www.rothco.com/
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