HIGHLANDER Waterproof & Breathable Boonie Hat
The HIGHLANDER Waterproof Boonie Bush Hat in Breathable AB-TEX WVP
(water vapour permeable membrane similar to Gore-Tex) Trimax laminate fabric
is available in British Army DPM camouflage or Olive Green and is wide
brimmed, with ventilation holes on side and tabs left and right for
attaching a chinstrap. This waterproof & breathable Boonie Hat has
loops around the base which can be used to attach
camouflage material.
Features:
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Army Surplus store is a form of wide-brim hat commonly used by militaries. Its
design is similar to a bucket hat but with a stiffer brim.
Often a fabric tape band of branch loops is sewn around the crown of the hat.
This foliage ring is meant to hold additional vegetation as camouflage. A
strap provides stability. The crown may be vented with rivets or mesh panels.
Snaps may also be provided with which to fix the brim in the style of an
Australian bush hat. They are also known as bush hats. The boonie hat was
introduced to the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, when U.S. Army Green
Berets began wearing them in the field, along with Australian and ARVN units.
These tigerstripe boonie hats were locally procured, the tiger stripe camo
cloth was usually salvaged from other uniform items or made up by the tailor.
In 1967, the US Army began issuing boonie hats, as the Hat Jungle with Insect
Net, made of cotton and wind-resistant poplin, in both olive drab,
tigerstripe, and M65 ERDL. It was meant to supplement and replace the fatigue
hats and baseball style caps that had been in service since World War II.
Early issue boonie hats were olive drab but now come in a variety of
camouflage patterns, the current assortment includes British Army DPM
camouflage, British Desert Camo, US M81 woodland, three-color desert, ACUPAT,
and both desert and woodland versions of MARPAT.
It's a great hat for wet weather with a very high level of waterproofing but
still maintains excellent breathability
rating which stops your head from sweating.
In 1968 the US Army authorized use of the woodland ERDL pattern (Engineering
Research Development Laboratory) material for Hat Camouflage (Tropical Combat)
Type II. Later boonies are called Hat Sun or Hot Weather, which is still the
designation for this type of cover.
