Murchasin River Waterproof Hat

I feel fully protected wearing this hat. It's packable for travel, has a clip for tying to my jeans, and survived 42mph sustained winds at the summit of Mauna Kea, HI, with no fear of losing it. Others refer to it as my Australia hat. When I put it on in rain, no rain touches my hair, head, or neck. It's waterproofness is perfection and this is coming from someone who lives in a place that rains 142 inches per year. Can't wait to take it fishing. The pocket for my key/ID/CC is cleverly hidden and lightens my load elsewhere.

I've been looking at this particular hat for a while now, and finally decided to just bite the bullet and buy it.
It's by far the most I've ever spent on a "boonie hat," but it's been well worth it.
I wear this hat everywhere on our homestead home while feeding animals, working in our year round garden, and while doing other miscellaneous chores. Then a quick wipe down and it's a fine hat to wear in town or on the trail while walking with the dogs.
The cloth is waterproofed with some kind of oil and/or wax, but it's a lot softer than tin cloth and it's not heavy on the head. Large vent "buttons" on the side keep it from suffocating you the way so many other waterproof hats do. You might think it would cause leaks, but I haven't had that issue, even in heavy downpours.
I have to say, I wish I'd have bought this hat right off instead of waiting. It very well could be the last boonie hat I'll ever need to buy.

While waiting for the hats arrival, I was hoping that the hat was a little big. It was. I wanted my hat to be a bit larger because I photograph in bad weather, including freezing rain and snow. I needed the hat to be larger to accommodate larger, warmer, winter hats. I'm 75yrs. And summer rains, of course I'm out as often as it rains. I'll tell you, I was surprised to find the 2 foam inserts to make the hat smaller, and fit better. I used one for summer and I remove the one when wearing winter hats underneath. One problem though, you need to figure out how to construct the hat so it doesn't fall off my hear while sleeping. Damn, I keep finding the hat on the floor in the mornings. Great Hat gentlemen, truly a great hat.

Still breaking it in but it is comfortable and kept my head and neck dry fishing in the rain.

Fits nice, even with my big head. Nice durable quality. Shipped safe and fast. Although I don’t look as handsome as Harrison Ford, I did feel a little bit like Indian Jones while wearing my hat. 😉