OR sells something similar to that and I picked one up. No weed screen to pilfer though. I figured the shorter brim would be better for on bike use. For me sun protection is more important than a helmet although I could likely put a helmet on over the hat.
https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Research-Sombriolet-Bucket-Saddle/dp/B078XXSXW7/ref=pd_aw_sim_nf_1?pd_rd_w=BPDmy&pf_rd_p=1c4396a5-4813-44e8-9228-e517f2516e94&pf_rd_r=ZT0N2KASXXDZAJGAC71W&pd_rd_r=215c297f-acc6-4610-80ed-73f1d936d9ff&pd_rd_wg=Pj3sI&pd_rd_i=B08GV1SYXX Robert Tilley San Diego, CA Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 9, 2020, at 4:51 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > That looks spot on; thanks. > > Nick, I think online sellers may carry Kooringal in the US, or shippable to > the US, but it looks as if there are many alternatives stateside. > > (As teenager we affected African bush hats like this one. We'd pry out the > little vent screens and use them as filters for our pot pipes, which we made > them the local bamboo, to keep from sucking debris up the stem. We often did > poor jobs of cleaning the stuff, which was sold with a branch of the plant > wadded up and dried in a big ball wrapped in newspaper, with stems, seeds, > and everything, so you'd have to clean out the junk to get the 25 or 30% that > was smokable. I have no particular nostalgia for the pot -- nor any guilt nor > righteous indignation at the stuff either; but I do have it for the hats and > pipes and Bata Safari Boots.) > > <image.png> > > >> On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 11:13 AM greenteadrinkers >> <greenteadrink...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Right, looking at the links you started out with, this seems a fairly close >> match: >> >> https://www.outdoorresearch.com/us/papyrus-brim-sun-hat-243408?cat=124,24,6,402 >> >> Can't say I have any experience with that hat, but, I've never had an issue >> with any OR products. >> >> $36 fairly inexpensive. >> >>> On Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 1:03:47 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> Thanks much, all. I've looked at each suggestion, and will go back -- it >>> has been a long time! -- to Ex Officio and Outdoor Research. >>> >>> After reviewing the particular suggestions, I think I'll look for a >>> cowboy-type of hat; after all, this is the southwest, and there seem to be >>> quite a few made from mesh of one sort or another. >>> >>> >>> >>> Not really like this one, though ... >>> >>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 2:04 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> We've discussed hiking or walking shoes, walking as supplementary exercise >>>> to cycling, and now --- hats. BTW, more walking, with attention to posture >>>> and longer stride, seems to have helped the minor back injury a great deal >>>> -- which obviously makes riding more comfortable -- so thanks for that. >>>> >>>> Even in December the afternoon sun is very strong here at 5K+ feet, and my >>>> old straw cowboy hat, almost perfect when new, has stretched to the point >>>> where it comes down over my ears. >>>> >>>> I want something with a wide brim, as light and ventilated as possible, >>>> and with a more structured look, not a crush hat. >>>> >>>> I see all sorts of highly praised ones online; this and this and this, for >>>> example: >>>> >>>> https://tinyurl.com/Dorfman-Pacific >>>> >>>> https://tinyurl.com/RedHead-Aussie >>>> >>>> https://tinyurl.com/Henschel-Aussie-Breezer >>>> >>>> I've not bought a new hat, except for cycling caps, since about 1997, so I >>>> know next to nothing about them. >>>> >>>> I don't mind paying $100 for something that is really better than what you >>>> get for under $40, but the difference will have to be real. >>>> >>>> I hate baseball caps. >>>> >>>> Comments and suggestions? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/864547a4-bd3c-41ce-815e-eff5fb15ba69n%40googlegroups.com. > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguvRpo1CtejKxOR5cfvOLUyvwnKdvzPxzCWrjpYYoyiPA%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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