Originally posted by cbe1962
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New Electronic Ear Pro Compatible Boonie Cap
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I tested a different prototype at Boomershoot, and mine had a stiffer brim. I almost looked like I was wearing a sun bonnet designed by a crazed Rambo!
BUT...my nose is long, and though the very end of it got a bit red, I do not have the peeling nose I expect from Boomershoot, even with sunblock on. My cheeks, and the remainder of my face was minimally impacted after spending 10+ hours in the sun.
I'll post a pic of my version if LRRPF52 agrees.
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Originally posted by Bill Alexander View PostHow are these going.
I need to replace my range hat and would like to get one of these once they are worked out. The concept is brilliant
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Production units will have a chin strap, like military boonies. Here's a good article comparing several different boonie cap designs:
By MILTECHREV Editor Tom Demerly. By popular accounts the “boonie hat” or soft hat evolved from locally procured full brim fabric hats during the Vietnam Conflict beginning with the Fre…
I have many different types of boonies that I have accumulated since I was a kid. I used to cut down my boonies for Situational Awareness, then use the removed rim material to replace the webbing camouflage band with one that matches the camo of the boonie. We also had to have certain markings on our headgear in all the reconnaissance units I was in, so I did a lot of sewing of Unit SOP's, which usually included aviator's signal panel or section of VS-17 panel inside the hat, and pile tape for cat eyes and glint tape.
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