New Hat for boating and photos
 

For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?
--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

New Hat for boating and photos
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
. ..
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the long
brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn the
boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I am
looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work when I
have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any recommendations for
a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get in the way when
taking photos?
--
Reggie

I've had Tilley hats for years, but they are NOT cool to wear. They can be
soaked in water, and that makes quite an improvement in terms of comfort.

I understand they now sell some that are lighter than their traditional
models, but I have no experience with these.

New Hat for boating and photos
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the long
brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn the
boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?


This one won't blow off and will serve you well if you want to take a
swim.

http://tinyurl.com/njmwh

Which of the large staff of servants is going to keep it polished?

New Hat for boating and photos
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the long
brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn the
boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?


This one won't blow off and will serve you well if you want to take a
swim.

http://tinyurl.com/njmwh


These might also do the trick:

http://www.7ware.com/webhats/categories.asp?ID=14

New Hat for boating and photos
 

Harry Krause wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not
turn the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs.
I am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will
work when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not
get in the way when taking photos?


This one won't blow off and will serve you well if you want to take a swim.

http://tinyurl.com/njmwh
lol, VERY NICE +


--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

New Hat for boating and photos
 

You could always do what most of us do. Move the hat a bit aft when
shooting?

Butch
" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
. ..

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?


This one won't blow off and will serve you well if you want to take a
swim.

http://tinyurl.com/njmwh


These might also do the trick:

http://www.7ware.com/webhats/categories.asp?ID=14

New Hat for boating and photos
 

Harry Krause wrote:
JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not
turn the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking
photographs. I am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new
hat that will work when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does
anyone have any recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot)
hat that does not get in the way when taking photos?

This one won't blow off and will serve you well if you want to take a
swim.

http://tinyurl.com/njmwh


These might also do the trick:

http://www.7ware.com/webhats/categories.asp?ID=14





Yours might be more appropriate for Smithereen.

Harry,
I appreciate your's and JimH's cute suggestions, now if you have any
serious suggestions from you or anyone else, I like to hear them also.

--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

New Hat for boating and photos
 

Butch Davis wrote:
You could always do what most of us do. Move the hat a bit aft when
shooting?

Butch
" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
. ..
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?

This one won't blow off and will serve you well if you want to take a
swim.

http://tinyurl.com/njmwh

These might also do the trick:

http://www.7ware.com/webhats/categories.asp?ID=14





Butch,

If I turn the cap high enough to get it out of the way, it falls off. I
have had to turn my baseball cap backwards to get it out of the way,
which looks too urban from me and does not protect me from the sun.

--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

New Hat for boating and photos
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?
--
Reggie


I have had a natural coloured canvas T3 with green underside for more
years than I can remember. This is my sailing hat...but the larger brim
tends to flop up in windy conditions.
Although it looks slightly goofy. the two tie-ons work great..and when
wet the canvas stiffens up and sheds rain pretty well.

I bought a 'dressier' LT5 to wear to work...but the so called 'tropical
weight' nylon fabric is too warm for nova Scotia weather...let alone
south of the border. keeps it's shape better than my older T3 and
because it's khaki, doesn't show sweat stains.

New Hat for boating and photos
 

New Hat for boating and photos
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
. ..
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the long
brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn the
boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I am
looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work when I
have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any recommendations for
a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get in the way when
taking photos?
--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

Rub some sun screen in your head and don't wear a hat. I have never worn a
hat on a boat.

New Hat for boating and photos
 

"Butch Davis" wrote in message
nk.net...
You could always do what most of us do. Move the hat a bit aft when
shooting?


They have also invented baseball hats that amazingly enough can be worn with
the bill at the back of your head, keeping it out of the way when taking
pictures. You can see photographers wear these special baseball caps at
most sporting events. The nice thing about them is that they can be then
turned around so the bill is in the front when done taking pictures to keep
the sun out of ones eyes. I believe only high end camera stores carry
these and they are usually 3 times what a *normal* baseball cap costs.
;-)

New Hat for boating and photos
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?
--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!



A Tilley hat?

All I can say is that you will need to also wear a tee shirt with your
boat builder's logo on it.
You might otherwise be misclassified by folks ashore. One sure sign of
a sailor? A Tilley hat. :-)

I seldom wear a hat unless it is bright and sunny, so needless to say a
hard brimmed hat infrequently interferes with photographing boats in
the Pacific NW. I have found that turning a baseball hat backwards
solves the problem, but it does look a bit silly for a grey haired guy
in his middle 50's to be stylin' like a teenager.

You might try a "campaign" hat. You can find them in military surplus
stores. They are essentially a cloth hat with a wide, circular brim.
Sometimes they are camo colored. The brims aren't entirely stiff, but
neither are they so flimsy that they fall down over the ears like a
couple of flaps. When you need to get the camera up to your eye, the
soft brim should just push up out of the way. Among my collection of a
couple of dozen hats is one of these "campaign" models, and I can
recommend it for the purposes you mention.

Aren't Tilley hats about a hundred bucks? (maybe not, that's just an
informal impression)
I think you can buy a campaign hat in a Mil Surplus store for probably
$20 or less.

New Hat for boating and photos
 

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:28:29 -0400, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?

I've had one of these for years. The longer I keep it the more character
it has. Cool, light weight and provides just the right amount of shade.

http://www.panamajack.com/detail.aspx?ID=525

New Hat for boating and photos
 

wrote:


Aren't Tilley hats about a hundred bucks? (maybe not, that's just an
informal impression)
I think you can buy a campaign hat in a Mil Surplus store for probably
$20 or less.


In fact, here you go. If it blows overboard, you're out $15.95. :-)

http://www.millerhats.com/armyhats_catalog/index.html

New Hat for boating and photos
 

JimH wrote:
"Butch Davis" wrote in message
nk.net...
You could always do what most of us do. Move the hat a bit aft when
shooting?


They have also invented baseball hats that amazingly enough can be worn with
the bill at the back of your head, keeping it out of the way when taking
pictures. You can see photographers wear these special baseball caps at
most sporting events. The nice thing about them is that they can be then
turned around so the bill is in the front when done taking pictures to keep
the sun out of ones eyes. I believe only high end camera stores carry
these and they are usually 3 times what a *normal* baseball cap costs.
;-)

I have some of those for sale with various logos on them. They are
$45.00 a piece, slightly used. Any takers?

New Hat for boating and photos
 

There have been many suggestions for your hat. Does any one use a straw
hat.

-They don't collect sweat.
-You can get them rather cheap. (5$)
-You can get them to fit your personality. Cowboy, Panama, etc.
-Best part they float and can be a center piece in you man overboard drill.
-And if you lose the "Man" they are cheap and don't cost much.


Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?

New Hat for boating and photos
 

wrote:

A Tilley hat?

All I can say is that you will need to also wear a tee shirt with your
boat builder's logo on it.
You might otherwise be misclassified by folks ashore. One sure sign of
a sailor? A Tilley hat. :-)

snip..

Careful...you're describing me to a 't'!
Proud owner of two Tilley hats and two Sandpiper 565 T-shirts.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/Hpim0148.jpg
and...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/Hpim0149.jpg

New Hat for boating and photos
 

Harry Krause wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
"Butch Davis" wrote in message
nk.net...
You could always do what most of us do. Move the hat a bit aft when
shooting?

They have also invented baseball hats that amazingly enough can be worn with
the bill at the back of your head, keeping it out of the way when taking
pictures. You can see photographers wear these special baseball caps at
most sporting events. The nice thing about them is that they can be then
turned around so the bill is in the front when done taking pictures to keep
the sun out of ones eyes. I believe only high end camera stores carry
these and they are usually 3 times what a *normal* baseball cap costs.
;-)

I have some of those for sale with various logos on them. They are
$45.00 a piece, slightly used. Any takers?



I've got one that says on the front:

Eat Sh*t

and says on the back:

And Die!

My personal favorite:

I Am Sofa King We Todd Did.

New Hat for boating and photos
 

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:28:29 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?

This'll probably sound really stupid, but it's what I do. I turn the cap
around so the bill is facing the rear, take the picture, and then rotate
the cap again.
--
John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

New Hat for boating and photos
 

On 21 Jun 2006 12:01:28 -0700, "basskisser" wrote:


Harry Krause wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:
"Butch Davis" wrote in message
nk.net...
You could always do what most of us do. Move the hat a bit aft when
shooting?

They have also invented baseball hats that amazingly enough can be worn with
the bill at the back of your head, keeping it out of the way when taking
pictures. You can see photographers wear these special baseball caps at
most sporting events. The nice thing about them is that they can be then
turned around so the bill is in the front when done taking pictures to keep
the sun out of ones eyes. I believe only high end camera stores carry
these and they are usually 3 times what a *normal* baseball cap costs.
;-)

I have some of those for sale with various logos on them. They are
$45.00 a piece, slightly used. Any takers?



I've got one that says on the front:

Eat Sh*t

and says on the back:

And Die!

My personal favorite:

I Am Sofa King We Todd Did.

LOL!
--
John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

New Hat for boating and photos
 

wrote:
wrote:

Aren't Tilley hats about a hundred bucks? (maybe not, that's just an
informal impression)
I think you can buy a campaign hat in a Mil Surplus store for probably
$20 or less.


In fact, here you go. If it blows overboard, you're out $15.95. :-)

http://www.millerhats.com/armyhats_catalog/index.html


Chuck,
Great suggestion, but, I did find the perfect Hat. I was extremely
light weight, had an extra wide brim, so it would protect my face and
stop my neck from getting RED, is ventilated on the top to help it stay
ever cooler, and it doesn't look half bad. The bill folds up very easy
when I am using the camera.

The best part is it was in stock at REI.

http://www.tilley.com/detail.asp?cat...productNo=LTM6

Since it was at REI, you know it has to be reasonably priced.

--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

New Hat for boating and photos
 

JohnH wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:28:29 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

For years I have worn Baseball style Caps when boating. I liked the
long brim and the fact that if it actually blew off and I could not turn
the boat around quick enough, it was not too expensive to replace.

I have since found out they don't work well when taking photographs. I
am looking at the Tilley Hats (LT3 or LT6) as a new hat that will work
when I have a camera stuck to my nose. Does anyone have any
recommendations for a light weight, cool (not hot) hat that does not get
in the way when taking photos?

This'll probably sound really stupid, but it's what I do. I turn the cap
around so the bill is facing the rear, take the picture, and then rotate
the cap again.
--
John H

That's how I do it.