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Sometimes things just call out to me...this time a Boonie hat


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Sometimes I see something that is otherwise completely unremarkable, but yet it starts calling out to me to pick it up and take it home. In this case, it's my first boonie. Absolutely thing special about it I'm sure, it's a bit worn, but still, once I picked up, I just couldn't put it back down. I well know that I am slightly insane, but I was wondering how many others here share the condition with me.

 

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Mikie

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Much to my surprise, my wonderful 17 year old daughter told me the hat was cool. Surprised because she has no interest in militaria. She said that bucket hats are trending now. I guess it must have been my unerring fashion sense that made me get it.

Mikie

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Be careful buying boonies, they tend to multiply once you realize there's the original Vietnam olive green, ERDL, woodland, 6-color desert, 3-color desert, ACU, Multicam, not to mention the MARPAT woodland and desert plus the USAF tiger stripe.

 

Here's a thread I started on them: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/262049-boonie-hats-vietnam-to-today/

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Yep they are like Tribbles from the old Star Trek series. But they are just so cool, ya gotta have just one more.

Bob

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I know the feeling as well. I wanted a chocolate chip Desert Storm Era boonie more than anything for a while. Finally got one, in my size and now it's my grass cuttin' cap

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Much to my surprise, my wonderful 17 year old daughter told me the hat was cool. Surprised because she has no interest in militaria. She said that bucket hats are trending now. I guess it must have been my unerring fashion sense that made me get it.

Mikie

 

About the best endorsement you could get :)

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