Boonie Hat - "Stingy" - French Lizard

SPECS

FABRIC:
French Lizard camo, 100% cotton canvas, about 10 Oz. Printed TAP47 pattern, tan/khaki background with minimal bleed-through (= the reverse of the fabric is solid tan)
Crown lining: 100% cotton Lowland ERDL camo ripstop.

PATTERN:

• Inspired by vintage military bush hats and local-made boonies, soft crown with stiff/short brim.
• “Stingy” 1 ½ inch brim.
• Four crown ventilation mesh screen eyelets.
• Contrast crown lining, Lowland ERDL.
• Foliage ring hatband.
• Original mfsc Frogsville woven rayon label.
• Made in Japan.

SIZING/FIT

Two MF® Boonie hat sizes available: 58cm (approx US 7¼) and 60cm (approx US 7½). Both 58 and 60 options are cut quite generously.

We recommend the following simple initial process for the hat to shrink to tagged size.

• Cold soak for about 30mn in bathtub or washing machine, with occasional hand agitation.
• Spin dry (spinning cycle) if using a washing machine.
• Shape and line dry/drip dry. 

CARE

Hand wash when necessary, cold water, eco-friendly detergent. Shape and line dry.

STORY

Our Boonie hat features metal ventilation mesh screen eyelets, similar to the type found on the M-1966 Jungle Boot. We lined the crown with lowland ERDL ripstop fabric, for that in-country made vibe, recycling/using whatever fabric was at hand. The rows of parallel stitching on the brim serve as stiffening it. The “foliage ring” (hatband where branches or pieces of fabric were inserted for concealment in the field) won’t probably see much use, but it’s there, for those with a few vintage M67 grenade pins laying around the house.

The MF® BOONIE Hat “Stingy” is designed in California by Mister Freedom® and manufactured in Japan in collaboration with Sugar Cane Co.

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