BACKGROUND:
First introduced in
1941 as the “Daisy Mae hat’, It was originally intended to issue these to all troops
except for armored vehicle personnel, who were to be issued the HBT cap
instead. However, the caps were more popular with everyone which led to the
Daisey Mae being declared limited standard in 1943 and gradually phased out.
It wasnt until 1967 that the U.S. Army began issuing the modern “boonie hats”,
made of cotton and wind-resistant poplin, in olive drab, tigerstripe, and ERDL
pattern(Very close to M81 Woodland). It was meant to supplement and replace the
patrol and baseball caps that had been in service since World War II. As the
U.S. military evolved away from a garrison mentality, the boonie hat found a
permanent place as part of the uniform of all services. The boonie hat has
changed little through the decades since the Vietnam War and was used in the
Iraq War and still in the War in Afghanistan as an alternative to the patrol
cap. The U.S. military boonie hat has come in a variety of camouflage patterns,
of which we are expanding upon the patterns and offering a few more!
Built with 100%
rip-stop material, (all except for desert marpat, which is built of standard
fabric and is still extremely high quality). The brims are slightly stiffened
to hold there shape better then other boonies on the market.
These are extremely high quality boonie hats built to last. We
offer a full lifetime warranty on these hats.