# What kind of casual hat for a conehead. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 7, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334 "2012-06-07T00:25:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/1 "2012-06-07T00:25:36Z")
So, as my hair thins a bit I am needing a hat more and more often for watching sports, fishing etc. anything more than 20 minutes or so in the sun. I am the least style or appearance knowledgeable person on earth, but even I can tell how much of a doof I look like in a baseball cap. The top of my head is really tall, and I have a big forehead. And a baseball cap just kind of emphasizes it by focusing on just how far my eyes and ears are below the cap bottom edge compared to normal humans. And the basic fishing floppy brim deally is even worse, it looks like I am hiding a couple phonebook under my hat. Any body have any suggestions for those with an extra high pate? Hopefully cheap that I would have to care if it blew off on a boat, or got sweaty and needed to be replaced? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/2 "2012-06-07T02:17:01Z")
Well, there’s [this…](http://www.etsy.com/listing/66900138/blue-gnome-hat-large?ref=sr_gallery_2&sref=sr_32e90ef45d326124d41be5f432f3ef6a52f1f759be1611076b9ce1653b9bb54f_1339035388_14098617_gnome&ga_search_query=gnome+hat&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/3 "2012-06-07T02:29:15Z")
Viking Helmet ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/4 "2012-06-07T02:33:42Z")
Well, you could look like [this guy…](http://stax-o-wax.blogspot.com/2009/11/walter-brennan-country-heart-of-walter.html) Hey. He’s a well-respected actor. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/5 "2012-06-07T02:38:50Z")
Have you tried a fitted baseball cap with a deep uhm…cup? I can’t wear [“shallow”](http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11383078&cp=1452349.1452728) [baseball caps](http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3875082&cp=1452349.1452728) because of my humongous head and even humongouser hair, but a [deep, fitted cap](http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10947565&cp=1452349.1452728.705486) fits great. Cheap and/or free hats tend to be super shallow. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/6 "2012-06-07T03:48:35Z")
A trilby, every man should own a trilby. Or move to Texas and get a 10 gallon hat ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/7 "2012-06-07T10:54:29Z")
A [pork pie](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2008/03/porkpie.png&imgrefurl=http://artofmanliness.com/2008/03/01/bringing-back-the-hat/&h=309&w=475&sz=113&tbnid=EjMCgyndnlymMM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=138&zoom=1&usg=__jcGtZNa_aBAzc9dUOfUjHc15ZP8=&docid=LKVrkvhXuR8HfM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6YfQT9nKB4Ls2gWbur3TDA&ved=0CLMBEPUBMAU&dur=508) hat would be perfect! ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/8 "2012-06-07T11:59:58Z")
> [@sisu](#): > > A trilby, every man should own a trilby. > > Or move to Texas and get a 10 gallon hat Nonsense. Trilbys look absurd on we men of large craniums. I think it is the skinny brim. However, a nice panama hat works well on everyone. And it has enough brim to prevent sunburn. For the boat, where being blown off is a real concern, I wear a Broner cap, I’m not sure of the correct name of the style, but it has a very long brim almost like a marlin fishing cap and a neck flap. It had a drawstring to tighten across the brow. My wife refers to it as the “Ass Hat.” ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/9 "2012-06-07T13:18:42Z")
A [took hat](http://www.terra-nova.co.uk/Product_Type/Hats-Headwear/Took_Hat_Black_L-XL.html) might work with the added bonus of keeping it well-seated. Of course, if you are [feeling](http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080804054048/harrypotter/images/thumb/d/d7/Sorting_hat.jpg/250px-Sorting_hat.jpg) [more](http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7UtwAr0D6F3H3PMFIjnNweNcS5vZbLP639CP0XfD_cN2H9j_-2kFHR2v7) [festive](http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/The-Cat-in-the-Hat-dr--seuss-54085_306_579.gif), there are [other](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b_wgRLHwZA0/STTb_l_u3zI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/AhprcP7JuWo/s400/grey+top+hat.JPG) [options](http://www.skiptomylou.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/uncle-sam-hat-party-favor.jpg) [available](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cClU6YtEKVY/S0uNiQ-HoGI/AAAAAAAABfQ/mo8TaX7mNLE/s320/The+Pope+and+hat.jpg)… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/10 "2012-06-07T15:37:15Z")
How about a fez? You’d be v. popular with all the Dr. Who fans. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/11 "2012-06-07T22:26:25Z")
How about a [yellow hat](https://www.google.com/search?sugexp=chrome,mod%3D17&q=man+with+the+yellow+hat&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=TyrRT5q3LYm1-waausHgDQ&biw=1399&bih=784&sei=USrRT6DILcKj-gbHs5WODg)? ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-casual-hat-for-a-conehead/624334/12 "2012-06-08T01:45:38Z")
[Straw cowboy hat](http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Stained-Brown-Woven-Cowboy/dp/B0029IITOU/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339119790&sr=8-1-fkmr0). Inexpensive, easily replaced at your local western wear store, lightweight and cool, you can adjust the brim in several styles til you find one that suits your head shape and face.