| Africa is the region that seems to offer rich | | | | Wide brim hats were designed specifically to |
| collection of culture, resources, places of | | | | provide the maximum amount of sun protection |
| wonder and scenes of the circle of life. It | | | | without blocking your vision. Your long |
| is more impressive than anyone may ever | | | | sleeves and long pants aside, safari hats can |
| dream. And as vast as it can get, no one can | | | | complement the functions as contributed by |
| truly travel the whole of Africa in a month | | | | longer safari clothing. These restrict you |
| without missing hundreds of sights. One has | | | | from freer movement though. |
| to live in Africa to be able to see it all. | | | | |
| | | | When selecting for a safari hat, please pay |
| That being said and other things that can | | | | attention to the width of the visor. It must |
| never be mentioned her or elsewhere, it is | | | | atleast be 2 ½ inches wide from the side |
| vital that you would not spoil your African | | | | that is nearest to the circumference of your |
| safari adventure by not being comfortable | | | | head. |
| along your journey. This is why, like with | | | | |
| most other trips, we have to bring the | | | | While we have this strong tendency to |
| essentials. | | | | correlate safari hats with outback, it is |
| | | | good to note that it is actually a version of |
| The basics off course are clothes, shoes and | | | | the Fedora hat. When in doubt, you may try |
| the likes. Second to it are the toiletries. | | | | flipping the back of the brim and you'll make |
| The third (and the most important) are the | | | | a Fedora. In short, safari hats are just |
| binoculars! After all, what's the sense of | | | | fedoras that have their brims turned down. |
| going to Africa if you would not be able to | | | | |
| witness the dance of life as closer as your | | | | Since when did this fashion in safari hats |
| advantage may allow? | | | | occurred, no one truly knows. One theory |
| | | | suggests that when African safaris became a |
| Well, though we may place this gear at the | | | | fad at one time in history, people have |
| bottom list, you surely would not want | | | | started bringing home photos of safari |
| leaving them behind. Well, come to think of | | | | adventures that typically feature |
| it, what more can you do but protect your | | | | turned-down-brims safari hats. Later, |
| head and half of your face from the scorching | | | | manufacturers adopted this type of hat which |
| heat of the sun? | | | | became the normal fashion for all safari |
| | | | guests. |