First, the good news. Our troop adopted a very cool Scout hat for adult and Scout leaders. They look great and work well in all conditions, from Death Valley desert sun to Sierra Nevada winter blizzards. Until recently, the only downside was that they are not from the B.S.A., but from Scouts Australia. They are quality fur felt (like the B.S.A. campaign hats) but because of the exchange rate, cost us only about $35 a piece, delivered! They look to be made by Akubra (which sell for more than $100 here).
Now, the bad news. Even though they had the coolest uniform hats of any country i