Episode 1 - Safari Hat's Filipino Origin

Podcast Description
Video Link:
https://youtu.be/QH1q7ZUf_dw

Military Sun Helmets website:
https://www.militarysunhelmets.com

Peter Suciu:
https://www.militarysunhelmets.com/author/peter

Teofilo Garcia:
https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/gamaba/national-living-treasures-teofilo-garcia/

Sholapith Craft samples:
https://orumindicus.com/product/sholapith-crafts/

Puggaree:
https://amosa.org.au/stories-and-events/militaria/the-puggaree#:~:text=The%20term%20%27puggaree%27%20originates%20from,worn%20in%20hot%2C%20sunny%20regions.

Jesse Hawley:
https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Aictcs_6720

Unfortunately I haven't been able to find the current manufacturer of the helmets but I found this interesting blog post about its procurement:
https://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2015/the-american-pressed-fiber-helmets-blueprints

Coconut Fiber Helmet:
https://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2012/sun-helmets-of-the-philippine-commonwealth-army

History Guy Bobby and Fiber Helmet
https://youtu.be/iRcDjszLaKk?si=vjzKov0P7DA6rZGH
https://youtu.be/hWywAOowjPA?si=h1b-w95-OuCRy0JB

Vietnamese Pith Helmet (Mũ Cối)
https://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2014/the-original-camouflage-khaki-part-viii-the-north-vietnamese-army