Cowboy hat

Summary

Overview & Obtaining

Cowboy hats are the complementary garment to dusters, both tied to a Western theme in RimWorld. As with Dusters, Cowboy hats provide good thermal insulation. Cowboy hats can be purchased, crafted, or stripped from Outlanders. Cowboy hats also provide a 10% bonus to social chat impact, due to their style.

Crafting

As a complicated garment, cowboy hats require complex clothing to be researched and can only be made at a hand-tailoring bench or an electric tailoring bench. A cowboy hat requires 25 of any textile and 30 units of work.

Conclusion & Comparison

Overall, cowboy hats can be quite important when it comes to survival in hotter climates as a cowboy hat alone adds more than half of the insulation from heat offered by a duster. The social chat impact can also prove to be useful for wardens as relationships with prisoners will be built quicker, reducing the time it takes to recruit them (but a bowler hat would provide a higher bonus to this). Tuques are only more viable in extreme cold climates, where temperatures can plummet below -30 Celsius.

Material Table

Material	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	Item HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Cloth Cowboy hat	7.2%	0%	3.6%	80	-1.8 °C (-3.2 °F)	+9 °C (16.2 °F)	44
Synthread Cowboy hat	18.8%	5.2%	18%	104	-2.2 °C (-4 °F)	+11 °C (19.8 °F)	107
Devilstrand Cowboy hat	28%	7.2%	60%	104	-2 °C (-3.6 °F)	+12 °C (21.6 °F)	144
Hyperweave Cowboy hat	40%	10.8%	57.6%	192	-2.6 °C (-4.7 °F)	+13 °C (23.4 °F)	230
Megasloth wool Cowboy hat	16%	0%	22%	80	-3.4 °C (-6.1 °F)	+6 °C (10.8 °F)	74
Muffalo wool Cowboy hat	7.2%	0%	22%	80	-2.8 °C (-5 °F)	+6 °C (10.8 °F)	74
Alpaca wool Cowboy hat	7.2%	0%	22%	80	-3 °C (-5.4 °F)	+8 °C (14.4 °F)	102
Bison wool Cowboy hat	7.2%	0%	22%	80	-2.6 °C (-4.7 °F)	+6 °C (10.8 °F)	74
Sheep wool Cowboy hat	7.2%	0%	22%	80	-2.6 °C (-4.7 °F)	+5 °C (9 °F)	74
Plainleather Cowboy hat	16.2%	4.8%	30%	104	-1.6 °C (-2.9 °F)	+8 °C (14.4 °F)	59
Dog leather Cowboy hat	16.2%	4.8%	30%	104	-1.4 °C (-2.5 °F)	+8 °C (14.4 °F)	57
Wolfskin Cowboy hat	20.4%	4.8%	30%	104	-2.4 °C (-4.3 °F)	+8 °C (14.4 °F)	82
Panthera fur Cowboy hat	18.6%	4.8%	30%	104	-1.6 °C (-2.9 °F)	+12 °C (21.6 °F)	82
Camelhide Cowboy hat	16.2%	4.8%	30%	104	-1.6 °C (-2.9 °F)	+12 °C (21.6 °F)	64
Bluefur Cowboy hat	16.2%	4.8%	30%	104	-2 °C (-3.6 °F)	+8 °C (14.4 °F)	64
Bearskin Cowboy hat	22.4%	4.8%	30%	104	-2 °C (-3.6 °F)	+10 °C (18 °F)	92
Guinea pig fur Cowboy hat	13.4%	2.8%	30%	48	-3.8 °C (-6.8 °F)	+9 °C (16.2 °F)	132
Human leather Cowboy hat	12.8%	4.8%	30%	104	-1.2 °C (-2.2 °F)	+6 °C (10.8 °F)	112
Pigskin Cowboy hat	12.8%	4.8%	30%	104	-1.2 °C (-2.2 °F)	+6 °C (10.8 °F)	54
Lightleather Cowboy hat	10.8%	2.8%	30%	80	-1.2 °C (-2.2 °F)	+6 °C (10.8 °F)	54
Birdskin Cowboy hat	13.4%	2.8%	30%	80	-1 °C (-1.8 °F)	+5 °C (9 °F)	52
Chinchilla fur Cowboy hat	13.4%	2.8%	30%	80	-3 °C (-5.4 °F)	+8 °C (14.4 °F)	169
Foxfur Cowboy hat	16.2%	4.2%	30%	80	-2 °C (-3.6 °F)	+8 °C (14.4 °F)	94
Lizardskin Cowboy hat	16.2%	5.4%	30%	80	-1.2 °C (-2.2 °F)	+6 °C (10.8 °F)	59
Elephant leather Cowboy hat	22.4%	4.8%	30%	120	-1.4 °C (-2.5 °F)	+6 °C (10.8 °F)	67
Heavy fur Cowboy hat	24.8%	4.8%	30%	120	-3 °C (-5.4 °F)	+7 °C (12.6 °F)	89
Rhinoceros leather Cowboy hat	25.8%	4.8%	30%	120	-1.4 °C (-2.5 °F)	+7 °C (12.6 °F)	112
Thrumbofur Cowboy hat	41.6%	7.2%	30%	160	-3.4 °C (-6.1 °F)	+11 °C (19.8 °F)	355
Patchleather Cowboy hat	9%	3.8%	18%	80	-0.9 °C (-1.6 °F)	+4.5 °C (8.1 °F)	44

^{Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.}

Insulation Information

Cowboy hats offer a decent amount of insulation from heat (50%) and a small amount of insulation from cold (10%). The exact insulation in-game depends on the textile used and the quality of the crafted item. Assuming normal quality, a cowboy hat offers:

Keeps Cool
		Maximum
Fabric	Alpaca wool	+8°C
	Cloth	+9°C
	Devilstrand	+12°C
	Hyperweave	+13°C
	Megasloth wool	+6°C
	Muffalo wool	+6°C
	Synthread	+11°C
Leather	Bearskin	+10°C
	Birdskin	+5°C
	Bluefur	+8°C
	Camelhide	+12°C
	Chinchilla fur	+8°C
	Dog leather	+8°C
	Elephant leather	+6°C
	Foxfur	+8°C
	Heavy fur	+7°C
	Human leather	+6°C
	Lightleather	+6°C
	Lizardskin	+6°C
	Panthera fur	+12°C
	Patchleather	+4.5°C
	Plainleather	+8°C
	Rhinoceros leather	+7°C
	Thrumbofur	+11°C
	Wolfskin	+8°C

Keeps Warm
		Minimum
Fabric	Alpaca wool	−3°C
	Cloth	−1.8°C
	Devilstrand	−2°C
	Hyperweave	−2.6°C
	Megasloth wool	−3.4°C
	Muffalo wool	−2.8°C
	Synthread	−2.2°C
Leather	Bearskin	−2°C
	Birdskin	−1°C
	Bluefur	−2°C
	Camelhide	−1.6°C
	Chinchilla fur	−3°C
	Dog leather	−1.4°C
	Elephant leather	−1.4°C
	Foxfur	−2°C
	Heavy fur	−3°C
	Human leather	−1.2°C
	Lightleather	−1.2°C
	Lizardskin	−1.2°C
	Panthera fur	−1.6°C
	Patchleather	−0.9°C
	Plainleather	−1.6°C
	Rhinoceros leather	−1.4°C
	Thrumbofur	−3.4°C
	Wolfskin	−2.4°C

Apparel

Torso | Clothing: Button-down shirt • T-shirt (Kid ) • Tribalwear (Kid )
: Corset • Eltex shirt • Eltex vest • Formal vest • Formal shirt
: Slave collar
: Sash • Kid romper
Armor: Flak vest
Legs | Clothing: Pants (Kid )
Armor: Flak pants
Shell | Clothing: Duster • Jacket • Parka (Kid ) • Robe
: Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe
: Burka • Slave body strap
: Heavy bandolier
: Lab coat
Armor: Flak jacket • Marine armor (Prestige , Grenadier ) • Plate armor • Recon armor (Prestige , Locust , Mechlord ) • Cataphract armor (Prestige , Phoenix )
Head | Clothing: Bowler hat • Cowboy hat • Hood • Psychic foil helmet • Tuque • Tribal headdress • Veil • War mask
: Beret • Coronet • Crown • Eltex helmet • Eltex skullcap • Ladies hat • Stellic crown • Top hat
: Authority cap • Blindfold • Broadwrap • Flophat • Headwrap • Shadecone • Slicecap • Tailcap • Torture crown • Visage mask
: Airwire headset • Array headset • Gas mask • Face mask
: Ceremonial hood • Ritual mask
Armor: Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet