Bush Hat

Don't Starve

DST

“It's kind of scratchy.”

–Wilson

“Too passive!”

–Willow

“I am so sneaky!”

–Wolfgang

“I'm already practically invisible...”

–Wendy

“HOW DEMEANING”

–WX-78

“Camouflage.”

–Wickerbottom

“It's good for hiding from nature.”

–Woodie

“There's room in there for me.”

–Maxwell

“How odd! Such a rudimentary disguise, yet so effective.”

–Wagstaff

“För the hunt.”

–Wigfrid

“Spider in the bushes.”

–Webber

“This makes me feel at one with nature.”

–Walani

“Snacks to go?”

–Warly

“Fer blendin' in wit' th'landlubbers.”

–Woodlegs

“THERE METHOD TO WILBA MADNESS”

–Wilba

“Friend costume”

–Wormwood

“Good thing this is a great disguise, because I don't want to be seen wearing it.”

–Wheeler

“Just, y'know. Strap a bush on your head.”

–Winona

“Now you see me, now you don't! Hyuyu!”

–Wortox

“Can't see me!!”

–Wurt

“Camouflage!”

–Walter

“Hiding is always preferable to fighting.”

–Wanda

The Bush Hat is a wearable Dress Item. It requires 1 Straw Hat, 1 Rope, and 1 Berry Bush to craft and an Alchemy Engine to prototype.

To hide in the hat, the player has to click the RMB (Right Mouse Button) over the Bush Hat while it's in the head slot on the inventory toolbar. Right-clicking the hat again does not undisguise but instead takes the hat off the head slot. Moving around will immediately remove the disguise.

When hiding, enemies will not notice the player unless the enemy was already targeting the player. Charlie is not fooled by the disguise. Also, Gobblers can distinguish between Berry Bushes and the Bush Hat; hence, they will not approach the player when the player is hiding with the Bush Hat. 

Tips

• The Bush Hat is an effective method for avoiding incoming Hound attacks, as the Hounds will simply pass by a player hidden in the hat. The player will unhide whenever exclaiming "Did you hear that?" but if the player quickly hides again before the Hounds arrive, the Hounds won't notice. This trick can be especially useful when around Beefalo, since using the bush hat will instantly cause the hounds to attack any nearby mobs.
• Camping out in Spider-infested territories is dangerous (unless playing as Webber), especially during long winter nights. Utilizing the Bush Hat will spare the wearer from dealing with spiders during the night.
• The Bush Hat is also useful in Caves/Ruins situations to hide during aggressive stages of the Nightmare Cycle. Note that a light source can still be equipped in the hand slot.
• If the player doesn't have a ranged weapon or can't corner a Koalefant they want to kill, they can hide in a Bush Hat when the closest distance is reached. Then the Koalefant may wander over, giving the player a chance to hit it before it can flee.
• Using the Bush Hat with Willow's Lighter works well if one does not have time to set up a camp or it's too dangerous, as her Lighter will stay active to protect her from Charlie indefinitely (excludes Don't Starve Together), and the Bush Hat will prevent her from being spotted by hostile mobs, provided she hasn't already been seen.

Trivia

• The Bush Hat is the only item equipped in the head slot that does not have a durability mechanic, except for the Straw Hat in the base game. However, in the base game, a Straw Hat has no benefit when worn, making the Bush Hat the only head slot item that has no durability despite having a practical use.
• This item was added in the Insanity! update.
• Before the Caves update, the player would automatically hide in the Bush Hat upon standing still.
• In the Shipwrecked DLC, it's impossible to craft a Bush Hat, as there are only the leafy variant of Berry Bushes. This can be circumvented by linking the Shipwrecked world to a base game, Reign of Giants, or Hamlet save.
• In Don't Starve Together, it's possible for a world containing only Juicy Berry Bushes to generate, thus making the Bush Hat impossible to craft.

Bugs

• Wearing a Backpack or Piggyback will prevent the Player from hiding.

Gallery

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  Used
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  Bush Hat Equipped
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  Activating the Bush Hat.
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  A character under the Bush Hat (right) compared to a normal Berry Bush (left).
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  Hounds ignoring the player, who is hidden under the Bush Hat.
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  Bush Hat left on the ground.
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  A Pig wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Original HD icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.
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  Bush Hat as seen in the poster for the Insanity! update.
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  Wilson wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Willow wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wolfgang wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wendy wearing a Bush Hat.
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  WX-78 wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wickerbottom wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Woodie wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wes wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Maxwell wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wigfrid wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Webber wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Walani wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Warly wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wilbur wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Woodlegs wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wilba wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wormwood wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wheeler wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Winona wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wortox wearing a Bush Hat.
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  Wurt wearing a Bush Hat.

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