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Sorry I cannot really advise on shelter vs tin for the hood. My gut says shelter for its easier turning but I do not own a tin hood and have only used my shelter cloth version once or so.

Nice thing about the waterfowl coat is you can slip a Tilley in the game pocket and have just about the most perfect rain hat ever devised that will tolerate squashed flat carry. I wear my Tilley's all the time in the warmer months and the Akubra felt in the winter.