Talkback: Monday Tip - Put A Cap On It! - Starting out?

supercorsa

31/10/2011 at 13:32

Unfotunately, its still a Baseball cap, this symbol of textile ****** worn everywhere in the world ;)
There are so many functional alternatives, which may even represent local fashion, tradition and heritage

Mal Mawr

31/10/2011 at 14:15

I like baseball caps!

Nigel Healy

31/10/2011 at 14:46

I have some floppy waterprrof hoods and tried waterproof cap underneath. It is a hack, no way as good as a wired peak because

movement drags water from the peak to the inside of the hood
cinched hood pulls the peak down
cinched hood, the peak is wider than you need, and makes a gap to the sides of the face where rain runs in
you end up not cinching the hood and then have a gap all around the face and neck for rain to run in. Not a problem when horizontal windless rain.

For mountain conditions I'd recommend buying waterproof jacket with a decent hood with wired peak.

Nick P 10

31/10/2011 at 15:11

Never tried to wear a baseball cap under my hood, but I think i will give it a go with my hard shell to see what the Yanks do!

Mal Mawr

31/10/2011 at 15:41

My goretex cap works fine under the hood of my Velez smock.

Parky Again

31/10/2011 at 18:13

A tilley hat is a bit more of a challenge under a hood. A baseball cap is generally better i find for keeping the wet off me specs.
Mine is the paramo version which allows you to only need the hood when you're finally fed up with the novelty of water down the neck.

Mole

31/10/2011 at 18:14

I used to be anti Baseball Cap

But, I started wearing a baseball cap under my hoods a few years back, and, being a specs wearer, found it transformed my wet weather hillwalking experience. Way better than the 'mountain caps' I'd worn previously

The 'you should get windsreen wipers for those' "jokes" have almost completely ceased due to the added protection the cap gives me.

And, I find the Montane litespeed hood unwearable without a cap -

My usual winter headwear now is baseball cap supplemented with a buff - if it's any colder, then I'll be wearing warm hood as well

My main issue with baseball caps is that most of them seem to be quite shallow at the rear and unless you have very short hair, won't stay on so well. I dread the day when I lose/destroy my current one.

pete_rbg

31/10/2011 at 18:41

I'm with Mole and Parky, as a wearer of specs, I've found that a Pro Shell baseball cap is the only way I can keep good (safe) vision when in heavy rain. This is especially true over wet, bolder terrain, where confident foot placement is a must.

I'm not usually one for things on my head but, if you also wear specs, I'd highly recommend this (relatively) cheap piece of headgear.

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