[pct-l] Lets Talk: Hats

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, all,

While I wear a ball cap most of the time casually, for hiking I wear a
broad-brimmed nylon hat.  Even with a 360 deg. brim I use the “Class of …”
bandanna beneath it to protect my ears and neck when the sun is unrelenting.


The biggest practical gripe I have with a ball cap on the trail is when I
also have to wear a mosquito head-net.  Even though I have the kind of net
with a thin, metal stand-off band around its middle, I don’t like the way
that net hangs over a cap.   Additionally, I have an ultra-lite, open-mesh
net that I much prefer when hiking in gnat and mosquito country, and it has
no structure whatever; it only hangs from the rim of the hat.

I usually carry both head-nets.  I sleep in the one with the stand-off band,
and I hike with the open-mesh model because I can breathe so much easier.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

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On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 4:41 PM, John Abela
<pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey All,
>
> Well I slacked off last month and forgot to post a "lets talk" post to
> share our favorite piece of 'whatever' gear for the month.
>
> Thought this month we could talk about hats that people use/like/love
> while on-trail.
>
> Be it an expensive and loved-by-many Tilley hat, or the Mountain
> Hardwear Downpour Wide Brim Rain Hat (selected by Backpacking mag as
> the best rain hat), or the very trendy and lightweight OR Echo cap, or
> maybe one of the most loved hats by women, the Sunday Afternoons Sport
> Hat. Or maybe you are the adventurous type and have built your own
> custom made hat like Joe from zpacks.
>
>
> (referenced hats)
>
> Tilley Airflo Hat: http://www.tilley.com/LTM6-AIRFLO-Nylamtium-Hat.aspx
>
> MH Downpour:
> http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Men%27s-Downpour%E2%84%A2-Wide-Brim-Rain-Hat/OM3999,default,pd.html
>
> OR Echo: http://www.outdoorresearch.com/site/echo_cap.html
>
> Sunday Afternoons Sport Hat:
> http://www.sundayafternoons.com/store/mens-sport-hat.html
>
> Joe/ZPacks:
> http://www.zpacks.com/large_image.shtml?about/cdt_gear/cdt8_l.jpg
>
>
> Anyway, what is your favorite hat for when you hit the trail?
>
> John
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