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Car Forum / Mazda / Mazda Miata / April 2007Hat that won't blow off
I usually use my Miata just for around town, but even here (it's a big town!) I find myself doing 75 MPH and I'm constantly having to push my hat down as the wind tries to sweep it away. I currently use one of those flat, nearly-brimless knit driving caps. I have tried a tight-fitting baseball cap, which hurts my head it's so tight and the wind catches the bill anyway. I have even tried a very wintery-looking knit cap my wife made, like the ones I wore sledding as a kid in Buffalo. Besides looking rather stupid, the darn wind STILL managed to snatch it away. Anyway, I'm planning a long trip this summer which will involve a lot of 80 MPH highway driving. Anybody have a suggestion for headgear that: A - does not look colossally stupid and B - absolutely will not blow off Thanks! <snippage> > Anyway, I'm planning a long trip this summer which will involve > a lot of 80 MPH highway driving. Anybody have a suggestion for [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks! I still haven't found a hat that fits both of those and I've had Belle for 12 years. And a *lot* of hats. The one thing that I found that does help is a piece of cord with alligator clips on both ends - one end attaches to the hat, the other to your shirt. That way if the hat does fly off, at least it's still in your car and not on the road. Let me know if you find something! Iva & Belle.) '90B Classic Red.) #3 winkin' Miata >I usually use my Miata just for around town, but even here (it's >a big town!) I find myself doing 75 MPH and I'm constantly [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Thanks! I use a khaki colored military "boonie" hat. It has a 360 degree brim that keeps the sun off my ears and neck and a chin strap. The useless strap around the crown can be removed with a seam ripper. http://www.patriotsurplus.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/SFV/31182/vpid/1985353/vpc sid/0/rid/119871 How well it meets condition A is up to you, but it meets condition B nicely. > Anyway, I'm planning a long trip this summer which will involve > a lot of 80 MPH highway driving. Anybody have a suggestion for [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > B - absolutely will not blow off ANY hat can blow off, if you're careless; leash straps can work if you're not going too fast. I've had excellent results with a Patagonia Spoonbill, a close-fitting nylon ballcap with an extra-long bill. It extends quite far down the back of my head, and has an elastic adjustment strap, so it stays put without being uncomfortably tight. I bought it at REI. > ANY hat can blow off, if you're careless; leash straps can work if > you're not going too fast. I've had excellent results with a Patagonia > Spoonbill, a close-fitting nylon ballcap with an extra-long bill. It > extends quite far down the back of my head, and has an elastic > adjustment strap, so it stays put without being uncomfortably tight. I > bought it at REI. Not true, this baby has never come off at any speed since I finished knitting it about 5 years ago. http://tinyurl.com/2ogk9d Pat > Not true, this baby has never come off at any speed since I finished > knitting it about 5 years ago. > > http://tinyurl.com/2ogk9d Oh Pat, I'll bet you look simply precious in that. I'm not real big on either fashion or stereotypes, but if you ever see me in such a thing, please just put me out of my misery. I won't mind, since my brain will already have joined the bleedin' choir invisible. > Oh Pat, I'll bet you look simply precious in that. > > I'm not real big on either fashion or stereotypes, but if you ever see > me in such a thing, please just put me out of my misery. I won't mind, > since my brain will already have joined the bleedin' choir invisible. I'll be there for ya man. :-) Pat OMG, Naughty Needlers? You're scaring me now! Chris 99BBB >> ANY hat can blow off, if you're careless; leash straps can work if you're >> not going too fast. I've had excellent results with a Patagonia [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Pat > OMG, Naughty Needlers? You're scaring me now! > > Chris > 99BBB Such stereotyping. Needlecraft can be very relaxing, and it produces useful products like the devil hat. It can also help to be naughty while needling. Can you immediately tell if something is traditional needlepoint, counted cross-stitch or petit point? I didn't think so, who is the big man now? ;-) Pat > I usually use my Miata just for around town, but even here (it's > a big town!) I find myself doing 75 MPH and I'm constantly [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks! Cotton cycling cap, sometimes called a casquette. While just about any hat protects your scalp, it is also important to protect your ears, neck and face. I use a Tilley hat that has both a chin strap and a strap that goes behind your head to keep it from blowing forward. They also have a thin layer of foam in the crown that is there for both flotation and insulation. They even are guaranteed against loss, as long as you are using your chinstrap. http://www.tilley.com/  SignatureBoreal 2001 LS 6 speed Silver/tan, Sport Suspension w/hard rear sway bar >I usually use my Miata just for around town, but even here (it's > a big town!) I find myself doing 75 MPH and I'm constantly [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks! > While just about any hat protects your scalp, it is also important to > protect your ears, neck and face. That's what SPF30 is for. Hats are for our bald spots. Two words - bird droppings....... SignatureBoreal 2001 LS 6 speed Silver/tan, Sport Suspension w/hard rear sway bar >> While just about any hat protects your scalp, it is also important to >> protect your ears, neck and face. > > That's what SPF30 is for. Hats are for our bald spots. > While just about any hat protects your scalp, it is also > important to protect your ears, neck and face. I use a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://www.tilley.com/ Thanks - the Tilley hats look really nice. This might do the trick. I assume the back brim is forgiving enough that you can use the headrest with no problems. Thanks also to the others who offered suggestions. The Boonie hats look like a good, cheap solution. As for the knitted devil horns....let's just say it's a blatant violation of rule A. '90B Silverstone > Thanks also to the others who offered suggestions. The Boonie > hats look like a good, cheap solution. > > As for the knitted devil horns....let's just say it's a blatant > violation of rule A. I suppose you won't like mine either. Matching black pudding-basin helmet, with goggles. miker > Thanks - the Tilley hats look really nice. This might do the > trick. I assume the back brim is forgiving enough that you can [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > '90B Silverstone I use a bucket hat (think I paid $5 for the current one), which is fairly similar to the Tilley & the Boonie I guess. http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=bucket+hat&hl=en&rlz=1B2GGGL_enUS176 &um=1&sa=X&oi=froogle&ct=title My biggest complaint about baseball hats is the reduced visibility. If the sun is right in front of you, you have to pull the hat down to block it, then the sides of the brim block your peripheral vision. The bucket hat gives you the sun protection w/o sacrificing much vision. I don't have a string/tie on mine, altho I've thought about picking one up. I've never lost one on the road - thought I was gonna a few times but it didn't come off all the way (probably been using that type of hat for 4- 6yrs). Looks - well, I think it's decent at least. Blow-off risk - very low. -Scott >> While just about any hat protects your scalp, it is also >> important to protect your ears, neck and face. I use a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > '90B Silverstone A late candidate: I think that my Sugoi runner's cap is as close to blow-off-proof as anything I've seen. And it has no chin strap to worry about, blocks solar radiation (an important thing for the follicularly-challenged), and it soaks up sweat like nobody's business if you are cruising on a super-hot day. SignatureJohn McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
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