In search of the perfect hat

[TsPoet]

I understand wearing a hat while running, but why do I see women around town, wearing these caps as they are out and about? And, they're always getting into an Escalade .
Don't get me started on men who wear hats as a fashion accessory.

LOL, you are getting blasted for this
I, too, wear hats all the time. I have messy hair, it's just that way, it's curly and/or wavy and the curls and the waves fight with each other all the time. I also wear glasses, so find it a PITA to have prescription sun glasses, it's easier just to put a brimmed hat on and take what shade I can get.
I drive a MINI, though, not an Escalade.
(another reason I wear hats is that I train dogs. That may sound silly, but it's actually quite valuable - my dogs don't freak at someone wearing a hat. Dogs I train are used to it, too.)

[Crankin]

Not taking it personally, believe me.
I never considered that some people wear hats for eye protection, as I wear sunglasses if I even step outside. I guess that comes from 23 years in the sunbelt. I really can't see well without the sunglasses.
SadieKate, your comment about the Oregon Ducks T shirt/cap made me snort, and Oak, well, I don't think that just applies to Florida, like wearing a hat into the courtroom. I am sure it happens here in strait laced Massachusetts.
GLC, you were camping... that is outdoor activity in my mind, so the hat looks natural. Just because I wouldn't wear one, well, it doesn't matter.
When I run in the summer, the hat just makes me sweat. But, I do wear it canoeing, as I feel really exposed to the sun.
I look kind of crappy in any hat or even a headband. I'm what my hairdresser calls a "head sweater" and wearing a hat just makes this worse. I hate having my picture taken when x country skiing because of this. I actually look better when photographed in my sunglasses, as for some reason, my eyes always look droopy when photographed. This is why I don't post a lot of pics here.
No offense taken, you guys are lucky my DH didn't give his opinion on this subject.

[7rider]

Well, to go back to the topic on hand....

The SweatVac hat lived up to its billing. It vac'ed all the gobs of sweat off my head and everything was a soaking was a soaking wet mess at the end of my run yesterday (warm and very humid run). Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing -- I sweat lots - but none of it was running down my eyes so I guess that's good. I just looked like a drowned rat at the end of the run.

FWIW, STP has a few running hats on sale. If you get their Deal Flyer, you'll likely see these today cheaper than what the link shows.

[Veronica]

I got the hat Yellow used for her 50 miler. I wore it for a 3 mile windy run on Saturday. It stayed on and didn't feel heavy on my head. It wasn't super hot, only mid 70s, so I'll need to try it on a warmer day. It comes in lots of colors!


Veronica

[yellow]

Glad it's so-far-so-good for you! I've used mine up into the low 90s. I tell myself that being a little warm is better than skin cancer. I love visors, but--to me--it's not worth it these days to be out in the sun for a long time with my scalp exposed!

[chatnoire]

Wow! Lots of emotion about hats!

GLC, you guys are adorable.


My boyfriend wears a hat on occasion, but usually when he hasn't done his hair. (Yes. He does his hair. He has product.) I don't wear hats casually, but I do have a few "fashionable" hats for the winter, and a straw hat I actually bought at a post-ride festival to protect my face from the sun. If you can tell in my pic - I am as white as the snow. I think about the sun, and I burn. So sun protection is pretty crucial to me.

However, I am not a runner, so cannot contribute to the actual topic at hand, so my apologies for any possible thread drift I may be contributing to. *bows out*

[Deborajen]

I have a cap which I bought several years ago that I LOVE. Seems like I bought it from either TE or Athleta but neither carries it anymore - ? The tag says Illuminite, and I found it on their website:

http://illuminite.com/women/primo-lid

It stays on in the wind - I've worn it in 30 mph + wind, it's well vented, and it has some reflective insets on the sides (although I don't think the reflectors work well at all - ). And it comes clean in the wash.

[roo4]

My husband usually wears a hat outside, but never indoors. It's how he was raised.

I sorta dated this guy once, he had long scraggly hair and often wore a ball cap. We were going to a classical music concert and he shows up wearing old jeans, scruffy untucked shirt, and the disreputable hat. Grunge was in style, but still...the two of us never really connected. A year or so later he was dating someone else. I saw him at a similar event and he was without hat, with short hair, and looked showered. Clearly I was never the woman for him!