Best Bushcraft Hat Yet?

[Barney]

I saw this earlier tonight and just had to have it. I thought that some of you might like also.

A realtree pattern baseball cap with a twist, well actually a button.

The button is on the underside of the peak. It controls a row of five led lights buried in the peak of the cap .

The batteries are contained in an unobtrusive waterproof pocket on the inside of the cap. The bulbs are really quite bright. Overall I think its a great idea.

£3.99 at Aldi

 

[lamper]

Dude, that's not bad.

You got a link?

 

[Barney]

Aldi is a supermarket mate, I just called in and saw it. I would not know if it is available ont tinternet

 

[lamper]

I know its supermarket

I'll have to have a look then.....

 

[Quarryman]

I've heard the battery pack can have a tendancy to dig in a little, was wandering if this was right?

 

[Barney]

The unit is really very good, far better than having a load of elastic bands and batteries strapped to your head petzl style(I have one of those too) for knocking about round the fire and going for a slash. The light pattern is effective enough to illuminate an area for 6-8 feet in front of you when walking in pitch black.

The battery does not dig in your head at all which surprised me as the carrier frame is rigid plastic. There is a facility for adding a thin strip of padding, but in my view it will not be needed.

 

[gregorach]

Is it available in Burberry?

 

[Barney]

No but just Seen Ray going into Aldi, everyone will want one next week

 

[lamper]

And I always thought Ray was a Lidls man

 

[Tye Possum]

I have one of those, well sort of. I got it last year but it only has two led's and they put out just enough light to see two spots of light on your hand if you hold your hand right in front of them. It was a little brighter but not much when I got it so I'm wondering if maybe the batteries were just almost dead when I got it because it did have a try me sticker on it. I'd get new batteries but I don't think there'd be enough light from 2 led's to be worth the cost of those little batteries.

 

[Tony]

what batteries does it run on?

 

[Tye Possum]

ummm well mine says "Replace with two CR2032 batteries." I don't know much about batteries but I seem to remember these flat little circular ones being pretty expensive...

 

[Dingus Magee]

For £3.99 you can't really complain about the lights...looks a serviceable hat at the very least.

 

[Tony]

yeah, the little round batteries are a pain, although I've got some spare from my scope...

 

[Tye Possum]

The ones you guys got there seem a lot better than mine. Mine only has 2 lights first of all and second, something very important, the batteries just fold under the sweat band! No water proof pouch for me, I've often wondered what would happen if I had it on in the rain but never really felt the urge to see for myself...

 

[Barney]

Batteries are 2032 about the size of a penny and quite flat, If that makes sense.

I Like mine

I would like it even more in DPM though rather than real tree.

I will still use my Akubra in broad daylight and save this just for night time where I will not worry about the Pattern.