I'm coming up to my annual argument as to which of my two favourite hats I take away for my summer travels. Thinning hair makes a hat a necessity when canoeing and walking. As a matter of principle I never take two bit of kit when one will do and I have only one head so, will it be the Tilley T4 or the cotton peaked cap?
The Tilley
+ It has bags of character. I bought it second hand from Two dogs and paid extra for the stains and crumples.
+It shades my eyes from sun and keeps rain off my glasses
+It is robust and unlikely to give up the ghost before I do.
+It has a cord to stop it blowing in the wind.
+It works well with a mossie net
+ It's green and matches all my other clothes
+ I think I look rather good in it
- It is a cliche and I look like all the other mostly oldish men who wear them to demonstrate that can throw £65 away on a hat and/or want to look a regular outdoorsman
- I never know what to do with it in the tent and it usually ends up sticking on a walking pole outside so as to be wet in the morning
-The broad brim gets in the way when I'm carrying a pack or driving
- It doesn't work with a hooded coat
- seems a bit out of place in an urban setting
The Cap
+ It keeps the sun out of my eyes and the rain off my glasses
+It folds up and goes in a pocket of a coat or bag
+It doesn't look like a fashion statement and doesn't look out of place anywhere
+ it works with a hooded jacket and when driving
-Not much good in the rain
- Doesn't work so well with a mossie net
-The wind catches under the peak and blows it off
- It's blue
Which one would you take? Or have you a better idea?
The Tilley
+ It has bags of character. I bought it second hand from Two dogs and paid extra for the stains and crumples.
+It shades my eyes from sun and keeps rain off my glasses
+It is robust and unlikely to give up the ghost before I do.
+It has a cord to stop it blowing in the wind.
+It works well with a mossie net
+ It's green and matches all my other clothes
+ I think I look rather good in it
- It is a cliche and I look like all the other mostly oldish men who wear them to demonstrate that can throw £65 away on a hat and/or want to look a regular outdoorsman
- I never know what to do with it in the tent and it usually ends up sticking on a walking pole outside so as to be wet in the morning
-The broad brim gets in the way when I'm carrying a pack or driving
- It doesn't work with a hooded coat
- seems a bit out of place in an urban setting
The Cap
+ It keeps the sun out of my eyes and the rain off my glasses
+It folds up and goes in a pocket of a coat or bag
+It doesn't look like a fashion statement and doesn't look out of place anywhere
+ it works with a hooded jacket and when driving
-Not much good in the rain
- Doesn't work so well with a mossie net
-The wind catches under the peak and blows it off
- It's blue
Which one would you take? Or have you a better idea?
they are up there with the girl who overtook us while doing her mascara only for us to pass her after she had rear ended another car and was clutching her eye....
