- Billed caps: Great for most weather, the bill helps shade your eyes. Available cheap anywhere. Personalize with your favorite team, shoe company, walking club patch, or wild colors and patterns. Hats made of CoolMax and Supplex can also wick sweat away. You can find hats with reflective patterns or strips for night walking.
- Knit/fleece caps: In cold weather, a knit cap keeps both head and ears warm. It is also hard for the wind to blow off your head. I have a polar fleece cap with a small bill that is great for winter.
- Boonie hat: The military has some good ideas for head coverings, and the boonie hat is versatile for many weather conditions. They are crushable, stuffable, can be waterproofed. The Tilley hat is a nicer variation.
- Visor: Shades your eyes but lets the top of your head see the sun. Many styles have a built-in sweatband.
- Go Ethnic: Maybe you can't resist wearing a Bavarian hat at a volksmarch, or you'd rather die than take off your cowboy hat. That's OK, we understand.
Hat Accessories
- Ear band: My ears get painfully cold at temps under 60F, so I never leave the house without a fleece ear band. It can also be used as a neck gaiter to keep your neck warm.
- Sweatband: Keep the sweat out of your eyes.
- Hat leash: One clip goes on the back of your hat, the other on your collar, so your hat won't blow away completely.
