They’re close by to you, Robert. In Carlsbad. I’m in Thousand Oaks, so delivery was quite quick. On Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 1:10:18 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote:
> FWIW, since we're talking about hats that aren't your regular cycling cap, > I'll plug the Henschel Hiker that I just got. Well stitched from stout tho' > doubtless synthetic canvas with sturdy mesh crown for excellent > ventilation, and since it's more or less a fedora style, the brim does not > flop. I ride in it while dragging the dog through his statutory daily 2 > miles of exercise. (Kidding, dog is usually pulling me along.) I rather > like the slightly more "formal" style. > > henschel-hiker-crushable-mesh-breezer-hat > <https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/henschel-hiker-crushable-mesh-breezer-hat?ds_e=MICROSOFT&ds_c=Shop%7CGeneric%7CAllProducts%7CHigh%7CSSCCatchAll&msclkid=d413c08ac33414d07257a037ea066630&gclid=d413c08ac33414d07257a037ea066630&gclsrc=3p.ds> > > [image: image.png] > > And segwaying merrily off of this, I enjoy watching the Sharpe's Rifles > series set just before, during, and just after the Peninsular War against > Napoleon, and I delight to see the vast variety of men's headgear, ancient > holdovers and modern pioneers: Wellington's absurd cocked hat, early cowboy > hats and fedoras, shakos, and similars to the weird over-the-top peaked > caps worn by Soviet bloc and (nowadays) North Korean officers. > > Patrick Moore, who usually wears retro-team -- Legnano! BP! Molteni! -- > cycling caps for riding, with 1 cm of the brims bent up to improve > sightline. I had to rivet the flipup on my Riv cap to keep it up. > > [image: image.png] > > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 11:41 AM David Person <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My preferred headwear is a wide brimmed cloth hat, like a boonie hat, >> when riding. Too much sun in my youth means battling minor skin cancer >> spots on the face, temple and ears. Last week I came across an add for a >> company call Shelta Hats that makes boonie style hats with a stiffener in >> the front of the brim. What they call "no flop brim technology". Today I >> got to test it out and am please to report that the hat functions >> beautifully. The chin cord was needed against the wind or when going >> downhill to keep hat in place, but the fit was excellent and the brim did >> not flop. >> >> In the interest for full disclosure - I've no association with Shelta >> Hats and paid full price for my hat. >> >> https://www.sheltahats.com/ >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6afd8a17-f6c5-41b6-a62d-e5ce470e9ad5n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6afd8a17-f6c5-41b6-a62d-e5ce470e9ad5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/10210b23-1390-42b3-9c64-fa9cd031ca5en%40googlegroups.com.
