My eye doctor has told me that I should have a dark underside of the bill of my hat. I assumed that the contrast and lack of reflection help protect the eyes. Do we have any eye Dr's on the list that could give an opinion?
John -----Original Message----- From: Mike Remus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 7:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [RCSE] The best soaring hat? You can use it for X country in the back of a pick up truck and it wont blow off "face or back to the wind" . Terrific hat!. Mike Remus LOFT Glider Club Fort Wayne IN LSF Level 5 #112 Remember; Think small. Big ideas upset others! On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 08:24:28 -0500 "George Voss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So far, the Tilley is ranking high. Will the brim stay put in 25 mph > slope > lift? I'm not worried about the price. I figure if I own some > pretty > expensive radio and aircraft, $62 on a hat is doable. gv > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Laurel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 2:05 AM > To: '[RCSE]' > Subject: Re: [RCSE] The best soaring hat? > > I personally favor the Tilley T4, which is very comfortable, and has > a > big brim that extends well over the neck for protection. It also > has a > good strap to keep it on your head in windy conditions. A very > durable > and well-made product from our friends in Canada! > http://tilley.com/detail.asp? > catId=13&gender=m&extractBy=CategoryId&id=1&productNo=T4 > > -Jim > > On Jun 2, 2005, at 11:11 PM, George Voss wrote: > > > I know this will start a huge discussion, but what is the best hat > for > > both > > slope and thermal flying? I currently use a Chi Chi Rodriguez > cane > > hat. I > > like it for thermal flying but the brim is too soft to hold up in > slope > > lift. That, and it doesn't have a chin string/strap and blows off > in > > strong > > slope lift. Baseball hats don't protect the ears or neck. > Opinions > > please. > > George > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send > > "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent > in > > text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based > > email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send > "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > with > MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and > AOL > are generally NOT in text format > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send > "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and > unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME > turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL > are generally NOT in text format > > Mike Remus LOFT Glider Club Fort Wayne IN LSF Level 5 #112 Remember; Think small. Big ideas upset others! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
