Reddit mentions: The best cold weather hats & caps for men

It really depends on what you are doing. You say "Not planning on doing any super athletic or intensive activities"... does that mean mostly running from the house to the car, or walking from the car to the shopping mall? Out walking the dog? Or spending 3+ hours watching a football game outdoors?

If it's near freezing, I'll generally wear a heavy softshell and mid weight fleece (and good hat). Below that I'll switch to a hard shell and fleece. This is generally fine as long as I'm moving around... if I'm standing still waiting to get in line for a show, they can be too cold.

If I expect to be out for more than 15 minutes, if there's a big wind chill, I'll throw on a long sleeved thermal shirt and maybe add another light layer. Again, good if I'm walking around.

I have a cheap TNF Nuptse 700 fill down jacket that I wear if it's really cold, if I'm making a quick trip to the store and don't want to bother layering, if I expect to be out sitting in the cold for any length of time, or going to a friend's house who has his thermostat set to 80F and I don't want to have to strip off all the layers when I get there. I don't worry about down getting wet since I only break it out when it's well below freezing. When I'm sitting around at a sporting event, I'll add a fleece, a blanket, a pad to sit on, a thermos of hot drinks (and a Jetboil nearby so I can make more if necessary).

I generally don't wear thermal pants, just jeans. But I do have some cheap snow shell that will slip over the jeans, they don't insulate much but cut the wind which is generally all I need.

Boots... my hiking boots are great in the mountains, but not so much walking the streets around town. Good pair of Sorel Pac boots and wool socks make a huge difference. If I'm at a game sitting around, I'll not above using some toe warmers.

Good windstopper fleece hat like the Mountain Hardware Dome Perignon , gloves, scarf or neck gaiter.

I picked up many of these items at TJMaxx/Marshalls. Stocks are hit or miss, but I've bought a few nice hard shells, down jackets, hats and gloves, thermals, wool socks. I've picked up softshells and other gear at Sierra Trading Post (make sure you sign up for the email and get your discount code, free shipping + 25% off all purchases is generally a good deal but sometimes you get bigger discounts).

Good luck!

PS - I've linked to items on Amazon just so you can see what they look like, but you can often find them elsewhere for cheaper.

Happy happy cake day and thanks for the contest! :D


1 Cake or birthday related (It is my cake day after all). Scrapbook calendar tape to mark your birthday in your scrapbook.


2 Simon Pegg was in a zombie movie and this is a zombie thing, so...yeah. Yeah?


3 A book you are eager to read


4 Eating Utensils


5 Animal


6 Purple


7 A game. From the game Magic: The Gathering


8 Guilty pleasure. One of my favorite instruments! It's guilty because apparently a lot of people don't like accordions/concertinas O_o


9 A Tool


10 Something from your childhood. From going to Renaissance Fairs with my Mom when I was a kid.


11 An organizational item. Scrapbook paper, because scrapbooks are a way to organize photos.


12 Hobby. One of my hobbies is camping :D


13 Nerdy/ Geeky


14 Something Natural. Sunlight!


15 Green


16 Something you wear


17 Funny


18 Beads, Bees or Beans. Filled with BEANS!!


19 Gardening. The smells of what makes a garden grow


20 Your absolute favorite item on your wish list no matter the price.. For school because Chromebooks are awesome.

Update: Sewing Scotch-Brite sponge cloth (http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Brite-Sponge-Cloth-9055-2-Count/dp/B0043OYFVO) together worked very well along with a runner's cap for F3 and Fp2; the wires wrapped around very well to the back of the unit from under the cap. However, you have to turn the headset upside down for it to be comfortable. For M1, the other site I'm interested in, I will probably have to cut a hole in the runner's cap to string the wire through.

EDIT: This looks like a good running cap choice actually, as it has a hole in the back already so string wires through: http://www.amazon.com/Pearl-Izumi-Thermal-Skull-Black/dp/B0089DP0CS/ref=sr_1_4?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1376431311&sr=1-4&keywords=Pearl+Izumi+thermal

If your area has cold winters - give him an USHANKA
http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Soviet-Military-Cossack-Ushanka/dp/B006IYVKLK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1373832753&sr=8-3&keywords=ushanka

If the area is warmer:
http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Military-T-SHIRT-TELNYASHKA-Marines/dp/B00C8S1HK4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_indust_2

Since he reads in Russian, you can also buy him a great book, for example:
http://www.amazon.com/Ananasnaja-voda-dlja-prekrasnoj-damy/dp/5699462910/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1373833168&sr=8-27&keywords=pelevin
It's a book with several hilarious short stories - satire aimed at both Russians and Americans.
Has badass cover art too: http://i.imgur.com/EpnHI9i.jpg

Looking for a charcoal beanie to go with my peacoat; which one of these would have the best quality?
other suggestions are welcome
Minus33
Outdoor-Research
PISTIL
KAVU
J.Crew

Yeah buy one like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004F7QBES/

They're awesome

This! The [Under Armor one] (https://www.amazon.com/Under-Armour-ColdGear-Infrared-Tactical/dp/B01A6LXL76/ref=pd_sim_200_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=31KhXzqwP5L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=RHP7C05S4CCZHYYAQ847) is great and is very breathable. I just keep the part that goes over my face below my chin and drape a loose scarf over the same thing. Before that, I used to tie down my hair in a thin bandana and wrap a scarf around. That also worked pretty well.

I have a beanie hat on my clothes wishlist that would be great for warmth during the winter. And oh-so-stylish!

This is an awesome hat, I've got several colors Brace yourself

This silly hat seems to be the only thing that is less than £10 when including shipping. Oh and happy Halloween

Yup. Here is the PI one. I am currently using the Hincapie version, which is much nicer, although a little bit too warm at times.

I'm looking for a hat to go with my winter jacket. I've been looking at trapper hats, and this and this have caught my eye from an either loud or subtle standpoint. I've seen mixed opinions about trapper hats here, I'm curious how they would go with my jacket. It should be noted that I have shoulder length blonde hair.

I would recommend the other cashmere hat from the sale. I don't have experience on the sizing in particular, but I've bought a few of their scarves and it is a quality product.

https://www.amazon.com/pistil-Mens-Otto-Beanie-Charcoal/dp/B01NBXZWUR/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=pistil+hat+men&qid=1573697029&sprefix=pistil&sr=8-5

Fleece?

http://www.amazon.com/Rothco-Profile-Earflaps-Fleece-Black/dp/B001IY9XXM/ref=sr_1_1

different color but way cheaper

http://www.amazon.com/True-Religion-Wooly-Trapper-Medium/dp/B0083RNJK0/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416881349&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=wooley+helmet+trapper+hat

this too


http://www.amazon.com/Neoprene-Face-Mask-Half/dp/B001O11LSE/ref=pd_sbs_a_3

fuck it; have some amazon links to stuff you can actually easily buy:

• http://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Clayton-Slouch-Beanie-Heather/dp/B008737P7S/
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Cuffed-Stripe-Beanie-Heather/dp/B008737PVY
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Marlon-Cashmere-Knit-HEATHER-circumference/dp/B009XEDVBE <--my pick of the bunch

As a man how recently purchased this, i could not be more pleased with this meme. Upvote!