My winter daily is the Ornot Decadent Winter Cap. Not particularly cheap
but very cozy and well-made.
https://www.ornotbike.com/products/decadentwinter-cap
KJ
Victoria, BC
On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 1:45:06 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
> The Snek and Swrv hats also look very good; thanks
The Snek and Swrv hats also look very good; thanks to those suggesting them
and also to every one else — useful information, all of it. In fact, I’d
forgotten about my merino balaclava since it had been displaced by the neck
gaiters and the OR skull caps.
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Thanks, all. I scored 2 Rapha winter caps in a “VL” — very large — size at
a good price.
I agree that layering is good and I hope the Raphas, like my Walz but not
my Pearl Izumi, will be large enough to cover my Outdoor Research winter
skull caps. I do have a Buff and a much better Varusteleka nec
I've also used a Buff brand merino wool neck gaiter up around my ears,
they're 100% wool and easy to turn into a balaclava. I start with it around
my neck and pull it up around the back of my head to cover my ears, then
put my helmet over that. Depending on how cold it is I pull it over my
mout
I don’t have any in fleece but I am a big fan of hats from Lugs Not Drugs, made by Zephyr Line (@zephylineworkshop) And he currently has upcycled fleece hats. I actually had a custom made by Zephyr just by messaging directly so you can probably get whatever you want made including ear flaps. LugsNo
I’ve always liked a Stormy Kromer, but you may not like the style.
Matt in STL
On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 10:34:41 AM UTC-6 cjus...@gmail.com wrote:
> Swrve has always had a great selection of winter caps:
>
> https://swrve.us/collections/winter-caps
>
> Not sure how many they have left that
Swrve has always had a great selection of winter caps:
https://swrve.us/collections/winter-caps
Not sure how many they have left that fit big heads as I always had to pick
my spots. Check the fit notes, but for small to medium sizes, they have
some really nice caps still.
For the coldest days
Randi Jo Fabrications Wool Flip-up caps are my personal favorite. I wear
them for cold weather cycling and cross country skiing. Oregon-made.
https://randijofab.com/collections/caps/products/copy-of-wool-flip-up-caps
I also have a couple Sheila Moon caps with ear flaps that work great. I
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