RE: [gardeners] Garden hats
Margaret Lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 24 Feb 2001 08:03:48 -0700
Hi, Terry. Good to hear from you again. Don't you have to have a
membership to shop at REI? We don't. I've heard of other people who use
that kind of cap too. I've had some pre-cancerous bizzards removed from my
face, so I'm more careful now than I used to be. Hope all is well with you
and your family. Do you have indoor plumbing in place now? Best, Margaret L
At 10:18 AM 2/23/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi Margaret,
>
>I like to wear Kavu canvas hats. They are a ball cap type hat with an extra
>large bill that pretty much shades my whole face. The medium size is
>shallow enough that it doesn't cover the tips of my ears, like most men's
>caps do, and it has a strap and buckle set up to adjust the snuggness on
>ones head with a simple pull. You can find them at REI or other outdoor
>clothing stores. There are two kinds, I like the 100% cotton canvas and
>they also make some out of a silky parachute type cloth. The canvas hats
>come in few color choices (khaki, olive, blue and brown) and the later come
>in many bright colors and look like they are more for looks than durability.
>Kavu's are a little spendy for a cap (about $18.00 for the canvas type, as I
>recall) but wear like iron, they are washable, and you can soak them in
>water for evaporative cooling in hot weather. I just remembered that you
>can also get a little attachment for them that protects the back of your
>neck, like a French Foreign Legion hat.
>
>Terry