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Tilley Soft Shell Winter Hat Review
Description:
A soft shell winter hat that is crushable and packable, with tuck-away ear warmers.
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Last Update:
April
22, 2009
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Crushable new winter soft shell head cover with ear flaps, February 25, 2009
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Reviewer: roblyon from San Juan Islands
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roblyon
saw things this way
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Durability
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(5) |
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Functionality
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(5) |
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Quality
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(5) |
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Value
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(5) |
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Design
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(4) |
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Overall
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(4) |
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Pros:
Bomber, high quaity, HIGHLY warranteed winter hat
Cons:
Nothing really, just me
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Tilly Soft Shell Hat, a ReviewYou know, I’m just not a hat guy. They just seem to come with too much built in style and attitude. Nothing like a generic looking tee shirt or a pair of shorts, hats carry WAY too much weight for me. Perhaps if we were used to running around naked, shorts and tee shirt would have a similar effect. And I don’t know if it’s my head aura or what, but anything I put on top of it seems a little too close to home.I like the IDEA of a hat, don’t get me wrong. When I lived in Crested Butte Colorado, I wore a big bad ass cowboy hat, and so I do keep trying, looking for something that I like the look of and that doesn’t bring anything extra to the party (unlike that cowboy hat). A hat that is as inchoate, protean and undefined as possible (which is rather how I see myself when all is said and done) is pretty much what I’m after, while still having enough structure to provide the amenities (warmth, protection from rain and sun). You can probably see where this is going, the Tilley Soft Shell comes about as close to filling that bill as I’ve found to date.It didn’t hurt that the hat was made out of the same material as the soft shell Marmot jacket I was wearing. I like the fact that it’s crushable and has ear flaps that fit like a bra. It’s a got a comfortable polar fleece interior that I very much like and an effective, moisture transferring material on the headband. Soft shell in general is popular these days, and while I’ve never been especially drawn to the rubbery appearance of the stuff, it does fine work in performance terms. It’ll keep your head dry from stuff outside AND from the moisture your head gives off. I wear soft shell for medium aerobic activities and it just works great. It was a logical extension to include it in a hat when the weather is pissy. It even has a secret pocket. And of course, Tilley has their goofy new-hat-for-half-price warranty against loss or dog eating for two years, and then a conventional one for life against defects.Still . . . I just don’t know about hats and me.MSRP: $85
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