I suppose I could try this (though I hate the look on me, and you lose the
shade). But the backblast is just as strong as the slipstream, and a lot
gustier... I suspect the brim would have the same tendency to elevate, just
starting from the back.
The problem is the cap has no grip on bundled-up hair. It relies on the
strap running under the back point of the skull to keep it on. Those with
whitewalls or advanced deforestation probably don't have this problem <g>.
on 7/16/01 10:09 AM, Tab Julius at tab@penworks.com wrote:
> At 09:40 AM 7/16/01 -0700, Max Heim wrote:
>> Baseball cap: OK if you tighten the adjuster strap enough to hurt. Tends to
>> let hair "blow out" the opening in the back if not tight enough. Never found
>> a non-adjustable one big enough for my head.
>
> I like to wear baseball caps, but the trick is to wear it backwards (with
> the "lid" in the back). Otherwise the lid acts as a wing and causes it to
> be airbound.
>
> I carried this over from skiing. I'd like to use a baseball cap skiing but
> once I reached a certain speed it would blow off, and I'd have to start
> climbing back uphill. So one day I turned it around and never had a
> problem again.
>
> This way it doesn't need to be unusually tight either.
>
> - Tab
>
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