Headgear recommendations?

[Road Ready]

What do you guys wear on your heads when blasting around? I'm not talking track days, which of course have their own requirements, but, say, a morning on the Blue Ridge Parkway or suchlike?

 

So far, my best solution has been a baseball-type cap tightened to the max and pulled down as far as it will go. I've tried a more purpose designed sun cap with a french foreign legion-like neck-cover but it was too unstable in the wind.

 

I've seen a nice 'steampunk' WW1 pilot's cap and goggles, but the goggles wouldn't fit over my prescription shades. Otherwise, the retro look would work nicely, I think.

 

Whatever advice you guys might have will come too late for my planned jaunt up the Blue Ridge Parkway north of Asheville tomorrow morning but I can't wait to hear.

[jlumba81]

I drive with the doors on and a beanie or baseball cap stays on fine. I switch between the two depending on how high the sun is.

[The Stig]

 

This is works for me!

[coffee break]

Since I have no doors or other side wind deflecting items, I use goggles and a ball cap backwards or a leather WWI helmet. I got the goggles from Pegasus. They do have room for glasses. I also have a set of goggles bought from a Army/Navy store, they are MIL SPEC, the also have room for glasses. Goggles are a must for me, I'm always finding small gravel on the seat.

[wemtd]

Regardless of your head gear, ear protection is a must.

(There are several old discussions on the topic)

[ultraslow]

Any cap with bill to the rear, in cold weather I use an Andean goatherd with the flaps. Also, wax ear plugs as the buffeting will damage your hearing. Stay warm.

[powderbrake]

I use over-the-glasses motocross goggles. This pic also shows the leather flying cap I use in cold weather.

 

I am wearing a baseball cap under the flying cap, but no longer need that. I found that covering the top half of the goggles with black electrical tape does a great job of shading the eyes. I also have a baseball cap to which my wife attached an under-the-chin strap gastened together with velcro, but it has been supplanted by the tape on the goggles.

[DeanG]

Floppy wide brimmed hat in the summer or a baseball cap with a keeper. When it gets cold I wear a full face helmet.

[ropaSeven]

I originally used an old black with red stitching quilted welders cap, until I left it on the back deck when filling with gas and it went flying somewhere in Wisconsin. Now I have a chefs hat with mesh/screen on top, which I asked a manager from a Bob Evans restaurant for. Yep, I'm cheap that way.

[CASwede]

Surfing caps work well with the doors off. Strap holds it on, ear covers protect against wind, and lightweight for hot summer days.

[tomatva]

Dakine Surf Cap

[Jesse D]

Anybody just drive with a helmet on? Solves all the problems and if you look like a fool, no one will know who the fool is.

[jimrankin]

I get too much turbulence for a standard baseball cap and have tried several options. If I'm driving only a short way I use a bandana but if it's a longer trip where I need more sun protection I use a baseball cap I modified by cutting the bill down to only about 2 1/2". Looks like the hats that they use when riding horses. it covers the area between my forehead and my sunglasses so no glare to the eyes and it does a pretty good job for protecting my nose and face without getting blown all over by the wind. It also looks pretty "normal" compared to a helmet. I have an O'Neil surf cap with short bill that is good for colder weather but becomes a bit uncomfortable if the least bit warm or on too long.

The cut down bill baseball cap has been my favorite for quite some time.

[slomove]

For hot and moderate days I have the "Sun Runner Cap" to protect the neck and ears from sun but I tie the chin strap behind the neck to keep it more open and not obstruct the side view. I can wear such a cap because I have wide Lexan half doors that get the turbulence out of the cockpit. For really cold days I have one of the Russian style winter hats.

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Edited July 22, 2015 by slomove

[jimrankin]

I had to go out to look at the hat as I wasn't sure about the bill length. Turns out its only 1 1/2" long. With the ear protection on over the hat its stable to over 100 MPH, personally tested :driving: