OzSTOC Hats (At Haieg's request)

[harieg]

STREAK
i'll start the ball rolling
a bucket hat or a giggle hat or a cotton full head cover hat
i'll put in TWENTY FIVE dollars to start the ball rolling
come on YOUSE lot
let see some ideas and DESIGN's

[harieg]

OH
for it to work
our colours on the OUTSIDE

ALL white  that is " ALL WHITE " on the underside

look at PIC's of me
always wear a white giggle hat when we stop for RTE's

[Streak]

Let me work on this one, wnt be able to use our logo, to stitch heavy, I will see what it will cost to do 50 hats, trouble is sizing as well, we will have to break it up into Medium, Large, XL.

The all white gets dirty to quick also, but I will see what the costs comeback with.

[Skip]

I agree Streak. Getting the right size is always an issue depending on the manufacturer. if you get 50 mixed sizes, you will inevitably end up with excess of 1 size or another sitting around. It is a nice idea but not that simple in reality.

[bobSTer]

 

Excellenet idea for a hat -BUUUTT -must be careful - must provide as much protection as possible and be "coloured" (not white) under the brim - "WHITE" reflects glare & heat - an increase in reflected glare (sunburn) is not required.
Bucket hats are good but not broad enough in brim - but something "crushable" is the ideal. Lets  all :think1and google for example/s of the ideal.

Bob

 

[Sabie]

We give these away by the thousands to our Volunteer Firefighters (green colour).

They're comfy to wear, collapsible, crushable, good shade protection.

I think this is the company we use, just need to shop around for the best price.
http://www.gracecollection.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=238&category_id=98&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=37

[Streak]

My business is dealing in all the promotional gear :) so I can get it direct from the suppliers

[Sabie]

Oops... Sorry.

[Streak]

Lol ;)

[Sabie]

 

[harieg]

good choice
i'll have mine in NATURAL
medium size
with OZSTOC patch
front and rear

[bluehonda]

Great idea but it's gotta have an SPF rating to relly protect

[harieg]

relly
 i don't believe you
non of my 5 hats have any ratings

[Streak]

relly
 i don't believe you
non of my 5 hats have any ratings

Both of you are actually right, everything i deal in a safety perspective in clothing and hats has to have at least a 30 SPF sun rating, so even the bucket hats i buy have to have it, so Harie pretty much the hats you are wearing will have a rating even it if not written on the label 

[harieg]

So you say
BUT when can i have an OZSTOC bucket hat ANY rating
white or natural ONLY

[harieg]

well come on
that's 2 minutes ALREADY
how about a response

[harieg]

HEY Brock
this probably needs a NEW post
getting away from the show and shine
and is an IMPORTANT subject on it's own ????
YES !

[Brian]

If you have the patch on the front and the back you won't know if your coming or going......

good choice
i'll have mine in NATURAL
medium size
with OZSTOC patch
front and rear

[Brock]

Hat talk has now been separated from the Brisbane show n shine thread.

[RubenCan]

Personally, a Hat as recommended or a cap (caps can be size adjusted removing the sizing issue) with the OZSToc badge at the front would be just great. I suggest making it available in the one colour so that we all match at our meets and preferably a colour that coordinates with our awesome grey shirts. Which ever way it goes, a dark green colour under the lid is good at reflecting glare.

Either way, you guys are doing a trmendous job and I will definately purchase one.

Regards
Ruben

[Bikebear]

Any hat needs to be light and breathe. I have had hats provided for work and they are heavy cotton which means they don't breathe properly and when they get wet (usually from sweat) they sag which makes them basically useless. It may be ok having a heavy cotton hat down in Northern Antarctica but up here in summer any heavy hat will sag with perspiration and become useless pretty quickly.

Just my 5c worth (adjusted for CanDo's bit).

[Biggles]

Which ever way it goes, a dark green colour under the lid is good at reflecting glare.

It''s actually absorbing glare, but that's a technical point.

I do agree it needs to not be too floppy in order to keep shading after it's been subjected to a bit of sweat.

(or perspiration, in the case of our lady wearers).

[Shiney]

And they will need to be collapsible / crushable (to survive in packed bags/panniers) and don’t forget comfy to wear

[bluehonda]

What about an "Akubra" style hat in a crushable/foldable synthetic material.

[harieg]

caps are  " OUT "  for sun protection
you NEED to cover the ears, lower face, a bit of the neck and back of shoulders

dark absorbs heat (( yes BGLs, I know that's not politically correct))
or technically right

white reflects and DOES NOT absorb as much radiation,
remember,  for  hat wearing, we are talking about Spring, Summer and Autumn

NOW come on " S ", some prices etc. from your hip pocket
the business i mean
not your trousers