down hats

[barney]

Anyone know where you can get a down hat from? I've seen a few people wearing them and all I can come up with so far is Blackrock Gear in the states.

cheers

[Cheeky Monkey]

PHD used to do one but (IME) it was a reet funny fit. Couldn't see them on the site just now.

Blackrock gear ordered from the States:

http://www.blackrockgear.com/buy.html

Prefer this to the PHD.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Outdoor Research do one: http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/ ... anie-p3354

I've not tried one but spec looks reasonable.

[benp1]

Blackrock hat is the one everyone seems to have

I bought a PHD one from off here, might have been off you Cheeky Monkey? PHD one is often available in the sales they have

I actually find that it fits me quite well, but I haven't tried the blackrock one

There's a Primaloft one made by Integral Designs/RAB

I have it, fit is a bit big, but good if you're wearing a smaller hat underneath. Certainly a better option in damp or wet conditions

[ianfitz]

Yes the PHD one is only in the sales. I was bought one as an Xmas gift the other year. the fit is ok but it has quite a large fleece band around the base which covers my ears and therefore the down is positioned quite high up in the hat. it is pretty warm but (despite being a big PHD fan) I'm not convinced it is any warmer than a fleece hat.

Montane do a 'fireball' hat for 25 RRP which i have tried on and fits very nicely its got 40g per metre primaloft in it and is also very light and pack away to nothing. I'd consider one if i was looking for that sort of thing