A beanie keeps you MUCH warmer

[Bushman]

Ever notice how much warmer just wearing a beanie makes you? I've walked to work with thick jackets and no beanie and still been cold. I've also walked to work with my North Face shell and a beanie and I was toasty warm with much less bulk.

I know they claim that the old Army study about most of your body heat being lost through your head was "proven wrong", but I find it hard to believe that it is wrong based on my personal experience. Just merely wearing a beanie keeps me MUCH warmer. What about you?

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[Joe13]

Ever notice how much warmer just wearing a beanie makes you? I've walked to work with thick jackets and no beanie and still been cold. I've also walked to work with my North Face shell and a beanie and I was toasty warm with much less bulk.

I know they claim that the old Army study about most of your body heat being lost through your head was "proven wrong", but I find it hard to believe that it is wrong based on my personal experience. Just merely wearing a beanie keeps me MUCH warmer. What about you?

Been wearing them for 25 years, probably why my hair doesn't grow very fast anymore.



When my wife is freezing, I hand her one of my hats and she is back to normal in 20 min or less.



I want to say the study was more about you loosing the most body heat from the least protected parts of your skin (which for most people is their hands, face and head).

 

[Colts4me]

I wear a real hat with a brim, hot or cold it protects your head.

 

[Tony617]

I had to retire my knit cap since I have had it for years. I ordered two of these from Amazon.com:

https://www.amazon.com/Military-Gen...=7141123011&psd=1&keywords=GI+Winter+wool+cap

 

[olddanshooter]

It's called a "Watch Cap" for a reason! Don't need no science to know it works!

 

[bgdawgrr]

Truth. I sweat when I even wear a ball cap. Something as simple as putting on my hood can change cold to comfy in minutes.

 

[olddanshooter]

And of course, technology marches on...

Bought a few of these for family this year.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Tinfoil is the new plastic. oof

 

[Andy54Hawken]

My GI issue "Jeep Drivers" cap ...works wonders for keeping me warm in the winter...Not the best looking cap out there...but I am warm...
Andy

 

[old11bravo]

Truth

 

[Stomper]

Heat rises, your head is at the top. It's a heat-sink chimney, empty or not.

 

[fredball]

Because you loose something like 60% of your body heat from your head

 

[The Heretic]

Since I am mostly bald, I very much notice the cold on my head.

I almost always wear a ball cap.

I don't care for beanies - I prefer hats with bills of some sort to keep the rain/snow out of my eyes and from running down my neck. If it gets really cold, I prefer caps with ear flaps too. I also prefer hooded coats/etc., to keep the wind and rain off my head.

A balaclava is good too, under a hood or a hat.

 

[Sstrand]

Heretic
AND . . . Balaclavas are vital if you want to infiltrate an antifa rally!?!?!?!?

Sheldon

 

[308]

Carhart makes some really nice skull caps, as does the Columbia and Mt Hardwear with the reflective fabric on the inside.

 

[Heyjoe]

Yep. Add a scarf or bandanna "buff" is whats up.
Being a thin bloooded desert rat originally from AZ, I've had to learn a few tricks to keep warm during the winters in the great northwest.
+1 ON the hooded coat/sweater.

 

[Siglvr]

Concur, and for me it's much more noticeable these days as the hair washes away down the drain. I will no longer buy a coat that doesn't have a hood. To many times the hat/beanie isn't handy when needed.

 

[Tony617]

Heretic
AND . . . Balaclavas are vital if you want to infiltrate an antifa rally!?!?!?!?

Sheldon

I used to wear a Balaclavas when I road my bicycle in freezing weather. I do not want to infiltrate and antifa rally ever.

 

[WAYNO]

And wearing a beenie year 'round allows a feller to infiltrate the anti's.

Fortunately I could never get past the itch.

 

[Stomper]

And wearing a beenie year 'round allows a feller to infiltrate the anti's.

Fortunately I could never get past the itch.

Are you saying ANTIFA has fleas?