Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

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Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby girlgonesurfing » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:05 am

So I've been looking for a woman's surf hat for a while now, with the aim to keep the sun off my face, because I can never get sunscreen to stay on and because I'm vain and don't want premature wrinkles.

However, I have never seen a good looking surf hat in the water, or even a not-so-terrible one. I'm already pretty "kooky" in the water, and I don't exactly need a big red waving flag.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Can a surf hat ever be stylish? :lol:
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby saltydog » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:50 am

Something like this?Image
I personally wouldn't buy white as it can get dingy pretty quick but maybe you can keep it good looking longer than me. I have a gray one(unisex). I haven't worn it yet as I'm afraid I wipe out way too much for any hat stay on.

I use a stick type sunblock on my face. It's a lot thicker and sticks better. I look totally whitewashed but there are enough surfers and lifeguards looking just like that around here so I have company :D
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby dtc » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:55 am

girlgonesurfing wrote: Can a surf hat ever be stylish? :lol:


No - but the hat wearer can be stylish

i was actually talking about this the other day - I'm male and was surprised to learn just how few surf accessories (once you get past the wetsuit) are made for women/in womens sizes or even with interesting colours (beyond black and grey)

The best you can do is probably the dakine womens indo hat, although I havent researched this much
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby pmcaero » Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:15 am

I have the Dakine hat, and Seaspecs sunglasses, for those small early morning days when the sun is beating down on your face.Of course, can't really use it half the year because I wear a hood. I don't care much about looks but the hat does sometime tend to come low on my forehead and block my view a little.
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby BoMan » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:17 pm

I see versions of this all this time in my lineup with no penalty. :D

saltydog wrote:Something like this?Image
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby icetime » Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:18 pm

BoMan wrote:I see versions of this all this time in my lineup with no penalty. :D

saltydog wrote:Something like this?Image


Never seen a round hat in a lineup here, people in morroco just wear normal baseball caps and grab onto them when they wipeout :lol:

Also some people with back zipper wetsuits tie the zipper to the back of their caps so they don't lose them :D
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby pmcaero » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:57 pm

icetime wrote:
Also some people with back zipper wetsuits tie the zipper to the back of their caps so they don't lose them :D


The dakine already has a small carabiner-like thingy to attach to your zipper tab
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby saltydog » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:42 am

pmcaero wrote:
icetime wrote:
Also some people with back zipper wetsuits tie the zipper to the back of their caps so they don't lose them :D


The dakine already has a small carabiner-like thingy to attach to your zipper tab


Really? Mine didn't come with it (and I wish it did) :(
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby girlgonesurfing » Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:03 am

Thanks for all your replies. It does look like the Dakine is the most "stylish" of the lot. How does it hold up with wipeouts? :lol:
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby Big H » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:06 am

girlgonesurfing wrote:Thanks for all your replies. It does look like the Dakine is the most "stylish" of the lot. How does it hold up with wipeouts? :lol:

Reckon that depends on what and where you're surfing....

I have an FCS bucket hat (like the dakine photo) that I wear sometimes.....it doesn't come off.....then again, I also only wear it when I'm long boarding in head high or less surf where for the most part my head stays dry.

I've worn a baseball hat with no strap as well....I put a hand on my head if I fell and it was all good.
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby jaffa1949 » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:07 am

It stays on quite well, I thought I'd break this up with a series of fashion shots from the varied island sojourns of Uncle Jaffa.
Stylish is as stylish does , some are surf worthy.
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby pmcaero » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:46 pm

girlgonesurfing wrote:Thanks for all your replies. It does look like the Dakine is the most "stylish" of the lot. How does it hold up with wipeouts? :lol:


Ok. You'll might have to adjust it. But it stays on.


Sorry. Mine is FCS brand. Kinda looks like the Dakine pictured.

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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby pmcaero » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:48 pm

saltydog wrote:
pmcaero wrote:
icetime wrote:
Also some people with back zipper wetsuits tie the zipper to the back of their caps so they don't lose them :D


The dakine already has a small carabiner-like thingy to attach to your zipper tab


Really? Mine didn't come with it (and I wish it did) :(


oooops sorry :beer:

It was FCS
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Postby BoMan » Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:15 pm

icetime wrote:People with back zipper wetsuits tie the zipper to the back of their caps so they don't lose them :D


DANG....this kook has been swimming to retrieve his lost cap. :oops: Oh well, The extra strokes have me in better shape.
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby girlgonesurfing » Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:22 am

Big H wrote:
girlgonesurfing wrote:Thanks for all your replies. It does look like the Dakine is the most "stylish" of the lot. How does it hold up with wipeouts? :lol:

Reckon that depends on what and where you're surfing....

I have an FCS bucket hat (like the dakine photo) that I wear sometimes.....it doesn't come off.....then again, I also only wear it when I'm long boarding in head high or less surf where for the most part my head stays dry.

I've worn a baseball hat with no strap as well....I put a hand on my head if I fell and it was all good.


East coast of Australia, and mostly on small mushy days (hopefully). But I can and will wipeout at any time :lol:

Very stylish Uncle Jaffa - although I'm on the fence about the rhino one!
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Postby dtc » Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:31 am

girlgonesurfing wrote:East coast of Australia, and mostly on small mushy days (hopefully). But I can and will wipeout at any time :lol:

Very stylish Uncle Jaffa - although I'm on the fence about the rhino one!


You might even run into Jaffa in the surf, hopefully without that hat (rhino or devil?); he surfs far south NSW coast.

Noticed from your blog that you are (again) a lawyer - me too. Good to see another one, since its well known that lawyers are able to be experts on anything within an hour. In any case - I really like your blog, very well written and on point. I'll probably link to your posts on buying a first board and a 2nd hand board (if you dont mind) as they are excellent answers to questions that often come up here.
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby oldmansurfer » Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:48 am

Thanks dtc for pointing out her blog. I had a read and concur. It's a very sensible picture of learning to surf and full of great advice for beginners.
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby waikikikichan » Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:55 am

jaffa1949 wrote: fashion shots from the varied island sojourns of Uncle Jaffa.

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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby waikikikichan » Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:58 am

The thing I like about the FCS versus the Dakine bucket hat, is that the brim flips ups and stays up for the most part.
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Re: Surfing hats - are there any non-terrible ones?

Postby jaffa1949 » Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:05 am

waikikikichan wrote:
jaffa1949 wrote: fashion shots from the varied island sojourns of Uncle Jaffa.

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As Hulk Hogan would say,
"Let me tell you something, Brother", ............you sure look familiar".
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