This is way too much to pay for a beanie period. Except this isn't really a beanie. Its a jacket for your head. I used this in pouring rain where temperatures were around 30. The kinda weather that you're praying turns into snow cause its just so miserable. Puddles everywhere, water finding its way into every piece of gear you own. Buy the end of our hunt my feet were soaked through (with waterproof boots and socks) my shirt was soaked from water dripping down, just everything was the pits. Everything except my head. It was warm and dry and neither wind nor cold nor rain got though. It was toasty. This camo pattern worked well in an alpine and highland settings. Mine is a little tanner/darker/greener than the picture.
Also of note The material on the top is a fleece with primaloft lining. The fleece part might be a deal breaker for some as its not the same tight camo pattern that the outer layer around the back is. Its more like blobs of camo on a high loft fleece. This is an odd design choice. I can't help but wonder why the windstopper material isn't all the way around, or all over the hat. I can only surmise that maybe the rest of the hat has some breathability that the wind stopping layer around the back of the neck doesnt? Regardless if you're OCD about your camo you won't like this.
So yes this is a lot to pay for a made in China fleece looking hat. But it works. And it works very very well. If you're in extremely cold conditions this is probably the warmest hat I have ever put on. If wool makes you itchy or you need more rain protection this hat is tough to beat.
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