The Beanie and Camping in Cold Weather

Good day Jim,
I start work at 7.30 and clean the cars for early customers and I can tell you I need a beanie in -3c.
BUT you must have more hair them me lol, The beanie these days are much better then the ones I remember as a kid.
Cheers Pete

I always had a red/black beanie as a kid. Never wore it much cause my head used to itch like bloody crazy.
Went to a Mountain bike race in Canberra a few years back and the temp was in the minus's and needed a beanie, bought a fleece made one, and no more itchy head!!! prob fixed.
cheers Unc

The best Beanie you will ever buy is from Oringi. Don't itch and are super warm. I used to pick flowers in frosty mornings and was always warm. Wet weather gear is good to. Stay dry and don't sweat in them like some others. http://www.oringi.com.au/product.pasp?categoryid=8&productid=13
Not connected to them just really happy with the product.

Josh

I seem to remember my old man saying - If your feet and head are dry and warm you'll never suffer from a cold ..

I love my beanie !

Mandrake - 2 Long days to go ....

I have a Microfibre Beanie, dont remember where i bought it but if it ever fell apart i am in trouble, absolutely brilliant beanie,keeps you warm but not sweaty warm. i also have a Bunnings one but it is crap but OK for backup when No1 is in the wash.

I bought mine at ElQuestro best thing I've bought in years. When camping in cold weather I don't go to bed without wearing it. Other good thing is I can pull it down over my eyes and it keeps unwanted lights out.

Hi Jim,

Well known hiking addage: if your feet are cold then put a beanie on! Works particularly well when in a sleeping bag in a cold tent/hut/patch of ground.

Due to the supposedly 'important' grey matter in the head, the body will work very hard to keep the head warm, diverting energy away from the rest of the body (particularly the extremities). While putting a beanie on will not actually raise your core body temperature, the decreased rate of heat loss from your head allows normal circulation to return, making everything feel warm again.

From personal experience, putting socks on in a sleeping bag while leaving your noggin out in the open doesn't warm the feet up!

Having had a number 2 haircut for the past 13 years, I always have a beanie with me when camping - even just a cheap, acrylic one for the warmer months.

Keep warm!

Tristan

Hi Jim, I have two beanies, a Polar-fleece POPS Aust one and a Detroit Wool/Acrylic? one but the best I have to keep my head and neck warm is a balaclava knitted for me by a cousin of my Grandmother (picture Mawson of the Antarctic) it has a flap front and rear to go under shirt and just leaves eyes and nose exposed, when the head gets too hot just push it back and still have a neck warmer.
Cheers
Rob Mac

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30% is closer to the real figure Jim

Being a golfer I always wear a beanie when playing early golf during the winter months and the reason was that body warmth leaves through the top of your head, or something like that, so wearing a beanie keep it in.

Has always worked for me but I have never checked the truth or otherwise of the story that came with the advice.

Paul

Yep, the big issues are being discussed here..........

Excellent work Captain Obvious

Ditto to all of the above and, might I add, a 'hoody' is quite effective also. After suffering 0 deg in QLD a couple of years ago, I found a polar fleece beanie with a hoody over the top cut the chill factor down a lot. Never thought I would live to see the day when I joined 'the boys of the hood' brigade but I was damned glad to do it then. Mind you, my hoody was a pretty pink with glitter highlights but, after sundown, I couldn't have cared less what style it was, just pulled the drawstring around the face and was warm as toast.
Sheila.

yer I was told that between 7% and 55% of body heat can be lost through the scone. It depends on the amount of work being done as the body circulates the heat thru the bloodstream and the more you're worked up the more you lose.

Always knew to wear a beanie in bed during winter when I was in scouts slept heaps better and much much warmer.