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Which Non-Carhartt Winter Cap Should You Buy
The temperature in D.C. today is hovering around the high teens, so I am trying to avoid going outside if at all possible. This spate of frigidity has got me thinking about my winter wear. As we have told readers in the past, our recommendation for winter hats is this Carhartt beanie. I have owned many winter caps in my lifetime, and none has provided anywhere near this level of warmth.
Carhartt Men’s Knit Cuffed Beanie — $16.99
We still recommend the Carhartt beanie for quality, but we do understand that a lot of our readers are boycotting Carhartt because of its decision to stick to its vaccine mandate for employees. This leaves customers in a bit of a bind. The second most popular winter hat on Amazon is made by Timberland, whose parent company, VF Corp, will also be firing unvaccinated employees. VF Corp also owns The North Face, so you can rule out that brand’s beanies as well.
Search Amazon for “winter caps,” and you will also come across highly reviewed products from Nike and Columbia Sportswear. Considering both companies are headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, it should come as no surprise that they are similarly enforcing vaccine requirements upon their employees.
That leaves a slew of fly-by-night Chinese brands with nonsense names like CAMOLAND, OZERO, LCZTN, and Vgogfly. (I swear I did not make any of those up). Though there is no way to know the vaccination status of these companies’ employees, the notion of sticking it to overreaching American businesses by supporting Chinese ones seems a bit backwards.
So what is one to do? It should not be so difficult to stick to your principles while also keeping your head warm. Pretty much the only reliable brand that fits the bill is Adidas. Though the German corporation may eventually cave like its competitors in the outerwear space, to date they have stayed silent on the topic of mandatory vaccines. To support them (and protect your ears), you can purchase an Adidas beanie on Amazon.
