hunt caps

[asherz]

i wear a JTE hat at the mo but like the look of wearing a beagler instead?? not safe?? or beaglers with chin strap?? anybody have any ideas??

 

[severnmiles]

I'm vain, I wear a beagler!

 

[AmyMay]

I'm vain, I wear a beagler!

I'm safe - always a hat with a strap.

 

[Clodagh]

Always a hat with a strap. Mines a Charles Owen, the more expensive one with flesh coloured straps. (Always say I'd be very ill if my flesh was that colour, though!).

I hit a tree on Tuesday, hard enough to spend the next day strapped to a back board in hospital. If I hadn't had a chin strap on I would not have kept my hat on.
Your brains are more important than your looks. (Mind, when I was single I worse a beagler, and now I'm married to the terrierman, lol!!).

 

[k9h]

Patey cap all the way. If id hit a tree it would not of come off. Mine is made to measure & I struggle to remove it with my hands let alone anything else.

 

[Clodagh]

Yes but I can't afford one of those!!

 

[asherz]

patey hats are a lot of money any cheaper options? any good beaglers on the market that wont fall off?????????????????

 

[CastleMouse]

If you want a good, well fitting beagler, then Pateys are definitely the way to go. Charles Owen do nice beaglers too, but they might not fit as well.

 

[asherz]

will they stay on out hunting??

 

[severnmiles]

They'll stay on but not sure if they will if/when you fall. If you want to wear a beagler I'd say go for the real deal, it will last you a lifetime for that money anyway!

 

[LEC]

I like the look of hunt caps but after my experiences out hunting on Tuesday I will never hunt in one again. My horse is normally a donkey but did not stop him rearing up over backwards and I know I would have lost a beagler so am very pleased I had a skull on. I also have a CO SJ 2000 with leather straps and that is nice and I am very vain about hats.

 

[RunToEarth]

If I had some spare funds I would ivest in a Patey- I watched the most horrific fall with one of our fieldmasters this time, everything came crashing down but tht Patey stayed on.

 

[virtual]

The Patey might stay on, but it won't protect your head apart from stopping you getting superficial injuries (cuts etc). I show in a beagler, but there's no way I'd hunt without an up to standard hat (of whatever kind - I have a CO with flesh harness), it's much more dangerous, and I've seen some horrific accidents out hunting with people kicked in the head as they fall off etc

 

[severnmiles]

But then where do you draw the line?

I've seen bad falls with broken bones that body protectors could have prevented.

 

[Ereiam_jh]

I suspect you've not got so far to fall?

 

[severnmiles]

I suspect you've not got so far to fall?

He's with a foot pack isn't he. A lad with us rides and wears a tweed flat cap though!

 

[asherz]

still not sure what 2 do?? iv only ever fallen off 1nc and that was on the beach without a hat?? been hunting loads and nothing has happened touch wood?!! cant see much more safty in a hat with a strap than a beagler than it is defo gona stay on??????????

 

[RunToEarth]

My biggest problem is the fixed peaks- I actually deteste fixed peaks- when I fell off at home and landed face first the peak came back into my nose and broke it- would have been safer in a skull.

 

[LEC]

I rarely fall off it takes a monumental effort to shift me and what happened last tuesday was the first time that has ever happened. I had several people watching and they all thought I was going to have to be airlifted off but I walked away fine this time. It only takes one accident to happen and is it really fair on your family when it could have been prevented? I am as vain as the next person as do not wear a body protector unless compulsory but the body is a lot better protected than your head.

 

[virtual]

cant see much more safty in a hat with a strap than a beagler than it is defo gona stay on??????????

Because of the specially designed padding of a hat that's up to standard which are rigorously tested. A patey or beagler is like having a layer of plastic over your head, it gives very minimal protection, but won't cushion the blow if you fall. If any hat is ok as long as it stays on, why is it that if you put a strap on a beagler it's not up to safety standards? - it's becaue of the specialised design and padding.

 

[asherz]

so i might as well forget a beagler untill i can afford a patey?????

 

[Twizzel]

I think this person was rather relieved she didn't fall off after losing her beagler...

 

[Twizzel]

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y70/Twizzel/?action=view&current=whoops-1.jpg

my pics dont show up directly now... havn't a clue how to solve it! [image] doesn't work, neither does ....

anyway... bet she's glad she didn't fall...

 

[virtual]

"I suspect you've not got so far to fall? "

A fall with us could be a damm sight futher than 17 hands , Wanthwaite crag about 400 ft straight down , so what difference a safety hat ???

A patey doesn't really offer any more protection than a beagler, except being more likely to stay on. They're slightly sturdier but still without padding, so won't protect you nearly as much as a proper standard hat.

It's totally up to you what you wear on your head though, it's your head. I choose to wear a beagler (or top hat if needed) when showing, but know they aren't going to offer me a fraction of the protection my skull cap or harnessed hat would.

 

[Ereiam_jh]

Maybe you'd be better off with a parachute?

 

[virtual]

Just to clarify, I was meant to be quoting asherz's post in my one above, not the one that was quoted (duh me!)

 

[asherz]

think im gona go for a beagler looking hat with a chin strap and up 2 safty standards..

 

[Clodagh]

I think thats a great idea!

 

[severnmiles]

I don't know about that, try being on 16hh above a 400ft drop on the mountain!

I'm vain, a beagler for me!

 

[severnmiles]

I think thats a great idea!

One of our lot has bought a beagler shaped hat upto the current safety standards and cut the chin straps off.