Legionnaire Hat – Cover for the Ears and Neck a Cap Never Reaches

The brim runs the whole way around, shading your face and the top of your head, and a cape hangs from the rear to carry that shade down over the ears and neck. The nylon is thin and moves air, so hours outside stay bearable. A chin strap holds everything in place when the wind arrives.

Why choose this legionnaire hat?

A baseball cap covers the front of your head and leaves the rest exposed. Adding a full brim and a hanging cape turns that into unbroken cover from the forehead to the collar. It also folds flat, so it travels in a golf bag or a day pack without complaint.

Brim all round: Shade over the face and the entire crown rather than the forehead alone.
Rear cape: Drops behind to keep the ears and the back of the neck out of the sun.
Airy nylon: A light fabric that moves air through instead of holding it in.
Chin strap: Adjusts to hold the hat on across open ground and coastal paths.
Flat packing: Folds into a pack and comes back out with its shape intact.

One thing fewer to think about on a bright day.

Set the strap so the hat sits level rather than sliding back off the crown. The cape tucks up inside the crown when you would rather wear it as a plain wide brim. After a beach day, rinse it in cool water and hang it to dry instead of putting it in the machine.