Friday, August 15, 2003
SCOTTeVEST "The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever!" Review
Posted by Kevin Remhof in "HARDWARE" @ 09:00 AM
Are you in the market for a new hat? Tired of your earbuds falling out? Ready for another great SCOTTeVEST product? Well then, look no further. Check out my review of SCOTTeVEST's "The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever!"..
SCOTTeVEST's "The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever!" is a great choice if you're looking for a stylish, technology-enabled hat. It's lightweight, has some nifty hidden pockets, and is very comfortable.
So, it's a Hat, Right?
"The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever" is, for all intents and purposes, a hat. It comes in stone washed gray and stone washed blue. The mesh lining fabric is made of DuPont CoolMax, which wicks sweat away from your head and keeps you cool. It really works too. The back closure is a clip that you can adjust to fit your head. The hat is designed to accommodate a ponytail (my wife assures me that it does). It also features eyelets near the top for ventilation.
Figure 1: The back of the hat. It features an easy to connect clasp.
The hat sports a SCOTTeVEST logo on the front, and a tagline on the back. The logos look good but I doubt that anyone will recognize them from a distance. They are small enough that they blend in with the hat. The hat looks great, but the color is a bit hard to capture on film. The model I got is the stone washed gray version. It's a darkish gray which changes in the light.
Figure 2: A shot of the hat in action. (No big head jokes, please).
What about the Technology?
As with all SCOTTeVEST products, this hat is truly a 21st century product. If you use earbud headphones while exercising, they'll stay in place with the built-in, patent-pending, earbud loops. All you have to do is put your earbud wires through the loop and around your ears. The hat keeps them from falling if they come out of your ears.
Figure 2: A closeup of the earbud loops. The hat will keep them in place during exercise.
When I first put on the hat, the loops stuck out and they looked a little dorky. I quickly learned to tuck them in when putting the hat on. But when using them with earbuds, they work great. They definitely hold them in when you need them.
Secret Compartments
The other features that make this such a nice hat are the secret compartments. There is one on the side and one under the brim of the hat. The side pocket is big enough to hold a key or business card. But, since the inside of the pocket is the lining of the hat, I would not suggest using it for something that is bulky or not sweat-resistant. The side pocket has a zipper to open and close it. The pull on the zipper hangs out a bit and looks a little silly to me, but no one else seems to notice it.
Figure 3: The side compartment.
I feel like a little kid again with the pockets. It's like those combo flashlight, radio, compass, safe, clock things I lusted after when I was 12. The more secret compartments and gadgets the better. Now those are the sorts of things I look for in gadgets. Hmmm... I'm starting to see a trend.
Figure 4: The under-the-brim compartment.
The side compartment is nice but what I really like is the brim compartment. It adds a little bulk to the brim but is very useful. It closes with Velcro so there's no pull to be concerned with. I've been using it to hold the "business cards" that are included with the hat. They are intended for you to hand out to people asking about your hat (nice touch).
Gotchas
"The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever!" is available for purchase from SCOTTeVEST for $19.95.
Conclusions
SCOTTeVEST's "The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever!" is another nice product from SCOTTeVEST that lets you use technology without looking like a geek.
SCOTTeVEST's "The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever!" is a great choice if you're looking for a stylish, technology-enabled hat. It's lightweight, has some nifty hidden pockets, and is very comfortable.
So, it's a Hat, Right?
"The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever" is, for all intents and purposes, a hat. It comes in stone washed gray and stone washed blue. The mesh lining fabric is made of DuPont CoolMax, which wicks sweat away from your head and keeps you cool. It really works too. The back closure is a clip that you can adjust to fit your head. The hat is designed to accommodate a ponytail (my wife assures me that it does). It also features eyelets near the top for ventilation.
Figure 1: The back of the hat. It features an easy to connect clasp.
The hat sports a SCOTTeVEST logo on the front, and a tagline on the back. The logos look good but I doubt that anyone will recognize them from a distance. They are small enough that they blend in with the hat. The hat looks great, but the color is a bit hard to capture on film. The model I got is the stone washed gray version. It's a darkish gray which changes in the light.
Figure 2: A shot of the hat in action. (No big head jokes, please).
What about the Technology?
As with all SCOTTeVEST products, this hat is truly a 21st century product. If you use earbud headphones while exercising, they'll stay in place with the built-in, patent-pending, earbud loops. All you have to do is put your earbud wires through the loop and around your ears. The hat keeps them from falling if they come out of your ears.
Figure 2: A closeup of the earbud loops. The hat will keep them in place during exercise.
When I first put on the hat, the loops stuck out and they looked a little dorky. I quickly learned to tuck them in when putting the hat on. But when using them with earbuds, they work great. They definitely hold them in when you need them.
Secret Compartments
The other features that make this such a nice hat are the secret compartments. There is one on the side and one under the brim of the hat. The side pocket is big enough to hold a key or business card. But, since the inside of the pocket is the lining of the hat, I would not suggest using it for something that is bulky or not sweat-resistant. The side pocket has a zipper to open and close it. The pull on the zipper hangs out a bit and looks a little silly to me, but no one else seems to notice it.
Figure 3: The side compartment.
I feel like a little kid again with the pockets. It's like those combo flashlight, radio, compass, safe, clock things I lusted after when I was 12. The more secret compartments and gadgets the better. Now those are the sorts of things I look for in gadgets. Hmmm... I'm starting to see a trend.
Figure 4: The under-the-brim compartment.
The side compartment is nice but what I really like is the brim compartment. It adds a little bulk to the brim but is very useful. It closes with Velcro so there's no pull to be concerned with. I've been using it to hold the "business cards" that are included with the hat. They are intended for you to hand out to people asking about your hat (nice touch).
Gotchas
- The zipper pull on the side compartment hangs down a bit too far.
- I'm not sure if I have a big head, but... the hat feels a bit small to me. But that's a personal preference.
"The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever!" is available for purchase from SCOTTeVEST for $19.95.
Conclusions
SCOTTeVEST's "The Greatest Baseball Cap Ever!" is another nice product from SCOTTeVEST that lets you use technology without looking like a geek.
