Men's & Women's Adjustable Camo Cap

Sun straight in your eyes, and no hat in the ute.

Half the day is gone, you are squinting into the glare coming off a bonnet or a bit of open water, and the hat you meant to grab is sitting on the bench at home. So you put up with it. By knock-off you have got a headache, your eyes are cooked, and the tops of your ears have caught the sun.

A cap is one of those bits of gear that only works if it is actually with you. This one is a flat-top cadet cap cut from a single layer of camouflage twill — no stiff foam front, no moulded crown, no wire in the peak — so it squashes into a crib bag, a glovebox or a jacket pocket and comes back out wearable. Seven camouflage patterns, one size, and a fabric strap at the back you pull to fit.

Be straight about what it is, though. It shades your eyes and your face and that is the job it does. It does not cover your ears or the back of your neck, there is no sun rating printed on it anywhere, and the camouflage is a print — it is not issued kit and it carries no connection to any defence force.

What It Does

• Lives in the crib bag: unlined and unstructured, so it folds flat under a pair of gloves and does not come back out with a permanent kink through the peak.
• Takes the glare off site: the peak keeps the sun out of your eyes while you are reading a gauge, spotting a load or watching a machine in open ground.
• Adjusts on the head: the rear strap pulls in and lets out, so the same cap still suits you after a haircut or pulled down over a cold morning.
• Sits low in the scrub: a flat crown does not break your outline over a log the way a tall baseball crown does — handy stalking, birdwatching or sitting on a bank waiting on a rod.
• Cheap enough to own two: one in the ute and one in the boat means losing one is an annoyance rather than the end of your shade.

Key Features

• Flat-top cadet crown: six of the seven patterns are the low, square-sided cadet shape shown in the photographs.
• Pattern 1 is different: it is a six-panel curved-brim baseball cap in a ripstop weave, not the flat-top cadet shape. Same listing, different hat.
• Fabric strap closure: a self-fabric rear strap running through a slide adjuster — not a plastic snapback peg row and no hook-and-loop.
• Unlined single layer: the camouflage twill is also the inside of the cap. There is no separate lining and no padded terry sweatband, just a bound edge.
• Cotton, as supplied: the supplier states the fabric as cotton. No percentage is given and no care label is sewn into the cap.
• Seven camouflage patterns: digital, woodland and urban prints — every one of the seven is a camouflage, none are a plain colour.
• HWCAP brand mark: printed small on the side panel of some of the patterns. It is a print, not embroidery.
• One size, unisex: a single size cut for adults, adjusted at the back rather than sold in fitted sizes.
• Free delivery: to anywhere in Australia and New Zealand.

Limits

Here is what this cap will not do, so you can decide before it turns up.

• It will not cover your neck or ears: a peak shades your eyes and the front of your face and that is all it reaches. For the back of your neck under a long day of Australian sun you want a brim that goes all the way round, or a collar.
• There is no sun rating: no UPF figure is printed on the cap, none is stated by the supplier, and we are not going to put a number on it that nobody has tested. It is a layer of cloth between your scalp and the sun, and that is how to think about it.
• No head measurement is published: the supplier gives the size only as one size with an adjustable strap, and states no head circumference. If you are at either end of the range for hats, that is the honest position — there is no chart to check it against.
• It is not issued kit: camouflage is a printed pattern here. This cap is not military issue, carries no defence force marking, and meets no service specification.
• Two shapes in one listing: patterns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 are the flat-top cadet cap. Pattern 1 is a curved-brim baseball cap. If the flat top is what you are after, do not pick 1.
• It is not water resistant: untreated cotton twill with no coating on it. In real rain it wets through and stays wet, and a printed camouflage may mark a light-coloured collar while it dries.
• No care instructions come with it: there is no care label in the cap. Treat it as a printed cotton twill — cold water by hand, dry in the shade, and keep it out of a hot dryer.

Q & A

What do the pattern numbers actually mean?

Nothing on their own — they are the supplier's codes and they are not in order. The pattern key sits in the Specs tab with a plain description of each one, and every variant carries its own photograph. Pick from the picture, not the number.

Will it fit my head?

It is one adult size with a fabric strap at the back that pulls in and lets out. No head circumference is published for it, so we cannot quote you a range. What we can tell you is that it is unlined and unstructured, so it sits shallower and gives a bit more than a stiff-fronted cap of the same nominal size.

Is this a proper flat-top cap or a baseball cap?

Six of the seven are the flat-top cadet shape — low square crown, short peak. Pattern 1 is the odd one out and is a standard curved-brim six-panel baseball cap in a ripstop weave. They are photographed separately so you can see the difference before you choose.

Is it real cotton?

The supplier states the fabric as cotton and the weave in the photographs is a diagonal twill, which is consistent with that. What we cannot do is confirm a percentage, because there is no care label sewn into the cap and no composition is published. So the spec table says cotton, with no figure beside it.

Will it stay on in a decent wind?

Pulled up on the strap it holds better than a loose baseball cap because the crown is shallow and there is less of it for the wind to get under. It is still a cap with no chin cord, so on an open boat or a tray at speed it will go over the side eventually.

Can I wear it under a hard hat or ear muffs?

The crown is a single unpadded layer, which is thinner under a helmet liner than a structured cap, and the rear strap is flat cloth rather than a plastic peg row so it does not dig in under a headband. Whether your particular hard hat still sits correctly is something only your own fit check will settle, and that check governs.

Specs

Pattern Key

Delivery is 10 to 14 days from the day you order, and you should allow up to three weeks. Returns are for faulty or not-as-described items.