If you are like me and live in a cold northern state, chances are you have at least 10–20 hats from all kinds of brands and makes in your closet.
The Viking Hat Lie!
And there is a reason why there are so many of them. None of them work. They all have fancy names, drawing inspiration from everything from rugged cowboys to Viking warriors and Norsemen. Yet they simply do not keep your head warm.
If the Vikings were around today, they would be raiding Wisconsin to grab a YetiReady™.
YetiReady™ is a hat with a difference. First of all, I made it for my own use. I am rather intolerant of the bitter Wisconsin winter; I am more used to the Kentucky winters.
This hat is built with 100% Merino Wool on the inside and 100% Acrylic on the outside. Yes, a true double-layer hat. Not 54%, not 70%, not 90%, and this is NOT some cheapskate Merino-Polyester mix. This is 100% Merino wool, the only kind of material that is tough enough to withstand the Wisconsin cold that can put Jack Frost himself in the hospital.
The Merino + Acrylic Double Layer Armor
Inner Layer: 100% Merino Wool
Outer Layer: 100% Acrylic
No Useless Thin Fleece
And as if that were not enough, the YetiReady™ has an inside lining which is not made of the useless fleece that all the acclaimed brands claiming Viking heritage and Genghis Khan’s heritage use. For YetiReady™, we use 100% Acrylic on the outside.
What could be better than 100% Merino? There is something even better!
Not all 100% Merino is the same. It also matters how thick it is, meaning how much material has been used to make it.
100% Acrylic on the outside and 100% Merino wool
The combination of 100% Acrylic on the outside and 100% Merino wool on the inside creates an unbeatable system that works fabulously in the bitter Wisconsin winter.
And I have often jokingly told friends who live in warmer climates like the Baltics that Wisconsin is the TRUE North Pole of the world, if you go by temperature criteria alone. Indeed, Santa should pick up a couple of these hats as he passes through Wisconsin on his way back to Lapland.