Notch Gear Caps

Ever since I was a child and starting playing baseball at the age of 5, hats have been a part of my daily outfit. I am extremely picky when it comes to any kind of head wear and actually miss the Zephyr brand hats from the early 2000’s to me they were the best fitting and made hats available. Lately I have left empty handed during my visits to the hat store in the mall. Unless it is a “snap back” or flat billed ridiculous looking hat you won’t find anything. Even the New Era caps are not what they used to be. Since I am not a huge fan of the Velcro paneled “Operator” caps, recently I have been wearing a plain black flex fit cap I purchased off of Amazon. It is not bad, but not the best quality nor fitting cap.

This all changed a few months ago when Gear Whores Anonymous posted a photo of the Notch Gear cap. At first I was very skeptical and even commented on the photo saying how I was not really a fan of the way it looked. Yes, wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap is a pain but do I really need a hat designed for that? The owner of the company then replied to my comment and sent me a friend request on Facebook. I didn't think much more about the caps as my black one was working just fine. A few days later on I liked the Notch Gear page and would every once in a while check the site, add a hat to the cart then something else would catch my eye and I would abandon it.

Fast forward a few weeks and that all changed when I finally decided to give it a go and check it out. Anyone who has been following my Facebook fan page knows I love Kryptek. The Kryptek Highlander pattern was a no brainer for me. I was a little worried with the sizing however as I am normally between an S/M and an L/XL on flex fit caps. I decided to just go ahead and get the L/XL size. While the price point is higher than I like to spend on caps ($27.00 for the Kryptek), it is reasonable compared to other caps.

The hat showed up a few days later in a priority mail box. I was instantly shocked at the feel of the hat. It was the best quality cap I have purchased in a very long time if not ever. The pattern looked great, and the mesh back matches the Kryptek pattern extremely well. The elastic band is also extremely comfortable unlike a normal flex fit band. The “notch” is cut out of the bill to allow the user to wear sunglasses or safety glasses and still bend the bill as much as they would like without interfering. It is covered with a rubber piece that is stitched on and also matched the rest of the hat. The Notch logo is also placed on the front left and back right panels of the cap, in a coyote tan thread. Even the button on top is Kryptek.

The only downside that I have found to the cap is it is made in China however also mentions partially assembled here in the good ole USA. This is not enough of a deterrence for me however especially when most hats that I have ever purchased are all from Asian countries. Notch currently has a Kryptek Typhon cap in the works which I can’t wait to get my hands on. Overall this is the best cap I have ever owned and can’t wait to get more of them. No longer will I be annoyed by my bill and sunglasses feuding at the range. The Notch Gear cap has solved that problem with a simple yet innovative solution.

For more information visit them at:

NotchGear.com

facebook.com/notchgear