# How many baseball caps do you own? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 24, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603 "2017-11-24T16:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/41 "2017-11-25T06:50:15Z")
More than 25. And I purged several caps a few months back. By far, most are SF Giants. Some are 49ers, some are USMC, and some are shooting hats. I also have one TX Rangers, one DET Tigers, and one KC Royals World Series hats. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/42 "2017-11-25T13:57:17Z")
> [@purplehearingaid](#): > > None ! I am not crazy about them , they really don’t give you any protection in the rain or winter . I have one running rain jacket with a large hood that falls right across my eyes if I don’t wear a hat & the hat has the added benefit of keeping the space in front of my face dry so I can see better, along the concept of swimming goggles. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > but I sure wouldn’t distinguish between a baseball cap and a golf hat (or tennis or running cap.) Running hats are different in that at least a part of them are mesh, at the very least, the sides are. If not fully mesh, the rest is of a very lightweight, man-made material. This is to help with with heat dissipation, which you need with the constant activity level of running as opposed to playing baseball where there is lots of actionless time. The only time I wear them backwards is if I’m taking pictures as the brim interferes with camera placement to the eye; when the camera comes down, the hat goes back to a forward facing brim. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/43 "2017-11-25T14:38:46Z")
I’ve got about five. Two are for just kicking around wear; hockey teams. One is dedicated for patches I get at Comi-Cons One is dedicated to pins I get at various places I go, to mach my Pop’s Cap One is a dedicated ‘Range Hat’ that is a talisman for a good shot. Tripler You’ll know what’s going on in my office by what hat I’m wearing. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/44 "2017-11-25T14:46:11Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > I’ve got about five. > > Two are for just kicking around wear; hockey teams. > One is dedicated for patches I get at Comi-Cons > One is dedicated to pins I get at various places I go, to mach my Pop’s Cap > One is a dedicated ‘Range Hat’ that is a talisman for a good shot. > > Tripler > You’ll know what’s going on in my office by what hat I’m wearing. And the hat flying off tells what’s about to happen. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/45 "2017-11-25T16:05:11Z")
Just one; I wear it while on the lawn mower because the ear muff noise protector fits over it – and it’s not really a baseball cap but a flat top cadet cap because I like the style better. All my other hats are either broad brimmed for sun / rain protection or knit things for warmth. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/46 "2017-11-25T17:28:38Z")
I have one in a closet somewhere, I think. After a career in the military, I just hate wearing hats. The only one I wear with any regularity now is an oilskin hat for the rain, as I really dislike having a rain hood on. If it’s really cold, I’ll put on a knit hat, but prefer just a headband. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/47 "2017-11-25T22:37:54Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > I do not own a hat of any kind. The most impressive post so far! Re: running caps - fine. Perceive whatever differences you wish. I will perceive it as yet another triumph of marketing. Maybe I should have said “baseball cap style hats”… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/48 "2017-11-25T22:59:25Z")
I have about a half dozen. The only time I wear one is if I have to nip out somewhere and haven’t showered yet. My favourite is a Mike Weir golf cap with a red maple leaf embroidered on the front. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/49 "2017-11-25T23:02:22Z")
Certainly more than one, but not sure if more or less than 5. I didn’t buy any of them and really only wear one when my hair is too long to bother with. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/50 "2017-11-25T23:10:16Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > The most impressive post so far! > > Re: running caps - fine. Perceive whatever differences you wish. I will perceive it as yet another triumph of marketing. Maybe I should have said “baseball cap style hats”… Besides shielding the eyes and blocking the direct rays of the sun, a running cap will absorb and wick sweat to the temples so it doesn’t drip in the eyes. Like a technical shirt, the fabric will help the user stay cooler but it works best in lower humidity conditions. If sweat can’t evaporate, miracle fabrics don’t work. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/51 "2017-11-25T23:27:22Z")
I never wear baseball caps, but I have a few, because I’ve been given them as souvenirs, and I’m not good about throwing stuff out. I bought one, once, because I forgot to bring a hat and I was on an excursion that was going to put me in the sun all day. (I wear hats with an enormous brim all around when I want to provide my own shade.) That’s the only time I can think of that I wore a baseball cap, although I suppose I might have put on one of the souvenir ones the day it was given to me. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/52 "2017-11-26T01:38:56Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > And how often do you wear them? Do you consider yourself a “collector”? What percentage of them do you wear regularly? Do you wear them backwards? 6-10 3 I wear one of daily at work. I rotate them as they get sweat-crusted and need washed. 3 Back-ups for when one of those die 3 One each in the bikes and car. In the car in case I get caught in the sun without my hut/keffe. Since I started getting outwardly bald, my dome burns like toast. 1 An old heirloom from my Dad and my youth; one he got when I was a kid and wore to pieces. I actually had a lot more until lately from various amusement parks and events, fundraisers, and one thing or another but a coworker actually collects the darn things and I passed a medium garbage bag full on to him. I may build back up again but if I do I’ll probably repeat the same procedure. And the only way I’ll wear one backwards is if I’m hit by a PIT (powered industrial truck) at work and it ends up that way. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/53 "2017-11-26T03:50:12Z")
I’ve got 4+ a patrol cap Two plain black, one old, one new. And two concert hats. Monsters of rock 87 and Aerosmith pump tour ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/54 "2017-11-26T04:05:15Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > I have about 20, but (as others have mentioned) none of them are actually “baseball” caps. As a matter of fact, I don’t think anyone around my area would call them that. I’ve heard them called “gimme” caps, “feed” caps, and a variety of other names. People would know what you mean, but baseball just isn’t a big deal here. With that said, mine are mostly from SCUBA shops, agencies, tourist spots, and other sources. Never bought one, though I’ve had to plead for a couple. I probably wear five or six of them on a regular basis…turned the right way, of course. Huh. I’ve never heard that style of cap called anything but “baseball cap”. It’s not that baseball is a big deal, that’s just what we call a simple cap with a largish brim in the front. They are often branded with schools or shops, not baseball teams. > [@running\_coach](#): > > Besides shielding the eyes and blocking the direct rays of the sun, a running cap will absorb and wick sweat to the temples so it doesn’t drip in the eyes. Like a technical shirt, the fabric will help the user stay cooler but it works best in lower humidity conditions. If sweat can’t evaporate, miracle fabrics don’t work. I own a couple of t-shirts made of high-tech fabric. I call them t-shirts. I’d call those baseball caps. I’m in the northeast. I suspect it’s regional. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/55 "2017-11-26T05:02:20Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I own a couple of t-shirts made of high-tech fabric. I call them t-shirts. I’d call those baseball caps. > > I’m in the northeast. I suspect it’s regional. The main use of “technical shirt” is to differentiate from shirts made of cotton. The most common use is on a race entry form describing the race shirt. While the construction may be similar, running hats have both mesh, wicking fabric and sweat control that generic baseball caps don’t. I’ve run in baseball caps, there’s a huge difference on a warm day. ---
**Author:** ![mattm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@mattm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattm)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/56 "2017-11-26T06:24:25Z")
1. Just counted them last Sunday. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > And how often do you wear them? > _ **Mostly on weekends** _. > Do you consider yourself a “collector”? > _ **Not until now.** _ > What percentage of them do you wear regularly? > _ **About 10%** _ > Do you wear them backwards? > _ **Only ironically.** _ > > I’ve amassed 12 baseball type caps (I include one which has a “skirt” around the back for sun protection. > _ **Mine are just regular baseball stye caps.** _ > I wear all but 3 of them pretty regularly, tho maybe 5 are my favorites. The 3 or so I keep, even tho they don’t fit as comfortably as others, but because of who gave them to me, or because they have other significance. > **_All of mine have some sort of significance. To me_.** > > I golf pretty regularly - and always wear a cap while golfing. > _ **Always wear one golfing, haven’t golfed in 3 years. Don’t ask.** _ > I often wear one while hiking or playing music outside, but bought a broad brimmed hat I tend to wear more often in such situations. > \*\*_I have a jungle floppy for extra sunny days._ > \*\* > But I do not regularly wear one when running errands, generally take them off in peoples’ homes or when dining, and have NEVER worn one backwards other than briefly in jest. > _ **Weekend errands. Always uncovered indoors, period. Backwards is just retarded, except as jest, irony, or rally.** _ ============= Matt. Sitting out the rain. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/57 "2017-11-26T06:37:32Z")
I don’t own any but quite a few freebies have passed through my ownership. While I don’t mind the look of them on other people I feel like an idiot when I wear one. I console myself with the thought that they don’t provide sufficient protection for Australian conditions and I wear something with a brim. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/58 "2017-11-26T07:34:48Z")
more than 5 less than 10. I’m not really sure of the exact number, most of my hats are in a storage tote in the garage from the last move. A few of them are souvenir hats from concerts, most of them are hats I bought at one time or another for regular use. One or two I keep for sentimental reasons even though they are completely worn out and stained from prolonged hard use. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/59 "2017-11-26T09:17:02Z")
Ive bought a couple dozen. When browsing at thrift shops while traveling, I check out the local ones. The ones for well-drilling outfits in Louisiana, or volunteer fire departments in Nebraska. Nothing that is made for tourist consumption, or without a local name and address of the company they were made for. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603/60 "2017-11-26T11:36:25Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The main use of “technical shirt” is to differentiate from shirts made of cotton. The most common use is on a race entry form describing the race shirt. > > While the construction may be similar, running hats have both mesh, wicking fabric and sweat control that generic baseball caps don’t. I’ve run in baseball caps, there’s a huge difference on a warm day. And I’m not denying those differences. I’m just saying that in my vocabulary, a t-shirt made of high-tech fabric is still a kind of t-shirts, and the same for baseball caps. To me, a t-shirt is any shirt of finely knit fabric that’s cut like a t-shirt. And baseball cap describes a general shape of hat, with a simple, relatively tight-fitting part over the head, which might is usually ventilated, a strap on the back to adjust the size (which might be plastic on a cheap one) and a large brim that’s only in the front. (Which might be worn backwards.) I own one technical t-shirt, one silk t-shirt, and 4 technical button-down shirts. I use the technical button-down shirts all the time. I store the two atypical t-shirts in the closet, not in my drawer with all the other t-shirts. But I still think of them as special t-shirts, and if they made a significant fraction of my t-shirt collection (they don’t) I’d count them when counting the collection. Even though I use them differently. Just a difference in word usage. I’m curious if it’s regional or if people who buy a lot of technical t-shirts or baseball caps feel the need for a shorter word to describe an important part of their wardrobe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-baseball-caps-do-you-own/802603.md?page=4)