How do you keep your ears warm?

[CliffG]

Many years ago an old cowboy told me how to keep my ears warm during the winter and still wear my stetson hat. We were moving cattle off of the Ridge down into the river valley the day before Christmas one year, my ears were about frozen solid, when we stopped for lunch I asked him how he kept from freezing his ears off, he smiled took his hat off and he had a section of pantyhose leg on his head, and then pulled it down over his ears and popped his Stetson back on with a big old grin. He said it was really a good idea because when some one came ridding up and you did not want them to know you had nylon stocking on your head you just push it up off of your ear with a finger and act like the cold don't bother you none.
That is what I do now, if I plan on being out side for a while.
How are you fellas keeping your ears from freezing if you are out all day in the below freezing weather and want to wear a felt hat?

Thanks,
Cliff

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Hmm. I shall have to remember this. :eusa_clap

 

[Blackthorn]

Great idea, but...

I use these, and they are worth a gold mine when the weather is cold.
http://www.noggintops.com/page.cfm?p=124

 

[DougC]

I live in Texas where it's warm! Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[Carlisle Blues]

I usually have two options that I exercise:

When it gets bad

 

[Bird's One View]

Deerstalker or watch cap.

 

[Kid Mac]

Like Blackthorn, I've found the 180 earwarmers very useful. Some days, though, you just have to break out the watch cap.

Mac

 

[Dewhurst]

A fedora with ear-flaps built in.

 

[Mario]

Hmm...if you don't mind looking dorky, you could go one or maybe two sizes up and pull your Stetson snug over your ears like this guy...:

:eusa_doh: lol​

 

[59Lark]

in the movie fargo

in the movie fargo, i was sure in one police scene, saw a cop wearing a fedora and he had flags on it, but this was a really cold state. 59lark.

 

[zetwal]

Wonderful!

 

[AEH]

The Hatflap

These kept my ears warm in the Norwegian winter last year:

http://www.thehatflap.com/

(And they work for fedoras too )

 

[Corky]

To keep my ears warm 365 days a year...

...I moved to Los Angeles.

 

[RobFedoraField]

I've seen them before...

These kept my ears warm in the Norwegian winter last year:

http://www.thehatflap.com/

(And they work for fedoras too )

how well do they work?

 

[frussell]

Problem

Only problem with wearing a piece of hosiery on your head (besides your friends catching you) is that most of the pantyhose type stuff is fairly slippery, and will help your hat fly off if the wind starts up. Spending many hours driving cattle, herding horses and taking city slickers on horseback tours of our local canyons, I've tried most everything. I always end up coming back to the old bandana standby. Nothing will scare a bunch of horses like a hat blown off a rider in front of them. Interestingly enough, I know several old cowboys who will wear pantyhose under their jeans when it's cold, or when they know they will be in the saddle all day. Says it keeps their jeans from giving them saddle sores! Frank

 

[cybergentleman]

Interestingly enough, I know several old cowboys who will wear pantyhose under their jeans when it's cold, or when they know they will be in the saddle all day. Says it keeps their jeans from giving them saddle sores! Frank

....so you mean Brokeback mountain was based on a true story?

 

[buler]

I use these, and they are worth a gold mine when the weather is cold.
http://www.noggintops.com/page.cfm?p=124

I second the vote for 180's. Just wore them with my Dobbs 20 at lunchtime.

B

 

[carouselvic]

I too use the 180's.

 

[Djupis]

Interestingly enough, I know several old cowboys who will wear pantyhose under their jeans when it's cold, or when they know they will be in the saddle all day. Says it keeps their jeans from giving them saddle sores! Frank

A lot of people used short stockings in the military under their socks to prevent chafing during long marches.

 

[sproily]

Get some earbags, they're discreet

link for US loungers: http://www.sprigsville.com/earbags/index.html
and for the EU: http://www.earbags.com/