The term "dad hat" originated because this style of hat was often worn by older men, especially fathers, who valued function over fashion. The casual, unpretentious look of these hats made them a practical choice for daily activities. However, the dad hat has since transcended generations and is now a popular accessory in streetwear and casual fashion.
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I first started wearing ball caps when I was in elementary school. I remember them being trucker hats with the mesh in the back. I stopped wearing these hats in middle school because they weren't cool. I also was becoming the mop head as I had thick hair. This leads to hat hair if you wear a hat. I just ditched the hat.
Hats would return to my melon by my late twenties as the mop head evolved into the snakehead. I remember a guy in college who wore a yellow golf cap over a thick mane of blonde hair. This hat was raggedy, but I caught a glimpse of his head underneath. He was starting to lose the hair.
I don't have any vanity issues over male pattern baldness, so I don't wear a hat to hide what I have embraced. But when you shave your head, those lids come in handy for covering your melon when outside in the sun or the cold. That's when I started wearing ball caps again.
Some of the original caps were athletic style hats with a Nike swoosh, the Adidas three stripes, or the Under Armour logo. For some weird reason, I identified as an athlete even though I wasn't. I decluttered those hats later as I came to the realization that I was not an athlete whatsoever. That's when I bought a Carhartt canvas cap that became my standard workwear hat. It was black but turned to chocolate brown from the sun and the sweat. I lost that hat somewhere, and I miss it. It was very durable.
This is the hat that replaced the original Carhartt hat. I have worn it for over a decade now, but my wife said it was time to be retired. It is fraying apart. I will probably buy another one. This hat was found at Tractor Supply.
I found this hat at a Dollar General. I don't wear hats for sports teams, but I will wear one for my alma mater. I like camouflage even though I have never been hunting in my life. The only deer I have killed has been with my car. The reason I like camo colors is because hood rats have taken to wearing sports hats as gang apparel and will shoot you over it. I've never seen a hood rat in camo, so I think I'm safe from a drive by.
This is a swag hat for the NRA. I never wear this hat in public because it is overtly political and will trigger deranged lunatic leftists. I follow a gray man strategy of being as boring as possible. I mostly wear this hat for dirty jobs around the home like painting. I support the right to self-defense. I just don't want to have to practice it.
I found this hat at Goodwill. Standard Horizon makes marine radios. I do not own a marine radio or a boat.
This is another hat I found at Goodwill. I do own a John Deere lawn tractor, but I would still wear the hat even if I didn't. You often see these hats as trucker hats, but I can't wear trucker hats because they allow your bald head to get sunburned. This is a full cover dad hat.
This is a swag hat for the Wedgewood Pharmacy which supplies meds for veterinarians. I found this one at Goodwill. It is khaki which is also a top choice color for me. Light colors deflect more sunlight. You will also notice the missing button on top of the cap. I remove those buttons from all my dad caps because they hurt when I bump the top of my head into something.
This is a swag hat for a walk for breast cancer. I did not walk in that event. I just found this hat at the Goodwill. It was khaki, and it was clean. The pink palmetto tree is a plus.
That's it for my dad hat collection. I will add updates if I get more hats. Check back in the future.
