Alpkit
Alpkit Mountain Beanie
- Warmth: 7/10 How warm it keeps your head and ears, from its type and fabric.
- Wind and rain: 1/10 How well it keeps wind and rain out, from the maker's claims and fabric.
- Weight: 8/10 How much it adds to your pack.
Everyday cold-weather walking and camping: warm knit with a fleece band across the forehead and ears
- Weight
- 49 g
- Type
- Beanie
- Weather protection
- None
- Fabric
- 100% acrylic outer with a polyester microfleece headband (Alpkit); made in China
Where to buy
Alpkit £14.99 In stock. Delivery £2.99. Standard delivery £2.99, free over £60 (Alpkit).
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: hat type and fabric 7/10How warm it keeps your head and ears, from its type and fabric. 7: Better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
Wind and rain
Estimate from maker's specs: maker's wind and water claims 1/10How well it keeps wind and rain out, from the maker's claims and fabric. 1: A real weak point.
Estimate from maker's specs
Weight
Estimate from maker's specs: the maker's weight 8/10How much it adds to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- Everyday cold-weather walking and camping: warm knit with a fleece band across the forehead and ears
- Under a helmet: Alpkit says it fits under helmets
- Budget warm hat for a spare or a camp-only beanie
Strengths
- Fleece-lined headband (Alpkit)
- 49 g (Alpkit)
- Fits under helmets (Alpkit)
- 3 Year Alpine Bond guarantee from Alpkit
Weaknesses
- Plain acrylic knit: no wind or water protection
- Alpkit's page and web address call it the Mountain Beanie (handle ak-beanie), so older web pages may use the AK Beanie name
- No independent wear test of this beanie was found
- Alpkit's own page was the only UK page found for this version: no other UK shop was checked as selling it
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.