To bonnet or not to bonnet, that is the question

[CMcG]

I like to wear a hat to protect my head from the elements, be they snow, rain, or sun. When I'm indoors, I try to get away from my western prairie roots and take off my head covering (N.B. many people out west think nothing of a hat indoors). I've toyed with the idea of an un-diced Balmoral, with a self-coloured toorie, but would like to try before I buy... I'm not sure if it is the right look for me. That means I've typically turned to a cotton flat cap in summer or wool one in winter. Not traditional, I know, but the lesser of two evils when my other option is a baseball cap

[TheOfficialBren]

Simply don't respond then. There's absolutely no need to apologize!

Just curious though, do you demand that everyone submit secret notes rather than a simple show of hands when some one asks, "Do you want me to order pizza or Chinese?"...

These are very serious democratic matters after all...

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I'm also with Colin on his post. I sometimes wear a flatcap (I refuse to wear a ball cap kilted). Occasionally a boonie hat on sweltering days. Most often my F&A, though.

Often I go hatless (and ALWAYS) whilest indoors.

[Blake Roth]

I rather fit in with Jock Scot for the most part on this. I tend my own head of hair most often, as I really don't need a hat in the mainstream and I never wore any growing up. Even though I'm not used to having my head covered, I still have a small collection of Tams, Flat caps, and Glengarries. However, I mean to get myself used to being a 'hat-guy' every year and this year I think I finally broke myself into the habit. I figured to buy a Pendleton Olive-coloured Indy Hat as a nice summer sun hat, and I have to say it is doing great so far. My next step will be to get more use out of my bottle green glengarry.

[Downunder Kilt]

When kilted, either a balmoral, deerstalker or a narrow brimmed akubra. Really depends on the weather and never inside.

[cable scot]

I wear a Balmoral for kilted gatherings or in formal dress and outside,but mostly a wool flatcap when it's raining or cold.

[JohntheBiker]

Mostly I can't be bothered with hats or caps of any kind, winter or summer. Always end up with hat head, so it's generally not worth the effort. I've tried on balmorals but they don't do much for me so I am not likely to be kilted and hatted any time soon.

Answer was clearly a "no".

[OC Richard]

I voted "depends on the day".

When performing on the pipes I wear Glengarry or Balmoral depending on the situation (Glengarry with the band but I prefer the Balmoral otherwise).

When not performing on the pipes, say, just walking around a Highland Games, it's a baseball cap. Why? Because many of us are caught in the unfortunate juxtaposition of having pale North European skin (and a tendency to skin cancer) but living in a place with brutal sun.

[kiltedrennie]

I voted for bare headed but that may change soon. I'm going to learn to knit (I hope). In the meantime my wife has offered to knit a balmoral bonnet for me. As soon as that's done, and the weather cools down again, I'll be wearing it. I might try a flat cap too.

[tundramanq]

Usually a Tilley. I like the traditional hats, but: fair skin + high altitude = skin cancer.
Just the biopsies on my ears hurt like hell - for about a week!

[David Thorpe]

Being follically challenged, there is always something perched on my head.

A big Kyle to this. When out of doors and kilted, either a Balmoral or Glengarry - never a ball cap - both adorned with the retainer's badge of my Chief's arms over a ribbon cockade of his livery colors, and always removed indoors with the rare exception of ceremonial duties which require being covered.