[at-l] (Guest Post) Free (or nearly so) Polartec Hats!

[janl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jan Leitschuh)]

I got mine today RockDancer! Thanks! It's lovely and warm!
I think I look very chic in it...
;-)

> Friends at AT-L,
>
> Since Christmas I've been making up lots of polarfleece hats, too many for =
> the family and hiking friends I see locally. So I'm offering to send them t=
> o anyone on the list who has cold feet during these days of winter hiking. =
> (My grandmother always told me "if your feet are cold, go put on a hat!" Sh=
> e said it in French....)
>
> There is only one style, it's a watchcap with 6 wedges forming the top, and=
>  a generous band that folds up/down of doublethick fleece. The fleece is Ma=
> lden Mills polartec 200, the really good stuff. You don't have a choice of =
> colors but you can tell me your size (S, M, L) and I'll try to match your r=
> equest. Comparable hats sell for $25.
>
> I'm not doing this as a moneymaking thing but I'd appreciate help with defr=
> aying costs for mailing. No need to send anything up front. If you like the=
>  hat send something to cover the expense of sending it to you. This is bein=
> g done in the same spirit as Tin Can Man's alcohol stoves a couple of years=
>  ago.
>
> As you might know polartec is made principally from recycled plastic bottle=
> s. The fleece I'm using is from the factory store, a mix of off-the-roll an=
> d stuff from the scrap pile. It's warm and soft, and doesn't pill as easily=
>  as other fleeces out there. Making a hat takes approximately one hour from=
>  start to finish now that I have a process to follow.
>
> I can fill about 25 requests so I'll be doing it in the order email is rece=
> ived.

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