I had a Carhartt beanie that lasted me through many seasons of wild land firefighting, and then I lost it, so I bought this one. It was not the same. It felt more loose, stretchier, and not in a good way. Like the material was too giving and not as dense. I thought maybe I was just imagining it, you know, romanticizing my lost beanie.But then I found my old beanie! I compared the two and I wasn't just imagining it. The new one is bigger, more stretched out, doesn't seem as dense, won't hold up in the long term the way my old one has. I'm so glad I got my old one back, but I wish they hadn't changed the build on these. People don't know what they're missing, and now Carhartt is just fashion instead of actual good rugged wear.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]