{"id":153902,"date":"2024-08-14T15:51:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T06:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=153902"},"modified":"2024-10-14T16:51:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:51:24","slug":"blue-lug-duckbill-hats","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/blue-lug-duckbill-hats\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Lug Duckbill Hats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I probably wrote a few times in these blogs already, I traveled to Argentina last year.<\/p>\n<p>During the trip, I had one thing stolen.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152850\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5671-1280x962.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5671-1280x962.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5671-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5671-1536x1155.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5671-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5671.jpg 1663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This freaking hat.<\/p>\n<p>I wore it the whole trip until I stopped at a gas station. I had this hat stowed in my stem bag, but it was gone when I got to my bike. Someone must have really like the hat.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t anything very special to me, but being on a bike tour without a hat was a pain. Sweat keeps on getting into my eyes and the sunlight was shining onto my head directly. I remember being super frustrated when I started riding again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153802\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53883672889e442ab06b8525e79342be-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53883672889e442ab06b8525e79342be-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53883672889e442ab06b8525e79342be-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53883672889e442ab06b8525e79342be-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53883672889e442ab06b8525e79342be-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53883672889e442ab06b8525e79342be.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I really wanted that hat again, but also didn&#8217;t want to buy the same product. I asked our product designers if we can make anything like that hat and they did a really good job making them.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153803\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d115cea89aaff1e0545802a63355a8e9-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d115cea89aaff1e0545802a63355a8e9-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d115cea89aaff1e0545802a63355a8e9-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d115cea89aaff1e0545802a63355a8e9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d115cea89aaff1e0545802a63355a8e9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/d115cea89aaff1e0545802a63355a8e9.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153804\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Made of water repellent nylon fabric with fun colors, like the other Blue Lug products.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152852\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC00158-15-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC00158-15-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC00158-15-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC00158-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC00158-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC00158-15.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153504\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AECBB550-8841-4CA0-9EF1-7AC3C99F6605-1280x961.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AECBB550-8841-4CA0-9EF1-7AC3C99F6605-1280x961.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AECBB550-8841-4CA0-9EF1-7AC3C99F6605-1720x1291.jpeg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AECBB550-8841-4CA0-9EF1-7AC3C99F6605-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AECBB550-8841-4CA0-9EF1-7AC3C99F6605-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AECBB550-8841-4CA0-9EF1-7AC3C99F6605-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AECBB550-8841-4CA0-9EF1-7AC3C99F6605.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These hats are really good to wear under helmets.<br \/>\nI know there are plenty of cycling hats in the market, but those hats are too sporty. I wanted something that blends in well with plain clothes.<\/p>\n<p>There are mesh side panel versions and regular side panel versions.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153809\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4432-3-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4432-3-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4432-3-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4432-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4432-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4432-3.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153805\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4470-6-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4470-6-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4470-6-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4470-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4470-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC4470-6.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153806\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-34-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-34-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-34-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-34-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-34.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153808\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-14-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-14-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-14-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-14-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-14.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The brims are unstructured, so you can fold them up in put them inside your bike bags or your pockets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153810\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-29-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-29-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-29-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-29-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-29.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153811\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-40-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-40-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-40-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-40-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-40-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jinndaiji-40.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so stoked to get a new hat that&#8217;s better than the one that was stolen! Screw you hat thief!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153815\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3bcc4c67b7326ae88b95030ece22503b-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3bcc4c67b7326ae88b95030ece22503b-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3bcc4c67b7326ae88b95030ece22503b-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3bcc4c67b7326ae88b95030ece22503b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3bcc4c67b7326ae88b95030ece22503b-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3bcc4c67b7326ae88b95030ece22503b.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":153804,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":153804,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1980,"height":1320,"file":"2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1.jpg","filesize":415986,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1280x853.jpg","width":1280,"height":853,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":167348,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1280x853.jpg"},"large":{"file":"1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1720x1147.jpg","width":1720,"height":1147,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":287726,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1720x1147.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-768x512.jpg","width":768,"height":512,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":65295,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-768x512.jpg"},"1536x1536":{"file":"1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1536x1024.jpg","width":1536,"height":1024,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":233313,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-1536x1024.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":79516,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-800x600.jpg"},"yarpp-thumbnail":{"file":"1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-120x120.jpg","width":120,"height":120,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":4268,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1-120x120.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":152848,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1262b389ccc89d2bb200ad3fb285b3f1.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-search-keywords":"duckbill cap","search-result-sort-order":"price","search-result-sort-by":"desc","stockSortFlg":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/153902"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}