A little while ago, I was contacted by Matt from Jack Rabbit Caps, about reviewing one of their hats. I had been to their site previously and their hats looked interesting to me, so I said sure.
FTC Disclaimer – I was provided this product free of charge to review it on my blog and received no other forms of compensation to do this review. My opinions about this product are my own, based upon my experience while I am using this product.
Initial Impressions
The JackRabbit Cap is a great looking hat.
The burgundy color and while monograming of “A Veteran Runnah” looked fantastic (just wish I could say the same for the model) 
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The hat was well made, no imperfections, loose threads or blemishes that I could find.
Fit
Initially this concerned me a little, as you can see below the hat is not adjustable. I can’t be accused of having a big head and usually have a tough time wearing hats that do not have an adjustable headband.
However, after wearing the JackRabbit Cap as my daily hat and during all kinds of runs, that included close encounters with tractor trailers and some pretty windy a few days, the hat never came close to blowing off.
One of the things I noticed and liked was that I wasn’t adjusting the tightness of a running hat 2-3 times a run, like I usually do – I just put it on and wore it. Which allowed me to focus more on the run, instead of how my hat was fitting.
They do make custom sizes XS-XXL for those who have smaller or bigger noggins.
I did find out from Matt, that they embroider on either side of the hat or the front panel. Plus they are looking at coming out with a high visibility hat in near future. That will be something that I will be really interested in when they do. When I am out running I prefer to wear colors that can be readily seen by others, especially during hunting season, in low-light conditions and when I am running on the roads.
Need to Wash It
This hat is a technical fabric, so it wicked away the moisture very well, but like all my technical fabrics and other hats, TheWife noticed that it got a little ripe after a few runs and suggested that I needed to throw it in with my running laundry (which is done separately from anything else, for some reason or other). The JackRabbit Cap looked and smelled as good as new, even after repeated washings, so I was impressed with that!
The reality is that
I like my hat from JackRabbit Caps a lot!
JackRabbit Caps is a small company that offers “Made In the USA” products and nicely fills a niche in the running accessory marketplace that I think is needed.
Customizable, quality running caps.
Last night during #RunChat there was a discussion about what kind of swag that runners like at races and hats were one of the things mentioned a lot. Hint, hint to you Race directors out there.
When JackRabbit Caps come out with the hi-vis version, I plan to purchase one for myself – I can’t give a product any higher recommendation than that.
Check out the JackRabbit Cap website yourself to see what they have that you might be interested in.
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misszippy1
September 10, 2012 at 9:51 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Looks great, Harold! I am a big hat wearer for running so always interested in options. And yes, great swag idea!
Aaron Smith
September 10, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Great review! The hat looks pretty kewl, albeit, and you point this out, I would want one that is “visible” in low light, like my run this morning. I get started around 4:15 am for a 10 miler, so it is hugely important to be seen, since sometimes I’m force to run on the roads instead of the sidewalks, where there are no sidewalks. I will have to checkout their site, I would love to have a hat that is washable. I had one that was supposed to be able to not stink, but it started stinking and even though I washed it, many times, it kept it’s stench.
The USAF Marathon last year gave out hats, although the hat they gave me was too small, even though it was adjustable, I have maybe one row of hooks holding the velcro together. It has never fell off or caused problems, but feels funny. So I rarely wear it. I do have a “pumpkin” heaad as my adoreable 5 year old daughter says, so I know I’m not normal, and to me, size does matter, a lot.
I got an excellent run this morning BTW!
I’m feeling good! 
Harold L. Shaw
September 10, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Okay so you have a big head – well as long as you don’t act…well you know
. Any ways I am impressed with mine so far and want to see what their hi-vis/reflective hat looks like too. Glad you had an excellent run this morning, I get to 13 + this afternoon with a killer hill at mile 14 which I am looking forward to seeing if I can run – the challenge 
Clarke Graves
October 15, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks for the review(s) and posts. I went to the site after reading this and it looks like a reflective cap is now offered.
http://www.jackrabbitcaps.com/caps/043_limt_blackreflect_men.html
Clarke
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