Mmph here goes. . . I am a delivery driver for a party rental company (tables, chairs, table settings and such), and because of this I spend lots of time walking to and from my delivery van. When its raining, I can't use an umbrella because I need my hands free, and a hood is too hot lugging around heavy things. So on days when its really rainy my hair is wet all day. This is both annoying, unsightly, and makes me cold. I think some sort of gel, or hair spray (both even) that has the properties of Scotch Guard would help me, and others who find this a problem, rather useful. Seeing as washing it out would be hard, it would have to come with a separate bottle or can of Hair Scotch Un-Guarder.
-- notme, Nov 17 2002

(?) Darn, no croissant hat. http://www.funfolly.com/h/hats/hats04.htm
Hands free umbrella.Down toward the bottom. Plenty of other hats that look even sillier. [half, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 06 2004]

umbrellavator http://www.halfbake.../idea/umbrellavator
recently halfbaked for porpoises such as this [thumbwax, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 06 2004]

Kokatat Hat http://www.gearshar...ester-Hat/2432.html
What's wrong with one o' deze? [XSarenkaX, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 06 2004]

Where to wear a Hot Dog hat... http://www.accs.net...street/festival.htm
Don't ask about the school mascot. [RayfordSteele, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 06 2004]

None for me, thanks.

(link) Alternative solution. Or not.
-- half, Nov 17 2002


That link. . .it blows my mind. I can't even begin to fathom who would buy a big foam hotdog hat. for novelty. other than the jughead hat of course. . .
-- notme, Nov 17 2002


Now if you had long hair and the spray is real gooey, you could form it into an umbrella before it hardens.
-- FarmerJohn, Nov 17 2002


The dwarf hat guy on half's link looks like my idea of ebinezer scrooge. :) Hey, the umbrella hat is only $4.98, and in your line of work (party rental co.) it would be fitting. I thought the hamburger hat was quite enticing, of course that may be because I missed lunch today.
-- drfowler, Nov 17 2002


Don't worry [notme], Scotch Guard washes out pretty easily.

ps - my girlfriend owns the flower pot hat in [half]'s link.
-- snarfyguy, Nov 17 2002


A hood may be too hot, but there are plenty of rain hats with air holes for ventilation. When I can't be bothered with an umbrella, I just wear a baseball cap. Entirely hands-free, and I don't get any gook all over my head.
-- DrCurry, Nov 17 2002


what is needed is a waterproof hat with guttering all round the edge leading to a down pipe ending somewhere around the ankle.
-- po, Nov 17 2002


Re half's link:
Look mommy, that duck just shat a man's head!
-- barnzenen, Nov 18 2002


On a more serious note, well, more serious then my last note, wouldn't scotch gaurd make the rain run into your eyes?
-- barnzenen, Nov 18 2002


As for rain running into my eyes, I guess it could. But it would depend on the way my hair is combed (or not combed as the case may be). And im not a big fan of wearing hats. although I think i could pull off hat shaped like a shark pretty well. . .
-- notme, Nov 18 2002


Form a hairstyle that naturally gutters the water away from your eyes. Maybe the big bang trend of the 80's. Lord knows they used scotchguard to hold it.
-- RayfordSteele, Nov 18 2002


Two words: Yul Brynner.
-- bungston, Mar 07 2003


Hell, what about taping your hair up? I say, screw hairspray...TAPE!
-- igirl, Mar 08 2003


Its to keep the rain off, not keep the hair up. And have you ever HAD tape stuck in your hair? Its a mess. Oh the pain. . .the PAIN.
-- notme, Mar 08 2003


I HAVE had tape in my hair, but i cut it off :-P. The tape would work if you wanted a kind of permanent hairdo. To keep the we off your head, don't old ladies have those little plastic rain bonnets for that??
-- igirl, Mar 08 2003


igirl - you're not a girl are you?
-- po, Mar 08 2003


Given that she's only wearing Saran wrap and sticky tape, it should be pretty easy to check.
-- DrCurry, Mar 08 2003


1st thing: po, i am a girl 2nd thing: DrCurry, if you're so fixated on my saran wrap bikini, why don't you model it for us? oh wait...AAAGH! NO! disturbing imagery....{{{shudder}}}
-- igirl, Mar 09 2003



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