Classic mesh-back trucker with recycled brim
Unreliable motor? Check. Willie Nelson on the stereo? Check. Dirty jeans and a pair of aviators? Check. Now all you need for the road trip of dreams is a decent trucker cap. Try this one from Patagonia, which ticks all the classic boxes whilst doing something rather clever with the materials: the brim's made from NetPlus (which comes from recycled fishing nets), the front panel's organic cotton canvas, and the mesh back is recycled polyester. It's a mid-crown, six-panel design with a nice curve to the brim. And not that we’re really logo people, but the Patagonia one on the front of this trucker has some solid outdoorsy cred.
- Front crown and bill: 7.5-oz 100% organic cotton canvas
- Back crown: 3.2-oz 100% recycled polyester mesh
- Brim: NetPlus 100% recycled fishing nets
- Mid-crown, six-panel trucker design
- Mesh back for breathability
- Adjustable snapback closure
- Patagonia logo
- Made in a Fair Trade Certified factory in Vietnam
- Weight: 91g
- Front crown and bill: 7.5-oz 100% organic cotton canvas
- Back crown: 3.2-oz 100% recycled polyester mesh
- Brim: NetPlus 100% recycled fishing nets
- Organic Cotton: made 100% organic cotton
- Recycled Materials: made from recycled fishing nets and recycled polyester
- Environmental Initiatives: Through their membership with 1% for the Planet, Patagonia donate 1% of every sale to carefully chosen social and environmental causes
Patagonia is the brand that other gear companies want to be when they grow up. In 2022, the company's founder, Yvon Chouinard, famously gave the company to the planet. It’s now jointly controlled by a charitable trust and a not-for-profit dedicated to fighting the climate crisis, and all post-operating profits go to environmental causes.
But in some ways that’s the tip of the (melting) iceberg. For nearly half a century, Patagonia has been an experiment in responsible business. From the farms that grow their cotton to the factories that make their goods and everything in-between, they’ve tried incredibly hard to set the gold standard in terms of ethics, transparency and social responsibility. Not only that, but their gear is made to last – to take hard use and repairs, and to maintain its performance through thick and thin.
All of which is even more extraordinary when you consider that Yvon Chouinard started out blacksmithing climbing gear for his mates in his parents' backyard, using a forge and anvil that he bought from a junkyard.
At WildBounds we don’t usually tend to go for the big-name brands, but this was one we simply couldn’t resist. Quite apart from their amazing ethical and environmental credentials, they just make great gear. We’ve used it and loved it for years, and you will too.
