The right hat for soldering

Inspired by the latest podcast (210) from Soldersmoke, in which Bill and Pete talk about wearing a Beret while home brewing, Stephen VK2BLQ and I went Beret shopping today.

It turns out that berets are widely available and there were several options. Naturally we went for the most economical one, shown here, from Targét at AU$10.

Bill, in the podcast, generously offered a prize for pictures of home brewers working in the shack wearing the approved head gear and I submit the entries you see here.

We enjoy the podcast very much and when a new episode is available messages fly around here to let everyone know. I'm hoping to win the free subscription!

Ross, EX0AA, is getting in to the spirit too:

He hasn't got the soldering iron grip quite right yet.

73s Bill & Pete from Pete and Stephen down under.

Update: Winners!

Bill wrote (on his blog) "Your dediscation to the cause and your adherence to our dress code is truly, uh, REMARKABLE! I hearby award all of you FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the on-line version of the SolderSmoke podcast.
But seriously, thanks a lot fellows. I have sent Pete the blog link and I'm sure he will be as pleased as I was. 73 Bill"

We're very excited of course, although the berets might be a bit warm as today it's predicted to be 34C (about 200F in your units I think).