Headphone Integrated Ski Cap
I made Make (makezine.com) with a sweet ski cap with integrated built-in headphones that Sam helped me build. Sam did everything but sew, and I did the sewing. Check out the step-by-step at Sam’s do-it-yourself site called DIY: Happy.

By the way, this cost me more than $10… more like $17 and I already had the headphones on hand. But you can probably find a cheaper hat. I am just a slave to vanity.

I also want to call attention to the excellent sewingship and design, with the wires going through the fabric and coming out the back of the hat.

Hat Review

The following morning I took the hat on a full-day skiing trial, and let me tell you, they were pretty much the best part of the day (it was week-old snow). As some have already posted comments on Sam’s sites doubting the snug constitution of the listening mechanisms, they were perfectly placed in front of my sound accepting orifices and did not flap in the wind. They were high enough in the hat that they did not move at all, plus my goggle band rested perfectly over them pressing them even closer to my ear. The inner lining of the hat was a perfect padding/filter for the phone to sit comfortably next to my ear and a good bass/treble balancer.