Custom hats are one of the most popular ways to celebrate a brand, a team, or a special event. Ballcaps are a practical choice, as they are both comfortable and stylish. They shade the wearer's eyes from the sun and can quickly become a favorite hat worn for years, sharing your brand with the world. To create a great-looking and long-lasting custom hat, you should start with a model hat that people will love to wear.
The best hat for customization is stylish and comfortable, high quality enough for social events but casual sufficient for vacations, sports, and camping trips. A cotton ballcap with a solid-color body, a contrasting brim, and an adjustable back strap is best. But which brand and product should you choose?
To help you find the perfect cotton ballcap to customize, we are comparing two of the best customization model hats on the market: the Richardson 212 vs the Otto Cap 19-1277.
The Richardson 212 Pro Twill Snapback Cap
The Richardson is an inherently stylish ballcap cotton-poly ballcap with a classic profile and an impressive range of color options. This cap is solid fabric all the way around with a stiff, two-tone brim. The top features embroidered eyelets and a structural button on the top. Each cap is color-coordinated, depending on your choice of color.
The Richardson 212 features six neatly seamed panels around the cap, one large panel across the front, and the pentad of panels completed with smaller panels around the sides and back with flat seams in between. These make the perfect canvas for a bold embroidered logo or a detailed printed design.
The Otto Cap 19-1277 6 Panel Low Profile Baseball Cap
The Otto Cap is a 100% cotton, perfectly solid color ballcap. Each cap is one color, inside and out, creating a more consistent appearance. The button and embroidered eyelets perfectly match the solid color, as does the inside of the brim, no matter which color you choose. The only color difference is a black sweatband installed in the inner band, making these hats even more comfortable to add to their breathable cotton design.
Hat Material Comparison
What your cap is made of will determine how it feels for your wearers, including how breathable it is in the hot sun and how insulating it can be in colder conditions. Ballcaps can be made of many different materials. The Richardson 212 and the Otto Cap 12-1277 favor cotton for obvious reasons, making them comfortable and receptive to embroidery.
Richardson 212
Richardson 212 ballcaps are made of a cotton-polyester blend, providing comfort, structure, and sport-friendly washability. The exact percentages offer 65% cotton for comfort and 35% polyester for durability. The sweatband inside the band is 100% cotton, granting a soft, snug fit where the cap has the most contact with the skin.
Otto Cap 19-1277
The Otto Cap 19-1277 is 100% cotton, from the top panels to the inner sweatband. The same material is used from the cap top to the wrapped brim. This provides ultimate breathability and a stylish baseline for custom fashion caps.
Available Colors and Combinations
Color selection is one of the most significant differences between these cap models. The Richardson has a vast selection of colors and color combinations, while the Otto Cap offers a few vivid and classic colors as the canvas for your custom designs.
Richardson 212
Richardson 212 caps are the ultimate in sport and fashionable cap design. Not only can you choose from 17 different colors, but you can also mix and match any two colors dynamically and attractively. The first color will be the color of the cap's six cotton-poly panels. The brim, the embroidered eyelet, and the top button will represent the second color. This ensures that the colors of your team or event are perfectly represented with stylish balance if you choose a two-toned cap.
Colors include white, black, red, cardinal, maroon, green, dark green, purple, orange, yellow, gold, charcoal, navy, blue, teal, and columbia blue. You can use any of these colors to create your two-toned hat or choose two of the same color for a solid-colored hat.
Otto Cap 19-1277
Otto Cap 19-1277 caps come in a smaller number of stately and vivid colors. Otto caps are solid colored, with a perfect color match from the top button to the brim.
Colors include black, charcoal, dark green, gray, khaki, navy blue, royal blue, and red.
Size and Adjustability
The sizes available can also influence your choices. While most ballcaps favor a one-size-fits-all approach, you may require a specific size option. For example, ball caps for youth sports or women's groups tend to be smaller, while you may desire larger sizes for a more diverse overall group.
Like most ball caps, both the Richardson and Otto Cap models have an adjustable snap clasp in the back to adjust the band size by about two inches, but there are also some size variations between the cap models.
Richardson 212
The Richardson 212 comes in two sizes besides the adjustable snapback: Small (hat size 6 1/2 to 7 1/8) and Medium-Large (hat size 7 to 7 3/4.)
Otto Cap 19-1277
The Otto Cap 19-2-1277 has one size available. OSFM - Adult, represented as 58 cm or 22.8" around with the adjustable plastic snap closure.
Choosing the Perfect Base for Your Custom Hat Design
Which cap is the right choice for your custom hat design? It depends on the look, feel, and size that you need. The Richardson 212 offers an excellent selection in color and size, but the Otto Cap 19-1277 is 100% cotton with perfectly solid color designs.
With Real Thread, you can choose the perfect cap, and we will adorn them with vivid embroidery for your team, brand, or event design. Contact us today to order your ideal customized caps.
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