Crux
$10 flat rate Australia wide, free on orders over $100. Express $15.
Dispatched from Victoria within 1–2 business days, tracked. Metro 2–5 business days, regional and rural 5–8.
Change of mind? Send it back unworn, tags on, within 30 days for a full refund. Happy to exchange for a different style, subject to stock.
Our workmanship guarantee covers stitching, the pressed design and the snapback mechanism. It does not cover wear and tear or accidental damage. Read the full guarantee.
Patriot Caps started because I couldn't find a decent Australian flag cap. Everything out there was either cheap tourist stock or too loud to wear twice.
I served in the Australian Army, deployed to Afghanistan. I run the business from Diamond Creek: I design the caps, heat press every design myself, and pack every order. If you message us, you're talking to me.
- Hand wash in cold water with a mild detergent
- Do not machine wash or tumble dry
- Reshape while damp and air dry naturally
- Do not bleach or dry clean
- Do not iron directly on the pressed design
- Store out of prolonged direct sunlight
The one that ends up on your head every day
Foam front, recycled mesh back, decorated in Australia
What $60 actually buys
Fair question. Here's the whole spec.
- Build
- Structured 5-panel, high profile
- Front & peak
- 100% polyester foam
- Back
- 100% recycled polyester mesh
- Design
- Heat pressed by hand in Victoria
- Peak
- Pre-curved, six rows of topstitching
- Closure
- Snapback, colour-matched, 54–62 cm
The one you'll actually wear.
Decorated in Australia by Australian tradespeople. Workmanship guaranteed. And 5% of every sale goes to Swiss 8. You are buying two things.
The blanks are OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified, which means the fabric has been tested and came back free of harmful chemicals, and made in amfori BSCI audited facilities, which means the factory is independently checked for fair pay and safe working conditions.
Pressed here, one at a time
The design is heat pressed onto the foam front panel, one cap at a time. Clean edges, and the small stars in the Southern Cross stay sharp instead of blurring the way a cheap print does.
The blanks are made in Asia. Every bit of decoration and finishing happens here. I press every design myself in Diamond Creek, check it, and pack it.
Australia barely has a textile industry left. Even the Olympic uniform is made offshore. So we're honest about it, and we keep every dollar of the work we can here, to support Australian businesses.
One size, dialled in
Fit is the thing customers mention more than anything else, and it's the thing you can't check through a screen. So here's everything.
Still not sure? Buy it, try it on, send it back within 30 days if it's not right.
Six things you can't see in a photo
Customers praised this cap for its great quality and comfort. Shoppers appreciated the effective size adjustment feature. Multiple reviews highlighted the comfortable fit and recommended the product. Customers also valued that their purchase supports a good cause, adding meaningful purpose to their buy.
great product, as advertised
Hi Tony, thank you for your great feedback! We're glad you love the Digger. Hope to see you again soon!
Great cap well worth the money
Thank you, David, for your positive feedback! We're glad you are satisfied with the Crux cap. We appreciate your support.
Very well made and great design, really love this and for a good cause
Thank you for your kind words! We're glad you love the Shadow and appreciate your support for a good cause.
I was quite impressed while watching the video of production.
I chose the “Digger” because it seemed very discreet, and because it’s a veteran’s business I even left a 10% tip.
My first surprise, when I received the cap, was that the flag motif wasn’t embroidered, just painted, but the biggest was, when I saw the label “Made in China” inside.
I understand, that a business is there to make money, but it’s not very patriotic to support our biggest threat, the CCP, over our homegrown businesses.
Just because I’m patriotic, I go to great lengths to avoid products made in China.…
I left 3 stars because it still looks good and I’m not heartless, but deducted one for the embroidery (lack of), because it makes it look a bit cheap, and another for the cap not being Aussie made.
I should have deducted another for the CCP, but I didn’t…
I will regret that later.
Hey Robert, thanks for the review & for the tip, that genuinely means a lot.
Fair points, and I'd rather answer them properly than dodge them.
On the flag not being embroidered. It isn't paint. The Digger is heat pressed, which bonds the design into the fabric under heat and pressure, so it won't crack or peel the way a screen print does. It's a deliberate choice on that design because the detail is finer than embroidery can hold at that size. If you want stitched thread, the Pioneer is our embroidered version.
On the Made in China label. You're right, and we've never hidden it. The blanks are made in Asia. Every bit of the design, the embroidery, the heat pressing and the finishing is done here by Australian tradespeople. That's why you will never see 'Australian made' written anywhere on our site, because it wouldn't be true and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.
The reason is simpler than it looks. There is basically no cap blank manufacturing left in Australia. I went looking before I started. I've written the whole thing up here: https://www.patriotcaps.com.au/blogs/news/are-caps-made-in-australia
Short version, that industry died out decades ago and nobody has restarted it, so every cap brand in this country is importing blanks. Some of them just don't tell you.
What I can control is where the money ends up. Australian owned, run out of Diamond Creek by me, and 5% of every sale goes to Swiss 8 for veteran mental health.
If it's still not sitting right with you, send it back and I'll refund you, tip included. No hard feelings either way.
Cheers, Michael
Straya
Hi Renee, thank you for your review! We're glad you like Shadow. Let us know if you need anything else.
Good fit, comfortable to ware
Thank you for your kind words! We're glad you find the Digger comfortable and a good fit. Appreciate your support!
Great cap. Nice quality.
Cheers
Hi Adrian, we're thrilled to hear you love the Shadow cap! Thanks for your kind words and cheers!
Fits my boofhead nicely. Love the black flag and the cross. Recommend to my mates.
Thanks cobbers!
Hi Adrian, we're thrilled to hear you love the Crux! Thanks for recommending us. Appreciate your support!
Great quality cap with the design of our Australian Flag.
It may be waving in the shadows but it speaks volumes.
Proud of our Country
Proud to have served
Proud of our troops, past, present and future.
Hi Frank, thank you for the wonderful feedback! We're proud to offer a cap that celebrates your patriotism. Glad you love the Shadow design!
Great cap. Super comfortable and excellent quality. I'll be buying the black one as well I'd say.
Hi Craig, we're thrilled to hear you love the cap! Can't wait for you to try the black one too. Thanks for your support!
Amazing and proud to wear daily
Hi Brent, we're thrilled to hear you love your Shadow! Thanks for sharing your pride in wearing it daily. We appreciate your support!
Amazing and proud to wear daily
Hi Brent, we're thrilled to hear you love your Digger! Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm. Have a great day!
Amazing and proud to wear daily
Hi Brent, we're thrilled to hear you're proud to wear the Crux daily! Thanks for your wonderful support.
The cap and the design is good but, at A$70, it does have a pretty outrageous profit margin built into the price, even with $3.50 said to go to charity. Most baseball caps at around $20-30 so someone is making a lot of money. That being said, I knew the cost in advance so there was no deception.
Thanks for the honest review Sam, & it's a fair question on the price.
Here's where it actually goes. We buy our caps through Australian suppliers, & all the embroidery, printing & finishing is done here in Australia by Australian tradespeople. That costs a lot more than having everything made & finished offshore in bulk. On top of that there's GST, tax, the 5% that goes to Swiss 8, ad spend, packaging, & all the usual costs of running a small business.
The $20 to $30 caps you see are almost always produced & finished overseas at volume (we only launched our store on June 24 this year & am buying small batches at a time). That's the difference. Supporting Australian business just costs more, & that's the trade off we've chosen to make.
Really appreciate you buying one & taking the time to leave your feedback, it means a lot for a small brand like ours.
Cheers,
Michael
Great quality fits well.
Thanks for your kind words! We're glad you love the Crux. Hope to see you again soon!
It is a well made hat.
I wear it with Australian pride.
To anyone that has served.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your kind words and support! We're proud to have customers who wear their pride so proudly. Appreciate your service as well!
Absolutely fantastic quality cap. I can see it will be great in a hot day and won’t heat up the head like other caps. Excellent quality.
Hi Lydia, we're thrilled to hear you're happy with the Digger cap! Thanks for sharing your positive experience. Enjoy wearing it on those hot days!
Okay
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear you had an okay experience. If there's anything specific you'd like to share or suggest, we'd love to hear it!
Poor quality for the price and union jack should have been full colour
Hi Daniel, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear you're disappointed. Our designs feature a monochrome Union Jack, and unfortunately, we don't offer full-colour versions yet, but have full coloured designs launching soon. We appreciate your understanding and hope you'll find other products to enjoy.
Right fit and well made.
Hi Tim, we're glad to hear the Digger fits well and is well made! Thanks for your positive feedback.
Glad to our diggers
Thanks for your positive feedback! We're glad you’re happy with the Crux. Hope to see you again soon!
Excellent product. Love it. Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled you love the Digger. We appreciate your support!
Excellent fit and colour. Really well made hats, it is now the new daily.
Hi Matt, we're thrilled to hear you're loving your Shadow hat! Thanks for making it your daily favorite. We appreciate your support!
Love it, very generous size too.
Thank you for your kind words! We're glad you love the Shadow. Enjoy wearing it!
Loved the cap. Great quality and the size adjustment was very good. Glad my money also goes to a good cause.
Hi Ross, thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled you love the Crux cap and appreciate your support. Enjoy wearing it!
Love them
Thank you for your love for the Digger! We're thrilled you enjoy it. Hope to serve you again soon!
Nice hat , comfortable fit and patriotic!
Great hat, present for my boy.
Thank you for your kind review! We hope your boy enjoys the cap.
Every order ships like this
Boxed, wrapped, and a thank-you card in with it. Packed by hand in Victoria, out the door in 1–2 business days.
5% of every sale goes to Swiss 8
Swiss 8 was started by Afghanistan veterans. Free, practical mental-health tools for Australian veterans. Training, nutrition, sleep, routine. Over 2,000 supported, and they're building NinGula Homestead now.
I got out of the Army in 2012. It took another fourteen years before I started this. What stayed with me was the way Australians pull together when it counts, and wanting more of that back home. That is why Patriot Caps exists.
5% of every sale. Not profit.