I use a head liner, skull cap whatever you want to call it. No more folded ears, and I don't have to clean the pads as much as I'm not sweating directly on them. I love this thing, and amazingly not hot under the helmet, and I'm in 100 degree weather...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019F1XRKE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
^^ Above is what I got. I purchased a thin one though because I didn't want too much extra material and I wanted it to breath. This is a sports-oriented one, it does a great job wiking moisture and is smooth because it's designed to be worn under a helmet.
My gear list ordered by importance (though I love them all):
Other tips:
Used a poly skull cap in fall: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B019F1XRKE
Merino beanie in winter: https://www.minus33.com/collections/wool-accessories/products/ridge-cuff-wool-beanie
Started wearing a Buff worn as skull-cup in spring & plan to wear in it summer: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DKCBX2D
All three work well for me (shave head & sweat a lot).
Good question! For the second bag (Alpinism 22), it is fantastic. Honestly the most impressive thing is is price to quality ratio - it cost something like 30€ and is made with 400-600D ripstop nylon with a water-repellent coating. It's enough material strength to be a viable outdoor-adventure bag with a price that is of no concern basically. I'd recommend anyone near a Decathlon pick one up. I travelled with it for about a 6 weeks. It was comfortable and practical. The only downside is it looks like a hiking bag, so it's not inconspicuous in a city like my WF was.
Now the 4 season cube! I'll copy a reply from another comment:
> Basically it's a lot easier to pack for 1-2 seasons, especially for hotter climates. If you are only wearing shorts and tees, that packs a LOT smaller!
> My gearset was capable of 4 seasons, partly due to a packing cube I prepared with good technical clothing layers. This basically allows for indefinite travel to most places without extreme climates.
Now to the gear list:
It packed down very small and is about as light as you can get for passing winter layers with no heavy coat. I also use "tuck-tech" which is just tucking in your shirts in alternating layers, ie. tuck the thermal shirt into the thermal pants then tuck your regular shirt into your regular pants. This traps a lot of heat and keeps you much warmer.
As a side note, I also would carry an A4-sized piece of cardboard that I use to line the back of my bag. Its real use (besides as an emergency/hitchhiking sign) is to place under you when sitting on concrete - it insulates really well as otherwise the concrete will suck all the heat from you. That's a trick I picked up from some homeless folks.
Yeah a good running hat is nearly required for winter running. That and a good set of running gloves.
There are the ones I use.
Running Hat