Yo Bill- There are two kinds of ear muffs. The kind that go over your head like old school headphones and the kind that mount in back of your head. The back head design in black seems to be the lesser of the evil in the ear muff category. Truth is, muff has its place and it ain’t your ears. So, man up and either leave your ears be or wear a warm hat the covers your head and your ears. Most of the reason you are freezing your ass off is because we lose most of our body heat from our head. Cover it and save the muff for better occasions.