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Stretching a hat - advice please....
As someone who often gets a hat sweaty under various wearing conditions, I have had many a hat shrink when I put it away for a few weeks. If I'm not wearing a hat at least every few days, it gets a hat stretcher: no "If's", "and's" , or "but's".- Doc Glockster
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- Forum: Hats
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How to Store Hats
Okay I know you're not supposed to do this, but.... I know we've all been told over the years to never store a hat resting on its brim, but I've got a couple of questions. I like the "Clint Eastwood" type cowboy hat predominantly, like the one he wore in "Hang 'Em High". It's a hat with a...- Doc Glockster
- Post #50
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Stetson Austral Question
How stiff is the brim? I like a brim as stiff as a 2x4. Am I going to have to drench it in Kahl's hat stiffener? I recently treated an old Resistol hat that started out with a floppy brim. Now I'm confident I can slice bread with it. :D- Doc Glockster
- Post #25
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Stetson Austral Question
That's cool. Some photos I've seen appear to show a slightly higher crown. I wonder if the specs changed over time or if different people look that different in the hat. The last thing I want is the "Hoss Cartwright" look--LOL.- Doc Glockster
- Post #23
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Stetson Austral Question
Thank you for that. I'm guessing one would simply wet the crown thoroughly with distilled water and scrunch it down over the form? I guess the only pitfall would be making sure you got the appropriate form with the proper crown height.- Doc Glockster
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Stetson Austral Question
I'm guessing it requires a special jig, but you guys have some pretty resourceful suggestions sometimes.- Doc Glockster
- Post #16
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Stetson Austral Question
Did you see my above post on the "Texas flat crown?" Maybe you don't have the answer. Just curious if I could do that to it.- Doc Glockster
- Post #15
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Stetson Austral Question
Got another question: During my research I uncovered a couple of places making "Boss of the Plains" replicas (basically the same hat). One offered it with a "Texas flat crown." Not knowing exactly what that means other than what it looks like--if I can't have a telescoped crown is there...- Doc Glockster
- Post #12
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Stetson Austral Question
Interesting. I wonder if I should do that. I wear a 7 1/4 and it fits tightly (which I like) because I keep my hair cut really short. I wonder if I should go up to 7 3/8? They say a hat tends to shrink if you get it sweaty in the summer, and I'll certainly do that. EDITED TO ADD: Well...- Doc Glockster
- Post #11
- Forum: Hats
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Stetson Austral Question
These actually sound like recommendations in my world. I've bought two Stetson Revengers and one Resistol hat off EBay now that looked like they were in excellent plus condition, but the sweatband stitching was pulling out of all three hats. I wear a hat to get abused, like someone in the Old...- Doc Glockster
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Stetson Austral Question
No, I haven't. I noticed a couple of websites are actually offering the Stetson Revenger in buffalo felt. Looking closely at the photos the brim appears to be really thin. My Revengers have a brim about 3/16" thick. These new buffalo felt ones look paper thin. Maybe that's not a problem?- Doc Glockster
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Stetson Austral Question
I thought of another question: does anyone know how stiff the brim is? I bought a Resistol hat off eBay that came with an easily shapeable brim. I literally used up about two bottles of hat stiffener on the brim to get that "ain't goin' nowhere" stiffness. Also, anybody that owns one---got...- Doc Glockster
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Stetson Austral Question
I like the simple, uncurled flat brim of the hat, but the open crown is something I don't like. I live out in the middle of nowhere with not much access to someone who could professionally crease the crown. How difficult would it be for me (at home) to turn that open crown in to a telescope...- Doc Glockster
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Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers
Just don't go overboard with the size bigger thing. It works for me because I cut my hair really short and the style of the forage caps means that a size bigger just happens to work for me. If I were you I'd measure my head's exact measuremet (in other words not just sticking with a "standard"...- Doc Glockster
- Post #33
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Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers
If you go with Dirty Billy's: be advised that the summer is the height of their reenacting season, so there may be a lead time. Also: he tends to keep Federal forage caps in stock or at least with short lead times. This is logical, since they tend to all be the same and there will be a...- Doc Glockster
- Post #27
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Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers
In my world, you either love them or hate them. I don't wear my Confederate head gear in public much anymore because of the stigma that has been ascribed to any and all things Confederate-related. I've actually had people ask me if I hate black people just because I was wearing a CSA cap...- Doc Glockster
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Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers
I agree. And the visor leather for Federal kepis, especially in IW kepis, is too thin. I think they must have used buffalo hide on a lot of federal kepis back in the day. Almost every IW kepi visor I've seen in a museum is surprisingly thick.- Doc Glockster
- Post #18
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Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers
You are correct. One of the good things about being a Confederate reenactor is that as long as your cap is made from period materials, literally nobody can tell you that your cap is wrong. I have seen museum examples of everything from fancy factory-made kepis to homemade cotton caps in...- Doc Glockster
- Post #15
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Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers
It's true that 19th century sizing was different than today. There were few standard sizes. Those with money bought a standard size (usually too big) and paid a tailor to custom-fit their clothing. Notice how tailoring has virtually gone out of style? It was not so in the 1800's: clothes...- Doc Glockster
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Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers
One thing about sizing: in a kepi I like a tight fit because it rides higher on your head. In a forage cap I like the fit a little loose so it drapes better, and the floppy design of the sweatband area lends itself to ordering it a little loose. For example, in a cowboy hat I wear 7 1/4...- Doc Glockster
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