Consider it like you paid $45 for a felt body & got sweatband & liner as well.
Have you tried steaming the crown & brim yourself?
Steam can reactivate the shellac in the crown & hold a crease plus soften up the brim for you to shape.
If the hat fits the circumference of your head but not the...
Get some talcum powder & cover the stains liberally. Work the powder into the felt & let it sit for a few hours.
Brush off. The talc should bond with the stains & lift them out.
Too funny = was typing same thing at same time!
These Chippewas arrived last night & I wore them out for breaking in session.
They fit true to size for me. Ordered same size as my RW Iron Rangers & they fit dead on.
Out of the box, they felt great. I like the waxed laces, at least they feel waxed to me.
Will post some photos when I get...
I'm an LO bordering on XLO. My prefered size is 7 5/8 LO but have had nice fitting 7 1/2 XLO.
The Premiere Stratoliner in Regular Oval 7 5/8 has been coaxed to fit me just fine.
I've got quite a few western Stetsons, all Regular Oval, that hat stretchers & band block have trained to a LO...
Stetson has only done regular ovals for years now but Resistol still does Long Ovals as well as Regular. Both done in same factory... Haven't seen XLO from Resistol in years.
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