Ventilation Grommets

[Hoth206]

First post, long time lurker.

In looking thru old posts (via the search function) I've seen folks discuss adding vent grommets to their hats. My question is: is there a particular preferred method for this and possibly a source for the grommets?

I've worn hats for a while (mostly westerns), but have recently bought a modern stetson "straw fedora", which fits great and is pretty comfortable. It does not, however, have any type of ventilation and the Houston humidity & heat are killling me.

I've got old western straws (now yard mowing hats) that I can experiment on, but I'd like to pursue adding some vents to this hat (in a tasteful way of course)

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[indycop]

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/...&processor=content&p_keyword=grommet&x=14&y=8

Welcome to the lounge!

 

[Cigarband]

Try one of these.

I have one and never had a better ventilated summer hat.

http://www.outbackoutlet.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=269

 

[Chinaski]

Cigarband, that does look like an excellent hot weather hat, and for $9.99 how are you going to go wrong?

 

[carldelo]

Grommet heaven

All the grommets that's fit to mount! You got your brass, your aluminum, your type 305 stainless steel, your Mil-Spec grommets, not to mention the punches and dies, yessir, it's all right here:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#grommets/=2kc4x6

 

[Hoth206]

Thanks!

McMaster Carr...I've got one of their enormous catalogs sitting in my desk. Just when I think that something doesn't exist, McMaster Carr has it.

Thanks for the help, and I may have to pick up one of the ventilated $10 hats for bumming around the yard.

Thanks!

 

[feltfan]

Even McMaster Carr doesn't have the screen grommet or those
grommets with the little fan blades they used in the Span-Am war hats.
I want one or both of those...

 

[carldelo]

.. with the little fan blades they used in the Span-Am war hats.

Please tell me you have a picture of this....

 

[feltfan]

I don't, but they have been posted here before.