Herbert Johnson Poet - can I make it smaller?

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Herbert Johnson Poet - can I make it smaller?

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I have a new HJ Poet which I bought online and despite measuring very carefully before ordering, I'd say the inside circumference has turned out to be about 1/4 inch too big. This has the unfortunate effect of making it fit a shade loose and slide down on top of my ears. Do any of you experts on this forum have any advice please? So far my options seem to be I get fatter head or else stuff the inside liner wth material to bulk it out a bit...

Hope on of you can help with other alternative tips...

Many thanks

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Lampshade trick... do a search on that. This would help.

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Also stuffing the sweat band with foam will reduce it a bit.
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Wear it a few days as is. The sweat soaked sweatband will shrink when it dries. Fedora
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Post by Ripsore »

Thanks for the tips gentlemen. The lampshade trick sounds like just the job. I'll post the results after I've tried it.

Many thanks.
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