Why I like soft felt...

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Indy Magnoli
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Why I like soft felt...

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Today I felt like changing the look of my HJ so I pushed out the dents, smoothed out the creases and put a nice, soft Young Indy bash into the crown:

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And that is why I love soft felt. :)

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Looks great, Magnoli. No presence of a former bash either!

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You know, Indy, 10 years ago I thought soft felt was NOT the way to go. I wanted a good stiff felt. I read Rundquist's post after post regarding the soft felt used in Raiders, and thought, 'that's not for me'.

After I finally got a soft felt, I've never looked back. If you have a GOOD soft felted hat, it takes on the persons personality in wear and use, and as you say above, can be adjusted and changed at a whim of the moment, or quickly returned to it's original bash. You can't do that with a stiff felt.

So, I'm now solidly with you and Rundquist. A soft felt, REGARDLESS of make or model, is the path I now walk.

Oh, and for folks who have stiff felt....it will eventually loosen up to a soft felt, so don't fear. All hats eventually become one with a 'personality'. You just get it faster when the hat is a soft felt right out of the box. ;-)

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Post by rick5150 »

Of course, those of use with oddly-shaped heads will wind up with matching oddly-shaped hats.
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Well, yeah....there's that too.... :-k :lol:

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Soft felt is practical too. A comfortably snug fitting soft-felt hat will stay on your head in a strong wind where a stiff brimmed hat will blow right off even if it's painfully tight. I agree, it is the way to go!

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I like soft/ thin felt, because my head pushes up the top crease otherwise. I get a bump, but at least my crown isn't too tall.
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