AB wrong size
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AB wrong size
Hi,
I have a quick question and was wondering if you all could help me. About a month ago I received my new AB in beaver size 58”, I have been wearing it now for about 3 weeks and have come to the conclusion that it is too small as I start to get a bit of a headache when it’s on my head and it leaves an ugly red mark on my forehead that’s there of ages.
Dose any one know if there’s a way to turn a 58” fedora into a 59” : :
I have a quick question and was wondering if you all could help me. About a month ago I received my new AB in beaver size 58”, I have been wearing it now for about 3 weeks and have come to the conclusion that it is too small as I start to get a bit of a headache when it’s on my head and it leaves an ugly red mark on my forehead that’s there of ages.
Dose any one know if there’s a way to turn a 58” fedora into a 59” : :
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I've never had one taper in the past 20+ years upsizing from size 7 1/4 to 7 3/8, and wouldn't advise you to do something that would damage your hat or shift the shape.....but your experience may vary, so do what YOU think best. I'll keep my council to myself in this section as well.
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It may be nothing more than an overly tight ribbon. If I did not have a hat stretcher, I would just grab that baby fore and aft, and pull the heck out of it. I use braided nylon thread to attach the sweat to the hat, and the back seam of the sweat is the same nylon thread. The stitches that hold the sweat to the hat are lock stitches so even if one breaks the other stitches will hold. Oh, which brings up something else. This AB is also a good addition to emergency survival gear. Sort of tongue in cheek, but, in a survival situation, you could remove the single thread that attaches the sweat to the felt and use it as the thread in a snare trap, or as a fishing line. I would imagine it is around a 20 pound test line. There is another piece of nylon thread, a white one that hold the liner in. That would be another piece to add to the first. The ribbon, would serve as a tourniquet, if needed. Now, what other hat could help save your life??? Fedora
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Yes, and the hat would also serve as a pail of sorts to haul water in. The dense beaver felt would not leak as much as a rabbit hat.suppose you could use the hat itself for a bucket for water if needed for a drink of water or to put out a fire.
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Oh, and, if you had to start a fire using the friction method, or even the flint method(technically chert, I would think), the hat would serve as a bellows to fan the fire off to a good burn.
You could take out the sweat, and cut or chew a piece off, fashion a pouch to hold a rock, and then use the two braided nylon strings to make a primitive sling.
I am sure there are more, but my head hurts from the thinking. Oh, but by all means be sure you have the hat looking good for the rescue!! You might want to double check the creases in a pool of reflective water once you hear the choppers headin' your way. Get those creases proper, and the hat set at the casual, "what took you so long look". Afterall, if they take pics of the rescue, you want to look like you had it under control, and the rescue only saved you a bit of time, that's all. Fedora
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I did as Steve suggested on my tight AB and the was able to wear it for about 9 hours straight, result -
hat fits perfect now.
Dont be afraid to pull on the hat as it really will take the abuse.
P.S. as far as tweaking my hat has been, the work on my fit has been all the tweaking I have done. I am gonna let the hat tweak itself with time.
Good luck and
Stay Well
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I did as Steve suggested on my tight AB and the was able to wear it for about 9 hours straight, result -
hat fits perfect now.
Dont be afraid to pull on the hat as it really will take the abuse.
P.S. as far as tweaking my hat has been, the work on my fit has been all the tweaking I have done. I am gonna let the hat tweak itself with time.
Good luck and
Stay Well
A R
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Haircut worked for me too
There is also some evidence that ford's hat in Raiders was a VERY tight as well... I prefer it a bit tight so it wont blow off my head, but I've never had heachaches from it...
There is also some evidence that ford's hat in Raiders was a VERY tight as well... I prefer it a bit tight so it wont blow off my head, but I've never had heachaches from it...
I'd rather burn...Priorities:c)I suppose you could use the hat itself for a bucket for water if needed for a drink of water or to put out a fire.