Will a Hat Taper More if Stored than Worn?

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Will a Hat Taper More if Stored than Worn?

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I regularly wear my Akubra Federation,it's my 'go-to' hat. But yesterday,I went to grab another lid,(AB beaver) and noticed that it's gained a bit of a taper! (and shrunk a wee bit). I then checked my Keppler,,same,,a bit of taper! These two hats are practically unworn! So-does not wearing a hat add to the taper factor? My Akubra has practically none! And it's a few years old with many an adventure!
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I've found that any hats I've owned that haven't been 'rotated' in wear, and haven't had that 'felt killing' application done to them DO tend to taper a bit due to heat experienced in storage over time. That's why I try and get mine out on occation and rotate them in wear.

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I also find that if I don't take myself out and rotate from time to time that I tend to taper a bit, too. :shock: :lol:
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binkmeisterRick wrote:I also find that if I don't take myself out and rotate from time to time that I tend to taper a bit, too. :shock: :lol:
:-k I wondered how you got such a pointed head. :shock:
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So if you stored your hats in the fridge upside down there would be no taper? 8)
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Post by coronado3 »

No taper - just ice in the crown.... Great for parties!
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Not sure, VP. Very dangerous....you go first... :lol:

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VP wrote:So if you stored your hats in the fridge upside down there would be no taper? 8)
Two words: freezer burn.
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Serial Hero wrote:
VP wrote:So if you stored your hats in the fridge upside down there would be no taper? 8)
Two words: freezer burn.
Sorry, you said fridge not freezer.

Just put a box of baking soda in there with it to keep your hat fresh.
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Just be careful to keep it away from the ice dispenser. You might get fuzzy ice otherwise.
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I remember when we used to hang fuzzy ice from the rear view mirror...I miss the 70's...
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Post by Texas Raider »

HA!! LOL! Man,this one totally snowballed into off-topic-thread-theft!
;-)
Anyhoo,I DO store my lids in the fridge.
Isn't that what everyone else does,too? :oops:

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I put lids on my tupperware when storing food in the fridge :D
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Should you burp your AB before putting it in the fridge? (Or just after it's bottle?)
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Post by Chevalier Krak »

Hat burp is like ****** ******, an unmentionable subject in a family forum! It means your band is too tight. Isn't that why they put those little holes in the crown, so that when you lift your lids to the ladies on a hot summer day, you don't get that embarrasing "GLUARPHG" when the thing pulls away from your dripping forehead?
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