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Flying with your hat

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:12 pm
by btc
Hi all,

For those of you who fly with your hat, what do you do with it once you're on board? I mean, for flights over 3 hours, there's only so much time you can spend napping with it over your face. :-)

Flights are usually so full today, the overhead bon isn't really an option, and I'm not a fan of putting it under the seat...which really doesn't leave me many choices.

So I'm curious about what the rest of you do...

Thanks.

Brian C.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:24 pm
by Indiana Max
I flew many times with my hat, ones over twelve hours, and I always wore my hat when I laid back and slept most of the time. I never took a hat box or something like that with me. My hat belongs to my head :D

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:39 pm
by Vegeta
I put all my hats on my knee when I dont want to wear it...

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 8:17 pm
by btc
Thanks for the replies.

I figured it was something like that. Well. I'll get a chance to try the sleeping this later this week..Newark to SFO. :-)

Now we'll see if I can sleep on planes.

Brian

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 8:18 pm
by crazylegsmurphy
I tried a few times, but I just dropped like a rock and hurt my ankles.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 8:54 pm
by Alan
I took an Akubra with me to India in January. I kept in the overhead. I would generally create a little niche between my bag(s) and the end of the overhead compartment for it to rest in. A time or two it would get dented in slightly, but it was just a matter of popping it back out. If you wanted to be a little more careful you could take a plastic bag to slide it into to protect it from dirt and such.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:05 pm
by TonyRush
On a plane, I would put it on my knee or on the seat next to me.

Tony

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:16 pm
by kobol
During the flight I just set in on my knee or on the flip down tray. When using the tray, I use it as a prop to hold my "Zune" so I can watch movies. It holds it at a decent angle quite nicely.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:17 pm
by Scott63
I keep my hat on my knee or sit it in the seat next to me if it's empty.

Scott

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:37 pm
by Arkansas Russell
I keep mine on my head.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:06 pm
by Chewie Louie
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:36 pm
by DR Ulloa
It stays on my head. However, whenever I go to the theater to see a play, I place it on my knee (theater edicate and all). I do the same whenever I go to mass on Sunday or anytime necessary.

Dave

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:42 pm
by Neolithic
Going to Peru, I stuffed my AB in my backpack.
It can take it- I don't like to baby my hat.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:16 am
by Jones Boy
Knee or under the seat in front - especially if I am in a bulkhead or exit row. Generally on my noggin when asleep tho' . . . .

Cheers
Jonesy

Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:57 pm
by Piker
Flying? well my arms usually get tired and I have to staple the hat to my head. Not fun! :wink:

Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:27 am
by Prof.
Same here,
If it's not on my head it's on my knee.

Prof.

Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 10:38 am
by JulianK
Short flights: On my knee.
Long Flights: In the overhead.

Keeping it on my head is fine and dandy but my last flight was 15 hrs and frankly I didn't want to be bothered with the hat.

Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:00 am
by Michaelson
I put my fedora on the floor crown down in the storage space under the seat in front of mine. I've never had a problem with it riding there, and I've made several flights cross country this way.

Regards! Michaelson

Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:15 pm
by btc
Well...I just got back to Oregon from NJ. 2 flights, NJ to Denver, Denver to Eugene.

First flight - the ol' asleep with hat on head/face. Worked pretty well...a small problem though if you're used to sitting in a window seat and leaning your head against the window. :lol:

Second flight, small regional jet...a bigger pain. Slept part of the time with hat on face, and the rest, well on my knee. :-)

There just wasn't space anywhere else.

Again, I'd like to thank everyone for their replies.

Sincerely,

Brian