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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.
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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
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.
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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
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!
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.
Second flight, small regional jet...a bigger pain. Slept part of the time with hat on face, and the rest, well on my knee.
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There just wasn't space anywhere else.
Again, I'd like to thank everyone for their replies.
Sincerely,
Brian