hat stand

[manu7]

does anyone have one of those plastic hat stands? are they worth it or do you just use the cardboard that came with the hat?

[YARVTON]

Don't have one, never used one. Though I do think a hat jack would be a smart purchase. Curious what others say...

[Bufflehead Jones]

I have a hat jack and I almost never use it. I would have never used it if I hadn't had the slanted sides of it sanded flat. I just would not crank a bunch of tension on my straight sided fedora onto a slanted wooden hat jack. I think over time that will cause the hat to taper or take an odd shape or stretch the hat in a strange way. I have had mine sanded flat and that is no longer an issue with mine, but I still almost never find a need for it. Actually, the only time I ever remember using it is on a cheap, one size fits all kind of hat, and not on my fedoras at all.

I also have one of those plastic hat stands. I use it all the time. It is cheap, convenient, and it works well.

[Indiana Blooze]

The hat stands are cheap and worth the money to protect the shape of your hat. Todd's is a good source.