Hi there!

I’m relatively new to hats, only starting to wear them a few months ago (when it was far less windy). I wear a wide brimmed fedora, and prefer to wear it on the back of my head. Recently my hat kept getting blown off, because wind I guess (who knew), and so I attached a headband to the sweatband with two safety pins. That headband has now broken, and the backs of my ears are also getting pretty tired of rubbing against a headband all day, even with the addition of bandages to lessen the friction.

My question is, does anyone have any suggestions as to how to keep my hat on my head? I’d still like to wear it on the back of my head, and have triple checked that it is the right size. I’d prefer not to use a headband, but every time I look this up I just get “hold your hat” which doesn’t work for me as I carry a briefcase and like having a hand free. Any help is appreciated!

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Hi all,

Let me just say I love Melin hats and the quality that they possess. I hope to buy more of their hats down the road, but my first experience ordering from their website has been less than ideal. Their customer service team seems nice, but they’re a small group and they don’t necessarily respond to inquiries as fast as most would hope. Their phone number basically goes nowhere, and they also only respond to emails and texts from Monday - Friday.

For context, I had been frequenting their website quite a bit waiting for them to restock a specific hat that has sold out on multiple restocks. Once it was finally available (last week), I ordered it with another hat from their site. After about a week of waiting, I was super excited to finally receive my hats, and when I opened the box, the hat I was most excited about was MISSING from the shipment! They also don’t seem to include a receipt of what is in the shipment, which had me wondering if the two hats were going to be shipped in extra boxes, but ultimately it was confirmed from customer service they should’ve been in the same box.

After making this realization, I contacted their customer service about the hat not being included in the shipment, and this morning they confirmed that they had messed up not including the hat in the shipment, they apologized, and they started me a new ‘confirmed’ order of the hat that was missing. Awesome, my hat will finally be here next week!

Later today, I realized that they canceled the new order a without any notification besides what was reflected in the order status. I noticed and immediately contacted them again to confirm whether or not the order was actually canceled. I received a response right before close of business today (Friday), and due to the hats being sold out (again), they cancelled my order.

They did offer me the opportunity to exchange for another hat of equal value, but since I have had my eyes on that specific hat, I’ve told them I just want my money refunded and potentially I’ll consider buying from them again if the hat I really wanted is actually restocked again.

I’m now sitting here on this Friday evening with no resolution to my issue, and I’m also out a solid $70 until next week. You’d think for that price you wouldn’t be paying for this much headache.

Will keep this post updated with what ends up happening, but just thought I’d share my experience.

For context, I got this Stetson Gamblers hat last December and have taken fairly decent care of it. But recently I was wearing it out and it began to rain, I’m just now noticing it seems to have done something to the top of the hat

Can anyone tell me what this is, how to fix it if possible and how to prevent it in the future?

Hey guys, new here. I’m just wondering if anyone has solid advice on how ti stretch a mesh ball cap hat? I purchased a Stanley cup championship hat and on 2 buttons it’s a bit tight. I don’t want to leave it on one button for obvious reason of less support in the back.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hats/comments/1dybiut/looking_for_bright_colored_fitflexfit/

I bought this online and apparently it’s size 35… something. It’s said to be the size of an adult but It’s a bit too small. I have to push it down just for it to fit. Is it on purpose and I have to wear it tilted on the back of my head or is it not?

This Brixton hat is my (current) favorite, I wear it ever day to the gym because it clear incredibly well. I wear it when hanging in the pool for this reason too.

I am trying to find similar hats but it's so difficult. Even something blank that I can customize myself. I might just have to buy this same hat, remove the patch, and add a new one, but I figured I would see if anyone else likes this hat as much as I do.

And do I have to iron it or can I just lay it out in the sun? Because I am a millennial. We threw our irons out.

I don't particularly care if it holds in heat, but i'd like it if the hat could survive the rain and winter.

Hoping this is a good sub for this.

I like baseball caps and scallies/cabbies.

For baseball caps they MUST be fit/flexfit.

What I'm ideally looking for are hats that are genuinely bright in color, a lot like what Black Clover Live Lucky hats are like, just looking for other brands so I have other styles.

I'd really love brands like Patagonia to offer up fit styles but I can't seem to find anything from them or similar brands.

For Scallies, I feel like Boston Scally is REALLY close to what I'm looking for but also not quite there for the money I'd spend.

Idea colors would be like orange and teal combos, medium heathered grey and lime green, other bright colors.

Does anyone in this sub have places they could point me?

Thank you!

Have had two Ultimate Brand hats (Tilley knockoff from Fla). Have been great but no longer around.

Need to replace my most recent one- saltwater very hard on them.

Looking at Tilley T3. But they're now made in China and still $100. I don't mind the cost so much, but would prefer something made in N America- canada or US.

Can anyone suggest options?

https://arbysshop.com/products/10-gallon-hat

I’ve seen this hat and ofc I’m sure it’s not a quality product. However, I just can’t believe Arby’s actually sells this hat online. I want to know if anyone has it; if so I’d like to see it.

My husband and I are going on safari to Namibia for a holiday I've wanted to go on all my life. We want a hat that can be packed and isn't too hot. Highest temps will be early 30C. As we don't normally wear them we're struggling to figure out what to buy.

So far we've looked at:

Tilley LTM6 (unclear if this can be packed?)

Barmah Canvas Drover with mesh side panels

Barmah Squashy Kangaroo

Would you pick any of these?

My friend accidentally colored my favorite hat with a crayola marker and I was wondering if it could be washed, specifically in a washing machine