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| My friend has really long thick curly hair and she can't keep a hat on. She's tried Bobby pins, sticky tape, small hat size,chokes herself with the string, and cutting the slit. She still keeps losing it. Any other ideas for her? She's desperate! | |
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | I have a MOP! My hair is Shirley temple curls, super long and super thick. I have to either buy a taller crown or shape my hats where the crown is popped out. A short crown hat WILL NOT stay on my head. I don't wear a stampede string or anything. | |
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Location: California | French braids? lol. 
Curly hair air has a lot of bounce to it so the hat isn't going to lay as flat on her head so to say.
Also so maybe the shape of the hat? If it's tilted more upward, I would think it catches wind that way. Has she tried to keep it tilted more down in the front? | |
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Location: Texas | I have super thick curly hair. I just pull the hat down down on my head to the point where the tips of my ears are being pushed down. Works well for me and I've never lost a hat. | |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | I recently cut my thick waist length curly hair. I always would have my crown popped out with small dimples on the sides. I don't have a picture but the guy that did it for me called them cutter dimples. I would almost braid it a lot. Not a full braid because that would get very painful. Just braid it like you were going to do a low ponytail.
ETA: I don't know if hers is frizzy but mine is. Frizz tamer always seemed to make a huge difference. Or even leaving hair slightly damp.
Edited by TessBelle 2017-06-10 3:46 AM
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| I hve very thick hair and can't keep a hat on. So I use a leather shoelace to tie it on with. | |
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| Get a hat that fits. Like actually really fits. The hair has nothing to do with it. A good hat is going to be snug and when you go to pull it off, should feel like it just hates the idea.
Then learn how to put it on properly.
Hold the hat in both hands gently with your fingers firmly holding the crown in the front and back. Tip it forward, the crown tilting away. Then lean your head down and forward, tilting only your forehead into your hat. Then firmly press/shove your hat down in the back, holding only the crown where it meets the brim. How deep you fit your forehead is how level you'll bring the back. Try not to shove your hat down from the top further down your forehead, this just pulls your skin and stretches the hat more, just take it off, reseat your forehead, and repeat. When you take your hat off, LIGHTLY place your thumbs, thumbnail against your skin, in front of your ears. Cup the brim GENTLY and gently push upward with your thumbs. You don't want to stretch or smash your hat at any time when putting on and taking off.
I put mine on as deep as I can, and my ears are usually folding down just a bit. I hate hat fines and I'm using really nice quality hats that I don't want anything to happen to.
As for stampede strings etc, I don't use them, because I was lucky enough to have a rancher Dad that is a hat guy.
He makes fun of stampede strings, and says, "I'd hate to be in the wreck that's going to make me lose my hat." He lives in western Wyoming where the wind never stops blowing, so he knows how to choose a hat!
Edited to add that I have waist length, thick (think hack rein thick), curly hair, but I don't have a problem keeping a hat on.
Edited by classicpotatochip 2017-06-10 8:47 AM
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Location: Texas | Also wanted to add that you can straighten your hair and sometimes that can help too. | |
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Location: Phoenix | classicpotatochip - 2017-06-10 6:45 AM
Get a hat that fits. Like actually really fits. The hair has nothing to do with it. A good hat is going to be snug and when you go to pull it off, should feel like it just hates the idea.
Then learn how to put it on properly.
Hold the hat in both hands gently with your fingers firmly holding the crown in the front and back. Tip it forward, the crown tilting away. Then lean your head down and forward, tilting only your forehead into your hat. Then firmly press/shove your hat down in the back, holding only the crown where it meets the brim. How deep you fit your forehead is how level you'll bring the back. Try not to shove your hat down from the top further down your forehead, this just pulls your skin and stretches the hat more, just take it off, reseat your forehead, and repeat. When you take your hat off, LIGHTLY place your thumbs, thumbnail against your skin, in front of your ears. Cup the brim GENTLY and gently push upward with your thumbs. You don't want to stretch or smash your hat at any time when putting on and taking off.
I put mine on as deep as I can, and my ears are usually folding down just a bit. I hate hat fines and I'm using really nice quality hats that I don't want anything to happen to.
As for stampede strings etc, I don't use them, because I was lucky enough to have a rancher Dad that is a hat guy.
He makes fun of stampede strings, and says, "I'd hate to be in the wreck that's going to make me lose my hat." He lives in western Wyoming where the wind never stops blowing, so he knows how to choose a hat!
Edited to add that I have waist length, thick (think hack rein thick), curly hair, but I don't have a problem keeping a hat on.
This. Get your head in the crown. Punch out the top of you have to. | |
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| Thank You all! Ill share this advice with her and hope it helps! :( | |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Ashley Lynn - 2017-06-09 8:46 PM I have a MOP! My hair is Shirley temple curls, super long and super thick. I have to either buy a taller crown or shape my hats where the crown is popped out. A short crown hat WILL NOT stay on my head. I don't wear a stampede string or anything.
I also have a mop. Super thick, long and natural curl. I suggest buying a good quality felt hat. You shouldn't need bobby pins and stampede strings. My latest buy is a black American with a tall crown. Jam them down and they stay on. | |
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| I agree with those who have said to pop the crown out.
I do that and push it down really low on my head, like touching my eyebrows lol
It's the only way I've been able to keep a hat on during a run...
HOWEVER I have been known to run in a helmet just to make sure I can avoid that hat fine/penalty. | |
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| hammer_time - 2017-06-10 11:23 AM
classicpotatochip - 2017-06-10 6:45 AM
Get a hat that fits. Like actually really fits. The hair has nothing to do with it. A good hat is going to be snug and when you go to pull it off, should feel like it just hates the idea.
Then learn how to put it on properly.
Hold the hat in both hands gently with your fingers firmly holding the crown in the front and back. Tip it forward, the crown tilting away. Then lean your head down and forward, tilting only your forehead into your hat. Then firmly press/shove your hat down in the back, holding only the crown where it meets the brim. How deep you fit your forehead is how level you'll bring the back. Try not to shove your hat down from the top further down your forehead, this just pulls your skin and stretches the hat more, just take it off, reseat your forehead, and repeat. When you take your hat off, LIGHTLY place your thumbs, thumbnail against your skin, in front of your ears. Cup the brim GENTLY and gently push upward with your thumbs. You don't want to stretch or smash your hat at any time when putting on and taking off.
I put mine on as deep as I can, and my ears are usually folding down just a bit. I hate hat fines and I'm using really nice quality hats that I don't want anything to happen to.
As for stampede strings etc, I don't use them, because I was lucky enough to have a rancher Dad that is a hat guy.
He makes fun of stampede strings, and says, "I'd hate to be in the wreck that's going to make me lose my hat." He lives in western Wyoming where the wind never stops blowing, so he knows how to choose a hat!
Edited to add that I have waist length, thick (think hack rein thick), curly hair, but I don't have a problem keeping a hat on.
This. Get your head in the crown. Punch out the top of you have to.
Agree with this also. And spend the money and buy the best quality hat that you can afford. You will get your money's worth out of a good quality felt and it will last you years if taken care of properly. | |
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