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Location: Somewhere around here | Who rides with one and why? Do they really help you save money? Are they're any fashionable ones lol? |
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| Just say no to stampede strings. PLEASE anything but a stampede string! |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | Just how fancy do you want ...they are out there. I would prefer and little thicker one as I can't stand any thing near my neck |
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Location: Lost in the swamps | I have tried bobby pins, flipping the back of my hat, double sided clothing taped to my forehead, hairspray,sponges,tissue in my brim, nothing keeps it on,but!! I don't like a super tight hat either it gives me pounding headaches. And I like to warm up, ride in a hat for a few days before to get used to the feel because I don't wear them often. So I use a stampede string. place the clips close to the front,and hide it behind my ears and set the stopper more to one side and put it in my shirt to where you can't see it. |
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 More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Won't use one. |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | I use them. I tried and tried and tried to not…I wanted to look cool :/. But, oh well, can't fight my head shape not cooperating. I can wear a 6 5/8 without foam and a 6 3/4 with foam. Even with it crammed on my head, they come off. I honestly figured, the fashion statement I was looking for was not worth the distraction I was getting. So I jam it down and use the strings and make my run.
Honestly, if someone wants to judge me looking dorky with it on, then go ahead. my run is the most important thing and I found something that works for me and allows me to focus on my run.
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Miracle in the Making
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| casualdust07 - 2014-10-18 3:19 PM
I use them. I tried and tried and tried to not…I wanted to look cool :/. But, oh well, can't fight my head shape not cooperating. I can wear a 6 5/8 without foam and a 6 3/4 with foam. Even with it crammed on my head, they come off. I honestly figured, the fashion statement I was looking for was not worth the distraction I was getting. So I jam it down and use the strings and make my run.
Honestly, if someone wants to judge me looking dorky with it on, then go ahead. my run is the most important thing and I found something that works for me and allows me to focus on my run.
same here I have a pin head tried everyway nothing worked I look kiked a dork any way so stampede strings would you lkike 2 niice back gold 6 5/8 hats
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| Say no to the stampede string! Lol
The trick that works for me is braiding my hair. If I do a french braid it seems like there is more grip to my head hahaha. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I hate those things, but I do have them on my two old hat's  |
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Location: NW Arkansas | vjls - 2014-10-18 2:31 PM casualdust07 - 2014-10-18 3:19 PM I use them. I tried and tried and tried to not…I wanted to look cool :/. But, oh well, can't fight my head shape not cooperating. I can wear a 6 5/8 without foam and a 6 3/4 with foam. Even with it crammed on my head, they come off. I honestly figured, the fashion statement I was looking for was not worth the distraction I was getting. So I jam it down and use the strings and make my run. Honestly, if someone wants to judge me looking dorky with it on, then go ahead. my run is the most important thing and I found something that works for me and allows me to focus on my run. same here I have a pin head tried everyway nothing worked I look kiked a dork any way so stampede strings would you lkike 2 niice back gold 6 5/8 hats
I've tried everything, too. I have a small head and fine short hair. I just use a stampede string. Frankly, who cares...my self-esteem is high enough that I don't worry about it.  |
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You get what you give
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Location: Texas | Arkiecanchaser - 2014-10-18 10:34 PM
vjls - 2014-10-18 2:31 PM casualdust07 - 2014-10-18 3:19 PM I use them. I tried and tried and tried to not…I wanted to look cool :/. But, oh well, can't fight my head shape not cooperating. I can wear a 6 5/8 without foam and a 6 3/4 with foam. Even with it crammed on my head, they come off. I honestly figured, the fashion statement I was looking for was not worth the distraction I was getting. So I jam it down and use the strings and make my run. Honestly, if someone wants to judge me looking dorky with it on, then go ahead. my run is the most important thing and I found something that works for me and allows me to focus on my run. same here I have a pin head tried everyway nothing worked I look kiked a dork any way so stampede strings would you lkike 2 niice back gold 6 5/8 hats
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Location: west of East Texas | I didn't realize they had such a huge dork factor. If you need one, by all means put the dang thing on your hat! I just sat through our first double header Junior High Rodeo and I think if I had been the Director I would have mandated them after the first rodeo. I have never seen so many kids losing their hats. And my daughter was one of them! She hasn't lost her hat in years! I even added more hair pins for the second rodeo and had her braid her long hair so that it would quit flying around. I don't know if it was the weather or what because it was ridiculous. This is one of my pet peeves. |
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| Guess I'm a big ol dork and didn't even know it nor frankly give a d@mn. |
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The Resident Destroyer of Liberal Logic
Location: PNW | I HATE stampede strings, BUT I also have an uncooperative head shape that hats won't stay on. I took a length of clear elastic (buy it at any craft store, usually in the necklace OR sewing aisles) and hot glued it to where a stampede string would attach. It does the job, but you can't even tell it is there :) |
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Location: on my horse | I wear a helmet now (bad concussion, long story) but before I used a stampede string because I got tired of cramming my hat down on my head so far it popped the top out and stuck my ears out just to keep it on long enough for a run and then pulling it back off stuffing a shape back into it and massaging away my ear ache lol. I may not have been fashionable but I didn't care and still don't now with the helmet 
I didn't have to worry about losing my hat and could actually see what was going on above my horse's ears without the brim crammed down and in the way lol |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| Gosh, I too, had NO idea they were so dorky! YES, I use one on every hat - I don't like hat fines and I don't like it when it takes time out of the barrel race for people to go pick up a hat! |
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 Go Your Own Way
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Location: SE KS | I use one - and who really cares - I am more worried about the run I want to make. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Arkiecanchaser - 2014-10-18 10:34 PM vjls - 2014-10-18 2:31 PM casualdust07 - 2014-10-18 3:19 PM I use them. I tried and tried and tried to not…I wanted to look cool :/. But, oh well, can't fight my head shape not cooperating. I can wear a 6 5/8 without foam and a 6 3/4 with foam. Even with it crammed on my head, they come off. I honestly figured, the fashion statement I was looking for was not worth the distraction I was getting. So I jam it down and use the strings and make my run. Honestly, if someone wants to judge me looking dorky with it on, then go ahead. my run is the most important thing and I found something that works for me and allows me to focus on my run. same here I have a pin head tried everyway nothing worked I look kiked a dork any way so stampede strings would you lkike 2 niice back gold 6 5/8 hats
Seriously. Call me whatever you want and laugh behind my back--it's either tie it on or lose it.
If I tried to pin my hat on, it would just rip my hair. If I tried to glue it on, I would have zits for a month. My snug hat already causes me pain because of the metal plate, screws, and abutment in my head...any tighter and I'd be crying too hard to run. |
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| I knew some people can't stand to wear them. I never knew people thought they were this dorky? I mean who the f cares...unless you are walking around with it cinched as tight as heck between your runs....I'd say the 15 seconds it takes to make a run and keep your hat on is perfectly acceptable. |
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| SoFast - 2014-10-18 9:45 AM Just say no to stampede strings. PLEASE anything but a stampede string!
I totally AGREE with this statement! I'd rather wear an extremely TIGHT hat and put it on just before I make my run than wear ANY stampede string....first they are ugly, and secondly, they sometimes make the hat swing around into your face.
Back to the ugly, though, I'd rather go to town in high water pants with crew socks and loafers in true Steve Irkle style than wear a stampede string! lol I'd just as soon pay a hat fine, if need be, thank you very much!
Did I mention I HATE stampede strings?! |
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