Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 So I started gathering the needful for a Wild Bunch costume and purchased a nice looking campaign hat Looking at the brim, I realized it wasn't going to take too long before it started to curl etc. Where can I buy a press to keep the brim looking good after I take it out of storage?? Thanks Pards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Skinner Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 If you don't set it down on its brim but on its crown it won't deform. Then buy your a cheap plastic hat tree that doesn't let the brim touch anything and you'll be good to go. Got 2 Boss O' the Plains I been wearing for 10 years with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlow4697 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Make your own from press board use a thumb screw on both sides to hold both top and bottom together Cut hole in top piece to go around the crown try ray a uniform supply store a lot of police officers wear those hats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I have two that I have were purchased through the Boy Scouts of America for the BSA Campaign Hat. I don't see the hat boards on their website anymore. You may have to make one or get one of the new plastic hat carriers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Bull Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Get one of these. Your brims will stay like new. Cowboy hat rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major J Hawk SASS#107720 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Ask a Drill Sargent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadier Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Look at photos is soldiers on campaign from 1912-1917 on the border. Interesting hat shapes, pretty much none are flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Skinner Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Here ya go. https://www.flyingtigerssurplus.com/?act=search&query=Hat+press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Thanks Bull Skinner, but I found they were out of stock/on back order at Flying Tiger and seem to have been that way for a while. I had a "Notify Me" request in with them, but I have never heard back, hence, this request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Dillon makes a heavy press, that's a fact. Oh, sorry, you want something for a hat brim. What the heck is wrong with using this Stratton brim press?: http://tandtuniforms.com/shop/catalog/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=37 Seen lots of LEO's with one in the closet. Right at $20. Why pay 3 times that? Good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastcall Ranger Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Try uspatriot.com, and look for a drill sergeant hat press. It's more expensive, about $70, but should do what you want. They have a retail showroom here in Columbia that is quite popular with the Ft. Jackson GI's, many of whom are DI's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grass Range #51406 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I made one by cutting a hole in the center of a piece of plywood the size of the crown. Steam the brim, lay it on a flat counter and weight the plywood down when it is in place. gives a nice flat brim. No hat should look like a taco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead River Den, SASS#915 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Galls uniform supply sells them around 65.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddnews SASS# 24779 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 You can get them here:https://uspatriottactical.com/drill-sergeant-hat-press-411110/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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