Cowboy hat traveling question

[Oak Ridge Regulator]

Planning a horseback trip out west this summer and of course I want my cowboy hat along for the ride (bad pun I know ) but I have never had to fly in anything but a baseball cap, how do you folks out west travel in an airplane with cowboy hats, I know this seems like a dumb question but the last time I flew in an airplane was 1984 and I know things have changed since then. Looking for some guidance on the subject. Thanks in advance

[Stump Water]

I wouldn't wear it. 

 

Hat box in the overhead bin.

 

1984?  Wow.  Back then you could smoke on commercial flights.

[Rip Snorter]

I don't care to fly anymore, but when I did, I always wore my hat.  If I napped, I put it in my lap.

[Pat Riot]

Like @Stump Watersaid. Hat box in the overhead storage if it’s a nice hat. 
For my all weather crushable Aussie type hats I just wear it then toss it on top of my carry-on in the overhead. 
 

 

[Trailrider #896]

Just turn it upside down and stick it in the overhead bin.  May have to curl up the brim on each side a little. Try to cushion it with  your coat. 

[Rip Snorter]

1 minute ago, Trailrider #896 said:

Just turn it upside down and stick it in the overhead bin.  May have to curl up the brim on each side a little. Try to cushion it with  your coat. 

Only if it is crushable!  Some folks don't care about others stuff!

[Anvil Al #59168]

2 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:

I don't care to fly anymore, but when I did, I always wore my hat.  If I napped, I put it in my lap.

 

Have worn my hat on a plane many times. 

 

Just wear it or hold in your lap. 

 

If not that. A good hat carry case. But I always just wore it. 

[Sedalia Dave]

Don't put it in the overhead bin unless it is in a sturdy hat box.  More than once I have seen items move in the overhead bins.

 

You can pick up a good travel case at most western stores.

 

 

 

Edited December 15, 2024 by Sedalia Dave

[Rip Snorter]

Probs - more dam' luggage and fees for carry on.  Just wear it!  

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

2 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:

I don't care to fly anymore, but when I did, I always wore my hat.  If I napped, I put it in my lap.

Same here.

[T.K.]

I carried mine on my lap. I wore it in and out of the plane. No problem. I had a Sterling silver hat band and I wasnt going to let it out of my hands.

Good luck, Pards

[Grass Range]

A good hat getting smunced in the overhead will be ok. Or hold it in your lap on its top.

[Rip Snorter]

I find wearing a good hat is like a little force field, it gives you a little more space and courtesy as well.  Don't think I'm imagining it.  I dress western 365 days a year.