Whether this is your first black cowboy hat or you are a seasoned ranch hand, it’s still possible to make mistakes with your hat. A cowboy hat can be an investment, and anything from wearing your hat out in the wrong weather to storing it incorrectly can damage your hat.
Mistake #1: Taking Your Cowboy Hat Off Wrong
Instead of gripping the brim, as you might with a baseball cap, you take a cowboy hat off by the crown. Taking it off by the brim can warp it, and many cowboy hats have been painstakingly shaped into specific styles and for specific purposes.
Mistake #2: Wearing Your Cowboy Hat in the Wrong Weather
If you are wearing a fur felt cowboy hat on a blustery day, herding cattle across the ranch, chances are you can pull your hat on tighter and tilt it down a bit in case it starts raining. But on a hot summer day, the fur felt might get too hot. In the heat, it’s time to break out a straw cowboy hat to keep your head comfortable and shaded without getting too hot.
Mistake #3: Not Wearing Your New Cowboy Hat Often Enough
If you have a cowboy hat collection and have recently added a new hat, you might not be ready to rotate out an old, reliable hat. However, you need to give your new hat time to flex and contour to your head, making it fit better. To do that, you need to wear your new hat more than the others. High-end cowboy hats should have a leather sweatband. However, if you don’t wear your hat enough, the leather can dry out, making it shrink and not fit as well. Wear your cowboy hat frequently, especially in the months after you get it, and it will break in nicely.
Mistake #4: Cleaning Your Cowboy Hat Improperly
You can remove dust and dirt from your straw hat by wiping it with a clean, damp cloth. For fur felt cowboy hats, use a soft brush. Start at the left side of the hat and brush counterclockwise toward the back and around to the front. Spots can be removed with a small amount of baby talcum powder or cornstarch, but never use liquid cleaners. You can shake water off your straw hat, but for fur felt and fur, you need to turn down the leather sweatband. Stand the hat on the sweatband to air dry. Don’t rest the hat on its brim while wet or expose it to heat as it can warp. You should occasionally turn down the sweatband on a straw hat, as well.
Mistake #5: Storing Your Cowboy Hat Incorrectly
Store your hat on its crown, in a box or on a clean surface. Storing it brim-side down on a flat surface can cause the brim to warp.
Mistake #6: Getting a Low-Quality Cowboy Hat
Especially if you are working in the hat, go for a high-quality cowboy hat, at least 8X, that is durable and uses authentic, high-quality materials like rabbit, wild hare, and beaver fur. It will last longer and stand up to hard work in the elements.
About Resistol
Since its founding in 1927, Resistol has committed to producing the highest quality cowboy hats for anyone who does things the cowboy way. Resistol cowboy hats are meant to be worn on the ranch, on stage, and in the rodeo ring. Just like the brand’s name, the cowboy hats are built to resist all, no matter what challenges you face or the weather outside. Their cowboy hats are made from fur to finish in the United States with authentic materials like wild hare, rabbit, beaver, and more. The Resistol team makes cowboy hats and apparel for anyone living the Western way of life, and, just like their customers, they live it every day too. Resistol offers everything from fur felt cowboy hats to straw cowboy hats, including signature collections from your favorite country artists and rodeo cowboys. They also offer apparel for men and women.
Shop Resistol cowboy hats at Resistol.com
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Mistake #1: Taking Your Cowboy Hat Off Wrong
Instead of gripping the brim, as you might with a baseball cap, you take a cowboy hat off by the crown. Taking it off by the brim can warp it, and many cowboy hats have been painstakingly shaped into specific styles and for specific purposes.
Mistake #2: Wearing Your Cowboy Hat in the Wrong Weather
If you are wearing a fur felt cowboy hat on a blustery day, herding cattle across the ranch, chances are you can pull your hat on tighter and tilt it down a bit in case it starts raining. But on a hot summer day, the fur felt might get too hot. In the heat, it’s time to break out a straw cowboy hat to keep your head comfortable and shaded without getting too hot.
Mistake #3: Not Wearing Your New Cowboy Hat Often Enough
If you have a cowboy hat collection and have recently added a new hat, you might not be ready to rotate out an old, reliable hat. However, you need to give your new hat time to flex and contour to your head, making it fit better. To do that, you need to wear your new hat more than the others. High-end cowboy hats should have a leather sweatband. However, if you don’t wear your hat enough, the leather can dry out, making it shrink and not fit as well. Wear your cowboy hat frequently, especially in the months after you get it, and it will break in nicely.
Mistake #4: Cleaning Your Cowboy Hat Improperly
You can remove dust and dirt from your straw hat by wiping it with a clean, damp cloth. For fur felt cowboy hats, use a soft brush. Start at the left side of the hat and brush counterclockwise toward the back and around to the front. Spots can be removed with a small amount of baby talcum powder or cornstarch, but never use liquid cleaners. You can shake water off your straw hat, but for fur felt and fur, you need to turn down the leather sweatband. Stand the hat on the sweatband to air dry. Don’t rest the hat on its brim while wet or expose it to heat as it can warp. You should occasionally turn down the sweatband on a straw hat, as well.
Mistake #5: Storing Your Cowboy Hat Incorrectly
Store your hat on its crown, in a box or on a clean surface. Storing it brim-side down on a flat surface can cause the brim to warp.
Mistake #6: Getting a Low-Quality Cowboy Hat
Especially if you are working in the hat, go for a high-quality cowboy hat, at least 8X, that is durable and uses authentic, high-quality materials like rabbit, wild hare, and beaver fur. It will last longer and stand up to hard work in the elements.
About Resistol
Since its founding in 1927, Resistol has committed to producing the highest quality cowboy hats for anyone who does things the cowboy way. Resistol cowboy hats are meant to be worn on the ranch, on stage, and in the rodeo ring. Just like the brand’s name, the cowboy hats are built to resist all, no matter what challenges you face or the weather outside. Their cowboy hats are made from fur to finish in the United States with authentic materials like wild hare, rabbit, beaver, and more. The Resistol team makes cowboy hats and apparel for anyone living the Western way of life, and, just like their customers, they live it every day too. Resistol offers everything from fur felt cowboy hats to straw cowboy hats, including signature collections from your favorite country artists and rodeo cowboys. They also offer apparel for men and women.
Shop Resistol cowboy hats at Resistol.com
