Hat Care

[hefnerjm]

Following discussion with some of my local officials, I wanted to pose the following questions for discussion:

1) How often do you wash your hat? every game? once a week? once a season? 

2) How do you protect your at while washing to keep in good condition?

3) How often do you replace your hat?

Post your thoughts here.

[theunofficialofficial]

1) I wash all my hats about every 2 weeks.


2) I wash all my hats in the dish washer and it doesn't seem to affect the white to badly.


3) However, I buy new hats every season. Old hats become backups and spares.


Anything thing I do is when I get home I take the hat out and put a dryer sheet in it to help it dry out quicker and keep it "fresh".

[ReverendRef]

1.  White hat -- when it starts to yellow around the bill; black hat -- when it gets relatively icky on the front of the band.  So usually twice a year for the white hat and once a year for the black hat.

2.  I let it soak in a large pot with Oxiclean for a bit, and then use a toothbrush to scrub away the dirty parts.  I have a hard plastic protector that the hat fits over.  After washing it, I put the protector in and set it on my dryer.  It dries in a day or so and the protector keeps it from shrinking.

3.  I have Richardson fitted hats, and I've had them for probably 10 years.

[TxSkyBolt]

After every varsity game


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[NorCalMike]

I wash them weekly cause I sweat alot. I replace my hats yearly especially my white hat which sometimes needs to be replaced twice yearly. This year though I will be saving money because I injured by back at my real job(firefighter) and I am likely down for the season.