I'm intending to buy a BSA Campaign Hat. As I size myself, I'm wondering, "What is the proper way to wear this thing?"
I note from looking at pictures on the web how Marine DIs wear it:
with the brim parallel to the deck. This has the back of the hat sitting fairly high up on the back of the head. The chinstrap is used behind the head to hold the hat down. It seems like this approach has the hat balancing pretty high up on the head. Given that it is so high up there, I'm thinking that the chinstrap (which, again, is behind the head) has to be pretty tight to keep the hat from falling off, especially if there is any appreciable wind. That sounds like a recipe for a headache, as I expect the front edge of the hat would dig into the brow while the back edge was digging into the scalp (and the "chin" strap is also digging into the scalp).
So the Marine model of wearing seems pretty impractical.
The old-time pics I've seen seem to show the hat more casually angled up, sitting much further back on the head.
What's the best way to wear these things?
Separately, is there any benefit to the "Made-to-Measure" versions?
How to Wear a Campaign Hat?
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Hello All,
I'm intending to buy a BSA Campaign Hat. As I size myself, I'm wondering, "What is the proper way to wear this thing?"
I note from looking at pictures on the web how Marine DIs wear it:
with the brim parallel to the deck. This has the back of the hat sitting fairly high up on the back of the head. The chinstrap is used behind the head to hold the hat down. It seems like this approach has the hat balancing pretty high up on the head. Given that it is so high up there, I'm thinking that the chinstrap (which, again, is behind the head) has to be pretty tight to keep the hat from falling off, especially if there is any appreciable wind. That sounds like a recipe for a headache, as I expect the front edge of the hat would dig into the brow while the back edge was digging into the scalp (and the "chin" strap is also digging into the scalp).
So the Marine model of wearing seems pretty impractical.
The old-time pics I've seen seem to show the hat more casually angled up, sitting much further back on the head.
What's the best way to wear these things?
Separately, is there any benefit to the "Made-to-Measure" versions?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Thanks,
Eric (first time poster)