Arrrrghhh my Akubra shrunk!

[Lumps of cheese]

Well me being the knob that i am i left my akubra hat in the sun and it has shrunk.
Does anyone know the best way to stretch it back out? Any help appreciated.

 

[Rufus®]

sure your head hasn't grown??:yeah::whistling

 

[Lumps of cheese]

sure your head hasn't grown??:yeah::whistling

Hope not, it's big enough already

 

[Philthy]

Do you have kids? I remember 'inheriting' my dads akubra when i was 5 or 6 years old after it blew out of the header. He found it in the same paddock almost a year later. Surprisingly it was still in pretty good condition!


EDIT: No, I don't know how to stretch them out, but thanks for sharing this moment anyway

 

[commsirac]

Have one that has shrunk too, some tosser thought it would be funny to throw it in a pool.

Never done anything about it, thinking perhaps to put it in warm water(to reset the fibres.....(try and sound like I know what im talking about) and stretch it over a dummy skull(no suggestions thanks) and leave it there till it dries


Edit, just did a search and yes akubras shrinking is a problem...amongst other advice they suggest not leaving them in the sun or letting them get hot.........yeh, Ill take it off when the sun is out...:bang:

Only found one suggestion on how to stretch it, which was fairly much as I suggested.

 

[Tom_1569]

No idea how to stretch it, but from memory dont you use the oiling solution, to stretch them like you do when you first buy them? Im not 100% sure mines a handy-down which is why its special to me.

On topic kinda, anyone know the best way to stiffen the brim? mines go all floppy.

 

[commsirac]

On topic kinda, anyone know the best way to stiffen the brim? mines go all floppy.

I think you rub it against a girl akubra

 

[jatsvl]

I have a kakadu from sydney oilskin company when it gets all wet and sweaty and I take it off it dries out and shrinks so I wet it then pull it down over my head keep working then it stretches out again.

 

[Dayvo]

maybe leave your head out in the sun and it might shrink to the same size as your hat , Just a thought.

 

[dynamytedave]

When I bought mine the lady at the shop said the steam from a boiling kettle would help bring it back into shape. Maybe if use it on the leather band and put it on to stretch it out it might help. I left mine in the boot of my car and the brim went floppy aswell.