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Skateboarding => Shoes & Gear => Topic started by: HugeBodBoyle on September 16, 2018, 03:21:18 PM
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I dunno if anyone else out there struggles with this, but I have ordered 3 hats that simply do not fit my massive skull. UNTIL I happened to see Roger on The Nine Club wearing a nice looking Theories hat and I guessed (correctly) that he, like me, was in possession of a big melon head. I ordered one and to my delight it fits pretty well, but I do hope there are other options out there.
Hat suggestions for big water heads like me?
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wow. thats cool.
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I have a massive dome as well, and ordering caps online has been a bitch for me. For reference, 7 3/4 New Era's fit quite tight for me and would leave a massive mark on my forehead. I always got those because stores around here didn't carry the bigger sizes (and they looked quite ridiculous on my already comically large head)
Strapback Theories hats fit me well pretty much all the time. Their snapbacks, not so much. I recently bought a Baker strapback, the green one with the "B" rivet on it. It fits perfectly and has a lot of extra room.
Most Polar strapbacks fit great for me, even their snapbacks fit.
I've had some Magenta strap backs fit, some were too small. Their snapbacks are def. too small for me. Their five panels fit me, which is odd because most 5 panels don't fit me.
I have a 917 strapback that fits (the blue one Roger wears from time to time), but the strap is at its max, I can only really wear it with a shaved head/short hair, or else it gets too tight.
No Huf hats have ever fit me. The new Alien Workshop hats don't fit my massive dome at all either.
i want to try the Hopps lion strapback, but with the price conversion + customs, I don't want to end up with a hat that's too small, it's always a bitch to return.
Hope this helps, as a hat guy with a big-ass head, I feel your pain.
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I too have a large head. Not much to add. When I find a hat that fits I guard it with my life and run it to dust. Following this thread closely.
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Any DLX brand will not fit. At all. I have a chocolate corduroy hat that’s roomy that I wear in the winter. The 47 brand hats are great and comfortable on my massive dome. I can’t do new eras anymore, I’m almost 40.
Oh, I have an official brand hat, I guess it’s a Jose rojo model, it fits really well and it’s like moisture wicking. It’s sick. Nothing crazy on it, just a small O.
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I too wear 7 3/4 and typically can’t find hats to fit. I know north face isn’t a skate brand but it’s still a brand I like and the L/XL in this hat fits me great with room to spare and I run it hard.
https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/horizon-ball-cap-cf7w?from=subCat&variationId=0C5&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping-_-Shop+By+Activity+Hiking-_-NF00CF7W0C5LXL1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=Shopping&utm_term=NF00CF7W0C5LXL1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vfcBRDJARIsAJafEnHFrknvxgKcFB8hz6NhLBKWfPOUocvoGU6mxjKriFAiLjOX3tFuO84aAjlWEALw_wcB#hero=0
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Any DLX brand will not fit. At all. I have a chocolate corduroy hat that’s roomy that I wear in the winter. The 47 brand hats are great and comfortable on my massive dome. I can’t do new eras anymore, I’m almost 40.
Oh, I have an official brand hat, I guess it’s a Jose rojo model, it fits really well and it’s like moisture wicking. It’s sick. Nothing crazy on it, just a small O.
same boat...I haven't been able to find a spitfire hat that fits in years. I've been skating a old LRG hat for way too long but it is surprisingly good quality.
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Need more links ppl
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Here’s that Official hat I have. I got it on sale at tactics or daddies, can’t remember.
https://theofficialbrand.com/collections/fall-winter-17/products/air-luxe-blk
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Absolutely never any cheap blank hats from China on Amazon. Although it's amazing they can sell something and ship it across the world for $3.
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Size 7 7/8 New Era skull here... I've had luck with the following hats from skate companies:
- Polar (strapback)
- Quasi (snapback [bought two of the same one on sale - one is too small, the other is perfect])
- Altamont (snapback)
- Huf (strapback, but with the webbed nylon strap like 5-panel hats normally have - this one seems to be an outlier, as every other hat I've tried on from them has been way too small)
Also, if a hat is just a bit tight, but borderline fits; you can get a little extra room by cutting a couple of small slits in the sweatband, like so:
(https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2014/08/cut.jpg)
I do one cut on each side just at the edge of the brim, and do the same thing at the back, right before the adjustment hole.
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brixton high profile.
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I wear a 7 3/8" fitted, but it's the depth of these shitty skate brand hats that fit so bad
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/47/a0/b2/47a0b20a9d1832b60724df133a7010aa.gif)
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The only hat I've found to fit my absolutely massive head is one of those Thrasher snapbacks with the string across the brim. It sucks. Strap backs end up looking totally flat like some kind of unimpressive flounder.
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Going to revive this thread for my fellow bigheads for a specific hat inquiry:
Anyone know how Dime's hats fit? Specifically thinking about getting this one (https://dimemtl.com/collections/all/products/dime-classic-logo-hat-2).
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I've got a NJ skate shop hat that I will never wear in public because it feels like a child's cap on my big head.
Side note: son asked me why it doesn't fit right and I told him that my head is big because I am so full of knowledge.
Blew his little mind at the time. I think that time has passed since.
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Just got a domestics snapback that fits pretty damn well. I have the same issue as mentioned before with DLX hats.
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Dude I don’t even have a big head at all and my spitfire hat is hanging on by just two notches in the strap. Also the notches are just in the wrong spot so I wear it a tad too big rather than a tad too small. It works and I love that hat but I don’t understand why it appears to be made for youths while being marketed to adults.
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Just got a domestics snapback that fits pretty damn well. I have the same issue as mentioned before with DLX hats.
Same here, Domestics 5 panel snapback fits well on my big Dome
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I have a big head and I've been wearing this hat https://www.typicalco.com/product/neiman-hat-black (https://www.typicalco.com/product/neiman-hat-black)
Use code: SLAPPAL and get the hat for 50% off.
This is also a little passion project of mine so *plug plug plug*
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I too wear 7 3/4 and typically can’t find hats to fit. I know north face isn’t a skate brand but it’s still a brand I like and the L/XL in this hat fits me great with room to spare and I run it hard.
https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/horizon-ball-cap-cf7w?from=subCat&variationId=0C5&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping-_-Shop+By+Activity+Hiking-_-NF00CF7W0C5LXL1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=Shopping&utm_term=NF00CF7W0C5LXL1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vfcBRDJARIsAJafEnHFrknvxgKcFB8hz6NhLBKWfPOUocvoGU6mxjKriFAiLjOX3tFuO84aAjlWEALw_wcB#hero=0
Got this in the mail today and can confirm. Comfy as hell and nice quality. I got it in tan for 15.00 off a random site. Might be one of the best hats I’ve ever bought, thanks for the recommendation.
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Don't trust anybody that can and does fit their ears inside of a baseball cap.
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Going to revive this thread for my fellow bigheads for a specific hat inquiry:
Anyone know how Dime's hats fit? Specifically thinking about getting this one (https://dimemtl.com/collections/all/products/dime-classic-logo-hat-2).
I have bought two hats like that one from dime, they were super small depth wise like sharkin picture. Normal wide but wouldn't stay in my head if I was skating.
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OJ makes an all mesh medium profile hat that fits big heads. Running 4 buttons on this hat. My AH hat gets 1-2 buttons.
Maybe other OJ hats are also big.
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yup, same problem, maybe a little less so than you guys but it's a challenge. I know I'm old and this is an old guy complaint but I'm wearing ancient ballcaps right now bc I can't bring myself to pay $35 for an adjustable hat that doesn't fucking fit. Remember when $30 was like *max price* for an all wool, fitted made in USA retro negro leagues ball cap? Like, the hottest streetwear hat money could buy at the time, and $29.99 made everyone suck in air and let out a sloooow whistle. Goddamn I am old.
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I too wear 7 3/4 and typically can’t find hats to fit. I know north face isn’t a skate brand but it’s still a brand I like and the L/XL in this hat fits me great with room to spare and I run it hard.
https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/horizon-ball-cap-cf7w?from=subCat&variationId=0C5&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping-_-Shop+By+Activity+Hiking-_-NF00CF7W0C5LXL1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=Shopping&utm_term=NF00CF7W0C5LXL1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vfcBRDJARIsAJafEnHFrknvxgKcFB8hz6NhLBKWfPOUocvoGU6mxjKriFAiLjOX3tFuO84aAjlWEALw_wcB#hero=0
Got this in the mail today and can confirm. Comfy as hell and nice quality. I got it in tan for 15.00 off a random site. Might be one of the best hats I’ve ever bought, thanks for the recommendation.
I’ll sign under that too! I have a black n’ white Horizon that is like 5 or 6 year old and it still looks brand new. It was my beater hat for a long time. The material is durable and super easy to clean, doesn’t fade, really comfortable elastic band inside, breathable. For like 25$ it’s the best for your buck for sure.
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I love unstructured hats and I have a pretty big head, but my main issue is them shrinking from sweat. Currently one of the few exceptions is a corduroy Quartersnacks hat I wear all the time. It gets a little hot this time of year but I love it.
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Reviving this thread because I fucked up and ordered a Krooked snapback without trying it, and obviously doesn’t fit… like at all. I had it on for two seconds at its largest adjustment and I’ve got a headache from it and a big-ass mark on my forehead.
So, fellow big-domed folks of Slap, what are you guys wearing these days ?
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For those wanting a mesh hat for big heads:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0187/0284/products/sinking-ship-web_1024x1024.jpg?v=1539487083)
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Good thread backed hard. Dlxsf hats are all way too small like lay button and still hurt. I got a vans mesh hat I wear to work and it fits well. I skate in an unstructured foundation star and moon hat. It fits wells,2 buttons. I have an unstructured hat I got from orchard and it fits great but I don’t want it getting gross so I don’t wear it skating. Def need so big melon mesh hats.
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I have a moderately large round head with a massive forehead and find ordering hats online to be a gamble. Found a traffic hat a few years ago that I'm still wearing.
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I have a quite big head and a pretty big collection of hats (I think close to 50). My advice is to get unconstructed hats with a soft EVA brim. That just makes them a lot more forgiving and it doesn’t dig into your head as much. A good example I own is this Quasi one:
(https://www.nativeskatestore.co.uk/images/quasi-skateboards-mayo-formless-snapback-cap-gold-p30361-74984_image.jpg)
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if I was wearing a new era 5950 it's the 7 3/4 if I got a shaved head, 7 7/8 with hair. I had a dope anti hero snapback, grey corduroy with red cursive and a flat brim. trucker hats fit well too but I'm not so into the look these days. having a hard time getting a new lid. Even if I find one that's close to deep and wide enough, the brim is often not wide enough. shits wack
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I feel at home and safe in this thread. <3
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I feel at home and safe in this thread. <3
It's like a support group for Pals with big domes.
Anyone try the blank hats from here: https://bulk-caps.com/collections/unstructured-floppy-hats ?
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these are the best
https://www.ebbets.com/collections/ballcaps
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Here to report that after nearly getting heat stroke in my usual 7 3/4 new era and whiffing on a DLXSF snapback I doubled down and got an FTC mesh camper, my first ever of the style. Surprisingly pleased with fit and dome coverage, especially backwards how it will usually be. Nice buzzcut for the summer and hopefully my skating will match my cool domepiece
Still envious of those who can get the warm hug feeling of a new era out of any hat though
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these are the best
https://www.ebbets.com/collections/ballcaps
I fucking love Ebbet's. My old man has a collection of them from when they had the MLB license. I grew up with an old Black Sox hat and a NY Knights one.
I just got a Creature Pillbox with a mesh top that fits great. Very deep. I'm a size 7 3/8 and have depth problems. Can only do certain New Eras. The Creature fits superbly though and I'm on 4 tics on the strap.
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these are the best
https://www.ebbets.com/collections/ballcaps
I fucking love Ebbet's. My old man has a collection of them from when they had the MLB license. I grew up with an old Black Sox hat and a NY Knights one.
I just got a Creature Pillbox with a mesh top that fits great. Very deep. I'm a size 7 3/8 and have depth problems. Can only do certain New Eras. The Creature fits superbly though and I'm on 4 tics on the strap.
We talkin ebbets fitteds or straps? Always wanted one but leaning strap
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Ebbets are nice. A little too nice to skate in I would say. And waaaay too hot as it’s thick wool. I barely wear mine unless it’s 40-50 degrees. Also not very washable.
But if you don’t mind ruining a $50 hat by skating in it a few times, go for it.
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wtf all my ebbets hats shallow as hell
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Ebbets are nice. A little too nice to skate in I would say. And waaaay too hot as it’s thick wool. I barely wear mine unless it’s 40-50 degrees. Also not very washable.
But if you don’t mind ruining a $50 hat by skating in it a few times, go for it.
It's funny because I'll trash an $80 pair of shoes but no way I'll ruin an Ebbet's hat.
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Ebbets are nice. A little too nice to skate in I would say. And waaaay too hot as it’s thick wool. I barely wear mine unless it’s 40-50 degrees. Also not very washable.
But if you don’t mind ruining a $50 hat by skating in it a few times, go for it.
It's funny because I'll trash an $80 pair of shoes but no way I'll ruin an Ebbet's hat.
Haha, yeah, totally agree. But skate shoes are meant to be trashed, at least as I see it, whereas a top of the line wool hat, not so much.
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Any bigheads have luck with the strapback Ebbets Field hats? I emailed them and asked how big they'd fit, and they said the strapback would fit up to 7 5/8. Too small for me, so I ordered a 7 7/8 fitted instead. Fits great, great quality. It's pretty warm, though - I wouldn't wear it on a hot day.
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Any bigheads have luck with the strapback Ebbets Field hats? I emailed them and asked how big they'd fit, and they said the strapback would fit up to 7 5/8. Too small for me, so I ordered a 7 7/8 fitted instead. Fits great, great quality. It's pretty warm, though - I wouldn't wear it on a hot day.
Personal preference on my part, but I can't bring myself to wear actual baseball strapbacks. Maybe I'm a snob, but also, I just think the strapback fits the mesh/trucker vibe more.
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Hello earthlings, I too have a large cranium and have found a site that has got our noggens covered. https://www.lamoodbighats.com/
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guys it's a tubgirl link DO NOT CLICK
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I gave up and now wear a lampshade
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Topo designs hats fit my head and I’m like a size 8 fitted so…
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does anyone know what blanks these would have been made on? Finding a good blank hat is almost impossible these days, especially in the EU.
[instagram]https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbT5l7DulT/[/instagram]
sorry for the instagram link thing. idk how the fug this works...
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does anyone know what blanks these would have been made on? Finding a good blank hat is almost impossible these days, especially in the EU.
[instagram]https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbT5l7DulT/[/instagram]
sorry for the instagram link thing. idk how the fug this works...
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbT5l7DulT/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbT5l7DulT/)
to embed any link on these forums you write this:
[ url ]insert website[ /url ]
but without the spaces between the url in the brackets. Hope that makes sense.
Can't help you with the blanks for these caps, but you can try to look for blank caps on these clothing modifier websites. Those ones where you can print your own stuff on clothes/caps/sticker.
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does anyone know what blanks these would have been made on? Finding a good blank hat is almost impossible these days, especially in the EU.
[instagram]https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbT5l7DulT/[/instagram]
sorry for the instagram link thing. idk how the fug this works...
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbT5l7DulT/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbT5l7DulT/)
to embed any link on these forums you write this:
[ url ]insert website[ /url ]
but without the spaces between the url in the brackets. Hope that makes sense.
Can't help you with the blanks for these caps, but you can try to look for blank caps on these clothing modifier websites. Those ones where you can print your own stuff on clothes/caps/sticker.
bless you for the coding lesson!
thanks, I'll try scouring some of those sites, if I find anything worth while I'll post the link.
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I have a huge head (size 7 3/4-7/78 in new eras) and own a lot of the yupoong classics snapbacks since that's what every hardcore band is using these days. Unstructured and they usually fit fine with two snaps, they'd fit a little better with one but it always comes undone.
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I dunno if anyone else out there struggles with this, but I have ordered 3 hats that simply do not fit my massive skull. UNTIL I happened to see Roger on The Nine Club wearing a nice looking Theories hat and I guessed (correctly) that he, like me, was in possession of a big melon head. I ordered one and to my delight it fits pretty well, but I do hope there are other options out there.
Hat suggestions for big water heads like me?
That falcon nawab dude makes custom hats and they are of the larger variety I have one and my budddy has a huge melon and it fits him
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Size 7 7/8 New Era skull here... I've had luck with the following hats from skate companies:
- Polar (strapback)
- Quasi (snapback [bought two of the same one on sale - one is too small, the other is perfect])
- Altamont (snapback)
- Huf (strapback, but with the webbed nylon strap like 5-panel hats normally have - this one seems to be an outlier, as every other hat I've tried on from them has been way too small)
Also, if a hat is just a bit tight, but borderline fits; you can get a little extra room by cutting a couple of small slits in the sweatband, like so:
(https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2014/08/cut.jpg)
I do one cut on each side just at the edge of the brim, and do the same thing at the back, right before the adjustment hole.
Why have I never thought of that. I think my massive dome is mostly made of air, such an elegant and simple solution, thank you!
Adding to the growing large head cap database, supreme 5 panel camp caps are fitted but comfortable, they are also sturdy and have plenty of strap room to adjust. Palace 5 panel baseball caps are by far the best caps I have owned, very large, roomy, an impressive attention to stitching and construction, quality materials as well, simply excellent. Ralph Lauren 5 panel baseball caps are hit or miss, I would stay away from their basic cotton model, flimsy construction and materials, the colors fade away quickly and stains are hard to remove, not to mention that they are really, realllyyy small.
Last on my list, quicksilver vintage 5 panel camp caps are very good if you can find one, same as supreme and some have very nice designs, no clue of quicksilver still makes them.
I might upload pictures of my hats, I’d love to see some from you guys too :-)
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I personally don't have a large head but I came across this brand while searching for unstructured hats https://www.oddjobhats.com/ (https://www.oddjobhats.com/) which claims to be "Big hats for big heads". I know nothing of the fit or quality.
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oddjob is great; have a few truckers and a snapback from them. They don't do an unstructured strap back though
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oddjob is great; have a few truckers and a snapback from them. They don't do an unstructured strap back though
Instant favorite simply because of their name, that guy creeped the hell out of me when I was a kid. We were shown the James Bond he appears on in class, who knows why, and soon after we would all throw our caps at each other like the stupid ankle bitters we were :D Their stuff look nice
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Bumping this thread because I need a new cap.
What have my large dome brothers been wearing lately that fits well ?
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I have a quite big head and a pretty big collection of hats (I think close to 50). My advice is to get unconstructed hats with a soft EVA brim. That just makes them a lot more forgiving and it doesn’t dig into your head as much. A good example I own is this Quasi one:
(https://www.nativeskatestore.co.uk/images/quasi-skateboards-mayo-formless-snapback-cap-gold-p30361-74984_image.jpg)
Interested in this eva brim but can’t find much like it. Any pointers?
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I've finally found my people!!! Massive dome on my shoulders. No hats fit as the usually aren't deep enough. I usually go for truckers at second hand stores. Brixton does some hats for boof heads like us.
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Kangol site has some 3 xl and maybe 4 so you'd be covered. Prolly other euro brands too. It's not a skate thingy but that might be more ur steeze anyway. Its always definitely been mine. I strangely desire a Venture hoody tho. Want to rep.
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I'm gonna order a Ben Davis one and cut the label off, I got a decently big head, def had the problem before with the "dad" unstructured ones. Will report back on fit.
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Don't know head size as I haven't had a new era in fifteen years but can't do most hats without getting the egg. Got a couple Rvca that are sort of like a trucker construction but just all canvas not mesh and sponge or whatever. Got leather strap with little brass clip thing that occasionally goes green but mad old now and none of them have broken.
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I'm gonna order a Ben Davis one and cut the label off, I got a decently big head, def had the problem before with the "dad" unstructured ones. Will report back on fit.
I don’t know if you’ve pulled the trigger on this yet, but don’t. I picked one up last year and it fits me like a yarmulke. I tried soaking it and wearing it wet to stretch it out, and I guess the band did loosen up, but it didn’t get any deeper and looks ridiculous. Last month I picked up an oddjob camo camp hat, and though the price stung a little… it’s real treat. Previously was pretty much yupoong classics only guy.
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Hah, word. Thanks for the heads up. I have an old Carhartt hat that fits like that. Just not deep enough, it's annoying
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Damn surprised I never saw this thread…
I’ve got a similar issue. I’m not quite sure when ALL skate companies started doing low profile hats but it’s a horrible trend and it sucks. Thrashed hats are particularly bad, they fit my 5 year old.
I have an anti-hero hat that’s well over 10 years old that fits perfect…. Sits down low like I like em, looks
like it’s been through a war and slowly deteriorating.
I refuse to buy hats online now… they never fit. Anybody has some links they can share please do.
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For all my big 7 3/4" + headed homies looking for a unstructured strapback hat. Without doubt, Ebbets Field makes the best fitting & quality hat. Just filter for soft visor & adjustable. You're welcome.
https://www.ebbets.com/collections/ballcaps/cap-visor_soft-visor
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Someone mentioned Ebbets earlier in the thread and I wish they hadn’t, because their hats look amazing, but getting one shipped North of the border would run me around 100 bucks. Definitely worth looking into for all you US big headed dudes though!
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If you're 7 3/4 and up, I wouldn't order the strapback from Ebbets. I emailed them and they said it fits like a 7 5/8 at its biggest adjustment. I got a 7 7/8 fitted one and it's great. They are pretty expensive in Canada with conversion and shipping, but they run good sales if you keep an eye out - you can get 40 or 50% off if you're patient, and then they're a little more reasonable.
I vouch for them as a really high quality hat, and it's nice that they're made in USA. Definitely worth paying a little extra for, especially if you need a huge size. They were purchased by Lids recently though, so hard to say how long all of the good stuff will remain true.
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Was just about to buy a skate brand hat online and remembered no hats fit me. I've been running the same North Face Horizon hat since 2019 when the original link was posted here, but TNF stopped making it in a L-XL size. Just curious if anyone found some good options out there.
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completely disagree about ebbets. sure they make hats with for large head sizes but they are not deep by any means. also most of them are wool and your head will be sweltering in it. if you're looking for a deeper fit hat i'd stay away.
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I've got a NJ skate shop hat that I will never wear in public because it feels like a child's cap on my big head.
Side note: son asked me why it doesn't fit right and I told him that my head is big because I am so full of knowledge.
Blew his little mind at the time. I think that time has passed since.
What hat if you dont mind me asking
My l"love yourself" NJ hat has me in the same boat