Slack in wind trolly

[RBH]

While working on my Campdraft I noticed my wind trolly had quite a bit of slack in it.
Is there any way to take it up and make it fit tighter around the base of my hat?

 

[barrowjh]

I've thought about that too, but have not tried to fix any yet. Has anyone tried getting the string wet, then drying it with a blow dryer, using some heat?

 

[Dinerman]

On akubras, is the string elastic?

 

[fedoralover]

RBH, I looked at the pic of your campdraft in the other post and I can see the slack you are talking about. I've experienced this too, but remember that the button is supposed to sit behind the bow, so I've always just pulled the button around to the back of it and it usually tightens up. But when I say tightened, it's tight in looks only since it's not elastic, it just kinda sits there looking tight but it can be easily moved if you turned the hat upside down. Does that make sense? The elastic ones can be made truly tight but the others are more what I'd call snug.

fedoralover

 

[jimmy the lid]

I agree with fedoralover. If we're talking about the same thing, RBH, I just take the button and slide it toward the back of the hat until the windstring becomes taut.

Cheers,
JtL

 

[RBH]

No Dman its not elastic on mine...

John just follow what fedoralover and JtL says...

Thanks fedoralover and Jimmy, something so simple. I just slide the button around and ...that fixed it!
Aint this a great place!!! Simple fixes for great [at least I thought it would be] problems!
Thanks guys!!!!:eusa_clap

 

[Dinerman]

It's so much easier to fix on the non elastic kinds. I have elastic on some borsalinos, and if that stretches out, you're just screwed.

 

[RBH]

It's so much easier to fix on the non elastic kinds. I have elastic on some borsalinos, and if that stretches out, you're just screwed.

Dman, if that does happen, what do you do? Do you try and remove the trolly? If so is it hard to do?

 

[BellyTank]

Hello-
I had a saggy string in a Borsalino.
I hung it in freshly boiled water for a little while then dried it with a towel and then with a hairdryer- I was in a hurry. It shrunk the cord down a little- enough that it was snug and sat in the right spot.
It was rayon cord, not elastic.


B
T

 

[barrowjh]

Awright, bellytank - thanks for sharing your experience with shrinking. I needed to hear that - maybe I will get up the nerve to try it on some that are just a little bit loose.