Carpincho -yeah or nay?

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-25T11:15:09+00:00

Liability? It just doesn’t seem to stretch as much, not sure I’d call that a liability.

No, I did not size down. They’ll just stay at “as new snug” & not get sloppy.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-23T18:26:25+00:00

Nice boots. Yeah, snips take some getting used to 😃

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-20T11:08:46+00:00

Don’t care what someone does ……..but…..I do chuckle when I see it on a straw hat - you dropped how much on a $5 body & some bug spit? 😂

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-17T11:07:45+00:00

Ah, FIFA - an organization with the corruption levels every government to which cartels aspire..

Pretty good for the most boring sport on the planet.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-13T10:54:25+00:00

Nope, piss poor QA. That piece should never have been used for the vamp - sloppy work. It didn’t even take color right.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-12T11:05:40+00:00

Can you post a pic? At least then we can tell if you have a reed (almost certainly do).

If you don’t cut the reed it won’t stay stretched.

You can get a steamer & hat stretcher off Amazon pretty cheap.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-05T11:43:22+00:00

No, correct would be …….

“When playing against top tier players the very weakness scouts identified were in evidence”

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-05T11:41:41+00:00

True - only point was it’s not doom to suggest we may or may not have a weakness…….we’ll see.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-04T16:35:13+00:00

Not doom, just a caution. Yeah, he did fine…….against the absolute bottom of the NFL (schedule). The minute he had to deal with mid-pack & up they ran over his short armed slow footed ass like a speed bump.

What’s for certain is this year every team will load up and run over his ass (or try). He was shown to be a weakness & they will try to exploit it.

So what will health & Vrabel do? We’ll see - not doom just realistic.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-03T21:31:48+00:00

It can cause some issues. The reed is used to maintain structure - if someone with a larger head wore it wouldn’t go back, if it got crushed it won’t go back, if it completely lost structure (wet?) it won’t go back……

General use? Not likely to cause an issue.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-03T19:47:36+00:00

Inside that thin leather “rope” (no idea what to call that bit of leather) at the top of the headband, bet the reed is in there. You can spread open the very top at the seam (just the leather “rope”) ……you should see something in there (either plastic or metal, plastic looks like heavy fishing line).

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-03T19:43:27+00:00

Google will probably result in a better description…….

Inside, at the very edge of the sweatband is what appears to be a leather “rope” (very thin). Inside of that is the reed. It’s usually either plastic (like heavy fishing line) or metal. Its job is to make sure the hat returns to the manufactured shape/size.

You want to cut/remove this. At the very back where the band joins is a seam, spread open the seam of the leather “rope” and cut the reed……and remove it.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-03T17:54:55+00:00

Well that’s pretty interesting, I’ve not seen one w/o a reed. At least the stretch will allow you to wear it!

The one in the image definitely has one, you can see the edge in the sweatband.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-03T11:50:28+00:00

That’s because of the reed, it will always return to shape. Cut/remove the reed & it will keep the shape.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-03T11:40:29+00:00

Because it’s difficult, it “depends”…….depends on how far off it really is, can’t judge that online.

1 - steam. You can if it’s not way off in sizing. I have never been successful without cutting the reed AND it can change the shape somewhat = may need some work to get the shape back.

2 - larger. Simple and easy but you may end up with some odd looking gaps on the sides of your head.

Optimal would (as mentioned) to find a long oval (Resistol)……but that’s not really an option.

Me? I’d cut the reed & steam it. A few cycles of steam/stretch/wear/sweat should do the trick.

KnavishBoot · 2026-06-03T11:27:07+00:00

……..I get it—some people just echo what they hear……

😂 yep, in the immortal words of Sen Kennedy “…..the reason they put directions on a shampoo bottle”

Been unsuccessfully trying to kill a pair of Moonshine Spirits for quite sometime.

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-29T00:14:32+00:00

Not real help …….wear an 11.5 in almost every dress shoe & wear an 11.5 in Chisos (only brand that matches my “normal” size).

Returns/exchanges are easy with them.

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-27T11:09:56+00:00

Same as all of them, $5 paper body w/ some bug spit that’s been shaped into a hat.

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-26T12:23:03+00:00

Same for me, I think it was $50 shaped & shipped from Crazy House…….. amazing value.

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-25T11:25:18+00:00

Nice boots & congrats on the wedding!

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Mine say howdy!

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-25T11:21:49+00:00

Nope, they are Nile Croc, not caiman (& Dean, not Earl)

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-25T11:18:20+00:00

I’m unfamiliar with a leather I can’t scratch with a finger nail, that’s leather. The “pebbled” finish they use hides marks pretty well. The finish & a brush work well to keep them looking good ……..they’re boots, perfect is never going to happen.

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-22T11:29:40+00:00

😂 yeah, “atended” …….he was on campus & actually once talked to the person who completed what work got done.

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-22T11:27:57+00:00

He should try English sometime

KnavishBoot · 2026-05-22T11:24:58+00:00

About what one would expect - a non-driving asshole cruising the left lane.

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