Hat Eyes

I bought myself a new Hat Eyes yesterday. I intend to put it on the
back of my Tilley so I can rotate the whole hat to use the magnifier.

The last one I had I lost this way. It was a cold, rainy, day and
apparently bulky clothes and an unused hood of a rain jacket under the
hat combined to pull the magnifier off my hat.

Anybody come up with any clever way to add security to the clip-on
mounting of a Hat Eyes? Or somehow stiffen the mounting on a Tilley
to limit flop?

On 11-Feb-2010, Larry L wrote:

I bought myself a new Hat Eyes yesterday. I intend to put it on the
back of my Tilley so I can rotate the whole hat to use the magnifier.

The last one I had I lost this way...

I lost 2 of them in a row
They just just came off in normal activity - brushing other clothes
Who knows..?
I bought these Clic glasses 2 yrs ago and I still have them.

http://www.clicgoggles.com/

Fred

On Feb 11, 11:37*am, Larry L wrote:
I bought myself a new Hat Eyes yesterday. * *I intend to put it on the
back of my Tilley so I can rotate the whole hat to use the magnifier.

The last one I had I lost this way. * *It was a cold, rainy, day and
apparently bulky clothes and an unused hood of a rain jacket under the
hat combined to pull the magnifier off my hat.

Anybody come up with any clever way to add security to the clip-on
mounting of a Hat Eyes? * Or somehow stiffen the mounting on a Tilley
to limit flop?

I've written to Tilley about this with no response. Try drilling a
small, pin sized hole through the clip and put a pin (with a backer)
through it. Girl friends old ear ring that she's lost the mate to
will also work. Just don't tell your bride.
I was also looking at dipping the front of the brim in starch, mold it
to shape, let it dry and then spraying it with a fabric seal (scotch
guard). Haven't tried it yet.
Frank Reid

On Feb 11, 12:42*pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
On Feb 11, 11:37*am, Larry L wrote:

I bought myself a new Hat Eyes yesterday. * *I intend to put it on the
back of my Tilley so I can rotate the whole hat to use the magnifier.

The last one I had I lost this way. * *It was a cold, rainy, day and
apparently bulky clothes and an unused hood of a rain jacket under the
hat combined to pull the magnifier off my hat.

Anybody come up with any clever way to add security to the clip-on
mounting of a Hat Eyes? * Or somehow stiffen the mounting on a Tilley
to limit flop?

I've written to Tilley about this with no response. *Try drilling a
small, pin sized hole through the clip and put a pin (with a backer)
through it. *Girl friends old ear ring that she's lost the mate to
will also work. *Just don't tell your bride.
I was also looking at dipping the front of the brim in starch, mold it
to shape, let it dry and then spraying it with a fabric seal (scotch
guard). *Haven't tried it yet.
Frank Reid

By the way:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.o...95d8b8d0032 d

Frank Reid

"Larry L" wrote in message
...
I bought myself a new Hat Eyes yesterday. I intend to put it on the
back of my Tilley so I can rotate the whole hat to use the magnifier.

The last one I had I lost this way. It was a cold, rainy, day and
apparently bulky clothes and an unused hood of a rain jacket under the
hat combined to pull the magnifier off my hat.

Anybody come up with any clever way to add security to the clip-on
mounting of a Hat Eyes? Or somehow stiffen the mounting on a Tilley
to limit flop?

Having looked at the devise, I would suggest drilling a small hole through
the clip section and poking a small hole in hat and then knot them together
with some stron nylon twine or a corrosion resistant cotter key.

Just a thought.

Op

On Feb 11, 10:43*am, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:



By the way:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.o.../browse_frm/th...

Frank Reid


I never check ROFF in the summer, so I had missed that ...

I've haven't had magnifiers start my neck on fire, but I have
considered the possibility


the jewelery style pin and pin gripping dealie is what I am going to
try .... if I can find same

Larry L wrote:
... Or somehow stiffen the mounting on a Tilley
to limit flop?

Stiffen the mounting to limit flop ?

I beg your *PARDON* sir, this is a family chatgroup.

--
Ken Fortenberry - Viagra ?

On Feb 11, 11:21*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Larry L wrote:
... Or somehow stiffen the mounting on a Tilley
to limit flop?

Stiffen the mounting to limit flop ?

I beg your *PARDON* sir, this is a family chatgroup.

--
Ken Fortenberry - Viagra ?



LOL

On 2010-02-11 12:37:19 -0500, Larry L said:

I bought myself a new Hat Eyes yesterday. I intend to put it on the
back of my Tilley so I can rotate the whole hat to use the magnifier.

The last one I had I lost this way. It was a cold, rainy, day and
apparently bulky clothes and an unused hood of a rain jacket under the
hat combined to pull the magnifier off my hat.

Anybody come up with any clever way to add security to the clip-on
mounting of a Hat Eyes? Or somehow stiffen the mounting on a Tilley
to limit flop?

Aligator clips. One for the Hat Eyes, one for either your hat or
collar of your jacket. I have used them in the past to hold my hat on
during a windy day in Labrador. Get into a fish, wind takes off your
hat, and you might tend to forget the fish and go for the hat. I've
lost more than a few hats this way until I started using alligator
clips.

Go to any Radio Shack and you can pick them up cheaply. Google
alligator clips and see picture.

I figure it goes without saying but, I will add, connect the two
alligator clips together with coated electrical wire. Works for me.

Dave

On Feb 12, 7:50*am, David LaCourse wrote:


I figure it goes without saying but, I will add, connect the two
alligator clips together with coated electrical wire. *Works for me.

Dave

For god's sake, Frank; do not do this and fish in electrical storms!

--riverman