I’m a hat man. I have to be because when my daughter was born and my inlaws happened - I got Tourette’s and all my fuggin hair fell out! Thus in summer my head gets poached and in winter I freeze - unless I have a hat. I don’t have to worry about my toques much because sweat isn’t as big a problem in winter and the soft fabrics wash up nice.
In summer I favour flop hats or boonie hats. Ordinarily I’d opt for a sporty fedora or even a stylish Stetson maybe… but I just get too damned hot. Plus I’m always painting, gluing, and lately the bloody crows have been after me. A couple years ago I got spackled by asshole crows and abandoned ball hats for good. I need something with a brim. But expensive felts and cleaning procedures were out!
I bought cheapo boonies for ten bucks and just threw them out when they got too grungy. Then I found my current hat that cost an astronomical $30.00 on temu or Amazon… and I’m rather fond of it. But it too got crudded up and I just could NOT get it clean.
I went on the net and the kids told me to buy something called “Oxy-Clean”. I filled up a Tupperware with water, mixed in some Oxyclean and threw the hat in to soak for 20 min. Then I pulled it out, rinsed it in the sink… and that sucker was CLEAN. But the cleaner faded it a bit too.
I’ve still got most of the container downstairs. Had it for a couple years now. Is it economically worthwhile to make your own detergent? The only way I’d do it is if it were cheaper while being just as good as say, Tide or whatever the wife is using these days. I didn’t know you could buy laundry soap in a bar…?
Any of you guys or your wives ever done this?
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