This is a video to show everyone, who is either just getting into Tech school or have been in tech school for a while, how to make your ABU hat perfect.
Excellent resource for learning how to starch any (street, civilian) hat that's been made in this style. My teenaged son has a hat similar in looks to this hat - and it had white sweat stains around the brim so I hand-washed it and it looked great afterward - except that it completely lost it's shape! Soooo glad I found your video for re-shaping! Now I can get it fixed up before he sees it - and says, "WTG Mom, my hat is really clean but it looks ridiculous now!" EEK! Thanks so much for posting this! 😊👍 - Off to buy some starch!
Maggie G. Who actually wears a PC in a civilian manner?????? I mean I get it, but even a civilian version is really weird, I’ve never heard of that kinda thing
I think sharp covers give a more disciplined and military appearance. That's what they did in the old days; starch their hats. Now a days people are like "oh it's just a cover, I don't care if it looks like smashed shit on my head, cuz it ain't supposed to be pretty." Yeah, you do that, and I'll keep starching mine, soldier.
Xavier Cavalier you arent supposed to use it in the military becaude starch lights up under night vision. Using staff invalidates your cover for combat.
@@Ayy_la Like airmen would every be so deep in the suck that NV is being used. There's thermal too... No uniform that I know of can hide you from that...
It is a bit difficult finding the hat shaper (aside from the supplier online store). I plan to do this but with hair spray so it would still technically be in regs.
Did you go to keelser? I feel like I used your hat can unless you took it with you operationally! There’s one that got passed from tech schooler to tech schooler
Not really no, obviously since you'll be wearing it around everywhere you'll need to keep maintaining it to keep it looking sharp. However, there are hat inserts available for purchase that you can put inside of your cover to hold it's shape.
I'm confused as to why everyone is freaking out about the starch. Yes it can be seen through night vision but only certain Air Force MOS' go into combat and even then wouldn't you wear a bonnie or helmet? Great video though my cover looks very sharp and professional.
If you ranger roll it in your cargo pocket, won’t it ruin the whole form of the PC? I’ve been trying to form mine like yourself, but I’m afraid that it will just ruin the whole form. Got any tips?
@@wadeo_0 the problem is people leave their uniforms balled up or on the floor, hell some airmen don't even regularly wash their uniforms, if you actually hang up your uniforms when you take them out of the dryer they look alright.
@@nunyabusiness4904 alright don't cut it man. We should look sharp, especially when Garrison. It just needs a better design, darker color, and a actual shaped head cover
@@wadeo_0 it's a utility uniform, it's supposed to be functional not pretty, with the dress uniforms by all means go all out and make it as good looking as possible.
I understand the feeling of being right and knowing the Air Force uniform regulations, but of course only a few should notify him. He must know the regulations since he is in the service. Again I understand the feeling of correcting someone, but we only need a few. Hope everyone has a great day!
If you are trying to make your uniform inspection perfect, you probably won't be using it for utility. Personally I have 2, one for utility, and one for inspection
Vin of course. One PC for work one for Monday morning and Friday evening formations. And obviously you’re not going to wear a starched PC during deployment this lady is out of her mind.
First of all before you comment and trash talk a video, you should have correct grammar. If he is doing this to his hat, this hat will not be going into combat with him; he will take another hat. Hat looks sharp...good job!!
Well i never really thought about ironing our starching my 8 Point because you can't ware your Cover inside a building they tell you to put it inside your pocket than it gets bent wrinkled crushed and smushed and looks like shit anyway.
Black music at first not nesseicary, "text school approved hat" WTF are you talking about, we understand you gays are in the military but just stop flaunting it... its annoying as hell
If your annoyed by people referencing that they are in the military why are you watching a video about how to starch a military cover? This video was made for people in the Air Force and ROTC's. Also what's wrong with like 6 seconds of hip hop, (or "black music" as you like to call it)
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The music in this is like opening up a time capsule
I was thinking the same damn thing
if he's gonna be a maintainer he's gonna have a rough time
Him: hat
Every marine: *freaking out because he said hat instead of cover*
replace the regular starch with undiluted sta-flo i used that on my cover and was throwing it at walls without it bending or losing shape at all
never thought I'd be putting my hat in the freezer but here we go.
Excellent resource for learning how to starch any (street, civilian) hat that's been made in this style. My teenaged son has a hat similar in looks to this hat - and it had white sweat stains around the brim so I hand-washed it and it looked great afterward - except that it completely lost it's shape!
Soooo glad I found your video for re-shaping! Now I can get it fixed up before he sees it - and says, "WTG Mom, my hat is really clean but it looks ridiculous now!"
EEK!
Thanks so much for posting this! 😊👍
- Off to buy some starch!
Maggie G. Who actually wears a PC in a civilian manner?????? I mean I get it, but even a civilian version is really weird, I’ve never heard of that kinda thing
When I was in the military we used heavy starch for uniforms for garrison use, many did, but would use different uniforms for the field
I think sharp covers give a more disciplined and military appearance. That's what they did in the old days; starch their hats. Now a days people are like "oh it's just a cover, I don't care if it looks like smashed shit on my head, cuz it ain't supposed to be pretty." Yeah, you do that, and I'll keep starching mine, soldier.
Xavier Cavalier you arent supposed to use it in the military becaude starch lights up under night vision. Using staff invalidates your cover for combat.
@Vin That's a myth.
Fucking pog
@@Ayy_la Like airmen would every be so deep in the suck that NV is being used. There's thermal too... No uniform that I know of can hide you from that...
The intro has me screaming 😂😂😂😂
Great job, Airman!
I'm honestly more an eight pointed cover guy but I'm not gonna lie, patrol/fatigue caps don't look half bad when they are properly creased and shaped!
I used a cake box and made it like a French hat.
It is a bit difficult finding the hat shaper (aside from the supplier online store). I plan to do this but with hair spray so it would still technically be in regs.
When your job in the air force is an office job....
This the best way to do this, but my dad use a pan to shape his hat.
Thanks for help me
40 years ago we left it wet and put the starch on with a 2 inch paint brush. We painted both sides of the top and the bill.
I prefer a thin coating of Flex Seal. I can use it as a cover or canteen or a boat.
Did you go to keelser? I feel like I used your hat can unless you took it with you operationally! There’s one that got passed from tech schooler to tech schooler
it literally says DO NOT STARCH
The reasoning is actually not due to the starch itself it’s because the heat it takes to set the starch normally
Does it stay straight and steady even after you put it into your pocket inside and on again outside
There are hats out there where they have already done this...it is permanently hard and perfect.
Not really no, obviously since you'll be wearing it around everywhere you'll need to keep maintaining it to keep it looking sharp. However, there are hat inserts available for purchase that you can put inside of your cover to hold it's shape.
I'm confused as to why everyone is freaking out about the starch. Yes it can be seen through night vision but only certain Air Force MOS' go into combat and even then wouldn't you wear a bonnie or helmet? Great video though my cover looks very sharp and professional.
Every AFSC has the opportunity to go into combat when deployed, and everyone is susceptible to being deployed unless they’re on a waiver.
On my ABU Cover for CAP, it says in the hat to not starch or wring
How to make a Hat Can?
Can i use a foam hat shaper instead of a hat can?
You can buy inserts to make your cap 'stand up'. Starching the cap or any other ABU item is out of regs.
no longer.
EVERYONE starches their uniforms and caps
Shotgun Smelly Official not nesicarily your uniform. now are we talking civil air patrol reg or air force reg
lmao
Where did you get the hat can
I'd use hairspray on my BDU hat and it wouldn't fade like it would with canned starch or sta-flo. AquaNet is the best.
Where I buy a Hat Can? I live in the UK
so you only startch the top?
If you ranger roll it in your cargo pocket, won’t it ruin the whole form of the PC? I’ve been trying to form mine like yourself, but I’m afraid that it will just ruin the whole form. Got any tips?
Just don’t put it in your pocket
What is the second song used
And congrats Airman, your hat is officially out of regs, no part of the ABU (or OCP uniform these days) is supposed to be starched or heavily ironed.
which is why many look ate up
@@wadeo_0 the problem is people leave their uniforms balled up or on the floor, hell some airmen don't even regularly wash their uniforms, if you actually hang up your uniforms when you take them out of the dryer they look alright.
@@nunyabusiness4904 alright don't cut it man. We should look sharp, especially when Garrison. It just needs a better design, darker color, and a actual shaped head cover
@@wadeo_0 it's a utility uniform, it's supposed to be functional not pretty, with the dress uniforms by all means go all out and make it as good looking as possible.
@@nunyabusiness4904pretty no, sharp yes. utility is only needed in field operations
what about a beret?
I am in civil air patrol and we just use carboard to fit the top of the cover
Same here, I plan to attempt this buy I've got to check if it's in regs first. And even then I've still got to search where I can get a hat can.
For how long should you put the abu hat in the freezer for
Dont
4 years
5 years
Bro is at keesler
Too bad not all tech schools dorms have freezers (Lackland)
I understand the feeling of being right and knowing the Air Force uniform regulations, but of course only a few should notify him. He must know the regulations since he is in the service. Again I understand the feeling of correcting someone, but we only need a few. Hope everyone has a great day!
According to AFI-31-2903, you are not to starch the ABU uniform.
i no it even says that on the bottom
Technically you can't do a lot of things but it's done anyway next obvious thing you want to say
AFI-36-2903*
bruh tell a general that tell everyone else that lol tell me how it works out for you
General Carlisle the ACC commander does not starch his ABUs (I'm stationed at Langley and have seen him a few times.)
It looks like Keesler dorms
Or Sheppard
Hey Anthony I would like to purchase a hat can. Where can I buy one? I'm stationed at Lackland AFB. Thanks!
squareup.com/market/t-block-sombreros
Where do you get a "hat can"?
Kate Schaller the enternet
Just look up hat former
You can use a pot
I just soaked mine and sprayed the shit out of it
I threw my ABU around and it didnt deform
You aren't supposed to use starch because it glows in the dark.
haili gutoski cool
Starch glows in the dark under Night Vision Optics not a very good idea . Even though I'm guilty of useing it to pass inspection :)
If you are trying to make your uniform inspection perfect, you probably won't be using it for utility. Personally I have 2, one for utility, and one for inspection
Vin of course. One PC for work one for Monday morning and Friday evening formations. And obviously you’re not going to wear a starched PC during deployment this lady is out of her mind.
It's called, blocked ABU Hat check this site out squareup.com/market/t-block-sombreros, I'm currently sold out but I will be making some soon.
Awesome! Exactly what I was looking for. Just placed an order, thank you.
Or you could cut a cardboard circle and fit it in the hat
thats what we do with our 8 point covers
How does sweat affect its hold?
How to look like a fucking POG lol
Where can i buy hat can?
+Susana Taganile The PX sells them
Fuck that.
Is there a way to make it permanent that way?
Michael Shull no
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Believe me that I can make a hat way better & 4x's harder than that. 1/4 Fabric Stiffener, 3/4 water.
becuase of the starch now your cap is not is now invalid for combat.
Andrew Dixson night vision your going to look very bright
First of all before you comment and trash talk a video, you should have correct grammar. If he is doing this to his hat, this hat will not be going into combat with him; he will take another hat. Hat looks sharp...good job!!
This entire uniform would never be used for combat because the pattern doesn't camouflage with anything.
It's the Air Force.. He doesn't have to worry about actual combat
It's not a Hat it's a Garrison Cover our Patrol Cap .
Well i never really thought about ironing our starching my 8 Point because you can't ware your Cover inside a building they tell you to put it inside your pocket than it gets bent wrinkled crushed and smushed and looks like shit anyway.
That Starch Is Against Regs.
this has to be a nonner
Lavender scented starch,lol.scary.
If you want to look sharp, wear your blues. If you want to look like a DBA, block your hat.
Yeah. Starch gives off heat signatures, and for combat that obviously isn't good.
Garrett Sanger tell me when the fuck you’ve seen a tech school airman stateside in combat wearing his cover and not a helmet.... I’m waiting
thank you ahaha@@Blake-dv9xf
You know starch on abus is out of regulation
+dudeitzmimi This video is old, they used to startch ABU's. Not sure when they changed it back.
Starching ABUs was never in regs, you may be thinking of BDUs where pressing and starching was required.
+TheManInTheBowtie I meant to say old cammo. meant to say bdu
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It is now. You can no longer use starch
That's not a Hat Airman that's a Cover our a Patrol Cap .
Dude Air Force Handbook Section 17.14 "Starching and hot pressing of the ABU is prohibited." 😂
Also AFI36-2903 section 5.1 lol
People starch their uniforms anyway. Perception weighs more than any AFI, just saying.
It's a cover
Killer Gnome star how is something the same if it is different
pretty sure your not suppose to put starch on your ABU's. AFI 36-2903 para 5.1. gg
It’s not a fucking hat guy
Whatever flyboy..
It looks stupid all perfectly squared, like you're wearing a box on your head. There needs to be some natural shape to it
You mean like a pile of shit.
There are better and permanent ways of doing this without starch
Examples?
Black music at first not nesseicary, "text school approved hat" WTF are you talking about, we understand you gays are in the military but just stop flaunting it... its annoying as hell
If your annoyed by people referencing that they are in the military why are you watching a video about how to starch a military cover? This video was made for people in the Air Force and ROTC's. Also what's wrong with like 6 seconds of hip hop, (or "black music" as you like to call it)
Metal Material so true mate
*Necessary
*Tech school
If you didn't have your American military you'd probably be speaking French or Spanish maybe even German right now.