# What's your hat size? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 14, 2002, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600 "2002-04-14T18:56:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![novacaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@novacaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/novacaine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/21 "2002-04-15T06:47:40Z")
6 7/8. I have the smallest head of anyone I know. It’s so hard to find hats that fit. So I usually just buy adjustable ones. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/22 "2002-04-15T11:04:08Z")
7 3/4. Are hat sizes one of the few things that are constant between the US and the UK? ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/23 "2002-04-15T13:20:46Z")
Another big-dome. 7-3/4. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/24 "2002-04-15T13:23:55Z")
7 3/8. Most womens hats off the peg are too small. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/25 "2002-04-15T13:41:34Z")
1. 8 1/16, actually, but 8 usually fits well enough. Just this past weekend I bought a new baseball cap, and it’s a loose 8, probably really about an 8 1/16, so it fits great. It’s my new cap of preference, a light grey Charlotte Knights batting practice cap. Once again, I had to send someone from the gift shop down to the equipment room to find one big enough. Smart girl brought back a few. I fully expect to see them all still sitting there when I go back. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/26 "2002-04-15T13:46:16Z")
7 3/8 Almost every military person you meet will know this without having to look inside their hat. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/27 "2002-04-15T14:13:08Z")
Betwen 8 and 8-1/4. I never even look for hats. 😕 Nothing ever seems to go above a size 8 (if your’re lucky enough to find that) and size 8’s rarely fit me. Hey, fellow Big-Domers, any tips on where to find hats? ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/28 "2002-04-15T14:46:12Z")
Looks like I’m taking fourth place in this contest. I’m a 7-5/8 long. It’s kind of a pain since I rarely find hats I like in my size, but then since I’m a 17th-century re-enactore I rarely find hats I like. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/29 "2002-04-15T15:11:37Z")
Something under 7–I can almost never find hats to fit me. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/30 "2002-04-15T17:01:18Z")
7 7/8 when I can find it. I usually make do with 7 3/4. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/31 "2002-04-15T17:34:26Z")
Another 7 7/8 guy checking in. Even the local [HatWorld](http://www.hatworld.com/) at the mall…a store that carries **nothing** but baseball caps does not carry that size (although they said that their web site does). I spent an hour on Sunday looking for a hat that would fit me. I went to 3 sporting goods stores. No luck. I AM NOT SOME HUGE HEADED FREAK DAMMIT!!! On a related note…my wife was glad, during childbirth, that our daughter did NOT, apparently, inherit that trait. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/32 "2002-04-15T18:03:18Z")
7 7/8 too…you’d think they’d make more hats our size if there are so damn many of us… I haven’t found a baseball cap that fits me in a few years. They’re all too damn small now. Didn’t used to be that way - I have a dozen ballcaps from when I was a kid that I can still fit on my noggin just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/33 "2002-04-15T18:20:18Z")
7 3/8. I can wear a 7 1/4, but it fits a little snugly. A 7 1/2 just drowns my head. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/34 "2002-04-15T19:11:47Z")
Wow! What a big-headed bunch we are! Must be because we’re so smart. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/35 "2002-04-15T19:51:52Z")
Size 8 baseball caps can be had in most styles directly from [New Era](http://www.neweracap.com). The best luck I’ve had is to go straight to the ball park, though. As I mentioned in my post, if the gift shop doesn’t have the size you need, they can usually send someone down to the equipment room to find it. ---
**Author:** ![knarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@knarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knarf)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/36 "2002-04-15T20:13:43Z")
Looks like I’m “ahead” of everyone else at 8 1/2. I’ve had good luck buying online at: [http://bighatstore.com/](http://bighatstore.com/) and [http://www.bigheadcaps.com/](http://www.bigheadcaps.com/) And to find out your size: [http://bighatstore.com/Size.html](http://bighatstore.com/Size.html) ---
**Author:** ![kase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@kase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kase)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/37 "2002-04-15T20:46:48Z")
\*\* XXL \*\* ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/38 "2002-04-16T00:27:23Z")
A female coworker overhead my male boss and I discussing this topic earlier today. She piped in with what will be one of the best one-liners I hear this year: “I’m really not comfortable hearing guys discuss their measurements like this.” ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/39 "2002-04-16T03:10:29Z")
_chuckles at KneadToKnow’s comment_ Me: 7 3/4 -ish, but it depends a bit on the style of hat and how it’s supposed to be worn. (Berets vs. a Stetson, for example.) * * * \<\< Do-be-do-be-do… \>\> ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600/40 "2002-04-16T03:27:45Z")
I’m larger than the average woman in almost everything. I’m 5’ 11" and wear a size 11W shoe, and I have to do serious research to find a bathing suit large enough to fit my upper half. My head, however, is smaller than average. I therefore refuse to believe that head size and mental capacity are linked. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by beagledave \* > \*\*…my wife was glad, during childbirth, that our daughter did NOT, apparently, inherit that trait. :eek: \*\* Mr. Legend has a freakishly large head. Our daughters DID inherit the trait. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hat-size/103600.md?page=3)