Comments on: How a Tilley Hat Nearly Caused my Husband’s Death! http://blog.picajet.com/?p=91 Travel Stories & Practical Advice From a Seasoned Traveler Fri, 17 May 2013 22:47:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pete http://blog.picajet.com/?p=91&cpage=1#comment-27972 Pete Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:06:57 +0000 http://blog.picajet.com/2008/03/16/how-a-tilley-hat-nearly-caused-my-husbands-death/#comment-27972 The chin-strap is there for really serious conditions, but I've never worn it. What you need to do is follow the instructions to fit it as a tensioner low down across the back of your head. That's what they really mean by "wind cord". I've worn my Tilly hat while stowing topsails a hundred feet up the mast of a square-rigged ship in the English Channel, and the wind cord round the back of the head was all that was needed to hold it in place. The chin-strap is there for really serious conditions, but I’ve never worn it. What you need to do is follow the instructions to fit it as a tensioner low down across the back of your head. That’s what they really mean by “wind cord”. I’ve worn my Tilly hat while stowing topsails a hundred feet up the mast of a square-rigged ship in the English Channel, and the wind cord round the back of the head was all that was needed to hold it in place.

]]> By: Sheree http://blog.picajet.com/?p=91&cpage=1#comment-13350 Sheree Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:43:10 +0000 http://blog.picajet.com/2008/03/16/how-a-tilley-hat-nearly-caused-my-husbands-death/#comment-13350 Hi. So glad I could be of service. Your post made me laugh. Wishing you safe and happy travels in PEI. PS Loved Halifax. We were there in 2005. Hi.

So glad I could be of service. Your post made me laugh. Wishing you safe and happy travels in PEI.

PS Loved Halifax. We were there in 2005.

]]> By: datter http://blog.picajet.com/?p=91&cpage=1#comment-13250 datter Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:36:56 +0000 http://blog.picajet.com/2008/03/16/how-a-tilley-hat-nearly-caused-my-husbands-death/#comment-13250 My family and I are heading out on a vacation to PEI from Halifax this coming week and I plan on wearing my newly acquired tilley hat. My wife of course said, wear the chin strap but being me I strapped it up on the back of the hat thinking nahhhhhhhh the strap is silly. Well, we're heading out for a day trip here soon prior to the big trip later this week and I thought I'd look up "tilley hat" on Google while I wait for everyone to get ready. After having read your post... I now sit here with my tilley hat on, wind cord deployed under the chin as intended. Thank you for possibly saving my life. :) My family and I are heading out on a vacation to PEI from Halifax this coming week and I plan on wearing my newly acquired tilley hat. My wife of course said, wear the chin strap but being me I strapped it up on the back of the hat thinking nahhhhhhhh the strap is silly. Well, we’re heading out for a day trip here soon prior to the big trip later this week and I thought I’d look up “tilley hat” on Google while I wait for everyone to get ready.

After having read your post… I now sit here with my tilley hat on, wind cord deployed under the chin as intended. Thank you for possibly saving my life. :)

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