How do I pack this monstrous beauty??

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Ok everyone. I bought this hat for my holiday. I appreciate it’s probably not for everyone but I absolutely love it and it’s perfect for my holiday.

except… how do I get it on the holiday? How do I pack it??

Wear it to the airport?

Can you lay it flat on the bottom of the suitcase and put rolled clothes round the head bit? Two edges may curve up a bit, but it's the best inch think of.

I always wear mine to the airport... even at 3 am 🤣

Is it actual palm leaf? That can be reshaped, there are videos.

My hat is not quite as large but like others I wear it to the airport and have on my lap on the plane

I would attach a piece string to the underside of the crown… it will fly you to your destination.

I have a similar wide-brimmed hat. I stuff bikinis, underwear inside the crown, place the hat flat in the case and pack other items around it.

@LunaTheCatthe thought had crossed my mind!

How will you see where you are going ? <<frets>>

I had one that big (goodness knows why, I probably looked like a cartoon Mexican bandit!).
I packed it full of socks and pants.

I also left it behind because it was a bloody nuisance.

@ThePoshUnsThe brim is 27 inches across it defo won’t fit on my lap on the flight.

it won’t fit flat in the bottom of the suitcase either but I think a combo Of @murasakiand @Mulledjuice’s suggestions will work and it’s definitely re-shapeable to a certain extent so as long as I don’t actually crease it I should be fine.

thanks for the suggestions I was struggling to picture a practical solution! I have a really methodical method for packing which I always use so it didn’t cross my mind to put the hat in FIRST.

@angelinawasrobbedi don’t really intend to wear it walking around. I intend to wear it while lounging about in the sun with a cocktail or while lounging about in the sun with my book. It means I can share my face and shoulders as well as the pages of my book without having to fuss with parasols of move to a different part of the deck. (Holiday is a cruise and then a land stay).

Hope it works, it is an excellent, if massive, hat.

How did you bring it home when you bought it?

Stuff the head part with socks & underwear etc, and lay it with the brim flat on the bottom of your suitcase, with any overspill coming up the side, like pastry in a pie dish. Pack everything else round it.

it's probably too flippin big for this packing method, but anyhow.....

https://www.tiktok.com/@stylingbypriest/video/7238739483917569326

I pack my case, make a small space and put the head part upside down into the space (so it’s like a bowl) then fill it with little items like socks, swimsuits. Etc