Please Help! I wear baseball style caps when I fish (also hike, garden, boat, etc.. In fact, I have a collection different caps from various tackle shops and tackle manufacturers. My problem concerns cleaning them. After 6 months or so they all get pretty dirty and sweat stained. My wife has thrown a couple in the washing machine and the results have been a disaster. Brims have detached, lining have come apart and worst of all, the sad remains have shrunk to pin-head size. These are not cheap hats; most run from $14-$24.

Is there a good way to wash baseball style hats without having them fall apart. Above all, how do you stop them from shrinking during and after the wash? In addition to having eight thumbs, I also have a baseket-ball sized head (7 3/4) and any shrinkage means that they sit on my head like a beanie. Thanks in advance for your help. 8T

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You had better learn to be a happy camper. You only get one try at this campground and it's a real short camping season.