I realize that this is an old topic, but I promised my nephew that I would fix one for him. He doesn't ride horses. He just wants to be able to keep his hat on when it is really windy. He works outside all day. Anyway, I have some latigo & 1/4" eyelets & was going to attach the eyelets to the inside band, but the eyelets look like they poke out too much & might hurt. What is a "vent" eyelet? Also, if you run the latigo around the inside of the hat & bring it down by the ears, do you tie a knot in front where it hangs under the chin? I was thinking of using some sort of bead to draw it up tighter. Thanks for any help.
