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How to buy a better baseball cap.(Front Lines)

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| May 01, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

How do you choose a baseball cap that will last longer than spring training?

We tested 13 caps, from $6.50 to $22, looking at fit, construction, and how well the cap cleaned up. (It's news to a lot of people that many caps can be washed.) In general, we found that midpriced caps, ranging from $10 to $14, offered the best combination of good construction and good value. When you're shopping, consider these details:

Stabilizers. Look under the sweatband to see what's used to keep the fabric from stretching or curling. In our tests, plastic stabilizers held up best in laundering. The New Era caps we tested, $17 to $22, use interfacing material. But bonded interfacing can separate during cleaning. A Reebok cap, $10, a ...

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