jlee562
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Short answer: no.
Long answer: sure, if you sat there all day flipping the brim up and down, you could wear a weak spot into the felt. And over time, the brim will lose the flange. In the big scheme of things, if you flip it down one week and go back the next, you're not really doing anything that will harm the felt. It's generally advised to un-snap the brim for storage, or drying after exposure to rain, for example.
Long answer: sure, if you sat there all day flipping the brim up and down, you could wear a weak spot into the felt. And over time, the brim will lose the flange. In the big scheme of things, if you flip it down one week and go back the next, you're not really doing anything that will harm the felt. It's generally advised to un-snap the brim for storage, or drying after exposure to rain, for example.