Hi canty..... yeah for your first system and to ease you into this whole thing, I`d `work with what you`ve got` and just blend a system in onto your existing hair....as you get used to wearing and de-re bonds / products etc. you can [and will] become a bit more adventurous. Also remember, fullcaps are twice the price of a topper !! You could let your hair grow out a bit while waiting on your system to arrive and the system hair can be trimmed to match. No need to send Debbie a template---that would only be needed if she was going to cut an [over-sized] stock to fit your head which requires cutting the base to size---- your custom is made to the correct size and it`s just the hair which needs to be cut/styled......you can send Debbie pics of your [longer?] growing hair near the time when your system is delivered to her from Toplace...that`ll help her big-time to trim the hair to the correct length...you can contact her directly through her site there...her e-mail is on it. She`ll ship it to you then when it`s done..... you`ll just need to let John know you want it sent to her for styling etc. Cheers, Paul.