Author Topic: What's your favorite HAT ? (Read 11777 times)

Rowdy Fulcher · « **on:** July 22, 2017, 10:05:55 AM »

Howdy
What's your favorite hat to wear ? Also do you prefer a straw hat when it's Hot like today .

Capt Quirk · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2017, 10:15:10 AM »

I prefer a Fedora, even if it is hot. But, I don't wear it often these days. Just looks out of place when wearing shorts and flip flops. I also have never worn a straw hat, are they comfy?

Tjackstephens · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2017, 10:30:30 AM »

Rowdy, You know my favorite hat. It is the one in my profile picture. When we were shooting with the Bluegrass Rangers you got a deal with Beaver Brand Hats back about 1996. The hat has Bluegrass Rangers in the hat liner. You hand formed the hat for me. It has a kettle curl and is black in color. Thanks again for getting it and hand forming it for me. I added the stampede string when I was out in Texas.
As far as straw hats, I have one from Mike's Hatters. It is ok in hot weather, but can't tell a lot of difference. Tj

By the way my profile picture was done by Greg Gaby of the Johnson County Rangers NCOWS Club

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Johnny McCrae · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2017, 10:45:37 AM »

My favorite is my "Boss of the Plains" style hat.

Ben Beam · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2017, 11:10:19 AM »

I have a Beaver Brand “gambler” style hat that I’m partial to. It isn’t appropriate historically, but I wear it outside of SASS. At a SASS event I’m currently sporting a derby, cause I’m more of a city slicker.

bear tooth billy · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2017, 11:23:19 AM »

I bought a new boss of the plains but is was too small, had it stretched and was still too small
to where it gave me a headache. I bought my current hat for $10 at a NCOWS convention
then bought a tanned rattlesnake hide and made a hatband, been wearing it for years, and it's
looking like it. Gets pretty hot on some days, so I got a straw hat that I wear if its really hot.

BTB

Scattered Thumbs · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2017, 04:58:40 PM »

I'm wearing it.

Trap · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2017, 11:14:36 AM »

BTB what size is the Too small hat? jt

Forty Rod · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2017, 11:47:18 PM »

Mine is a light grey custom made for me by Bob "All Hat" Dumez in California. It's copied from a Randolph Scott hat from about 1955, six inch crown , five inch brim, and the best looking hat I've ever owned.

Major 2 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 24, 2017, 05:00:46 AM »

Gotta go with Tim Bender (now retired) for mine

bear tooth billy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 24, 2017, 06:07:09 AM »

Trap, it was a 7 that they tried to stretch to 7 1/8. I sold it a few years ago

BTB

Coffinmaker · « **Reply #11 on:** July 24, 2017, 07:40:55 PM »

WOW!! Hard question.

I have 6 "cowboy" type hats. I have a straw Top Hat for fun, I have beaver Top Had for Steampunk and a "John Bull" hat with Goggles for Steampunk, A couple of "palm" hats for warm weather (hot) and about 8 "thug" caps. They each become my "favorite" on the day I wear em.

Coffinmaker

Good Troy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2017, 09:35:16 AM »

I have a large Sunbody straw hat the I shaped as a classic sombrero that is my favored hat in the summer.

I have a black fur/felt hat of decent quality (IIRC a Resistol) that I purchased for about $30 at a resale shop. I put a nice beaded and quilled hat band on it and opened up the crown. This is my go to hat. I also have a large bowler with a curled brim that works for a town hat.

And, of course, a red cotton headband (sans hat) for an Apache, and a couple of raptor feathers (imitation by law) either as a drop or standing for Plains Indian impressions.

Blackjack Charlie · « **Reply #13 on:** July 25, 2017, 11:16:15 AM »

My favorite hat was crafted by Matt at Hamilton Dry Goods.

I HATE the idea of my hat getting ruined by my sweat during the summer heat so I bought a Cody James Gus style sombrero before my last local match.

OklaTom · « **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2017, 06:28:29 PM »

Can't really say, as I have 50-60 hats. I can pick what guns I am going to use easier.

G Bulldog Grainisland III · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2017, 02:48:18 PM »

I wear glasses so any rain means either hat of some sort or constant probs with vision. I choose the hat, favorites I have a few:
- straw Stetson, any longer trip with open car is not compleate without it
- brown leather Minnetonka for winter or cold
- traditional Tilley, my go to when rain or sun hits when shooting
- a couple of This is Cambridge cycling caps, I choose to ignore the Velominati rules and also wear them when not with bike
- bunch of tradional baseball caps, Valtra tractor pulling team and Uberti being the 'stylish' favorites.

EDIT:
And obviously, just having noted in what section this thread is in, only the first 3 qualify

-Bulldog

Baltimore Ed · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2017, 04:38:44 PM »

I like my Wild Bunch drill instructor style Montana peak hats the best. My least favorite is my Spanish American War campaign hat.

Rowdy Fulcher · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2017, 05:49:07 PM »

Howdy
Sure hated to hear Tim Bender had retired . The last hat I purchased was from him . My old favorite hat is getting in sad shape . That was why I purchased a hat from Tim . I guess you could say it's my Sunday hat . I guess it's about time to ease it into service .

Rowdy Fulcher · « **Reply #18 on:** August 04, 2017, 04:42:30 PM »

Howdy
Here is a closer look at my old hat .

Pitspitr · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2017, 02:44:34 PM »

Or for cold weather:

Kinda like this one too:

And depending on the time frame, I'm also rather fond of this one too:

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