What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[RickP]

Noisy night with thunder and lightning. Lost sleep but drug myself out of bed at 5am for the gym. When done it was all humid, cloudy, and grey so I went back to bed till 10am ( Guess I WAS tired). Finally woke up to bright sunny blue skies and 70+ degrees. ( evidently last night despite all the noise and light, we had zero rain) Thats a much better way to start a day! Its Gooooood to be retired and have that option!

With the bright sky, I felt like a black hat this morning. Pulled a favorite black Stetson Key Club Dexter off the wall. An Imperial grade/ Ultimate Finish felt. My favorite 2-5/8" brim , 5-1/2"crown. To me this is a beautifully soft smooth hat.

Plopped my caboose out on the patio with a good dark roast coffee and some nice light English tobacco (Peterson Early Morning Pipe in a Peterson Kapet 15)

a bit of Rick's East Texas trivia....The coffee mug is almost 20 yrs old.... its a "Black" Labrador cup from when I first got my previous Lab. After she passed I ended up adopting a somewhat troubled 2 yr old Chocolate Lab (Mr Moose who is now just fine). By that time the Black on the Coffee mug had faded to a perfect Chocolate color... Ill call it serendipity... The mug marches on to match another dog!

 

[VoodooSan]

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Very nice, Perry, and a great looking sweater as well!

 

[alanfgag]

Some pictures from an exposition...

 

[MikeP]

Only flat brimmed hat I’ve ever had.
Not sure it’ll stay this way.
Early/mid 60s Stetson 3X in a light cream color I’ve never seen on a western.
Was very dirty and had a cattleman’s crease so it wasn’t easy getting the dirt off the raised crease area on a light colored. Still dirty here and there, but we’ll call it character and real world patina. View attachment 685520 View attachment 685521 View attachment 685522

 

[MikeP]

Only flat brimmed hat I’ve ever had.
Not sure it’ll stay this way.
Early/mid 60s Stetson 3X in a light cream color I’ve never seen on a western.
Was very dirty and had a cattleman’s crease so it wasn’t easy getting the dirt off the raised crease area on a light colored. Still dirty here and there, but we’ll call it character and real world patina. View attachment 685520 View attachment 685521 View attachment 685522

Love the hat and color. I’ve seen that color here in Colorado and love it! Did you add the ribbon band?

 

[VoodooSan]

Noisy night with thunder and lightning. Lost sleep but drug myself out of bed at 5am for the gym. When done it was all humid, cloudy, and grey so I went back to bed till 10am ( Guess I WAS tired). Finally woke up to bright sunny blue skies and 70+ degrees. ( evidently last night despite all the noise and light, we had zero rain) Thats a much better way to start a day! Its Gooooood to be retired and have that option!

With the bright sky, I felt like a black hat this morning. Pulled a favorite black Stetson Key Club Dexter off the wall. An Imperial grade/ Ultimate Finish felt. My favorite 2-5/8" brim , 5-1/2"crown. To me this is a beautifully soft smooth hat.

Plopped my caboose out on the patio with a good dark roast coffee and some nice light English tobacco (Peterson Early Morning Pipe in a Peterson Kapet 15)

a bit of Rick's East Texas trivia....The coffee mug is almost 20 yrs old.... its a "Black" Labrador cup from when I first got my previous Lab. After she passed I ended up adopting a somewhat troubled 2 yr old Chocolate Lab (Mr Moose who is now just fine). By that time the Black on the Coffee mug had faded to a perfect Chocolate color... Ill call it serendipity... The mug marches on to match another dog!

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STUNNING hat, Rick, and another fine-looking pipe. LOVE the magical mug!!!

 

[Blare]

Some pictures from an exposition...


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What a stunning hat. @BobHufford unearthed one similar to this very recently.

 

[alanfgag]

What a stunning hat. @BobHufford unearthed one similar to this very recently.

Thanks Joe. I have to pay closer attention to this place. ;^)

 

[DonR]

Some pictures from an exposition...


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Spectacular Alan

 

[rogueclimber]

Today started brilliantly sunny but then some fog started sneaking in

My 6X OR in Fawn

 

[Mighty44]

Classically handsome hat, David!

Thanks as always Mark!

 

[RickP]

Today started brilliantly sunny but then some fog started sneaking in

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My 6X OR in Fawn

as long as its fog and not smoke again lol

 

[rogueclimber]

as long as its fog and not smoke again lol

But you always seem to be surrounded in smoke on your back porch

 

[RickP]

But you always seem to be surrounded in smoke on your back porch

but I bring my own lol

 

[VoodooSan]

Today started brilliantly sunny but then some fog started sneaking in

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My 6X OR in Fawn

Sweet!! (And nice Revo's, too!)

 

[rogueclimber]

And nice Revo's, too!

Thanks Uncle Voo!

Revo has become my lens of choice (Don't tell Xiao)

 

[The Shoe]

Barbisio for work.

Akubra Camp Draft for a work do. Farewelling a couple of teachers who are leaving.

 

[Pellie]

Barbisio for work.
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Nice hats and a beard again. Keep em growing

 

[Pellie]

Mossant. I changed the crown of this one to my liking. The crown was very low, so changed it in a center dent, now it looks more higher.

 

[carouselvic]

Vintage Stetson Wanderer