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Straw OR
Hi, My vintage Stetson Panama OR is not nearly as stiff as my new production Dobbs Toledo (Milan weave) is. Those are two very different straw hats, though! However, my new production Montechristi Panama from Bob is not nearly as stiff as the Stetson. However, the weave on the Montechristi... -
Ever get a crease on your forehead from wearing a hat?
Hi, The only time I get this is when the hat is too small. That's not unusual, as I'm in between sizes at 7 1/16 (and between regular and long oval to boot) and tend to get size 7 hats and stretch them out. Some hats have this tendency to shrink back down and so need a re-jack from time... -
Straw OR
Hi, I won a vintage Panama Stetson OR off eBay a few weeks back for $20+10, and that turned out to be just in time for the onset of summer here in NC. :D This past weekend, I put my custom made Stratoliner clone into it's box with the thought that it'll be several months before it can... -
...Grab your hat let's go
Horizontal Umbrella Hi, I have an old (extra) full-sized umbrella with a straight handle sitting on top of a cabinet. I slide the thing out far enough to use the handle as a hat hook. ;) The reason I keep an extra umbrella at work is for those days when it starts out nice and turns lousy... -
What size hat do you wear?
Hi, Well, I voted 7 1/8 but really also need to vote 7 as well since I'm really a 7 1/16 semi-long oval. Right in the middle for both specs, and so no production hat fits right unless it was a mistake! :eusa_doh: Can one vote more than once? Do you care about in-between sizes or does the... -
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Haircut makes the difference!
It's a problem that isn't a problem Hi, Oh, dear. How to say this? I guess just blurt it out! I have too much hair! :eusa_doh: I really hate to say that, since so many others have the opposite problem.... I wear it in a crewcut 3/4 of the year. Otherwise, it gets to be too hot most... -
AUCTION #12: Adam - Executive - Size 7 - C0000228963 - Sold
$100 Hi, I think I need to borrow Rick Blane's bidding paddle pix. :p I bid $100 to start things off. Stan -
How long did it take to get your Montecristi?
Just wait for it Hi, The hat *will* be worth the wait. I don't recall exactly how long I waited, on the order of 8 weeks though, and I wound up with a wonderfully woven hat - and I only went for the $150 low-end Fino. I actually can't picture what the higher-end ones must look like. I echo... -
Borsalino Motorbike Helmets
Hi, Well, I feel somewhat better about these now. :) I think there ought to be a mention about the standard compliance on the website, but perhaps they simply assume that we'll assume that. :p Still, there's not nearly enough coverage to make me happy wearing one. I categorize them as... -
Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom
Thanks! Hi, Well, learn something new every day. Especially around here! I never knew about the water evap. feature. Now, that's cool - literally! I may have to get one to use instead of straw for summer farm chores. I always thought that they were just another military combat... -
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The Sale of NOS Johnnyphi hats begins.
My 2 cents Hi, At the risk of sounding like an echo around here, I'll add my 2 cents. Or is that 4 cents with inflation?? ;) I've been watching the first batch, just out of curiosity as none were ones I'd picked out of the master list. I do have a list of numbers sitting here, and when... -
Nutria?
Nice! Hi, That came out really, really nice. I know if I tried it, I'd have a blob of 'air filter material' at the end.:eusa_doh: My wife still wants it, BTW. I *gotta* stop showing her hat pix! I think she has the hat bug worse than I do! I know I'm buying more hats off of eBay for her... -
Borsalino Motorbike Helmets
Scary Stuff Hi, Not a word about their construction. Nor anything about impact parameters. These things sacre me more than the polycarbonate shelled, styrofoam lined DOT 'brain-buckets' sold at Wally World for $39 a 'pop'! Scary. What makes these scarier is that it appears that... -
Summer Hat Questions
Hi, My old, now retired, 'straw' farming hat has been worn for over 30 years. It never had an issue from rain or sweat. It's made from corn husks by Lenape Indians on the reservation in Oklahoma. I picked it up on a road trip long ago. I stopped by as I have Lenape ancestry inculded along... -
Felt hats in summer..
Hi, Well, straw hat season is upon us here in NC. I wore a tan felt Open Road yesterday and it was decidely too hot. Today I wore a straw and with the clouds and showers that are upon us, it's a tad on the too cool side. I should have swapped the days I wore which hat. Hindsight - isn't it... -
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Another Newbie: Lucky or Sucker, you decide...
Ah, ya got me! Hi, Well, your little scheme worked. I saw the title and thought it was Johnny's thread, then noticed it was brand-new and then thought: How many attics full of hats can there possibly be?? So, I decided to read on. Ya got me. :D So, you've been lurking *and* run the... -
Nutria?
My wife would love it Hi, Should you decide not to do anything with it, and wish to part with it, let me know. My wife is really into pink hats these days, what with having survived breast cancer. :D I've been watching eBay lately for pink hats for her and somehow missed this one. Well... -
The Sale of NOS Johnnyphi hats begins.
Live auction rules are OK by me Hi, Well, this is how a live auction works. You can either lift your paddle as the auctioneer increments the bid, or you can lift your paddle and sing out a figure. If you sing out, you pay what you sung, not the last figure asked for (incremented) by... -
Newbie: Lucky or Sucker, you decide...
On Track now! Hi, It's working now. Shoulda just waited a day! :eusa_doh: Actually, it might have been better in the long run - on my wallet that is - for it to have stayed busted! lol Later! Stan -
Old "open road" style hats
Bucket hats Hi, Yup, that's it. Good ol' Gilligan and his simple cloth bucket hat. Or, for a 'fancier' one, Col. Henry Blake on MASH with his all done up with fishing flies! :p Often times, bucket hats are associated with golf. IIRC, the bucket hat worn by the team boss in the movie Le...
