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  1. Cashmere

    OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Non-eBay Hunting Grounds Hi Guys, Has anyone had decent luck finding decent hats at Goodwill, estate sales, etc.? Are there any good hat hunting grounds other than eBay and retail? And... anyone got any good stories to tell, like scoring a Borsalino for $5 from some kid who thought it looked...
  2. Cashmere

    Hiking food.

    "Throw a loaf of bread and a pound of tea in an old sack and jump over the back fence." ~John Muir
  3. Cashmere

    Martini FAQ

    Thanks, Nightingale. So glad you enjoyed it.
  4. Cashmere

    My Hat Article Published

    +1 on all the kudos! A very well done piece.
  5. Cashmere

    Akubra Campdraft

    Does the Campdown have chin strap hooks?
  7. Cashmere

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Ezra Brooks bourbon, neat. One of my go-to tipples. After years of experimenting with high-end whiskies, I found myself settling in to Ezra Brooks as my regular. When I mentioned that to my father, he told me Ezra Brooks was what my grandfather always drank, which I didn't know. It was...
  8. Cashmere

    What do our hats really say about us, and more importantly, are they right?

    Seems to me Pompidou's question has morphed from "What does my hat say about me?" to "Why do I wear a hat?" Seems to me they're both legitimate questions. Also seems to me, even if one is not trying to make a particular statement by wearing a hat, it still makes a statement. All our choices...
  9. Cashmere

    Martini FAQ

    Hi Don, A martini garnished with cocktail onions... that would be a Gibson. Dang, could go for one 'bout now. Kinda early, though. And the boss would frown. I've never seen gin-marinated olives in a store... is that something you bought, or made yourself?
  10. Cashmere

    Th 8 Most Wildly Irrisponsible Vintage Toys

    OK, maaaybe scratch the radium... Other than that, I want one of each. And I'd play with them with my boys.
  11. Cashmere

    old-fashioned hiking boots

    Yeah, Raichles usually had red laces, and they were a popular top brand hiking boot back then. That's probably it. Vasques usually had red and black laces, as I recall. Brian, I'm not 100% sure what you mean by "new vintage style mountain boots". To me, that means no injection molding (welt...
  13. Cashmere

    The Search for the One [Many] True Hat[s]

    This is all super helpful, guys. Thanks. While not totally ruling out custom, I'm leaning toward either the Squatter or Campdraft. I know I mentioned the Fed IV up front, but I've grown more convinced that my face just isn't as well suited to the dimensional brim. And while custom has fit and...
  14. Cashmere

    Martini FAQ

    Thanks Mike! I won't try to convert you, since there are so many other good things to drink... many of them even claiming to be martinis.
  15. Cashmere

    The Search for the One [Many] True Hat[s]

    Waah... Everytime I drive through it, I'm floored by what a wide state Tennessee is. And then I forget. Eight hours! 420 miles! Lessee... Caddy gets about 22 mpg... 420 / 22 * 2 * $3.40.... I get $129.82. Tack on $60 for a hotel. Round to $190. Prolly need to eat something.... several...
  16. Cashmere

    The Search for the One [Many] True Hat[s]

    Ah, I do like a clear-cut answer. Bracing, that. I hope there's at least one place on these desert island that serves a decent martini.
  17. Cashmere

    The Search for the One [Many] True Hat[s]

    >And, I seem to be right square between a 7 3/4 and 7 1/2... Woops, meant 7 3/8 and 7 1/2. Great info guys... I might just have to take a trip to Buckaroo or Garrison. At the other end, the Squatter is looking pretty good. It's a wider brim than I was thinking, but it might be just fine...
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    The Search for the One [Many] True Hat[s]

    Thanks for the quick replies. Price is an issue, but those prices aren't out of the question. As I said, the Stetson Benchley is pushing at the top end of my comfort zone, but it's a possibility. It retails for what, $325 or so?
  20. Cashmere

    The Search for the One [Many] True Hat[s]

    While I totally get the fascination and appeal of collecting, I'm a one-hat kinda guy. I like having one hat I wear to hell and back, something that starts to feel like a part of myself. I have this inexpensive Eddie Bauer lite-felt thin-band crushable fedora I've been wearing for close to 20...
  21. Cashmere

    old-fashioned hiking boots

    You might be thinking of the Vasque Hiker II.
  22. Cashmere

    Martini FAQ

    Thanks, guys. The Hour ... I just love that book. Don't agree with everything he says (I'm not sure we're supposed to), but man can DeVoto write! I laugh out loud when reading it, not because he's being humorous, precisely, but just from sheer enjoyment of the writing. KP, were you a Ranger...
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    Martini FAQ

    Hi Folks, As the thingy over <---- there says, I'm new in town. I hope it won't be taken amiss if I share a little project of mine... I wrote the Martini FAQ a number of years ago (ca 1998), and have been tinkering with it off and on since. http://www.rdwarf.com/users/mink/martinifaq.html...

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