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  1. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    The $11 Resistol. Still in the rotation. Refurbished by Texas Hatters about 7 years ago.
  2. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    The new Campdraft in "Sand" has become my favorite. It doesn't get too hot here and it rains a LOT. Straw is out of the question, even during High Summer. (I need to wax my moustache.)
  3. Orvil Newton

    The smartest, most timeless sunglasses?

    But the worst possible choice for tiding a motorcycle without a helmet with face shield. Absolutely the worst on a motorcycle without a full-face helmet. At any speed, the little stand-off nose pads channel the wind right onto your tear ducts and blind you.
  4. Orvil Newton

    The smartest, most timeless sunglasses?

  5. Orvil Newton

    What are you wearing today??

    It's a rare warm, dry day in the Tongass. I am wearing boat shoes, vintage khaki pants, and a Reyn's Spooner Aloha shirt topped off with an Akubra Campdraft in sand. ray Ban aviators complete the look.
  7. Orvil Newton

    Got the Campdraft

    Got the Campdraft
  8. Orvil Newton

    The Open Road Guild

    I just ordered a new Campdraft from David Morgan. Should be here in time for actual Spring
  9. Orvil Newton

    What are you wearing today??

    Snowing HARD. A Stratton Trooper, re-bashed and brim flattened. Stormy Kromer Mackinaw coat over Filson vest and Johnson Woolen Mills trousers. 18" Xtra Tuff insulated boots. Smartwool base layer and Woolrich 100% virgin wool shirt. SE Alaska. Some days are like that.
  10. Orvil Newton

    Shopping for an Open Road or Campdraft

    Shopping for an Open Road or Campdraft
  11. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    It was a score alright. Vintage 1960 in the original box with tags. I have since had it cleaned, reblocked and new sweat and liner put in but I got it on ebay several years ago for half off the original price of $22 .
  13. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    The $11 Resistol At anchor in Scow Bay (Actually last weekend but I was unplugged for a few days)
  14. Orvil Newton

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Is it possible to take some of the curl out of a bound edge brim? The hat is a vintage 1960 Resistol similar to an Open Road and I really like the hat. I would like it better if it didn't have so much droop when worn brim down and not so much swoop when worn snapped. Any ideas short of removing...
  15. Orvil Newton

    Adventure! Fedora Lounge Folks in Action!

    The $11 Resistol At anchor in Scow Bay off Mitkof Island in SE Alaska.
  16. Orvil Newton

    AmiCharnel Caps

    Those are really nice! I may have to add a couple.
  17. Orvil Newton

    AmiCharnel Caps

    A fellow rain forest dweller, though somewhat farther North in the Tongass, appreciates that feature, but most often I wear a brimmed hat when it's raining.
  19. Orvil Newton

    Hats on TV

    I thought they did a pretty good job with the costumes on that. At least it looked like they got the uniforms correct.
  20. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    No. I might have if I had thought of it, but it has not been a problem. I just tuck the bottom half inch of the liner into the sweatband. The liner is just a single layer of middle weight polar fleece cut from a 50 cent ski cap from a second hand store. The cap had three layers and by...
  21. Orvil Newton

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    The Stratton Trooper is always my choice to keep rain or snow out of my hearing aids and off my bifocals. I flattened the brim and gave it a modified center dent with a slight front pinch so it looks more "Civilian". For warmth, I inserted a polar fleece lining made from an old ski cap, making...
  22. Orvil Newton

    Decline of the Hat

    I think it is simply because people don't spend any time out of doors any more. People who do almost always put something on their head, usually a cheap, adjustable baseball cap. Brimmed hats offer more protection from the elements but can be an inconvenience jumping in and out of vehicles...
  23. Orvil Newton

    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    I don't have a date for this photo, but it clearly pre-dates WWII. Notice the rake, and crease, of the two hats. There was lots of variety in how the hats were worn in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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