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[Hat and Rehat]

....and what the Xs mean on Stetson’s hats.

If we told you we'd have to kill you.

 

[Hat and Rehat]

Here are a couple of questions:

I have yet to ship a hat, though I've had many shipped to me. What shipping carrier is least expensive for something light but somewhat large and also least likely to destroy a shipped hat?

The Classifieds here encourage listing vintage items. Is it also allowable to list hat tools, in particular rounding jack prototypes that function but aren't ready for prime time or a production run?

One more. What does Shorpy mean?

 

[BobHufford]

Here are a couple of questions:

I have yet to ship a hat, though I've had many shipped to me. What shipping carrier is least expensive for something light but somewhat large and also least likely to destroy a shipped hat?

The Classifieds here encourage listing vintage items. Is it also allowable to list hat tools, in particular rounding jack prototypes that function but aren't ready for prime time or a production run?

One more. What does Shorpy mean?

Check the websites of FedEx, UPS and USPS. The costs will depend on service level, box dimensions and distance (and insurance if over the minimum). They all have calculators to figure this. In my experience they are equal on damage issues (fairly rare).

Not sure on selling those items you are thinking about becoming a vendor for without becoming a Lounge sponsor (I’ll defer to the Bartenders).

Here is the Shorpy story:

https://www.shorpy.com/shorpy

 

[belfastboy]

Here are a couple of questions:

I have yet to ship a hat, though I've had many shipped to me. What shipping carrier is least expensive for something light but somewhat large and also least likely to destroy a shipped hat?

The Classifieds here encourage listing vintage items. Is it also allowable to list hat tools, in particular rounding jack prototypes that function but aren't ready for prime time or a production run?

One more. What does Shorpy mean?

I have shipped a great many hats and received many as well....all by USPS with great results. Fast delivery times at pretty good rates. As a hat is so light it is the box size that determines the cost (and distance travelled). If you pack it in as small box as possible without risking scrunching the hat it is cheap. Mailing a few states over usually costs me $10 or so in a hat box...upwards of $18 across the USA.

 

[BIGG SHOW]

Hello all,
Just curious, does anyone have any experience with the “HatBuddy” dash board hat holder? I’m thinking of getting one rather than using one of those wire jobs. It seems it’ll be quicker, easier and less of a hassle. I need a secure place to put my lid when the passenger seat is occupied. cheers

 

[ThomasK]

Hey friends,

I am a fedora newbie and I really like what I see in the mirror when I wear my dress fedora with an overcoat or my „traveler“ fedora with casual cloth.

I have seen some comments in this forum that a lot of you are wearing their fedora 365 days a year.

BUT I really would like to know how you do this. In winter it is much to cold form ears – so I prefer to wear an ugly fleece ski hat and in summer it is much too warm so it seems to be better to wear a straw or so.

Now I still think from practical point of view it is better to wear in winter a ski cap (sorry I don’t know the English word) and in summer a straw. From stylish point of view a fedora is best.

Please tell me, why I am wrong – why a fedora is also from practical point of view the best choice.

Best regards from Germany

Thomas

 

[Frunobulax]

Hey friends,

I am a fedora newbie and I really like what I see in the mirror when I wear my dress fedora with an overcoat or my „traveler“ fedora with casual cloth.

I have seen some comments in this forum that a lot of you are wearing their fedora 365 days a year.

BUT I really would like to know how you do this. In winter it is much to cold form ears – so I prefer to wear an ugly fleece ski hat and in summer it is much too warm so it seems to be better to wear a straw or so.

Now I still think from practical point of view it is better to wear in winter a ski cap (sorry I don’t know the English word) and in summer a straw. From stylish point of view a fedora is best.

Please tell me, why I am wrong – why a fedora is also from practical point of view the best choice.

Best regards from Germany

Thomas

It's just personal preference. I wear felt fedoras year round, and switch out with straws over the summer months (but still prefer felt). I wear them with all sorts of clothing, as well - from coat and tie to jeans and t-shirt to shorts and sandals. I understand wanting to wear a knit cap to cover your ears in the winter, however. I just choose not to.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hey friends,

I am a fedora newbie and I really like what I see in the mirror when I wear my dress fedora with an overcoat or my „traveler“ fedora with casual cloth.

I have seen some comments in this forum that a lot of you are wearing their fedora 365 days a year.

BUT I really would like to know how you do this. In winter it is much to cold form ears – so I prefer to wear an ugly fleece ski hat and in summer it is much too warm so it seems to be better to wear a straw or so.

Now I still think from practical point of view it is better to wear in winter a ski cap (sorry I don’t know the English word) and in summer a straw. From stylish point of view a fedora is best.

Please tell me, why I am wrong – why a fedora is also from practical point of view the best choice.

Best regards from Germany

Thomas

I live in a mild climate so a fedora is all the hat I need in the winter unless I’m skiing or something. In the summer it gets hot here so I reluctantly switch to some sort of straw for most day-wear. If I’m dressing up for a night out, I’m wearing felt even in the middle of summer (hopefully it cools off at night).

If you watch the What Hat Are You Wearing Today thread come summer you’ll see mostly straw.

 

[belfastboy]

Hey friends,

I am a fedora newbie and I really like what I see in the mirror when I wear my dress fedora with an overcoat or my „traveler“ fedora with casual cloth.

I have seen some comments in this forum that a lot of you are wearing their fedora 365 days a year.

BUT I really would like to know how you do this. In winter it is much to cold form ears – so I prefer to wear an ugly fleece ski hat and in summer it is much too warm so it seems to be better to wear a straw or so.

Now I still think from practical point of view it is better to wear in winter a ski cap (sorry I don’t know the English word) and in summer a straw. From stylish point of view a fedora is best.

Please tell me, why I am wrong – why a fedora is also from practical point of view the best choice.

Best regards from Germany

Thomas

The climate here on the West Coast is temperate so I can wear my felt fedoras 10 months of the year....sometimes 11. For July and August I will break out the Panama or a lighter coloured, lighter weight felt. In January I will break out my wool knit watch cap. Surely you have shoulder seasons in Germany and it doesn't switch from blinding heat to freezing over night where a felt fedora would be perfect?

 

[Hat and Rehat]

Hey friends,

I am a fedora newbie and I really like what I see in the mirror when I wear my dress fedora with an overcoat or my „traveler“ fedora with casual cloth.

I have seen some comments in this forum that a lot of you are wearing their fedora 365 days a year.

BUT I really would like to know how you do this. In winter it is much to cold form ears – so I prefer to wear an ugly fleece ski hat and in summer it is much too warm so it seems to be better to wear a straw or so.

Now I still think from practical point of view it is better to wear in winter a ski cap (sorry I don’t know the English word) and in summer a straw. From stylish point of view a fedora is best.

Please tell me, why I am wrong – why a fedora is also from practical point of view the best choice.

Best regards from Germany

Thomas

I have worked outside much of my life even in the most brutal weather, so I am fairly acclimated to cold. I can't wear ski gloves when skiing very well because my hands soak them with perspiration. I put them on as I get off the lift but take them off in the lift line except in bitter winds. Likewise working construction outside. In extremely bitter weather I would don a knit watch cap and some mittens that the part that covered my fingers folded back on. Mostly I wore summer weight work gloves with the thumbs and first two fingers cut off at my knuckles. Occasionally I would use a hard hat liner of a flannel fabric, but I never liked to
hinder my ability to hear unless I had to. Unless it was frostbite conditions I almost always had my ears and fingers in the weather so I'm probably not the best one to ask. I've seen Eric, who lives in Minnesota where it's much colder than Denver, wearing his Fedoras out in the snow. Those Minnesota crazies go out and fish through the ice in the middle of lakes where there's nothing to stop the wind. Go figure. I suspect in bitter winds he makes another selection although I also see him taking a nip of whiskey from time to time.
Isn't shnaaps almost a national drink in Germany? ;-)
I don't wear a felt fedora 365/7. In weather above 80 F. I'll be in a straw hat.

 

[ThomasK]

The climate here on the West Coast is temperate so I can wear my felt fedoras 10 months of the year....sometimes 11. For July and August I will break out the Panama or a lighter coloured, lighter weight felt. In January I will break out my wool knit watch cap. Surely you have shoulder seasons in Germany and it doesn't switch from blinding heat to freezing over night where a felt fedora would be perfect?

Yes we have Belfastboy, but mostly eigther warm or cold.

I have worked outside much of my life even in the most brutal weather, so I am fairly acclimated to cold. I can't wear ski gloves when skiing very well because my hands soak them with perspiration. I put them on as I get off the lift but take them off in the lift line except in bitter winds. Likewise working construction outside. In extremely bitter weather I would don a knit watch cap and some mittens that the part that covered my fingers folded back on. Mostly I wore summer weight work gloves with the thumbs and first two fingers cut off at my knuckles. Occasionally I would use a hard hat liner of a flannel fabric, but I never liked to
hinder my ability to hear unless I had to. Unless it was frostbite conditions I almost always had my ears and fingers in the weather so I'm probably not the best one to ask. I've seen Eric, who lives in Minnesota where it's much colder than Denver, wearing his Fedoras out in the snow. Those Minnesota crazies go out and fish through the ice in the middle of lakes where there's nothing to stop the wind. Go figure. I suspect in bitter winds he makes another selection although I also see him taking a nip of whiskey from time to time.
Isn't shnaaps almost a national drink in Germany? ;-)
I don't wear a felt fedora 365/7. In weather above 80 F. I'll be in a straw hat.

Thanks for answering! Yea a lot of people are drinking Schnaps here - but I prefere Whisky! But I think I can not drink enough against cold ears in winter with my traveler ;-(

 

[Lara Croft]

I'm new here and not sure how to post.
Is there s for sale forum?

 

[BobHufford]

I'm new here and not sure how to post.
Is there s for sale forum?

Welcome to the Lounge! There should be a couple of links to the Classifieds at the top of the page.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/forums/classifieds.15/

 

[Weht]

this is being advertised as a bowler i think its a fedora pushed out. what do you think?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

this is being advertised as a bowler i think its a fedora pushed out. what do you think? View attachment 223783 View attachment 223784 View attachment 223785

Yep. Stingy fedora with an overwelt brim edge with the crown pushed open. The quintessential 1960-1970s trilby.

 

[Weht]

Yep. Stingy fedora with an overwelt brim edge with the crown pushed open. The quintessential 1960-1970s trilby.

thank you, i have enough stingy hats, I want to push the limits on the brim width for me. I think 3" is the limit for me.

 

[SteveFord]

I got suckered into one of those a week or two ago.
A derby? Not exactly...

 

[Hat and Rehat]

OK, I have a couple of naptha bath questions. I showed the very pristine except dirt Lee I happily picked up back in November. I was encouraged to share more of it. I did a quick surface cleaning and got some obvious stains out but it wasn't really ready to take the stage yet
I found a great chemical/solvent drum with a sealed lid and 15" diameter interior bottom. Better yet, about 8" up it widens to 17 or 18", so all but the widest Western brims will drop right in
My Amazon points even covered the purchase!
Ermatinger says soak light and dark hats separately,and that dark hat map the can be used indefinitely but light hats should get clean gas after either 3 or 5 runs. I don't remember. My first question is what about hats that are more medium than light or dark?
I feel the Lee falls into that category. I'm looking for other opinions because I don't want my used dark hat naptha to do damage to the Lee, but I also don't want it to contaminate my much cleaner gas and do damage to really light hats if I include them in the bath or in that gas later.
Is this a dark hat, or a light hat?

Second question: Ermatinger suggests stripping hats for cleaning but then also says leaving dirty trim on is a good way to clean it and Loungers said I could also leave the leather in. I've now done it more than once with good results other than a little whitish tint to a couple of sweats.
My question is about paper tags. Will they survive the naptha with no degradation. I really would like to keep this one in the same condition I bought it, but clean.

 

[Hat and Rehat]

One more question on the Water Bloc Lee. It doesn't have a reeded sweat, but the leather is not sewed to the hat. It's sewn to a strip of felt about the size of a smaller reed tape, than that strip is sewn into the hat with a small whipstitch, not the stitch that looks like an overclock common to my Bosses and Selco, and which sees the leather to the felt strip in the Lee. Does this sweatband treatment help date the hat, or is that common in Lees under their own label?

 

[Hat and Rehat]

I'm new here and not sure how to post.
Is there s for sale forum?

You'll be able to view the classifieds, Lara. You won't be able to list in them until you have joined the community with 15 posts. Your name is uncommon. Other than a character in a novel I like a lot I don't remember seeing it. Reading it, I pronounced it in my head with the first a like ah. Is that correct, or is it actually an alternate spelling of Laura?