It's Spring. Show your Straw hats if you have 'em

[Redfokker]

Here is an old thread that deserves some resurrection Hopefully we can repopulate it with some images that won't drift off to Photobucket oblivion. Alan posted last in 2011. Oldie but a goodie. I submit a custom NW Hats Panama with an OSU Orange (ish) puggaree. Feels good to have a straw on my head before May 15th, makes me feel kind of rebellious.

 

[belfastboy]

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Here is an old thread that deserves some resurrection Hopefully we can repopulate it with some images that won't drift off to Photobucket oblivion. Alan posted last in 2011. Oldie but a goodie. I submit a custom NW Hats Panama with an OSU Orange (ish) puggaree. Feels good to have a straw on my head before May 15th, makes me feel kind of rebellious.

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Well you are at least a month ahead of us up here in the north....perhaps two months ++ before I dare break out the straw.

 

[GHT]

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Here is an old thread that deserves some resurrection Hopefully we can repopulate it with some images that won't drift off to Photobucket oblivion. Alan posted last in 2011. Oldie but a goodie. I submit a custom NW Hats Panama with an OSU Orange (ish) puggaree. Feels good to have a straw on my head before May 15th, makes me feel kind of rebellious.
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This hat is far too good to be in the wardrobe of just one hat wearer. You will box and post it to the following UK address...................................

 

[Knotten]

It’s about 70 degrees today, so I guess that’s warm enough for straw. This is my new one from Panamahatsdirect.com.

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[Redfokker]

Well you are at least a month ahead of us up here in the north....perhaps two months ++ before I dare break out the straw.

We have been sending it all up to you guys for the last week or so. Patience Grasshopper...

 

[Redfokker]

It’s about 70 degrees today, so I guess that’s warm enough for straw. This is my new one from Panamahatsdirect.com.

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I like it Jay! Classic lines and a cool ribbon.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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Here is an old thread that deserves some resurrection Hopefully we can repopulate it with some images that won't drift off to Photobucket oblivion. Alan posted last in 2011. Oldie but a goodie. I submit a custom NW Hats Panama with an OSU Orange (ish) puggaree. Feels good to have a straw on my head before May 15th, makes me feel kind of rebellious.

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You free-thinking academic types are always coloring outside the lines. I’m telling you, anarchy will ensue! Next you’ll be wearing brown shoes in town and blue and green together.

Such a great hat will excuse a lot of sins.



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[Redfokker]

Yesterday I brought out the Stetson Hemp Stratoliner in Sand. I sprung for the premier edition with the better sweat. I miss true embossed logos on modern sweats.

 

[Zombie_61]

I only have the one straw hat--a Sunbody made from oak-colored Guatemalan palm--but I still have options.

The "ribbon" it came with...

...a band made from polished coconut husks and cheap plastic beads...

...or a khaki-and-floral-print puggaree I bought on Amazon.

Same hat, three different looks.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I only have the one straw hat--a Sunbody made from oak-colored Guatemalan palm--but I still have options.

The "ribbon" it came with...

...a band made from polished coconut husks and cheap plastic beads...

...or a khaki-and-floral-print puggaree I bought on Amazon.

Same hat, three different looks.

I like how versatile the hat is. The small changes give it very different characters.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I have a few “straw” hats that I’ll bring out from storage, but I’m just not as interested in straw hats as I am with felt. I also have a hard time spending real money on a straw since they never seem last long for me. I plan on wearing my same felt hats decades from now but I’ll be surprised if a straw lasts three years. I know others feel differently, but I’m always just a bit sad to put my felt hats away but I don’t feel the same when I put my straw hats in storage at the end of summer.

Oh yeah, and I hate the heat! Give me the cold any day!

 

[AndyR]

I know others feel differently, but I’m always just a bit sad to put my felt hats away but I don’t feel the same when I put my straw hats in storage at the end of summer.

Oh yeah, and I hate the heat! Give me the cold any day!

I'm the other way around regarding the hats. Straw just seems to be a bit more fun to me. However, I'm more than happy to put them away, because like you, I hate the heat.

As soon as we hit that first 60° day, I'm counting the days until winter. A couple of feet of snow would make me happy too. I'd much rather be snowshoeing than wearing a nice hat. :-]

 

[Zombie_61]

I have a few “straw” hats that I’ll bring out from storage, but I’m just not as interested in straw hats as I am with felt. I also have a hard time spending real money on a straw since they never seem last long for me. I plan on wearing my same felt hats decades from now but I’ll be surprised if a straw lasts three years. I know others feel differently, but I’m always just a bit sad to put my felt hats away but I don’t feel the same when I put my straw hats in storage at the end of summer.

Oh yeah, and I hate the heat! Give me the cold any day!

I feel pretty much the same on all counts. Truth be told, I do have one other straw hat but it's one of those cheap "tourist" hats that I bought just to offer some sun protection on a Caribbean cruise years ago, and I'm certain the only reason I still have it is because I haven't worn it since. I also much prefer my felt hats, but with summer temperatures here being regularly over 100°F and the accompanying high humidity those felt hats get pretty uncomfortable. So, Sunbody--more comfortable in high temps than my fur felts, decent sun protection, and won't bankrupt me.

 

[RBH]

This is my new summer straw. My buddy, fellow Lounger and Stetson Rep, Jeff Dyer helped me on this hat. {thank you Brother!}
It is a Stetson Montagna... I really like it.
The crown, crease, brim and overall style is great!
Stetson ...you did good!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All:
Thanks Red for bringing back an old thread.
I’ll play....when it finally gets too hot to stand the felts. Might be awhile.
But when i do i will start with this one.
Before pics of a disaster Stetson i took a chance might be a diamond in the rough. It was. Soon as it gets blazing i’ll put up it’s after pics. Ha
Till then be well. Bowen

 

[GHT]

Oh yeah, and I hate the heat! Give me the cold any day!

If you had to pay British prices for your utility bills you would suddenly develop a fondness for the heat. There again I suppose that the raise in blood temperature after opening the envelope...........................
If there's one straw that beats all others it's this one from Belgium. Made by the fair lady's fair hand.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

If you had to pay British prices for your utility bills you would suddenly develop a fondness for the heat. There again I suppose that the raise in blood temperature after opening the envelope...........................
If there's one straw that beats all others it's this one from Belgium. Made by the fair lady's fair hand.
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My summer electric bill for air conditioning is nothing to laugh about.

Thanks he bicycle, jacket, shoes, hat, etc....there’s nothing in that photo I don’t like.

 

[GHT]

My summer electric bill for air conditioning is nothing to laugh about.
Thanks he bicycle, jacket, shoes, hat, etc....there’s nothing in that photo I don’t like.

Your kind compliment has gone down well with both of us. For me, well I'm always grateful whenever somebody comments about my choice of attire. But my missus was particularly pleased because she made the shirt and trousers. The pants, known as baggies, are a genuine 22 inch bottoms, made from an original 1930's pattern. You can get the more readily available 18 inch bottoms, but the 22 inch are as rare as rocking horse droppings.

The bike, by the way, is an unrestored 1926 Phillips model.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Akubra Country Club:

Light and airy. The only disappointment is that like some other Akubras you don’t get a leather sweatband in sizes 62 and up.


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[Jedwbpm]

You are more than welcome. Lets see some headshots.

Jeff

This is my new summer straw. My buddy, fellow Lounger and Stetson Rep, Jeff Dyer helped me on this hat. {thank you Brother!}
It is a Stetson Montagna... I really like it.
The crown, crease, brim and overall style is great!
Stetson ...you did good!