The Open Road Guild

[Rogera]

+1 Love those M1's

Yea I could easily become a collector of those too. They just cost a little more than hats....well most hats.

 

[Landman]

Rogera,

Great looking Open Road and Garand! Two iconic pieces of American history.

I have a couple of Garands that I purchased from the CMP. If you decide to start collecting them it is hard to beat their prices and they deliver directly to you.

 

[Rogera]

Rogera,

Great looking Open Road and Garand! Two iconic pieces of American history.

I have a couple of Garands that I purchased from the CMP. If you decide to start collecting them it is hard to beat their prices and they deliver directly to you.

I keep trying to talk my wife into taking a "vacation"to Alabama and go
hand pick one from the store in Anniston

 

[gtdean48]

Talk about classics....

To get back on topic for the thread...Like that color of Open Road. Sweet lid!

 

[Rick Blaine]

Am i in???

 

[DJH]

Even has the thin ribbon, Rick!

 

[randooch]

"We got a great big convoy, truckin' through the night . . ."

 

[Rick Blaine]

Even has the thin ribbon, Rick!

Thats a big 10-4 on that score, good buddy. Comeback.

"We got a great big convoy, truckin' through the night . . ."

"♪...ain't it a beautiful sight, Convoy...♫

 

[mikespens]

Can't just go down to the 7/11 and buy one of those..........wait a minute, now that I think about it guess you can.

 

[howardeye]

Here is a ring to match!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/57503281/the-mutha-trucker-ring

I studied every posting on this thread and decided there must be something to this Open Road Hat. I do not know what it is but I have one coming that is supposed to be from the 50's. It will be my first wide brim fur felt (over 2 inches).

 

[gtdean48]

This is a late 40s/early 50s 3X Open Road that I traded but have re-acquired.
Embroidered Last Drop liner, 3" brim...

 

[Landman]

Nice looking hat. I like the wider brim on it.

 

[Walt]

I studied every posting on this thread and decided there must be something to this Open Road Hat. I do not know what it is but I have one coming that is supposed to be from the 50's. It will be my first wide brim fur felt (over 2 inches).

Welcome to the club. It's a good "addiction!"

 

[howardeye]

Received my first Open Road in the mail today I was told it is from the 50's? It has the original sales tag on the box saying it is a SIL BELLY 3XB OPEN ROAD 23/4 with a 2 3/4 brim. Tag inside pictured says 1/4 and & $15 as pictured. It is not gray but a light sand colored. It did not come with a crease in it. I just did a quick smash not knowing anything about making one. All my other hats do it naturally it seems. Seems to be unworn with a few dirt spots which is ok with me. I don't like a new looking hat. Thanks for letting me show it. I will probably be buying some with more X's.

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[jlee562]

I have a 3x which is a little bit younger than yours and Mr. Dean's, but it's one of my favorites. Congrats on that score.

Just some food for thought on the crease though, if you push the back down a little bit more, you'll get really nice rake and a classic profile:

 

[howardeye]

Thank you. I like that slope on yours. The hat I am considering from Blacksheep has that slope also.

 

[tridentine]

Beautiful Stetson Howard.
I am glad it fits.

 

[gtdean48]

Nice 3X Open Road Bert! Welcome to the Guild. The 3X of those days is a nice piece of felt, something lost to the ages...

 

[howardeye]

Thanks everyone. The felt is different than all my other hats even my other Stetsons and really feels good. It also has a mind of it's own when forming it. I will have to learn the steaming method.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Bert, yours is a grand example of the OR.

I tried steaming for years, because that was what the folks at Meyer the Hatter used. It wasn't until I came here and read about using a spray bottle of distilled water that I had real success in shaping my hats the way I like 'em. Steaming is great, but it never worked well for me to shape crown, brim, or dents in any major way. Your mileage, etc.