What hats with B-3 jacket?

[Big J]

Learned gentlemen of the Lounge, I have a question for you;
What hat would you recommend with a B-3 jacket?

I usually wear an Eastman B-2 cap, but I'd like a wider choice. I have a brown Penman Indy fedora, but usually only wear it with blue suits.
My wife suggests a Stetson, since I couldn't very well choose any hat that would make me look more conspicuous than I already am (a big guy in a country of thinner, smaller people, in general). I could see me rockin the cattlemans crease, just like Slim Pickins in Strangelove, but what other choices have I got?

 

[g.durand]

Big J--I think you're moving in the right direction. if you're looking for a classic cattleman's crease, you can't go wrong with a Resistol San Antonio.

Or how about another silverbelly hat, the classic Stetson Open Road.

 

[Seb Lucas]

That Open Road is wonderful. How could one go wrong with such a sexy hat?

 

[thor]

Filson Mackinaw wool cap (ear flaps fold up out of the way for warmer days). Comes in several colors.

 

[IXL]

I wear various Stetsons with my B-3. Blend right in.

 

[IXL]

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Filson Mackinaw wool cap (ear flaps fold up out of the way for warmer days). Comes in several colors.

Having a great many Filson garments, and several hats, I've always wanted this particular model. I'd go for the full-on red and black plaid: If I'm going to look like Elmer Fudd, might as well go all the way. My wife has always had a contrary opinion concerning me purchasing this hat......

 

[Otter]

NASA ball cap was what I used to were if the weather was too warm for the B-2 or a knitted watch cap.

 

[Otter]

http://www.air-america.net/caps.htm

How about one of these ones? I always meant to find a good reproduction.

 

[Plumbline]

Watch cap in either Olive or Black or brown works well.

 

[bn1966]

these are my alternatives to my B-2 cap:

Stetson Cap

http://www.americanclassicslondon.c...9/products_id/407/osCsid/jqmjr739eepjhjv7klmk

A-4 Cap

http://www.eastmanleather.com/product_info.php?products_id=147

 

[Big J]

Some good suggestions gentlemen!
I have a 24 1/2 inch head measurement, which makes life tricky.

 

[Don Tomaso]

Some good suggestions gentlemen!
I have a 24 1/2 inch head measurement, which makes life tricky.

Stetsons come in large sizes as well, I got a 62 - 63 cm measurement

 

[tropicalbob]

As far as I know, the only retailers that carry anything larger in Stetsons than a 7 3/4 are Delmonico (the Premiere Strat and the Indy) and Hats-plus (the Indy). Unless you go custom, the pickings are pretty slim. Borsolinos come in larger sizes, but they run on the small side so you have to order up one size.