felt hat?

[Black]

anybody know where to find a wide open brim/ open crown beaver felt hat?

 

[otis williams]

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=751-100-000 i don't know about the quality, but i've thought about getting one of the toppers myself.

 

[CSG]

Maybe you're looking for the traditional "Boss of the Plains" hat?

http://www.thelastbestwest.com/old_west_hats.htm

http://www.riverjunction.com/catalog/hats/bossoftheplains.html

 

[mtnfolk mike]

this is where i do a lot of my hat shopping. www.noggintops.com www.villagehatshop.com

 

[brians]

Maybe you're looking for the traditional "Boss of the Plains" hat?

http://www.thelastbestwest.com/old_west_hats.htm

What a great site, thanks.

I like the Trail Dust and Josey Wales models :thumbup:

 

[Black]

Thanks for the links

 

[mtwarden]

these guys are local to me and I can vouch for the quality of their hats- very wide selection

http://www.randhats.com/

 

[brians]

these guys are local to me and I can vouch for the quality of their hats- very wide selection

http://www.randhats.com/

The Roping Horse and Tom Horn are awesome.

So many nice hats :thumbup:

 

[brians]

this is where i do a lot of my hat shopping. www.noggintops.com www.villagehatshop.com

I have this Henshel. It's great for wet weather and it gets a lot of compliments, but I think it's cause I'm so pretty

And here's a packable felt fedora from Orvis that I like in winter. It's my official trad archery huntin hat

 

[Black]

great posts---thanks

 

[gajinoz]

Best hats on the planet.

http://www.akubra.com.au/




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[Raymond1000]

Second vote for Akubra. :thumbup:

I shop here. http://www.davidmorgan.com/akubra.html

 

[Black]

I'm thinking boss of the plains.

 

[brians]

Are the fur felt hats that much better from a performance perspective?

 

[gajinoz]

Are the fur felt hats that much better from a performance perspective?

I don't know about others but an Akubra will last the better part of your lifetime, even used daily out in the bush, mustering cattle, camping, whatever. I've even used mine on more than one occasion to wash down my horse on a hot day in a creek out in the bush.

About the only real downside of a felt hats is that you won't get a lot of air over your head so they can be hotter than other types in hot weather. On the upside, they help keep your head warm in the cold weather.

 

[7rip13a]

Damn you all, now I'm looking for an Akubra as well. The Angler looks very nice.

 

[Black]

Good link from David Morgan http://www.davidmorgan.com/hatmanual.pdf
Are the Akubra stiff or Pliable?

 

[CSG]

Got Indy?

http://www.davidmorgan.com/product_info.php?products_id=1128

This model is popular with all the Indiana Jones wannabes. Said to be a very high quality hat.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

And here's a packable felt fedora from Orvis that I like in winter. It's my official trad archery huntin hat

Brians-- that's a great looking hat man.. i really like the style and color of it... :thumbup: how wide is the brim?? i can't seem to find it on Orvis's site??

Mike

 

[gajinoz]

Good link from David Morgan http://www.davidmorgan.com/hatmanual.pdf
Are the Akubra stiff or Pliable?

That's a little difficult to answer, depends on what you mean by pliable or stiff, that's a fairly relative thing. Also, depends on the hat.

To give you an idea, most of them are a relatively stiff felt. You could probably crush one into a pack if you had to but it might not look all that great when you got it out. They're not really meant for that sort of thing.

If being able to crush a hat into a small space for whatever reason is an important criterion, an Akubra is probably not what you want.