Western style hat

Badge54 said:
Are Crushables really crushable. Like stuff in a bag and pops back or jam in a back pocket and still holds shape? I have a couple but have always treated them delicate and have not gotten used to me in them. I'm more of a boonie hat floppy style.

Badge54
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I have had 3 of the wool felt crushables and they are as advertised. Sat on by kids and cat, stuffed into packs, and pockets.
thanks,
Del
 
I have a bunch of different but my fave is this one and a couple of camo crushable.It has ear flaps when it gets a bit cool.
Randy
 

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I like the crushable wool fedora I bought at REI.

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(Pic was taken at a practical rifle match. I'm squatting down in the mud of the 100 yard berm. Targets for this stage were placed on the 200 yard berm.)
 
I think you have been watchin Man Tracker too much Riley !!!:D

I actually nearly picked up that style of hat myself a short time back, I cant remember the make but it was waxed cotton and cost quite a bit !
 
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Bailey crushable felt. You can pack it in a bag shake it out and its fine. I have dipped this one in the river and put it back on to keep cool and it still looks fine.
 
Mine's a wool felt crusher that is probably 20 years old. It still holds it original shape, even after several mud baths, getting washed a ways down stream, stitching the right front of the brim so it stayed in a raised posstion (Fred Asbel style) for bow string clearance and it's been rained and snowed on more than I care to count. Cost was a whole $.25 at a yard sale. Instant woods bumming hat with built in coolness. :D
 
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Cabela's crusher.
At least 25 years old, never babied or pampered.
Sat on, crumbled, crushed, the only thing it hasn't been is run over.
The sweat band gave up around the forehead, otherwise it is fine.
I like the short brim for windy days.

Amazing how even a short all around brim is warmer than a cap.
 
longbow50 said:
Mine's a wool felt crusher that is probably 20 years old. It still holds it original shape, even after several mud baths, getting washed a ways down stream, stitching the right front of the brim so it stayed in a raised posstion (Fred Asbel style) for bow string clearance and it's been rained and snowed on more than I care to count. Cost was a whole $.25 at a yard sale. Instant woods bumming hat with built in coolness. :D
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sounds like my favorite fedora..:thumbup: it's been around the block and seen it's fair share of my bowstring...:o

it cost a whole $3 at the flea market.... my wife hates it... :D
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I hiked 1200 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail using this Outdoor Research hat. It worked well in sun and rain and did a great job of wicking the sweat away.

Really wasnt my style of hat since I too am more of a "baseball cap" guy but I really grew to love the thing.

Brandon
 
Dave M,

What was the rifle? Inquiring minds want to know. Nice hat BTW. Mac
 
You know what they say about cowboy hats and hemorrhoids - sooner or later everybody gets one (slightly edited for political correctness) just kidding, don't flame me :D

I use a variety of hats. My face burns easily from the sun, I like a brimmed hat: a cheap straw hat on hot sunny summer days; or a Filson's tin cloth packer hat like Windy City Kali mentioned; or sometimes a boonie. In the winter, when it's below zero, I like my Russian-style ushanka or trooper's hat, with drop down ear flaps. Otherwise, it's a baseball cap.
 
For summer, I have a Tilley and a Mountain Hardwear Canvas Crusher. For winter, I have a North Face jeep cap.
 
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