Felt Cowboy Hats - Part 1
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- What to know before buying a felt cowboy hat, and answers to questions regarding my personal hats
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I am not a working cowboy , but the boots and hats have served me in construction and remodeling , I’ve always shaped my own hats and I like the way they look…they’re me .
I’ve always bought second hand cause I could never afford a new Stetson but didn’t want to settle for less . Glad to hear I’m not crazy sticking a hat in the shower to get it ready for shaping .
Thanks for your video .
Same here, but I'm medically retired firefighter medic.
Salute to fellow who works hard for what he has.
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@@KENNETHCARNIE
Thank you for your sacrifice , we need more like you .
I love my old 4xresistall beaver hat
This guy needs to start narrating or doing some kind of voiceover work. That voice is cool as hell! 😎🤠
A western audio book narrator or short stories would be awesome
It’s a manly voice. It’s that he have confidence, and knows how to speak well.
After I watch one of his longer videos I feel more relaxed and start talking like him. There’s a fine art to that kind of living that few people seem to have. Sam Elliot is another that has a timeless classic western voice.
Red dead redemption 3
He does a podcast..
Let’s hear about boots ( style, heels and toes) when you have time. Thanks for the videos!
I was in the shoe and boot business for 30 years I may do a video on boots just as you are talking about! thanks for the idea I used to have two dozen pair of quality boots laying around but can't wear them anymore but still have three pairs left enough to do a video
@@martyhinnenkamp1 I would appreciate it and I’m sure others would as well. Thanks
@@martyhinnenkamp1 do you wear your hats in the rain
I crushed and ankle and wear White's lace up farmer/ranchers with no issues, can't do pull ons
@@shannonpattenthetexasbb Felt hats withstand rain very well, the more beaver in them the better but pretty much all felt will perform surprisingly well in the elements.
I’ve done lots of searching re: hat shapes. It fascinates me, the personality that bleeds from a hat!
I bought a 4X Justin hat, and I ended up reshaping it more, never felt more proud of making something my own
As a country fur buyer, I heartily encourage everyone to buy a beaver felt hat!
Ever since I started playing red dead 2 I’ve been getting these videos recommended and I love it
After a full kilt kit for a few years I decided to try the 'drugstore cowboy' look. Grew up near San Saba and since I was visiting the Presidio in Menard I stopped at Tommy Lee's hood and got me a Stetson. Before I left 'home' I had a Texas Ranger buckle, decent belt, nice boots and a new Texas silver hat band. Peeps at the Coronado Hotel thought I owned a horse ranch. jejeje
You're right about spending the money to have a hat made. Worth every penny. Rand's is probably the dominant real hatter but there are smaller one man/lady shops out there in places like Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arizona, New Mexico and California. I've got two beaver felt hats. Both 100% beaver. One with a Montana style/Gus crown from a shop I think is now defunct, Colorado Mountain Hat Co. out of Fairplay, CO. They made it for me back in 2004. No conformateur fitting, just off a tape measurement yet they pretty well nailed it with a long oval that pretty well shaped to my head in short order and has held up wonderfully over the years with being worn in African desert sun and heat, Central Asian and Caucasian snows and southeast U. S. rains. My other is a charcoal grey Montana peak crown with a pencil curled brim by Fred Schafer out of Noble, OK. Was able to get measured by him when I visited his shop. Spec'ed the hat out as to material (100% beaver), brim size, crown height and shape and he had it made within two or three months. It's just terrific. Despite costing twice as much as my CMH hat from 18 years ago thanks to china/the weaker dollar, I still consider these hats a bargain for their quality and durability for regular wear. I doubt you'll find the factory made hats lasting past a year, maybe two, with daily wear in the weather.
Great discussion on hats. You’re right about a hat being a personal choice and an appendage of the man wearing. You do you is the way to go. God bless.
Dewayne is real. I don’t own a tv so I do spend some time on you tube. If I run across something interesting I might subscribe. But almost without fail over time I will either discover things I’m not comfortable with or just get bored & drop my subscription. But the more I learn about Dewayne the more I enjoy it here. Partly cause he’s a good story teller & partly because I learn about something thats really interesting. But also because I think he’s a good man. Just my opinion but I think that’s a rare thing.
Clint Eastwood has his hats made at Baron Hats in Los Angeles. They’re all 100% beaver if you want to get something quality. They worked on all of the Indiana Jones hats and even made hats for Elvis, The Rifleman and Bonanza.
Fascinating. I’ve always had an iinterest in millinery. Just started cutting a few patterns and have some wool roving to work into shape. So this was timely for me in terms of thinking ahead to making adjustments to the hats once they are made. I would love to be apprenticed to a hat maker. Anyway, this is my favorite video of yours so far and I very much appreciated the discussion of the hat as signature/extension of someone’s actual person.
Mighty fine group of outstanding hats. Many thanks for letting us get a better look at them. Your sure right, the 100 percent beaver is the only way to go. My everyday wear is a Stetson made in 1955 I found on e-bay, after a long time search. It had a cattleman crease, but I reshaped it to an open crown. After many years of daily use, it is sweat stained, and battered, but no amount of money offered could wrench it from me.
Only way to go!
I made myself a hat from a Nutria blank. I am very happy with the felt quality of the nutria. And they seem be be more plentiful in the USA than they use to be. The little muskrat like critter makes a good hat.
I agree, wish we could see more nutria hats, think theres a hatter in New Orleans that uses nutria fur.
Was it one of the blanks sold by Sunrise Hate Supplies? Been thinking about ordering one of their nutria blanks and making my own.
Funnily the reason nutria are so common in the U.S. is because they were brought here for their fur. It is about on par with mink, but requires a lot more work as they have two layers to their coat, and it's the bottom layer that is soft so they have to be separated. Mink on the other hand don't have this problem. So when mink became popular, some of the nutria farms released their nutrias, and they've been an invasive pest ever since (apparently they're pretty tasty too, but I've never tried cooking one).
@@monty_wolfkitty Gannon Hat Co will use nutria if requested.
@@xblackdog Yes it was.
@@cornshucker77 Nice! Glad to hear it's nice felt then!
I'm with you on 4x or better when it comes to the felt. I thought it was just me thinking the quality had dropped off through the years.
I had a 5x Bailey in silverbelly for a lot of years. Lining "rotted out", so it became my flyfishing hat. The stitching finally gave out between the brim and crown. Never replaced it. Never found another that fit like it.
I highly appreciate your genuine and firm conduct of the video ... living in Bavaria the style of hat do differ considerably though there are a lot of cows and farms close by :) .. so I wanted to share my notion that someones 'tools' in general can tell a lot, that is for things having gained patina from work . Thanks and all the best from Munich
Great video, Sir. Thank you for posting! 🤠
I got my hat when I was 17 , took me about 2 years to get the right shape but yeah I did the shower thing at first , then kept on shaping the thing every time it rain on the thing. I still have that same old hat . Yes she's been repaired but it's the perfect shape and hat for me. Great stuff mate 👍
I was just in Rands the other day. I live just south west of Billings.
From south Texas I want your hat .. looks perfect 😊
I prefer a flat top style slouch with the right side pinned up, put a feather in it. Classy cav hat
Same thing with brand new boots take a spray bottle of warm water and spray the inside of the boot ! Only the inside! Then put them on and walk around with them on for a few hours! It will save your feet
Exactly. Shaped hat that Sharon Stone wears in “The Quick and the Dead” is my favorite shape. Still looking for that hat…..✝️
There's some shops that have open crown (uncreased) hats available, that will crease the crown and brim how you want it. Somewhere like CulturedCowboy (although I've never used them, so they're just an example of places that shape open crown hats). I'm sure if you send them a picture of what you want they could make it happen.
Edit: I saw she also has a horsehair hatband. Hatbands are super easy to add yourself, and shops like Knotatail on etsy make great hat bands (and looking at her site she has two that are fairly similar).
Super useful information.
Makes it easier to search my perfect hat now.
Thank you.
I just noticed that I have the same moose picture that you have on the wall behind you.👍
Ritch Rand definitely makes a top of the line hat. I have one of his, great hat.
I like the shape a lot, my compliments to the milliner
Thank you sooooooo much for this video. Learned so much. I LOVE wearing hats!!!!!!!
I believe a hat should have character, shaped to the owners liking. All mine are custom shaped to my liking
Congrat on getting you a Rand hat. Thats one of the best hats you will ever own. Funny story... I was in the pawn shop next to Rand's trying to buy a saddle... Told the guy that he is asking way to much for the saddle I was looking at. He stated that he could charge that much because Rand's is right next door. I told him anyone going to Rand's is not going to a pawn shop for a saddle.... I walked out the door with that saddle for $200 LOL. Some day I will get a Rand hat.
Taking a hat in to have it shaped is called having it "blocked" in the lingo. If you see that service offered, that's what they're talking about.
For some time now, Stetson and Resistol come off the same line at the factory, the big difference being the label.
Years ago, I went into our local western outfitters, set on a Stetson. I got educated, came back and ended up with a Resistol because that was the style/fit I liked at that time from their stock. It's a beaver 6X. And though it isn't the "best" hat, it's definitely a nice hat. It was $250 back in the 80s, is definitely better than a 3-4X and even better than a 6X youll find today, that's for sure.
The man's right, a 4X is the place to start and a good, "working quality" hat that will hold up. My "old" 6X? The closest that will get to the arena is watching from the porch. 😆 It's my "evening wear." 😉 Now, my Stetson, straw hat, that's got some hard miles on it. It's worn and a bit stained and dirty and I'm damned proud of that.
Yo are so right. Amen to that!
Thanks for the hat lesson. Before this my understanding of cowboy hats was that the shape depended on what part of the country you were from. Wide brim in the South West, tall crown in the North West. Felt hat in the winter, straw hat in the summer. How much do you spend on a working hat that will get dirty and beat up?
Man, this is good! I'm going to re-shape my hat as I always wished it would look. Wish me luck!
The Hat is a state of mind!
Great information thanks for sharing. Enjoy your ride next 3 days.🇺🇸👍👍🤠
I love my felt Blackhawk Stetson. And I ain't bragging about it being a Stetson, it's literally the cheapest one lol. But it's a great hat! Only issue with felt is they get dirty fast and they're hard to clean
Thank you for these videos. Very entertaining and informative
Im quite partial to akubra's i have a couple very nice hats
I took a stint done in TX and I worked a small farm hand job for an old fella for few months, cleaning barns, snagging eggs, shoveling shit etc, always wore a basic baseball cap til the old man gave me a ten gallon, saying I earned it. Since ! coming back north it sits on my wall, a good memento from a good job
Thanks for the Akubra mention
😅 My missus HATES the saying "Happy Wife, Happy Life".. BUT we all know there's truth in them words!
Dwains pure cowboy !!! Love it🇺🇸💪
Great info
I have been looking for a video like this . Thanks for the info
I bought my first felt 10yrs ago. 6x stetson pre shaped its held up meh lol also ride bull in it. Have a resistol straw that was open crown and shaped to how I like. Savin for an American felt now gonna have shaped. Did learn from my first purchase lol
Good info
Excellent I have an old Stetson Crossover. Your how to might help me get it back to shape. Thanks
I use a tea kettle, with a lot of steam.
I do too. But, I use an empty paper towel or toilet paper roll to direct the steam
Ditto. I’ve also used a pot covered with aluminum foil with two holes about an inch apart near the middle.
Wool is cool....bass pro shops!!!!!
A wise idea we REAL AMERICANS used to live by back in the day.
“Spend the money to buy a product that’s built to last a lifetime. You’ll always feel satisfied and ultimately save a small fortune over the years.”
Buy quality products. You’re life will remain uncluttered. Examples
-1 nice razor and grooming kit
-1quality knife
- 1 quality of each battle rifle , hunting rifle, pistol, and shotgun
- 1 nice pair a boots
- 1 hat
- 1 nice belt and buckle
- 1 3 piece suit
- 1 riding jacket
- 1 nice list
Nice hat But I prefer my Leather Outback Trading Co. Iron Bark hat thank you much partner :)
Dwayne, I've got a bunch of trouble. It's 1.26.24. Wish I could get ya advice
I don't honestly know if I could get a hat reshaped, because I am not sure what shape I want in it. I don't mind the usual crease that you find in the stores though.
Would you reccomend getting a felt hat for working out in the sun and ranching? I'm not a giant fan of straw because they fall off my head easily. It's usually around 80 - 100 degrees every day.
I do not own straw hats, for much the same reason. I only wear felt year round. Including in 100° temps.
All my hats are Felt except for the one Australian oil skin I have wouldn't trade my hats for nothing, For some unknown reason almost almost all of the other cowboys in my area is in my area wear those god awful 30 to $40 feed store straw hats so I stand out a lot lol.
Nothing felts like some good beaver...
Great video thank ya
At 64, I have learned that most people in public, respect my wearing cowboy hats, jeans, vests, boots, coats, & even spurs. I haven’t ridden in years.
I , recently, attended an old friend’s funeral. I dressed out in my best jeans, shirt, & a nice jacket, w/ my black Stetson. As a walked up to a group of friends, one(the chief of police) said, “I thought that was you, by your walk. Then I studied the hat, & knew that you were the only one I knew that could “ pull-off” that look. I respect that you wear your look proudly.”
He also asked if my hat was a Stetson. Of course, I responded with a tip of my hat & thank you.
After many years, & many hats, I wear them & present myself proudly, with a good dose of humility thrown in.
Someone once said: “Broke is a temporary condition, poor is a frame of mind.”
One suspects those who are in poverty would disagree.
@@soslothful probably because they’re in the poor frame of mind
@@dakotareid1566 What is "the poor frame of mind"?
@@soslothful broke is you don’t have much money but you work to change it.
The poor state of mind is the mindset of oh poor me I’m in a bad situation and it’s society’s fault and there’s nothing I can do. You basically just blame your situation on everything else, and you do nothing to change it. That’s the poor frame of mind
@@dakotareid1566 Well, fair enough over all. But still, one can be financially devastated by no fault of one's own. Many people have certainly had this happen with all the COVID created hardships. Other things such as crushing medical expenses, or the death of an income provider. Others may be at a sever disadvantage through poor education or social injustice.
I absolutely agree with you about a man's hat being an expression of who he is, nothing I hate more than seeing some guys waring what I call a cookie cutter hat, I miss the day when a man took pride in the hat he was wearing being his unique design.
Thanks for bringing up this subject so that I could get that rant off my chest.
Cool Hand..I agree and share your view.
40+ years ago I noticed my dad or grandpa would buy a hat and steam their own shape, I do the same today. It does express who you are. 👍
in Iraq, we hot issued "boonies caps", desert camo, very wide brim and a drawstring chin strap. They were supposed to be worn "floppy".
I got called out many times by sergeant majors because I would form my brim like a cowboy hat, with the drawstring on top to join the shape.
I would comply with the SGM and "floppy" the hat, then put it right back as soon as he was out of sight.
Like my grandad and my dad, I’ve been a hat man all my life. Even whilst deployed during my career in the Marine Corps I took my hat with me. Needless to say, I took a lot of heat from my fellow gyrenes when we had liberty. You can guess some of the comments…. Anyway, you are spot on about my hats expressing my personality. I too block my hats at home to fit my needs and gets quite a few compliments. Keep up the good work brother and we’ll keep coffee on the fire.
What country where you deployed if i may ask ?
When I was growing up, the Gus crease was originally called the "packer's crease" or the "Wyoming slope." Then in 1980, when Steve McQueen came out with the movie "Tom Horn" and was wearing a hat with that particular crease, people started calling it the "Tom Horn" crease. Then in 1989 when "Lonesome Dove" came out, folks started calling it the "Gus" crease. I had been wearing my hats with that particular crease way before those two movies were produced, although like you, have always put a mule kick in the back. I've been leading a pack string for over thirty years and still call it the "packer's crease." A little over ten years ago, I was introduced to an old cowboy who took one look at my hat and said, "Packer's crease!" So, I guess I'm not the only one who grew up calling it that. Great video.
In Donnelly Idaho we call it the "Rangus Winnemucca" after Randy Priest of Silver Tip Hat Company. That's one of Randy's nicknames, and he's built plenty of good looking hats.
Isn't the Crease you spoke of also the same as the Montana Crease?
Though I'm not sure it had a donkey kick.
@@mikehagan4320 Hmmm. Not sure. I've heard of the Montana Peak, but always heard this one called the Wyoming Slope or packer's crease. Of course, different regions have different names for different creases. It used to be that you'd go into a store and all the hats were open-crowned, i.e. no crease whatsoever. You'd buy the hat and then they'd shape it the way you wanted...or they'd let you use their steamer and you could shape it yourself. (I can see that I'm dating myself here.) Bottom line...find the crease that says, "you" and wear it. A good hat will last your grandkids. I know because one of my grandsons has the first 4x beaver Stetson I bought many, many years ago. I remember it cost me $12.50...and I kept thinking at the time, "Golly, can I afford this?" That shows you how long ago that was. Of course, the quality felt on that old 4x beaver is much better than the 4x beaver hats nowadays. I guess that's what they call progress.
@@bennyblanko3 Randy has another nickname. God. He played the part in a movie. His daughter is an actor and that connection is how he got the job.
@@sweetdrahthaar7951 Yeah, he is the only one I know who can control the weather, and make lightning bolts appear on a sunny day ... heh heh - a good friend to know. IBID ... I thought he played dog ... but I have many brain troubles ...
So glad I found your channel. More “Men” and young boys need to see your videos.
I’ve ridden a lot of colts,calf roped and team roped for years,but my back gave out on me,so now I even have to sit down to play and sing my music.Going to have a major back surgery in either late Nov. or early Dec. to try and get me standing up straight again.I’ve been 6’4” since my Jr.year in H.S. In 2009 I had a back fusion go south on me ,& now at 61,I can tell everyone if their shoes need tying because I’m so humped over.Now I’m 6’01.
I’ve got identical twin granddaughters that are about to be 11,& they’ve never seen me totally upright.
Really hoping and have a lot of prayers that this surgery can get me back standing up straight again.
Didn’t mean to ramble,just excited to see someone that shares my morals and lifestyle that I try to maintain.
Thanks for this channel and please,please keep ‘em coming.
Prayers sent your way for a successful surgery.
I now know where Sam Eliott found inspiration.
Great info and glad to see you and I feel the same about the Cattleman crease!
I discovered that 'water shaping' method by accident, when I was caught in a driving rain with one of my felt hats on. I kind of reshaped the crown from a cattleman to a mild gus, and wore it dry. Worked like a charm and fits my head a lot better after that, too.
That’s how I’ve “shaped” new boots too
Now, you’ll need a rain cover. Haha!
That’s a great idea that I never thought of before. People do that with ball caps too.
A man’s hat is an extension of him. It does speak volumes about a man and his personality and attitude. Chivalry is very strong in western cowboy life.
I am so glad you mentioned Akubra. Being an Australian cowboy myself I have a deep love for that brand in particular. I personally wear a Akubra “rough rider”. It’s in black colour with imperial quality fur felt finish with a beautiful sewn and twined leather band with a tail feather spur on-top. One of my favourite features is the eye opening brand design inside the hat in a white satin finish. It’s my favourite style hat being a rodeo western look aswell. Great video as always, get excited all the time when Aussie things are mentioned in these great videos. Awesome work! One of my top clicked on channels now.
I have 4 myself!! love the akubra!
My uncle showed up to Christmas in Texas with an Akubra and now I have to have one
How about that Bush Tucker Man’s hat?
@@Jrhnhemp Apparently that's an Akubra Sombrero.
I've been using a Snowy River for years now. That hat has been with me all over Europe. Really nice hat.
I am a Texan and Floridian who is wearing a white cowboy hat forever and ever and ever!
I get my hats made at the Standard Hat Company in Waco, TX....they really hold up well. I always suggest getting a step up from what you think you can afford if possible....never regretted it.
Chris Ledoux had a song about "This Cowboys Hat", didn't he? Good stuff.
I live in Spain. But I love these type of hats. I live in Madrid the capital of Spain where no one uses hats like these or likes cowboys or you know any references to America.
I want to get a cowboy hat either way. I just Iove the look. And also I've been a fan of westerns and cowboys all my life. I really love your channel. I think you are a good elder to look up to. Please keep making these videos they really mean a lot to me. Much love from Madrid Spain.
Great video! Thank you! I have an old felt hat that I reshaped into a Gus style with a rattlesnake hatband that I’ve had since the 70’s. Two years ago, I bought a Sunbody palm leaf straw hat in a Gus style with a 6” crown & 5” bound brim. It’s a big ol’ hat, and I added a 7-strand horsehair band from Knot-A-Tail with double tassels. This year, I bought a Montecristi Panama hat. When you said that your hat is like your signature, you ain’t a kiddin’. Sure appreciate all your wisdom and advice. I’m subscribing!
These are great info. I’m in middle Tennessee. A lot of folks around here don’t understand the benefits of straw and felt hats. I am a farm manager at a wedding venue and I’m outside a lot. I wear a straw cowboy hat in summer and a 100 percent beaver cowboy hat in winter. They have many benefits as keeping weather off of you and can protect your head if you fall on ice in winter lol. Anyway most people wear them for look’s around here. Maybe you could do a video talking about the benefits of wearing a cowboy hat.
Nothing beats a nice wide brimmed straw hat for doing work in the summer. The only thing better is probably a soaked pith helmet but then you look like you are on a safari.
Is it possible to raise the Volume on your video's?
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H.
@Chris Sigurdsson I don't have one of those.
But I can usually Hear other videos ok.
" . . . if you wreak your hat, you're not blaming me."
Pure Cowboy
Please raise your volume level on the recording ... substantially increase the volume. Outstanding video otherwise. Cowboy Texas / Montana.
Hey, if you think the volume is soft now, try a couple of months ago. It’s like an Indian, sit close keep warm-
G’day from Australia! I had an Akubra “Man form Snowy River” that I bought when I was 18. 35 hard working years later it’s finally been retired as the holes are almost bigger than the felt! Australian sun is just as nasty in the cities as the country so I now wear a 50X custom beaver hat I purchased from O’Farrell Hat Company of Santa Fe NM. It was expensive but very much worth it! Cool in summer and warm in our mild winters (not even a frost here in Brisbane!). Just discovered your channel and am enjoying it very much. Stay safe on the trail. Cheers!
My grandfather wear his Akubra hat everyday, when he passed away, he was buried with it on
I’ve got my 3 hats. My ranchin hat, good hat, and Cav hat. My ranchin hat was given to me by a dear friend and has been everywhere. My good hat I got made while I was in Montana, 50X wide brim it’s great. And my Cav hat is what I wear in uniform. I’m a cavalry scout in the army and the Stetson with the gold ropes, cross saber, and unit crest is just part of tradition
What unit are you currently with? I have served (retired now) with 2/1 Cav, 1/10 Cav, and 3/4 Cav.
@@donaldkissler4676 2-13 CAV out of Fort Bliss
@@jessehawkes1298 & Donald Kissler: Thank you BOTH for your Service to our Country. You're BOTH true Hero's. Thanks again.
My main wear cowboy hat is straw, but I have my son's Cav Stetson he gifted me when he changed units. Pulled the unit crest as on the rare occasions I do wear it I don't want to accidentally misrepresent I served in that unit.
Cav Stetsons are fantastic hats. My dad had one for his dress uniform as a Game Warden and the quality was good as all get out
Great video. I love my felt hats but their too hot in the summer so I wear a heavy vented straw hat in the summer or a palm leaf. The palm leaf hats shape getting soaked and wear dry as well. I pretty much stick to Easter to Labor Day is straw hat weather.
A tea kettle with about an inch of water set to a weak boil on the stove top is about as good a way I’ve ever found to shape/crease a hat.
Someone posted a video on TH-cam a year or so ago of Roy Rogers shaping his signature hat. He used the shower method but used hot water and really steamed up the bathroom while shaping. I grew up watching Roy. He was definitely the King of the Cowboys in his day.
God I love your videos, thank you so much. I've worked with cattle on and off most of my life, doing all kinds of things from dairy farm work to working ranches in recent years. Dad used to say I had manure in my blood, lol. I've always bought the cheapest hats I can find because of finances and because I know that it will eventually be completely destroyed at some point, stomped on, covered in manure, even used to water horses in places because of necessity, excetra. That's probably why my hats usually only last a year.
When my father passed away a few years ago, I was given his 100x Stetson. He never wore it working, it was his "Town" hat so I'd never gotten the chance to examine it close. When I took it out and looked in it and saw the silk liner with the picture on it of the cowboy watering his horse with his hat, well it brought a tear to my eye. Through snow and rain and dust and mud, a hat definitely becomes a part of you. Your totally right about what a hat says about a person, like working with someone for the first time that shows up wearing a brand new hat with gold or silver bands.
Thank you so much for talking about things that I've learned through so many years. Lots of the things you talk about I've always done but also wondered if it i was doing it the correct way. People that have worked in cattle have shared experiences we often don't even realize until your chewing the fat and having a cold one after a long day of working chutes. Thank you sir, and... My hats off to you.
Love my resistol. Only time it comes off is if and when I get some shut eye. 👍
Same here. Resistol straw in the summer and Stetson felt hat in the winter.
WTF with this 'happy wife happy life' bs....
I don't know what I was expecting but I thoroughly enjoyed what I found. Consider me enrolled. Thank You.
I have several Stetsons `10X and a few Bailey's. I wear them a lot in the field. But lately I found favor in the tried and true Fedora of the 1930 -1940's era. They are beaver and rabbit . I actually enjoy them and the fit almost any attire.
I've waited over 40 years for a Rand Hat. I'm very impressed with the quality and the company (under new ownership since Nov.2020). Enjoying your videos. Straight up-no BS. Thanx
There are a number of good hat makers across the country. My preference is Watson's Hat Works in Arizona, but there are others I've bought from and like.
I had Rands build me one when I was with 1st cav . Best one I ever had and still have. Great company still even agree m after the youngsters took over.
as an Aussie I shape my hats by ironing them
It seems like cowboys, trappers, and miners might all wear similar hats, but with different choices or changes for different reasons. It would be interesting if you might talk about why someone might choose one hat over another.
These videos really are gems, thank you for making them.
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As a Trucker, i wear one and it helps keep the sun out, and the water off my shoulders when dropping trailers.
Boots!!! Boots !!! Please don’t leave us out in the cold on boots lol!
I like the Gusnmule kick too. Trouble is, in Ohio , there’s no wearin it. I think the hardest won quality is the droop that comes with wearing it. Cowboy hats also do away with the need for sunglasses a lot of times.
Thank you for making these videos! It is nice to find someone on youtube who has the right perspective on life and promotes the cowboy way of living. I hope you are able to continue making them and know that we really appreciate your sharing of the wisdom you have gained through the years. I am currently dealing with cancer and your videos provide a nice change of pace for me when I can't be active. Like you, I too am a Christian and I admire your willingness to share your faith in the videos you make.
Keith I'm sad to hear that you're battling cancer. As a fellow brother in Christ I will most certainly keep you in my thoughts and prayers. God bless and You can do all things through Christ who gives You strength (Philippians 4:13, one of my favorites) 👍✝️
Hey, Keith. Our Lord has the last word on our health as in everything else in life. I'm sure you know this.
I was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 2007. The doctor said if I took chemo, I'd have a 33% chance of survival. If not, I had two years to live. I took 11 months of chemo, and at the end of treatment the doctor said it didn't work and asked me if I wanted to go again. I said, "nope, I'll trust my Lord and my God... 13 years later, I'm as strong as ever, inside and out. Jesus is Lord of everything, including our health. Ecclesiastes 3:2 is quite clear.
He's Lord of our birth, Lord of our lives and Lord of our death... God has you in the Palm of His hand... and remember, 1 Corinthians 2:9 "Eye has not seen, nor has ear heard, neither has entered into the heart of man, those things which God has prepared for those who love Him." There is wonderworking Power in His Blood! God Bless you Brother. You're in my prayers for sure.
Here in Texas straw hats are worn in the summer and felt hats in the winter.
Same in Oklahoma. It’s just too hot. They usually last a summer for the ones with lots of ventilation.
I visited Powder River hats in Elizabeth, Colorado where the owner/proprietor makes custom cowboy hats of all shapes and sizes, and he gave me a tour and education on hat making. Said he custom made cowboy hats for several movie stars for their westerns. Showed me the beaver felt, described the different felt contents (1x, 2X, 3X etc) ,the head molds (whatever they are called), and mentioned he makes recommendations to the customer based on personal features (height, head/face shape, etc) on what styles to consider. Never knew their was so much involved! Very interesting tour!
Being into hats as I am also, I have never known a beaver to be mixed with wool. I know that they mix beaver with English hare. That is rabbit/hare. They also make them out of Buffalo wool of which I have a couple of. Love watching your videos!!!
Dude your awesome brother...just found your channel...love it!!!🐴🐂🏇
appreciate the hat info. my mom was out visiting my aunt in Utah back in the early 70's and bought me a "Hoss Cartwright" hat. i was just a kid and didnt like it. i have no idea where it ended up. dont know who made it or anything about it.
There's 100% beaver fur felt, it comes from Russia (mostly) or Canada.
Bol's Hat Company felts them into blanks and they send them out to hatters.
I made my own block to my exact head size and shape. Now I have lots of hats in all shapes, the crown shape ends up looking the best when I just start with a "Hoss" or open crown, steam it up, grab it off my head and it always ends with the Montana or "Gus" crease.
The X's from off the shelf hats represent how many pictures of a beaver are on the wall where they made the hat. If it's off the shelf, it's rabbit (hare) or wool with lots of shellac to stiffen it. Beaver don't need stiffeners because the fur holds tighter and has water resistant oil (especially the belly, which is why Silver Belly hats cost so much).
When the hat is made to the shape of my head, I don't have to chase it in the windstorms anymore.
Good video, have fun chasing tails!