Here's the lastest addition to my heard of Optimo Beavers. My new go to hat, because the color goes with most clothing.
Silverbelly. I ordered it open crown (5") so that I can align the pinch properly over the nose on my, apparently crooked, head. I put a crease in it that has a wider pinch...
Borsalino Casual Crusher travel hat. The felt soaked up a lot of water but kept my head dry. The rabbit fur clearly did not perform as good as beaver. No water repellent used. Super soft and comfortable. Great for travel, if you spray it with water repellent.
Hi Stefan, I keep going back to this hat because of the heather felt. I understand your apprehension regarding the ribbon. It's unique. I have been thinking about it and if it were my hat...., I would choose one, or the other, of the colors of the original hat band. There are two primary colors...
Thanks Bill and Steve! I can see why they call this Roll Up box a Coffin Box now. So people use them for Montecristi hats and totally destroy them in my opinion.
I agree with using fresh water/distilled water to clean the hat. I had an akubra get splashed with whale water (salt and urine) at Sea World. Only the top of the hat got splashed and showed salt water marks once dry. I cleaned it by submerging the hat (top only) in water and gently scrubbing...
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