I called them last week to inquire about bringing or sending a jacket in for a cleaning and resto work, and they answered and sounded fine. I think it’s a small operation that puts out a quality product and work on what ever time and resources they have at the moment. Give them another...
Howdy folks,
I’m hoping to get a little advice from all you sage loungers and jacket aficionados.
I have just taken possession of a very nice Cal-Leather CHP style leather jacket, but it’s a bit of a diamond in the rough. There are a few minor issues but it’s beautiful leather and a pretty good...
Here’s a recent Stetson Gun Club that my daughter, bless her heart, bought for me from Filson. It was marketed as a collaboration between Filson and Stetson, but as far as I can tell it’s a regular current issue Gun Club with a skinny leather band with a Filson badge and a jacked-up price tag...
I recently bought a pair of heavy wool m1951 pants from a surplus seller on EBay for around $15. Really nice material, should be great for a cooler weather pant. They’re pleated and have buttons inside the adjustable waist band for a liner to attach, but I think they would also work for...
This is an inspiring thread. With the weather taking a turn here in Southern California I’m thinking of getting a new straw hat. Other than the cheap hats I go though at the lawnmower supply store that last a couple of weeks before they fall apart, my current straw hat is a Stetson western...
Well done! It looks great. Can you get Cuban cigars in Warsaw? This would be a good time to fire up a nice Cuban. It will go well you with your new hat.
I’ll be taking this Premier Stratoliner for her maiden voyage today. Got this hat yesterday, and I’m really impressed by the soft and light felt on this new Stetson. I guess it shows that Stetson or Hatco or whomever is making these can still put out a pretty sweet lid. This is with an...
Hello, I am following up on a question I asked here recently concerning the quality of Stetson’s Premier felt vs. an older 4x Beaver felt. As mentioned before, after receiving your wise input I pulled the trigger on a new Premier Stratoliner that was on EBay. The hat arrived today, and I wanted...
Hello Akubra folks,
Here is a picture of a metal wire that has begun to protrude from the ends of the sweatband of my fairly new Campdraft Deluxe. I have had the hat for about a month now, and have been wearing it a lot to try to get it to shrink down as it’s a very roomy fit (I’m thinking it’s...
Thank you for your insight and info. I have been looking at two hats on EBay: one an 80’s Silverbelly Open Road in 4x Beaver, and the other a new Silverbelly Premier Stratoliner (open crown). Both in my size and both $150. The seller claims that the Premier Strat’s felt is “soft, light, and very...
Here’s a question for the Stetson experts:
Which hat would have a better felt:
A current production Royal Deluxe in the Premier open crown variety, or an 80’s era 4X Beaver?
I know that the simple answer would be the 4x Beaver, but I have read that the 4x may not actually have beaver in it, and...
Here’s another hat dating question:
Stetson Open Road with a plain white satin liner, brown leather sweat band, hat pin that is just the word “Stetson” as a block of letters, and the red and black square box. Would this be ‘80’s era? ‘90’s era?
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