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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
The $11 Resistol. Still in the rotation. Refurbished by Texas Hatters about 7 years ago.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
The new Campdraft in "Sand" has become my favorite. It doesn't get too hot here and it rains a LOT. Straw is out of the question, even during High Summer. (I need to wax my moustache.)- Orvil Newton
- Post #65,385
- Forum: Hats
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The smartest, most timeless sunglasses?
But the worst possible choice for tiding a motorcycle without a helmet with face shield. Absolutely the worst on a motorcycle without a full-face helmet. At any speed, the little stand-off nose pads channel the wind right onto your tear ducts and blind you.- Orvil Newton
- Post #117
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
It's a rare warm, dry day in the Tongass. I am wearing boat shoes, vintage khaki pants, and a Reyn's Spooner Aloha shirt topped off with an Akubra Campdraft in sand. ray Ban aviators complete the look.- Orvil Newton
- Post #24,217
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The Open Road Guild
I just ordered a new Campdraft from David Morgan. Should be here in time for actual Spring- Orvil Newton
- Post #3,738
- Forum: Hats
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What are you wearing today??
Snowing HARD. A Stratton Trooper, re-bashed and brim flattened. Stormy Kromer Mackinaw coat over Filson vest and Johnson Woolen Mills trousers. 18" Xtra Tuff insulated boots. Smartwool base layer and Woolrich 100% virgin wool shirt. SE Alaska. Some days are like that.- Orvil Newton
- Post #24,166
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Shopping for an Open Road or Campdraft
Shopping for an Open Road or Campdraft- Orvil Newton
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
It was a score alright. Vintage 1960 in the original box with tags. I have since had it cleaned, reblocked and new sweat and liner put in but I got it on ebay several years ago for half off the original price of $22 .- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
The $11 Resistol At anchor in Scow Bay (Actually last weekend but I was unplugged for a few days)- Orvil Newton
- Post #17,883
- Forum: Hats
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Ask a question, get an answer
Is it possible to take some of the curl out of a bound edge brim? The hat is a vintage 1960 Resistol similar to an Open Road and I really like the hat. I would like it better if it didn't have so much droop when worn brim down and not so much swoop when worn snapped. Any ideas short of removing...- Orvil Newton
- Post #21,043
- Forum: Hats
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Adventure! Fedora Lounge Folks in Action!
The $11 Resistol At anchor in Scow Bay off Mitkof Island in SE Alaska.- Orvil Newton
- Post #887
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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AmiCharnel Caps
Those are really nice! I may have to add a couple.- Orvil Newton
- Post #28
- Forum: Hats
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AmiCharnel Caps
A fellow rain forest dweller, though somewhat farther North in the Tongass, appreciates that feature, but most often I wear a brimmed hat when it's raining.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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Hats on TV
I thought they did a pretty good job with the costumes on that. At least it looked like they got the uniforms correct.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
No. I might have if I had thought of it, but it has not been a problem. I just tuck the bottom half inch of the liner into the sweatband. The liner is just a single layer of middle weight polar fleece cut from a 50 cent ski cap from a second hand store. The cap had three layers and by...- Orvil Newton
- Post #7,688
- Forum: Hats
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
The Stratton Trooper is always my choice to keep rain or snow out of my hearing aids and off my bifocals. I flattened the brim and gave it a modified center dent with a slight front pinch so it looks more "Civilian". For warmth, I inserted a polar fleece lining made from an old ski cap, making...- Orvil Newton
- Post #7,681
- Forum: Hats
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Decline of the Hat
I think it is simply because people don't spend any time out of doors any more. People who do almost always put something on their head, usually a cheap, adjustable baseball cap. Brimmed hats offer more protection from the elements but can be an inconvenience jumping in and out of vehicles...- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps
I don't have a date for this photo, but it clearly pre-dates WWII. Notice the rake, and crease, of the two hats. There was lots of variety in how the hats were worn in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.- Orvil Newton
- Post #1,174
- Forum: Hats
