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  1. shortbow

    Winter Weather Hats?

    32 below here this a.m. Getting lots of use out of my Kromer.
  2. shortbow

    Why is the Bum Look Popular? (formally the unemployed look)

    John, can you explain that last comment? If it means what I take it to, I'm speechless.
  3. shortbow

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    With respect, it is my understanding that linen is made from flax, a different plant altogether from hemp. I would think that the former is a good deal more durable.
  4. shortbow

    Why is the Bum Look Popular? (formally the unemployed look)

    Very well said, I am the scruff. Some people march to the beat of their own drummers, and some people do not. As to the unemployed and homeless, may God bless them and keep them safe. May He also open the hearts of those who judge them.
  5. shortbow

    The Hatter Toronto

    Man, I'd like to have access to an establishment like that one!
  7. shortbow

    Guitars

    Great thread, great instruments! I'm especially fond of those small-body Martins. Warbaby, that Weyman is a great looking banjo. I've been picking at banjo for more than thirty years; as card-carrying poor folks, never had one as nice as that. Had a couple of Mastertones in my travels when I...
  8. shortbow

    Dimestore Dreams? I think I'm in love!

    Thanks for the head's up! My daughter is now too old for those, but I'm not.
  9. shortbow

    Am I the only one annoyed by leather sweatbands?

    Ps. On the size-head shape thing. All my hats are made with supple, quality fur felt and the aforementioned decent leather sweatbands. Hence, whatever shape they were originally marketed in is of no consequence because each hat I get receives the steam-kettle and hand stretching/shaping...
  10. shortbow

    Am I the only one annoyed by leather sweatbands?

    Wow. When I read the first post in this thread, I expected all the subsequent replies to extol the virtues of leather and excoriate cloth sweatbands without mercy. Just goes to show. Personally, I absolutely cannot stand cloth sweatbands, they irritate my forehead, get dirty really fast, and do...
  11. shortbow

    Your Hat Likes it Rough

    100% integrator. My hat is a part of me, and I'm pretty well used myself. Like to think of it as character. A hat with "character" is a must.:D
  13. shortbow

    Make Do and Mend

    LD, a hint: You can save a lot of time and trouble with beans this way; Boil for five minutes. Set aside for one hour. Cook for another hour. Done. I used to use the soak overnight and cook all day thing, but the above method works just a well and saves lots of time and energy. Have...
  14. shortbow

    Men's Boots

    Blundstones;)
  15. shortbow

    Return of...............

    Hadley, thanks for the photo of Miss Brooks. If she's "boyish" I must be gay.:D
  16. shortbow

    Plaid Wool Mackinaws

    Thanks for bringing this tread back. Nice stuff. My mac is (was) made by Jones Tent and Awning of Vancouver, marketed under the PIONEER brand. Spittin' image of the Woolrich. Also got me one of them Kromer caps this fall and have found it very warm and functional in addition to its cool vintage...
  17. shortbow

    Vintage Camping Equipment

    Hey, just as an addendum on the moccasins in slippery conditions thing, I remembered: Canada's late canoing guru, Bill Mason, wrote a book called Path of the Paddle, in which he relates that his long-time footwear of choice was moccasins. He favoured native-made moose hide high tops. For...
  19. shortbow

    Vintage Camping Equipment

    Yep, them Dyer's are dear, but you only have to buy them once. CP, well said.
  20. shortbow

    Vintage Camping Equipment

    Superb bullet-proof moccasins; carldyers.com;)
  21. shortbow

    Vintage Camping Equipment

    Great find, congrats! On the slippery moccasin thing, a neat trick I found is to carry a pair of old over-sized wool socks, and if caught in the wet or snow, pull them on over your mocs and tie them on with a bit of thong.
  22. shortbow

    Repros v. Originals

    Well said, Hemingway.
  23. shortbow

    Dreaded Crown Pinch Hole Syndrome

    What I have done in past is to remove the liner, cut a piece of thin, soft leather, lightly smear it with the fabric glue called "Jiffy Sew", press over the hole from the liner side holding it in place for 60 seconds or so, and you're done. Makes the area stronger than it was originally.

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