Sorry, This is not the place to ask this question, but I know you are a veteran of the Fedora Lounge. I want to post a question about best hats to wear in the rain, I live in Seattle, but I don't know how to post on this expansive thread. Thanks for any help.
Sharon is great, but right now she's tied up with the tourist trade. That's a whole different hat spectrum. Last time we spoke, Sharon told me to come back in November.
There's tourists in Seattle? Since they cancelled cruise ships from docking here our downtown is a ghost town. Possibly for a long time if the US passes the law to allow ships to bypass Vancouver
Cruise ships arrive every day. I see them from my apartment. Some of them are huge. Thus, the market is nuts, and Sharon is busy. Good for her! Vancouver must be different. We hope to drive up for a weekend in a couple of weeks. The entrance requirements are fairly straightforward. I want the chance to explore British Columbia, since we moved to Seattle two weeks before the pandemic shut down.
We have zero cruise ships as our federal gov't has banned them from docking during the 'pandemic'. In the summer months there would be multiple cruise ships docked daily. It is (or was) a major income generator for shops and the service industry not to mention the chandleries supplying the ships. We hope the order eventually reopens for us and we can begin again to visit Seattle....and points south.
I wore my 100% beaver western weight wide brim out in last week's downpour. It was embarrassing as I went into a business, asked a question at the desk and when I leaned over to peruse the item being shown a cascade of water from my hat poured onto the lady's desk. The water had pooled in the bash and some had accumulated on the brim........but damned if my head wasn't still dry. I am wearing it today and it is none the worse for wear.....all I did was set it so it could dry without risk of deformation and voila, I would never know it was soaked a week ago. Yes, If i wore for hours in a continuous rain no doubt it would soak through but getting it very wet certainly was not an issue.
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I fear I may have tried a brush on the crown and knocked a slight bit of it off. I tried to contact Falcon Park and they haven't responded yet.
It is a tough call as a refurb may cost you close to the amount of a new hat. Worth it if you love the hat.....maybe not if you are indifferent. Perhaps keep it as is, accept you got your monies worth out of it (you have worn it out!) and treat yourself to a new one that fits. A brush, unless it is incredibly stiff coarse bristled, will not damage the felt....or at least you would have to really work at it.
I've seen that style, with the circular seam that runs over the top of the brim, referred to as a "pub cap". One company that makes them is called Wigens/Wigéns, and I found this website that is selling that style of cap in a number of colors. Of course, that's just one example by one manufacturer; if you look around you'll probably find the cap you're looking for at a more reasonable price.
John Lofgren Monkey Boots Shinki Horsebuttt - $1,136 The classic monkey boot silhouette in an incredibly rich Shinki russet horse leather. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - $395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style. 
