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[scottyrocks]

I have an Akubra Country Club hat that is also made of polypropylene. It has a large area right above the pug that has an open weave so it breathes very well. It is one of my cooler wearing hats and we routinely get summer temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. I bought it after reading how much @Chamuco liked his and he’s in some real heat down in Mexico.

If the hat breathes well and allows moisture to evaporate and body heat to dissipate, I don’t think “plastic” hats are necessarily hotter. My SunBody Guatemalan palm is my warmest wearing summer hat and my heavy hemp hats are next.

Just my personal observations.

Brent

This may sound a little weird to some of you, but I have a few well-vented summer hats already, so there's no real reason for me to get another, is there? Right? haha

 

[deadlyhandsome]

This may sound a little weird to some of you, but I have a few well-vented summer hats already, so there's no real reason for me to get another, is there? Right? haha

Blasphemy! Burn the heretic at the stake.

 

[Wyldkarma]

Ed Harris always sports some great hats in his movies. Anyone what straw he has on in his new netflix film, Kodachrome? Very sharp looking.

 

[Been]

Hey All!

Can you give a rough age of this hat? Is hat name really "Royal Stetson"?

Thanks for any info!

 

[jlee562]

Royal is a felt quality designation, not a model name. Most model names are lost to history unless you can track down an old Stetson catalogue and match it up. Although ostensibly the models had names, most of them were not individually identified on the sweatband.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Hey All!

Can you give a rough age of this hat? Is hat name really "Royal Stetson"?

Thanks for any info!

I’m thinking 60s.

 

[scottyrocks]

I have a Royal Stetson that's been educationally guesstimated to the early-to-mid-50s. The logo on the inside is the older type than what appears in your hat, so I'd narrow it down a little to late-50s or newer.

 

[hatsRme]

1950s is my guess, too.

 

[Been]

I’m thinking 60s.

Thanks Bill! I just picked this up on eBay. It will be my first vintage hat. Very excited!

 

[Been]

I have a Royal Stetson that's been educationally guesstimated to the early-to-mid-50s. The logo on the inside is the older type than what appears in your hat, so I'd narrow it down a little to late-50s or newer.

Thanks Scotty! I picked this up on eBay last night. This is my first vintage hat! Can't wait to get my hands on it!

 

[scottyrocks]

Thanks Scotty! I picked this up on eBay last night. This is my first vintage hat! Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Yes, vintage hats are very exciting. It's like a little piece of soft, sleek history right in your hands. When I get one I often wonder what kind of life it's led; where it's been, what's it's 'seen.'

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Where’s the best place to buy an assortment of puggarees? I’m looking to add some color to my summer hats and I can’t remember where I’ve purchased pugs in the past. Thanks!

Brent


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[moontheloon]

Hey All!

Can you give a rough age of this hat? Is hat name really "Royal Stetson"?

Thanks for any info!

late 50s / early 60s

 

[hatsRme]

Where’s the best place to buy an assortment of puggarees? I’m looking to add some color to my summer hats and I can’t remember where I’ve purchased pugs in the past. Thanks!

Brent


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They had a respectable selection of them at reasonable prices at DelMonico Hats a couple of years back.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

They had a respectable selection of them at reasonable prices at DelMonico Hats a couple of years back.

Thanks Charlie

 

[hatsRme]

Thanks Charlie

And there are some hatters that can make them. Art Fawcett made a couple for me in the past, and I think Bob Jessee made a couple for @mikespens that are pretty special.

You know, Brent, this is a whole new dimension of our affliction... pugarees.
I really dig ‘em!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

And there are some hatters that can make them. Art Fawcett made a couple for me in the past, and I think Bob Jessee made a couple for @mikespens that are pretty special.

You know, Brent, this is a whole new dimension of our affliction... pugarees.
I really dig ‘em!

Certainly cheaper than a whole new hat. I ordered $45 worth of extra ribbons with my last Panama Hats Direct order. I was not impressed.

I’ll give DelMonico’s a call and VS has a hat of mine in their shop for work so I could save shipping my having them throw some in the box...you know I’m all about frugality

 

[Richard Morgan]

What do I need to look for when getting "white gas" for cleaning felts?

Bill, I tried the camp stove fuel from Academy, don't remember the brand but not Coleman. But I didn't think it worked very well. I have started buying VM&P Naptha from Kelly Moore paint store. It seems to work better. I does cost about $15 per gallon. You can get it at Home Depot or Lowes but it's about $8 per quart. (I assume Academy is the big outdoor store in your part of the state like it is downhere)

 

[hatsRme]

Certainly cheaper than a whole new hat. I ordered $45 worth of extra ribbons with my last Panama Hats Direct order. I was not impressed.

I’ll give DelMonico’s a call and VS has a hat of mine in their shop for work so I could save shipping my having them throw some in the box...you know I’m all about frugality

I’ve bought some of the PHD pugs and ribbons in the past, too. As soon as I saw that the pugs were made to finish on the right (not left) side of the hat, I wasn’t very impressed either. (P0’d, actually!)

 

[Rockwater]

Wondering if there any clues in this post 1970 Imperial to ascertain a specific decade? I’m pretty sure it’s not 2020