I thought this may have been done before but I saw nothing. Gotta love beaters.Good idea for a thread. I have a few.
That's a nice outlet score. The brim looks bigger than that.
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Super idea for a thread. Here’s mine.
If the house caught fire, this is the hat i’m grabbing to put it out!
Old Lucky, kaut more fish, humpt more hills, kilt more deer and skint more Gris than can be rembrt!!
Oh, and did i say invisible? 30+ year old Cabellas.
Be well. Bowen
Me too, because when I think of a "beater" hat in my mind I see a hat with at least one or two holes in it's rumpled crown, a brim that has long ago forgotten how it was originally flanged, a wrinkled and frayed ribbon, stains of various types, and so on. So far what I'm seeing are hats that would probably clean up nicely after a good brushing or two. Maybe not up to "dress quality" standards, but far from making anyone think, "My God man, how can you put that nasty thing on your head???"...I'm interested to see what other loungers might consider beaters...
Me too, because when I think of a "beater" hat in my mind I see a hat with at least one or two holes in it's rumpled crown, a brim that has long ago forgotten how it was originally flanged, a wrinkled and frayed ribbon, stains of various types, and so on. So far what I'm seeing are hats that would probably clean up nicely after a good brushing or two. Maybe not up to "dress quality" standards, but far from making anyone think, "My God man, how can you put that nasty thing on your head???"
Character Bowen, character.View attachment 112378 View attachment 112379 View attachment 112380 View attachment 112381 Greetings RW et al:
Super idea for a thread. Here’s mine.
If the house caught fire, this is the hat i’m grabbing to put it out!
Old Lucky, kaut more fish, humpt more hills, kilt more deer and skint more Gris than can be rembrt!!
Oh, and did i say invisible? 30+ year old Cabellas.
Be well. Bowen
I can't disagree with your definition of a beater; it's probably more common on this forum than mine. As such, I guess all of my hats are beaters because they meet your qualifications. I don't deliberately abuse them, but I don't "baby" them either. The most care they get is an occasional brushing before I wear them if/when they get dusty. I'd also moisturize the sweatbands if I thought it was necessary, but my oldest hat is only a little over 9-1/2 years old and it's sweatband is still soft and shows no signs of serious dehydration. That said, all but one of my hats are modern production and were purchased new so they don't have the mileage to qualify as beaters by my definition.I agree that a beater could look awful due to its distressed condition, or those scars could add beauty in the owners eye. To me what qualifies as a beater is the hat that carries no worries. If it gets a hole, unremoveable stain, whatever, it’s ok. I have a lifestyle that has daily dirt, dust, various compounds, wood glue and finishes and so on. And I have several hats I feel very protective of their near pristine condition in spite of their advanced age. So, I guess it’s a semantics question of what is a beater.
That's one of the "problems" associated with combining threads. Parameters are established in the original thread, threads get merged, and suddenly there are "similar, but different" parameters somewhere in the middle of the combined threads and everyone starts all over again. And with a topic like this for which everyone seems to have different ideas about what constitutes a "beater"...well, you get the idea, and it can get a little confusing at times. So at this point it seems any hat that is not strictly used and/or maintained as a "dress" hat qualifies as a beater, especially if it has a scar or two. *shrug*For the purposes of this thread, I thought that 'beater' pertains to a felt or straw fedora or western, not a modern beach or sun hat. But if it's anything that is even used for outdoor purposes, then, just about anything qualifies.
For the purposes of this thread, I thought that 'beater' pertains to a felt or straw fedora or western, not a modern beach or sun hat. But if it's anything that is even used for outdoor purposes, then, just about anything qualifies.
Hey RW et al:Seems like I inadvertently opened a minor can of worms here.
I was unaware of the existing ‘beater’ thread, my bad, it is quite old.
We see so many fabulous and special hats here, so I thought it would be refreshing to some of a different nature.
Perhaps it would have been more appropriate to label the thread ‘hats we don’t mind kicking around’.
That is free of preconceived definitions and without ambiguity.