Beater Brotherhood

[RBH]

I would like to submit my Mallory 'The Dallas'

 

[Warbaby]

This is my Royal Stetson Open Road. Well-worn when I got it, but a good brushing and a thorough saddle soaping of the sweatband made it wearable. Once I'd replaced the band, it's become my favorite everyday hat. Still kind of ratty, but it's got character and something about it suits me. Maybe because I'm a bit well-worn and ratty myself...

 

[Blackthorn]

What a cool thread! Keep those beaters coming, folks! I don't have any yet, but I hope to some day.

 

[Lefty]

warm-weather beater - Lee milan

cool-weather beater - Borso

 

[gtdean48]

My fairly modern Open Road that passed under the bushhog...

I sent my Royal DeLuxe Open Road beater off to Optimo for cleaning, new liner & sweatband, will see how it comes out...

 

[Lefty]

The early days of HPG?

 

[Garrett]

lol lol lol

 

[CRH]

Great beaters, fellas.

I shall henceforth refer to this one as Frankenstein!

 

[billysmom]

Stetson Premier milan weave

Great beaters, everyone! They ooze character and you can tell they have great stories in their pasts ...

Here's mine: Stetson Premier milan. Originally sold in San Bernardino, CA but shipped to me from Brighton, England.

I have to give it occasional shots of steam to perk it up when it collapses into itself, but it's my go-to hat for grocery store runs, etc.

Sue

 

[Garrett]

Crofut & Knapp

This isn't my beater but the original owner sure wore it to death! Tons of character

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Here's mine. Its a canyon colored Bradford which was my uniform hat when I started in police work in Texas in 1976, at a small Central Texas PD. Its been sucked under trucks, rolled over in "altercations", and its current assignment is that of my hog-hunting hat. Its covered in moth pits, has some bloodstains, and in general, has had a really good life. Its still not out to pasture yet...the Cuero hog contest is coming up in late January!

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Dang Garrett! I didn't mean to kill your thread!

 

[gtdean48]

Dang Garrett! I didn't mean to kill your thread!

Hard to follow that HAT, Mr. P!!!!

 

[PistolPete1969]

My Beater.....Kevin McAndrew "beaver twenty"

 

[Dinerman]

Brent adventurer

Show Off Your Beaters

 

[duggap]

D'man, I think it is great you still use that old beater. I held a wake for that one two years ago.

 

[CRH]

Stetson originally planned for the Conversion Corral but has been relegated here.

 

[CRH]

Brent adventurer

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shakeshead

Very COOL, Dman!

 

[MCrider]

Brent adventurer

Show Off Your Beaters

I love that hat! I can only hope that someday one of my beaters will show that kind of class.

 

[High Pockets]

I couldn't agree more MCrider,.....I'd kill for an old beater like that!