Berets, Anyone?

[Babbo Philipe]

Nice brush, i use a sticky roller

 

[Bouwerij_Jongen]

I agree BA colors are all vibrant, rich, and deep; as are Elosegui.

 

[GrayEyes]

Does it look blue?

Below are four more photos of my BA in blue (marine). All the same beret, all blue. As you can see, it's hard to definitively discern this color as blue -- at least in these photographs. And indoors, under the infernal fluorescent light, blue looks black.

Sitting on a blue canvas briefcase, in indirect natural light, with flash

Sitting on a blue canvas briefcase, in indirect natural light, without flash

Sitting on a desk, under fluorescent light, with flash

Sitting on a desk, under fluorescent light, without flash

 

[Babbo Philipe]

i think your missing real sunlight, , the black looks great, a deep noir, but the blue Jongens picture reflects a truer blue

 

[Babbo Philipe]

regarding Savon de marseilles soap on berets, now the i know its soap i like the smell, but , i still soak my berets in water to bring them in softer--retained soap may be a water repellant but it is also a stiffener, my thoughts

I love soft

 

[Daan]

Basic beret maintenance:

I use a hat brush I bought at Goorin Bros. Hats.

http://store.goorin.com/mens-hats/shapes/hat-accessories/hat-brush

It's a long narrow brush with a long handle.
I brush off the daily accumulation of dust and dander.
It's a pretty handy tool.

Nice brush, but like Philipe, I prefer the sticky roller.

The cheapest way to clean a beret from dirt, dust, hairs, etc is by simply applying sticky tape over the surface of the beret (see picture below). Much easier, is the NZ made "Raven Roller", a roller with 50 adhesive sheets that easily peel off to expose the next. Simple and excellent and cheap too!

Happy to offer one for free with any order for the remainder of this month (just send me a note when you place your order).

 

[leftyguy]

Father & daughter in our BA Universels

 

[leftyguy]

Spring has arrived with my new Czech Classic in winter green

 

[leftyguy]

Still having problems loading photos as some load sideways like my last one! Any suggestions?

 

[Daan]

Still having problems loading photos as some load sideways like my last one! Any suggestions?

I always found posting and formatting photo's on TFL a real pain, but what I do now is copy the picture, paste it in a Word.doc (adjust the size and/or angle there) and copy again to paste it on the TFL page. Sounds complicated, but found this to be the easiest way.
Good luck!

 

[leftyguy]

Bizarrely pics loaded via mobile look fine viewed on a mobile but when on desktop PC some are sideways on.

 

[NoHorse]

I always found posting and formatting photo's on TFL a real pain, but what I do now is copy the picture, paste it in a Word.doc (adjust the size and/or angle there) and copy again to paste it on the TFL page. Sounds complicated, but found this to be the easiest way.
Good luck!

AH, finally a workable shortcut! This motivates me to post pictures... the whole fandango of first posting to some photo website is really demotivating.

Leftyguy, I think you have the right approach: start 'em young!

 

[Kreissaege]

Breaking in the new Boinas Elosegui Super Lujo on a spring hike.
Lots of sweat and body warmth to shape it.
With a small diameter beret like this, only 30 cm , I have to take care
in arranging the fold for maximum protection of the eyes.
After the hike the beret will remain on the head til its dry.

 

[Kreissaege]

On the subject of editing pictures for websites etc., I found the FastStone Image Viewer
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
to be the perfect tool. Fast and slim, it makes resizing, cropping and a lightweight pp
a doddle.

All the pictures on my website get a work-over with this fine tool.
Like this from a cold and rainy hike in august last year. Of course with a beret.
https://www.outdoor-professionell.de/wandern-im-regen/

 

[Babbo Philipe]

wow nice view, what a great day for a walk

 

[RJR]

Nice brush, i use a sticky roller

+1

 

[Kreissaege]

For the lovers of small berets, this is my smallest one with a 22cm diameter.
I got it cheap off ebay and it was in a pitiful state. The txortena wah hanging by one wool fibre
and since I deem a beret basque unwearable with out a txortena, I had to sew it on. The lining
was coming off, too and this was easliy rectified by a couple of stitches.
Its my in-the-house-and-reading beret and it definitely shouldnt by any smaller.

 

[Monsoon]

I'm like a lot of guys here. I'm former military so berets were only for the elite dudes. For me in the AF, that's the Combat Controllers, PJs and TACP guys.

One time, about a million years ago when I was young and dumb, I volunteered for TACP. I was doing great in school (96 average and good PT scores) before I was hurt and removed from training. How close to graduation was I, you ask? Well, close enough I had already bought my black beret and crest. (One week prior!)

Right now, my 6 year old daughter wears it.

 

[NoHorse]

...I deem a beret basque unwearable with out a txortena, I had to sew it on...

Your txortena surgery is a contribution to beretology! I had wondered how robust they are, and what would happen if one got torn.

 

[GrayEyes]

For the lovers of small berets, this is my smallest one with a 22cm diameter.
Its my in-the-house-and-reading beret and it definitely shouldnt by any smaller. View attachment 70595 View attachment 70596 View attachment 70597

Wow, that is small, and your head is not size 54!

Incidentally, Codeba was Ernst Reuter's preferred brand of Baskenmütze! (The crest is different, but the stripes on the lining are the same as on yours.)