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Recently, a pompous ass trying on overpriced new Borsalinos in a local hat store referred to the hat on my head as "Dorkman Horrific." I found that genuinely funny and laughed. Of course, it was intended as an insult, so, looking down at his feet, I shot back by asking if those weren't "Floor Shine" shoes. He did not laugh, as they were probably his best pair, while my hat, at least from a PRESTIGE standpoint, was my worst.
Yes, I appreciate the finer things in life, but I must say, my Dorfman Pacific, a dark green crushable wool felt fedora with a basic center bash and frontal dents, and a fabric sweatband, has proved to be a "Sportman Terrific."
It was almost exactly 12 years ago that I had just been diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes, and, sort of feeling sorry for myself, I ambled into this camping-hiking-canoeing store, thinking that I might find a new knife or gadget to buoy my spirits.
Well, I didn't find any WMDs (weapons of minor destruction) I wanted or didn't already have, but I did locate a superb patch pocket plaid Patagonia shirt, as well as a pair of ruddy Woolrich pleated corduroys that matched the rust in the shirt.
I noticed that it was starting to snow outside, so I hurriedly headed to the cash register when I literally knocked a hat onto to the floor. Picking it up, I could see the dark green picked up the same color in the plaid of the shirt, and that the leather hatband echoed the rust in the cords. Stuck it on my head. It fit. Turned the front brim down and the back up and looked in the mirror. Very nice. OK, I'll get the friggin' hat, too.
It was the owner himself who checked me out, and even he was amazed that I'd found three items in his store that were such a perfect match. Remember, this was an outdoor-gear place, not Brooks Brothers, though its prices were hideously high. At about $40, based on the markup of other merchandise, I figured I paid about double what I should have for the hat.
Anyway, I sweat profusely, especially my head, when I perform any kind of physical activity. And, for a dozen years now, this has been the cool-weather hat I put on when I need headgear I don't care about: Hard hiking (I can hoof all day @ 5 miles/hour) in all kinds of inclement weather. Plinking bottles in muddy creek bottoms, shooting dirty re-loads. Raking leaves when it's dry and dusty, wet and moldy. Facing the bi-annual Hitchcock-like flock of migratory red birds that descend on the holly berries before they ruin my cars with their droppings, which, of course, get on the hat, which is why I have it on, which is better than my hair and face. And so on.
All I've done in the way of taking care of it is to slap the dust or gunpowder out, hang it up to dry when it's wet with sweat or precipitation, and let the mud or bird poop dry, scrape off the worst, hose it down on the sidewalk, then let it dry and a quick once-over with a suede brush. It's never been professionally cleaned. Never will be.
The hat looks 95% as good as it did the day I bought it, and it still fits perfectly. Not bad for a bottom dweller "Dorkman Horrific," I bought on impulse, huh?
Other than this one of my own, I know very little about this brand of hat. What's been your experience with Dorfman Pacific?
Yes, I appreciate the finer things in life, but I must say, my Dorfman Pacific, a dark green crushable wool felt fedora with a basic center bash and frontal dents, and a fabric sweatband, has proved to be a "Sportman Terrific."
It was almost exactly 12 years ago that I had just been diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes, and, sort of feeling sorry for myself, I ambled into this camping-hiking-canoeing store, thinking that I might find a new knife or gadget to buoy my spirits.
Well, I didn't find any WMDs (weapons of minor destruction) I wanted or didn't already have, but I did locate a superb patch pocket plaid Patagonia shirt, as well as a pair of ruddy Woolrich pleated corduroys that matched the rust in the shirt.
I noticed that it was starting to snow outside, so I hurriedly headed to the cash register when I literally knocked a hat onto to the floor. Picking it up, I could see the dark green picked up the same color in the plaid of the shirt, and that the leather hatband echoed the rust in the cords. Stuck it on my head. It fit. Turned the front brim down and the back up and looked in the mirror. Very nice. OK, I'll get the friggin' hat, too.
It was the owner himself who checked me out, and even he was amazed that I'd found three items in his store that were such a perfect match. Remember, this was an outdoor-gear place, not Brooks Brothers, though its prices were hideously high. At about $40, based on the markup of other merchandise, I figured I paid about double what I should have for the hat.
Anyway, I sweat profusely, especially my head, when I perform any kind of physical activity. And, for a dozen years now, this has been the cool-weather hat I put on when I need headgear I don't care about: Hard hiking (I can hoof all day @ 5 miles/hour) in all kinds of inclement weather. Plinking bottles in muddy creek bottoms, shooting dirty re-loads. Raking leaves when it's dry and dusty, wet and moldy. Facing the bi-annual Hitchcock-like flock of migratory red birds that descend on the holly berries before they ruin my cars with their droppings, which, of course, get on the hat, which is why I have it on, which is better than my hair and face. And so on.
All I've done in the way of taking care of it is to slap the dust or gunpowder out, hang it up to dry when it's wet with sweat or precipitation, and let the mud or bird poop dry, scrape off the worst, hose it down on the sidewalk, then let it dry and a quick once-over with a suede brush. It's never been professionally cleaned. Never will be.
The hat looks 95% as good as it did the day I bought it, and it still fits perfectly. Not bad for a bottom dweller "Dorkman Horrific," I bought on impulse, huh?
Other than this one of my own, I know very little about this brand of hat. What's been your experience with Dorfman Pacific?
