Modern Stetson Open Road

[danofarlington]

I broke down and got a modern OR, mostly just to see if my impressions of the new ones were correct. I am pleasantly surprised at the felt quality. Loads better than Stetson's other "western" 4X modern hats, seems to have had much more finishing or pouncing. Stiff as hell, round as hell, but nothing a stretcher and some head time won't cure. I would like a little taller crown, but they got the brim right at least. A good hat at a pretty fair price from Delmonico Hatters, with super quick shipping. Should keep me busy until my "Open Door" in Silverbelly from Miller Hats arrives in a week or two. Excuse the red eyes and grumpy face, it's been a long couple of days. Frank

Both are good on you. You wear the hat well. That's one thing I like about brims, with most hats you can change them to suit the moment.

 

[Rodkins]

Both are good on you. You wear the hat well. That's one thing I like about brims, with most hats you can change them to suit the moment.

I agree. Both ways looks good. I think I can only wear mine down.

 

[Derek Cavin]

Always a beautiful hat.

 

[frussell]

Tom - yes, the hat came with the branding iron pin (at least from Delmonico's, not sure about other vendors). As soon as I get this sucker to stick in a long oval shape, I'm going to be absolutely satisfied. Much better than expected overall. Frank

 

[gtdean48]

Tom - yes, the hat came with the branding iron pin (at least from Delmonico's, not sure about other vendors). As soon as I get this sucker to stick in a long oval shape, I'm going to be absolutely satisfied. Much better than expected overall. Frank

Sweet! My Road Master had this gold, block letter STETSON pin, would've much rather gotten the branding iron!!!! It took some "training" to get the RM to fit my oblong noggin & it is much softer than your OR.

 

[The Good]

Sweet! My Road Master had this gold, block letter STETSON pin, would've much rather gotten the branding iron!!!! It took some "training" to get the RM to fit my oblong noggin & it is much softer than your OR.

Actually, my Open Road, ordered from Shepler's I think, came with the "JBS" branding iron too. I would have been OK with the STETSON pin too though.

 

[gtdean48]

Gus Frankenstetson....

I put a Gus crease in the old Frankenstetson Open Road. I think this is how it will stay from now on...

 

[Neophyte]

I'm jealous, Deputy...I can't crease a Gus at all, and the word is too short to search for on the Lounge .

 

[gtdean48]

I'm jealous, Deputy...I can't crease a Gus at all, and the word is too short to search for on the Lounge .

It is not as tough as a teardrop or diamond to me Alexander. It is just a center dent that starts real low in the front & doesn't go all the way to the back. The key for me is that low front pinch & grabbing the dent from the inside to shape it. HTH

 

[1961MJS]

Re: Gus Frankenstetson....

Hi

I looked a few pages back, but didn't see anything so... What's the story behind Frankenstetson? Looks good, but it also looks like a Sunbody that I sat on, fixed, and sat on again.

Later

 

[gtdean48]

...... What's the story behind Frankenstetson? ...

It is an Open Road that I bought new in the late 1980s that I wore mowing the pastures. A limb knocked it off my head & it went under the bush hog mower & came out with a big gash in the crown. I had is patched by Shorty's in OKC then did the stitching myself. After posting here in the Lounge, it got labeled Frankenstetson...

 

[fmw]

That's a hat with some serious character!

 

[danofarlington]

It is an Open Road that I bought new in the late 1980s that I wore mowing the pastures. A limb knocked it off my head & it went under the bush hog mower & came out with a big gash in the crown. I had is patched by Shorty's in OKC then did the stitching myself. After posting here in the Lounge, it got labeled Frankenstetson...

You ought to claim that you were fighting a puma for a sheep when that happened. "You should see the puma," you can say.

 

[1961MJS]

I knew that there was a cool story behind it. On the other hand, you really need a new bush hog if that's all it did...

Later

 

[gtdean48]

I knew that there was a cool story behind it. On the other hand, you really need a new bush hog if that's all it did...

Later

I sold that one but it has done a lot more damage to some palm leaf hats! Felt is some tough stuff, too....

 

[DanielJones]

It is an Open Road that I bought new in the late 1980s that I wore mowing the pastures. A limb knocked it off my head & it went under the bush hog mower & came out with a big gash in the crown. I had is patched by Shorty's in OKC then did the stitching myself. After posting here in the Lounge, it got labeled Frankenstetson...

If you added some crocodile teeth to is you'd of had the white equivalent to the Crocodile Dundee hat. Then you can tell of some great Croc story to go along with it.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[gtdean48]

If you added some crocodile teeth to is you'd of had the white equivalent to the Crocodile Dundee hat. Then you can tell of some great Croc story to go along with it.

I was thinking armadillo claws in Rusty's honor. Saw a dead one on the way to my deer stand earlier this month....

 

[Neophyte]

I was thinking armadillo claws in Rusty's honor. Saw a dead one on the way to my deer stand earlier this month....

That would be PERFECT! lol

 

[warbird]

Knowing gtdean he probably has wrestled a couple of gators. I never have personally. The closest thing I've come to it is wrestling a very mean wild hog I had to kill with a bowie knife.

 

[1961MJS]

I was flipping channels two nights ago and saw one of the cooking shows dump a whole roast pig from the chicken wire into the big metal serving pan. The dude took out the tusks and handed them to the show's host. They were nice and long, they would be good on the hat too.