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[zetwal]

Thanks, now if I can just figure out how to post the actual photos. I thought that I followed the steps, but no dice.

It's easy to do. Do you know about uploading to a host and then copying and pasting the IMG code?

 

[BR Gordon]

I was trying to create a album. I've created albums on another forum, but haven't had any luck here.

 

[zetwal]

I was trying to create a album. I've created albums on another forum, but haven't had any luck here.

It appears that you have an album on imageshack already. Just paste the IMGs from there directly into your post.

 

[Blooze]

First vintage hat.

Don't guess it's that old, but $11.99 for a boxed Open Road I wasn't passing up. No moth bites, just dirty as all get out. The sweat is in excellent shape, but the liner looks a bit shabby. You can't really tell from the pics too well, but the whole thing needs a good cleaning probably beyond what I can give it. Any recommendations on where I could send it to get it cleaned and creased?

 

[RBH]

Nice hat, but is it an Open Road?
The ribbon is not OR style, but it could have been changed.

 

[Blooze]

Nice hat, but is it an Open Road?
The ribbon is not OR style, but it could have been changed.

Has Open Road stamped on the sweat, so the ribbon was maybe changed?

Added a couple of pics. The ribbon was definitely changed as you can see the shadow of the previous one at the bow. Any guess as to it's age. The other stamp is just the standard J.B. Stetson 3X one.

 

[red71veloce]

Optimo in Chicago is where I send all of my hats for cleaning/refurb.....there are other options I'm sure other guys here will recommend, but after a crappy deal with one of his competitors, I will only send mine to Optimo....great communication as well.

Oh yeah....nice hat!

T

 

[DJH]

New beater hat - Royal DeLux Stetson

So for quite a while, my go to nasty weather hat has been my Bluegrass Green Campdraft and I've been looking for something similar but in a lighter colour.

I thought about getting the new heritage CD, but that was rather pricey for what I intended to use the hat for. In the end, I spotted this OpenRoad/Strat wannabe Stetson on eBay and thought this would do the job.

The hat arrived today and (at a price about a third of the regular CD) I think it will do nicely. The trip with the USPS was not kind to the poor hat and some reshaping and steaming was needed. Other than that, everything is fine. I think the felt is 100% bunny rabbit - it feels like a slightly softer version of the Campdraft felt and the inside of the hat looks unused.

Note the cool ribbon treatment - I wonder if TonyB could reproduce it for me?

Oh - Tony, if you should see this, I was kidding about the ribbon

 

[zetwal]

[...] OpenRoad/Strat wannabe Stetson [...]

Wannabe? I don't think it's trying to be anything other than what it is ...

 

[red71veloce]

I was watching that one....looks pretty nice for a "beater".....at least by my definition!

Nice hat.

T

 

[monbla256]

So for quite a while, my go to nasty weather hat has been my Bluegrass Green Campdraft and I've been looking for something similar but in a lighter colour.

I thought about getting the new heritage CD, but that was rather pricey for what I intended to use the hat for. In the end, I spotted this OpenRoad/Strat wannabe Stetson on eBay and thought this would do the job.

The hat arrived today and (at a price about a third of the regular CD) I think it will do nicely. The trip with the USPS was not kind to the poor hat and some reshaping and steaming was needed. Other than that, everything is fine. I think the felt is 100% bunny rabbit - it feels like a slightly softer version of the Campdraft felt and the inside of the hat looks unused.

Note the cool ribbon treatment - I wonder if TonyB could reproduce it for me?

Oh - Tony, if you should see this, I was kidding about the ribbon

If this is what you consider a "beater" what do you consider a "good" hat ? I wish my "beaters" looked as nice

 

[red71veloce]

I wish some of my "good" hats looked as nice!!

T

 

[zetwal]

If this is what you consider a "beater" what do you consider a "good" hat ? I wish my "beaters" looked as nice

He only just got it ... give it some time!

 

[DJH]

If this is what you consider a "beater" what do you consider a "good" hat ? I wish my "beaters" looked as nice

That's because your beaters get trodden in the mud by horses and thrown in the bloody drinking trough!

He only just got it ... give it some time!

Indeed, dirt and sweat will soon change things!

On the other hand, it is rather a nice hat, maybe I'll get it cleaned up and get a proper ribbon put on it. Oh; maybe one of Mr. Lefty's little Stratoliner pins as well - that will triple the value of the hat!!

 

[zetwal]

[...] maybe I'll get it cleaned up and get a proper ribbon put on it. Oh; maybe one of Mr. Lefty's little Stratoliner pins as well - that will triple the value of the hat!!

Even if the hat looked like the one below, investing in a Stratoliner pin is unlikely to make it that much more valuable. What's more, changing the ribbon and cleaning are costly. Why not just leave as is and enjoy?

 

[Lefty]

Strat pins make everything better.



This one goes up tomorrow,

as does this one.

 

[DJH]

Zetwal - it was more a comment on the price Lefty charges for those bloody Strat pins than wanting to get one!

Lefty - think I'll get a mold and start making some. Reminds me of when us kids used to melt down lead pipes to make fishing weights. That's probably what finished off my brain cells!

 

[T Rick]

Zetwal - it was more a comment on the price Lefty charges for those bloody Strat pins than wanting to get one!

Lefty - think I'll get a mold and start making some. Reminds me of when us kids used to melt down lead pipes to make fishing weights. That's probably what finished off my brain cells!

There are repro's in sterling available for $25 shipped (I have one on order). But then, originals are generally worth more than copies. Certainly aren't making any more of them! I think the prices Lefty has been getting are quite reasonable (I've not yet seen a hat sell with an original pin).

 

[bowlerman]

Here's a follow up shot, as promised, of a felt detail in natural light (100X Beaver by DRB finefurhats.com). I'm not entirely satisfied with my photography success, but this is the best one of what I took:

 

[Lefty]

I'm still amazed that he's making these from pelt to hat. Thanks for the pic.