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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

The Lost Cowboy

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Sears Pilgrim Premier 5x in a sort of forest green (the hat came with a Smokey the Bear plaque).

No idea where the “Premier” falls on the Pilgrim line, but this is pretty good quality.

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Fantastisch! Super schoener Hut!

I love the loop placed in the sweatband - I might try something like that on an old Akubra.

Many years ago, I permanently affixed this safety pin and cord to the sweat of my very first FED IV specifically so I could hang the hat on the coat hook on the back of the seat in front of me while traveling on airplanes (boy is that a mouthful!). I just happened to find this little MacGuyver the other day - I used it often and it actually worked great.

Not sure the loop on your hat is meant to hang the hat (what else would it be for?)….?
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Steve would be the one to know the purpose of the loop, but hanging sounds like a good guess. This is not a hat I would travel with - heavy, dressy and a little fragile in the sweatband department. I've taken to traveling with berets almost exclusively these days.
 

The Lost Cowboy

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Steve would be the one to know the purpose of the loop, but hanging sounds like a good guess. This is not a hat I would travel with - heavy, dressy and a little fragile in the sweatband department. I've taken to traveling with berets almost exclusively these days.
Yes I saw your post recently about that (in the “Berets Anyone?” thread, I believe). I am quite sensitive to wool and only have one fur felt beret, otherwise I might be onboard with that practice.

I wouldn’t choose to travel in your Hueckel, either, but I might steal the loop idea.
 

hambone71

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VoodooSan

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There's a long story about this hat, in the Western anyone thread, but here's the condensed version: it's my re-shaping, of D Bar J's re-shaping, of a complete beater I picked up at a cowboy flea market over 30 years ago. Wore this while taking my daily walk at Deer Flat, and then antiquing in Boise, were, wonder of wonders, I bought another vintage hat!

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