What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Gareth]

I'm no expert by any means, but I recently acquired this Stetson 100% Beaver hat on ebay for 50.00 & I'll share my opinions. Normally I tend to buy older hats that did not come with a "bar code" behind the sweatband but that "100% BEAVER" stamp got the best of me and for a price like that I figured why not.lol.
The felt does feel very nice and molds easily by hand without steam. I have quite a few stingy brims that I wear with the brim snapped up but for the most part I like 'em snapped down. To me this hat just looks odd snapped down, I reckon it has something to do with the flange used during it's construction. All in all it's a pretty nice hat I think.
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Yes indeed, once I saw that 100% Beaver the show was over, I had to have it!

 

[Gary in NC]

VERY nice, Gary!!!

Thank you!

 

[RickP]

I'm no expert by any means, but I recently acquired this Stetson 100% Beaver hat on ebay for 50.00 & I'll share my opinions. Normally I tend to buy older hats that did not come with a "bar code" behind the sweatband but that "100% BEAVER" stamp got the best of me and for a price like that I figured why not.lol.
The felt does feel very nice and molds easily by hand without steam. I have quite a few stingy brims that I wear with the brim snapped up but for the most part I like 'em snapped down. To me this hat just looks odd snapped down, I reckon it has something to do with the flange used during it's construction. All in all it's a pretty nice hat I think.
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I actually like the shorter height and somewhat tapered fit on some of the newer Stetsons as much as the older/ taller/ straighter models... Im sure a "pure Beaver" in a new hat is still a nice decent felt...I can just never find $50 pure beavers in 7-1/4 lol

 

[RickP]

Very nice, Rick! As always, you did great work rehabbing it.

After Timmys new beaver hat, I thought Id throw this mornings older Whippet out here with a Modern Whippett I have. Close in color but definately different felt and shapes, but I like both...each in its own way.

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[Blare]

Stetson Royal DeLuxe Open Road in a Moss Green color . Has the onion skin liner tip versus the plastic one which says "older hat" to me.
TGIF people...hope y'all have a good 'un !
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How green it’s gotten all around in Rock Bottom.

 

[Blare]

Looks like one more potentially wet day... Time for one of the old semi beater hats just in case I cant bob and weave in between raindrops. This one an old Royal Stetson Whippitt-ish looking thing ( No tags inside except size tag when it came to live with me, so not sure exactly what it was) Added a new liner, cleaned up decently and has a nice older shape. One of my favorite errand-running hats.

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Very Whippet-y and appears to be from prime Whippet era. Many whippets from the 50s only had Whippet marked on the liner and not on the sweat. I wonder Is it possible the original liner indicated Whippet… or did you get to see the original liner?

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Mallory XV.

My first photos with my new iPhone. The front-facing camera is so good, I can't work out how to make the file size small enough for TFL.

Selfie mode turns out great, though...

 

[The Lost kansan]

Stetson Royal DeLuxe Open Road in a Moss Green color . Has the onion skin liner tip versus the plastic one which says "older hat" to me.
TGIF people...hope y'all have a good 'un !
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Is that a Legendary Whitetails flannel?

 

[TimmyV]

Is that a Legendary Whitetails flannel?

Yes it is...good eye !!

 

[TimmyV]

How green it’s gotten all around in Rock Bottom.

Almost too GREEN here lately. Waiting on some new fuel injectors for my tractor and haven't been able to cut my grass for about a week. Might have to break out the hay baler soon.lol.