Cowboy hats and leather

[Pitchy]

Check this site out fellers, takes a deep pocket to buy though.

http://www.thelastbestwest.com/western_movie_hats.htm

[Pitchy]

Some nice pics of the actors in Tombstone and their outfits.

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Peter_Sherayko

[MacEntyre]

I've perused that first site many times... can't find any good hats around here, even though lots of folks wear them. Those stores that I find selling them never have one my size, anyway.

[slimster]

Here ya go Pitchy, Nice authentic hats from real beaver felt, and fair prices too. I bought one of their "Mosby" hats some time back and love it. Still looks great after 12 years. http://www.clearwaterhats.com/default.htm

[Pitchy]

Thanks, is there only two pages of hats ?
I want a hat like Texas Jack wore in the Tombstone movie.

[Griff]

I had these guys make me a custom hat over 20 years ago. I still wear it. It's a little softer, maybe not quite well formed as before... but then neither am I!!!

Then:


Now (shortly after having it reblocked):

[horsesoldier03]

I reckon I will just stick with Resistol Hats. I typically can always pick one of those up for $100 or less it is a straw.

[Old Savage]

Well a Stetson size 7 fits me perfectly and will stay on in a 30 mph wind sittin on hay bales in a corral for a western wedding so ... that is what I have and get.

[20cows]

I keep my eyes open for what I call old "LBJ" or "Harry Truman" hats. Most are Stetsons and I like the 3" brim. I recrease them myself.

I have three that vary from "Sunday go to meeting" to work hat in condition.

I'm wrearing a 3" brim in my avitar pic. I've never been a fan of the wide brim for myself.

[Terry Murbach]

OH BOY, IS THAT EVER A GORGEOUS WESTERN HAT SITE; WOW !!! THEY'RE DARN PROUD OF 'EM TOO I SEE.
I HAVE MY HATS MADE BY " STAR OF THE WEST RIGHT HERE IN RCSD. I LIKE THE OLD STYLE AND HAVE HAD A QUIGLEY STYLE AND A TOM MIX STYLE FOR MANY YEARS NOW. THEY ALSO MAKE A GREAT CATTLEMAN STYLE AS THAT IS FAR AND AWAY THE BEST SELLER FOR HAT COMPANIES. BACK IN PHILADELPHIA--NRA SHOW-- I HAD SOME KRAUT OFFER ME 1200 MARKS FOR MY OLD SWEAT STAINED DIRTY 'GUS' HAT THAT USED TO BE A RESISTOL WESTERNER UNTIL I HAD IT RE-BLOCKED TO THE 'GUS' STYLE FIFTEEN OR EIGHTEEN YEARS. I TOLD HIM ' HOWIN'ELL AM I GONNA GET ALL THE WAY HOME WITHOUT MY HAT??' I DO NOT THINK HE QUITE UNDERSTOOD THAT NOR DID I HAVE A CLUE HOW MUCH 1200 MARKS WAS. NOR DO I KNOW TO THIS DAY.

[Terry Murbach]

I keep my eyes open for what I call old "LBJ" or "Harry Truman" hats. Most are Stetsons and I like the 3" brim. I recrease them myself.

I have three that vary from "Sunday go to meeting" to work hat in condition.

I'm wrearing a 3" brim in my avitar pic. I've never been a fan of the wide brim for myself.

THAT WOULD BE AN " OPEN ROAD " IF MEMORY SERVES. I HAVE ONE OF THOSE FROM WAY BACK MYSELF. BOUGHT IT UP IN BOISE AND IT HAD BEEN SITTIN' THERE SINCE MOSES WAS A CORPORAL.

[Mescalero]

Terry,
About 1500.00

[Pitchy]

I wish i lived somewhere that if ya wear cowboy gear they don`t look at ya like your some freek.
Someday i`m gonna live where we can have a horse dress like that and be happy.
Heck the only time i wear my outfit is to show you guys.

[kimwcook]

Had a hat made a couple of years ago. Really like the style, but wouldn't deal with the maker again.

Here's a pic of my Dad and I at the Painted Canyon Information Center and overlook in North Dakota.

[Pitchy]

Lookin good Kim, i still think riding a horse in that bad land country would be neat.

[kimwcook]

We actually watched a whitetail buck skirt around a butte right in front of us. There's buff, elk and loads of deer, sage hens, pheasants, etc... in those badlands around Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

[Pitchy]

I`ve been to that park a couple times and have heard the hunting is good in ND, it`s those dern winters and wind that`ll get ya.

[kimwcook]

I`ve been to that park a couple times and have heard the hunting is good in ND, it`s those dern winters and wind that`ll get ya.

Took me almost 10 years to find that out.

[Chuck 100 yd]

I picked this one up in Cody about 30 years ago.


A good hat is like a good friend. It wont let you down.
My wife got me this one for Christmas.
Feels like a new old friend to me.
http://www.wwmerc.com/cgi-bin/category. ... egory=6100

[Pitchy]

Nice outfit

Now what is that layin on that rock by ya.

[Pitchy]

Here`s another site i ran across the other day.

http://www.theoldwestgallery.com/servlet/StoreFront

I ordered this jacket but not here yet.

[Griff]

Kim, I like that hat. Very nice... Mine was sorta like that crease, but with a 5" brim & pencil roll it ended up flatter in the brim that I expected... but for shootin' it was better than now... where if sorta hangs down. Who was the maker, and what sorta trouble would one expect?

Chuck, that hat is almost identical to the one I bought the first day after I got home from VN in 1973! And I still have it.

20Cows, them narrow brims are fine for those that don't need the shade... but this palefaced, former redhead needs as much shade as he can get!

[Chuck 100 yd]

Pitchy, That is some old railroad scrap found up in the
Yacolt burn area of SW WA. No idea what it did but it is some interesting old iron.
They logged that area in the very early 1900`s by rail. there were old RR grades all over the area. I used to hunt that area a lot.

[Lastmohecken]

Some nice hats on here. I have worn cowboy hats all of my life, but never owned over 2 or 3 at a time, because of the cost of good felt hats, until recently, of course I wear straws and ball caps too.

I usually kept a nice Resistol for dress, and loafing, and usually wore a cheaper felt for the farm, or a straw, but a couple of years ago, I went into our local western store to look for a new felt hat for the farm, and was shocked to find out that they didn't stock anything except those darned low crowned rodeo hats with the cattlemen's crease. I guess that is the best seller now, but I can't wear most of them, because they just don't fit my head right, and I can't keep them on in the wind. I finally gave up on shopping locally and went to ebay for older hats.

I found some older Resistols and Stetsons with tall crowns on ebay, most had hardly been worn at all, so over a period of time I purchased several, and now have a pretty good collection of both farm and dress hats. I usually reshape the hat completely before I am satified, but I do the work myself, so it doesn't cost me anything.

If you are into hats, check out Fedoralounge.com, there is a lot of info there on all kinds of hats.

[Pitchy]

Pitchy, That is some old railroad scrap found up in the
Yacolt burn area of SW WA. No idea what it did but it is some interesting old iron.
They logged that area in the very early 1900`s by rail. there were old RR grades all over the area. I used to hunt that area a lot.

The far one looks like a scythe for cutting grass.

[2571]

I want a Billy Jack hat.

[1894c]

Pitchy--those web-sites are cool...never had a cowboy style hat...never thought i would look good in one and nobody i know personally owns one...but have seen plenty of these back-east good-guy hats though... :)

[Rube Burrows]

Check this site out fellers, takes a deep pocket to buy though.

http://www.thelastbestwest.com/western_movie_hats.htm

I have bought a bunch of stuff from them and have always been very satisfied. I love their hats.....but have yet to but any of those yet. I just cant bring myself to spend that much on a hat. I have some hats that are in the 200 dollar range that I really like but had to force myself to buy while on vacation....where you spend money easier.

[FatJackDurham]

I was in Virginia City last week and went to the Old Red Garter. Some great, authentic western wear. I ended up buying a simple, crushable flat brim had for $50 or so, so that I could spend more money on getting a nice paire of boots there.

[piller]

I got my last Stetson at the Factory outlet in Garland, TX and that 4X cost less than $50 out the door. For anyone in the Dallas area, from the intersection of Forest and Shiloh roads in Garland, go past the Kraft plant on Forest, make sure it is on your right. Go past the Police station on your Left, and turn Right at the next stoplight. There is a gas station on the corner. About half to three fourths of a block up you will see the Stetson/Resistol factory and the Factory Outlet on your Right. Hats in there from $29 up to over $200, and the ones under $100 can be really nice.