Penman Hats hat hook

[The Wiser Hatter]

Just noticed thta the penman hat hook is on his Products and services page:
http://www.penmanhats.com/Hatbrushes___Hatboxes.html
The link goes to the Penman hats facebook page with a video of the hat hook.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=824802856316

No cost of the device has been posted looks like it is well made could be pricey thou.

 

[monbla256]

Looks pretty interesting. And coming from Penman I'm sure it will be both well made AND PRICEY But now I have one more thing to carry with me. Ah, the 21st century, let's see, my wallet, keys, I-Pad/cell phone, lap top, jacket, hat and now HAT HOOK. Oh for the days when I just put my wallet in my back pocket, keys in my hand, jacket (when needed) and hat on my head and went out the door! Oh well

 

[Feraud]

An ingenious solution to a common complaint!

 

[Aureliano]

The hook costs $65 bucks. If you go to their price list section you'll see it. Pretty ingenious indeed but, in my opinion, still a little too big.

 

[fluteplayer07]

I'd buy it, but I see a major flaw in the reasoning behind it... What if you're sitting on the solid-backed chair, or one with vertical slats where there's no half-panel to stretch the elastic band around?

 

[DanielJones]

I think that is a pretty nifty idea. Well thought out.:eusa_clap

Cheers!

Dan

 

[bendingoak]

The cord is adjustable so a solid backed chair it will work on. It has a position for it to be mounted on a vertical slats as you call it. Like I show in the car. Take another look at the video.


I did say would work on most chairs and cars, not all.

 

[DJH]

Clever idea. I can see this would be quite a conversation starter when going to dinner with a group of people.

 

[fluteplayer07]

The cord is adjustable so a solid backed chair it will work on. It has a position for it to be mounted on a vertical slats as you call it. Like I show in the car. Take another look at the video.


I did say would work on most chairs and cars, not all.

Consider me mistaken! I closed the window when you started to fold it up and again, and apparently did not see I had a little ways left in the video. My apologies!

 

[bendingoak]

No worries.

 

[animator]

Great idea!

 

[bendingoak]

You are correct. I would carry the prototypes around using them and people would ask me where I got it. We end up talking hats. They have the same problem as all of us. Where to keep your hat when going out.

 

[bolthead]

Personally, I think John is very over priced and I can think of at least 3 other hat makers that are on this forum that are much better. IMHO. [huh]

 

[Jedwbpm]

Do we really need to go there? The man is the post before you. If you think it is expensive fine but I don't think you need to mention his craftsmanship. There are places for that and IMHO this particular thread is not it.

PS I don not own or am in the proses of owning a Penman Hat

Jeff

 

[jlee562]

VS Custom (beaver): $385 and up
Penman Custom (beaver): $375-490

Seems competitive to me, seeing as how John does everything by hand.

 

[Aureliano]

Can we keep the thread about hat hooks? Just saying. Why add drama to a nice, light conversation. PS: I don't own any products by this hatter. But I find the hook chat quite interesting.

 

[fluteplayer07]

Can we keep the thread about hat hooks? Just saying. Why add drama to a nice, light conversation. PS: I don't own any products by this hatter. But I find the hook chat quite interesting.

Agreed. Don't make things any harder than they really are... There's not enough time in life to appreciate hats, and deal with a bunch of drama, all at once.

So... How 'bout them hat hooks?

 

[Aureliano]

You are correct. I would carry the prototypes around using them and people would ask me where I got it. We end up talking hats. They have the same problem as all of us. Where to keep your hat when going out.

Have you thought about a smaller version? Is that even feasible?

 

[bendingoak]

We went though many revisions over the course of a year. We wanted to make something that would go along with the hat stands and jack/stands. Made of would not plastic, Handcrafted not mass produced. made in the USA not china.

I looked at every angle for doing this. I wanted the same high quality material to go with the other care products. This is the route I took. There was nothing on the market for anything like this. I was approached by many to solve this problem of a portable item to use out and about.

Believe me we tried.

 

[azhiker]

I think it is a great idea for an age old problem. I am in process of relocating, but I will be ordering one when I get settled in! Made in America did it for me! Lets try to keep our folks in work, it's not always possible, but we can all do a little!