Recent content by Arch Stanton

Oh, dear. I didn't realize that it's wool. I reckon it's too late now, but I always was of the impression that it's not really good to get a wool cap soaked through in any case at all. I learned this quick with my cheap-o "official" Indian Jones fedora many years ago. That piece of poo...

I just came back from Phoenix today! Had a great time. Came up from the bottom of the Grand Canyon on Saturday night. If you can manage to be there during a full moon then I highly recommend it! Sorry for the tangent. Anyway, do not wait for the hat to dry after spraying to shape it. The...

I can't make out what the hell he's saying you should rub into the underside of the leather sweatband to keep it from dehydrating. Anybody?

I can't make out what the hell he's saying you should rub into the underside of the leather sweatband to keep it from dehydrating. Anybody?

Oiling hats to waterproof them? Does anybody have any tutorials or an idea of what kind of materials are used to do this? At another forum I read a comment by Steve from Adventurebilt talking about how he does this with all of his own personal hats he wears. The problem is that he kept...

While I agree that the Temple has an amazing lustrous feel, it's still a rather fragile hat. I've had two of them. Both shrank like mad within a year without ever even having been wet. Not just the sweatband, which is to be expected, but the rest of the hat tapered into a ridiculous...