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Hat spray
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g.durand
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Golden, welcome to the Lounge. If by weather resistant you mean rain and snow, beaver felt stands up very well to those elements without additional treatment. They will generally hold their shape and size even after a good soaking. I would wager that most folks here don't treat their hats with anything other than a hat brush.
Take a look at all the photos of beaver and bunny hats here:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?36156-Photographs-Of-Hats-Fresh-From-Surviving-The-Elements&
Take a look at all the photos of beaver and bunny hats here:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?36156-Photographs-Of-Hats-Fresh-From-Surviving-The-Elements&
Joao Encarnado
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Beaver holds nice agains the weather but don't let it soak. My poor 4x beaver Stetson didn't stand for 7 days in UK weather (always raining) as I had to use public transportation and walk a lot without an umbrella.
If it gets very wet, the next day wear another hat, leaving the first to dry a bit more.
If it gets very wet, the next day wear another hat, leaving the first to dry a bit more.
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Our friend Joao's advice ought be heeded.
A quality fur felt hat body itself will be little the worse for having gotten exposed to rain and/or snow. But the ribbon -- both the band ribbon and the edge binding, if the hat has a binding -- will likely suffer for it, and the leather won't appreciate it much, either.
Still, even though the felt body can take water, that doesn't mean you should make a habit of soaking a hat, leastwise not if you hope for it to retain its sharp look. Even higher quality hat bodies have been known to taper and/or dimple after repeated exposure to precipitation. Usually, such hats are worth the trouble and expense of reblocking, which restores the shape and generally sharpens 'em up again. But that costs.
I (and many others here, I'd wager) keep a few hats just for wear in rough weather -- hats that look well-used and are destined to look all the more used.
A quality fur felt hat body itself will be little the worse for having gotten exposed to rain and/or snow. But the ribbon -- both the band ribbon and the edge binding, if the hat has a binding -- will likely suffer for it, and the leather won't appreciate it much, either.
Still, even though the felt body can take water, that doesn't mean you should make a habit of soaking a hat, leastwise not if you hope for it to retain its sharp look. Even higher quality hat bodies have been known to taper and/or dimple after repeated exposure to precipitation. Usually, such hats are worth the trouble and expense of reblocking, which restores the shape and generally sharpens 'em up again. But that costs.
I (and many others here, I'd wager) keep a few hats just for wear in rough weather -- hats that look well-used and are destined to look all the more used.
