stetson 3x felt

[Joel Tunnah]

I had assumed, wrongly I suppose, that 3x was the low grade felt (or finish). This Open Road has proved me wrong. It's really nice stuff! I think this is now my softest hat, or close to it.

 

[Undertow]

Hey, nice lid my man!

Where did you pick that up?

 

[Joel Tunnah]

Hey, nice lid my man!
Where did you pick that up?

From our own deanglen. And then it went off to Optimo for the works.

 

[Dinerman]

I completely aggree. 3X stetsons have very very nice felt.
The X system is so screwed up. Completely meaningless, at least at this point. At least it made some sense back then, with 3X being good, and 10 X being the best you can possibly get. Now, there's no limit, is there. You can just have as many Xs as you feel like.

 

[AlanC]

It looks great!

Deanglen, is the one you're wearing in your Open Road Guild thread picture?

 

[DOUGLAS]

Joel, The Stetson 3Xs are some of my favorite hats. A great felt soft to the touch but it has enough stiffness to be substancial. Congrats:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[deanglen]

That is the OR! Wow! And I thought you weren't all that impressed with it! Kudos ad infinitum!

dean

 

[akaBruno]

My Stetson OR is 3X also. Gotta love em.

BRUNO

 

[deanglen]

It looks great!

Deanglen, is the one you're wearing in your Open Road Guild thread picture?

Yes, and no. Optimo has clearly glorified that hat beyond the kitchen steam kettle treatment I gave it when I got it from RBH. It's a whole new hat as far as I am concerned. Isn't it beautiful? It's like seeing your kid graduate.

dean

 

[AlanC]

Yes, and no. Optimo has clearly glorified that hat beyond the kitchen steam kettle treatment I gave it when I got it from RBH. It's a whole new hat as far as I am concerned. Isn't it beautiful? It's like seeing your kid graduate.

If it only had a campaign bash...

 

[deanglen]

If it only had a campaign bash...

At one time...it did.

dean

 

[aliados]

NICE hat! I think the "3X" quality depends upon WHEN it was so rated. I had a 3X fedora form the 40s or fifties that was terrific, but a more recent Open Road that felt like flock-covered cardboard!

 

[Pilgrim]

NICE hat! I think the "3X" quality depends upon WHEN it was so rated. I had a 3X fedora form the 40s or fifties that was terrific, but a more recent Open Road that felt like flock-covered cardboard!

I tend to agree. I have some older Stetsons that show XXX on the sweatband, but they are very nice soft felt. Seems like Joel got one of the older, nicer ones. Congrats!

 

[DanielJones]

Very nice indeed Joel. I like it! The lighting and the room in the photo give it a very warm golden color. Is that it's actual color or is it more of a tan or grey?
Congratulations!

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Bruce A. Fulmer]

3x vs 4x Resistol

My 3x Resistol OR clone (Byer-Rolnick) is nicer than my son's 4x, still vintage but later.

 

[Snrbfshn]

In those days...

"3X" was a mark placed with pride, not apologies.

 

[Joel Tunnah]

Thanks guys.

Dan - the brim in the 2nd picture is pretty close to the real color - a light sand color. Typical of all the vintage OR's I've seen in person. Digital cameras can't ever seem to get color balance correct.

I think this hat is from the early 60's or so.

Joel

 

[deanglen]

Back in 2006 when this same hat lived at my house, here's how it photographed outdoors on a semi-overcast day:

dean

 

[Joel Tunnah]

Dean's picture is closer to the real color I think.

Thanks for modeling it for me Dean!

 

[AlanC]

Deanglen, with how good that hat looked on you I can't believe you let it go. Of course, Joel's glad you did! I PM'd Dean awhile back telling him how it was that picture that really sold me on the OR look. I about fell over when he told me he'd gotten rid of it. You've got to get another OR, Dean.