Recent content by TAutry

Monfa hat or Monfay hat. Is anyone familiar?

Got my new Irish Blackthorn today. (Thanks for the link Zombie!) It arrived just in time for me to take it to work. The new handle is a big improvement over the knob. I think it will like it very much.

Pretty even-handled report. I sort of expected Akubra to get bashed. I'm glad I got my new Stylemaster. I have only had it a couple of weeks and really like it.

Thanks for the link in your post. I've begun to need balance help more and more lately. I just placed my order for the Derby handle Blackthorn. I look forward to receiving it.

Very interesting thread. I've sat here in the middle of the night/wee hours of the morning and read most of it. I have the same cancer that McQueen had and my pain meds aren't letting me sleep. I don't know much about the current crop of actors. On the whole, I fnd them less than...

Some really great looking noggin' covers, especially the Vintage Silhouette fedora. The workmanship on the custom hats is amazing and when the amount of talent and work required to make one is assessed, they are very inexpensive. Unfortunately I am not in the league to go custom(yet!). I am...

Welcome to the forum! I'm a new guy here too and just got my first real fedora, an Akubra Stylemaster. Today and tomorrow are graduation days at the university where I work. Since it was a dress up occasion, I wore the StyleMaster. I tried looking at used hats, but the ones I really liked...

After some ups and downs, my Akubra StyleMaster is here! I made the rookie mistake of ordering the wrong size. I also decided when I saw the acorn color that I didn't like it that much. So I sent it back and exchanged for the correct size and carbon gray color. It just so happened that...

That's a nifty, straightforward design. It looks very comfortable in most any environment. You guys are killing me with all these great custom hats!

I've never read that nor heard of it, but I'd much rather have a good stout stick sometimes than be whatever is meant by "fully conscious of my surroundings". The ability to stop and prop up on the stick while looking at the surroundings is quite a pleasure. The stress that a good stick takes...

Nice Catch! Beautiful hat!!

Blackthorn let down. . . My blackthorn let me down over the weekend. I'm on some medication that makes me a little unsteady on my feet. If I have to walk any distance, I normally use a stick for balance. I had to run sound and video for a wedding this weekend and decided the blackthorn would...

Very nice looking hat. Being foldable, I bet is is pretty durable too.

Looks like a great trip. I'll echo the above, thanks for sharing and letting those of us who don't get to travel have a little vicarious pleasure from your road trip. Lovely pictures and great hats for all! Blessings for you all.

Thanks! That was very interesting reading.