Papa's cap

• Mar 24, 2015

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Anybody out there wear one of these?
http://www.jpeterman.com/Hemingways-Cap

 

• Mar 24, 2015

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I watched Hatari within the last few days and John Wayne wears one of those. I guess they'd be practical in a hot environment, but I don't like the looks of it.

 

• Mar 24, 2015

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I have something similar. Long-billed caps are popular for fishing, particularly on flat boats. Not something you'd wear out on the town, but very practical for what it is.

 

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• Mar 24, 2015

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i used to get into bonsai trees, a lot of the oriental gardeners/bonsai i ran into seem to like these, not for me though i would think a full brim shades better

 

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• Mar 24, 2015

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Best pic I could find of Venus wearing the Big Guy's fishin' cap.

 

• Mar 24, 2015

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Brother cavefish said:

i used to get into bonsai trees, a lot of the oriental gardeners/bonsai i ran into seem to like these, not for me though i would think a full brim shades better

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A full brim shades better, but is less practical on the water and/or in the wind. And these have a 5 to 7-inch brim, so a full brim of this size would be quite large and difficult to keep on your head. A ball cap is designed as a compromise between shading your eyes and keeping your hat on your head.

 

• Mar 24, 2015

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HudsonHawk said:

A full brim shades better, but is less practical on the water and/or in the wind. And these have a 5 to 7-inch brim, so a full brim of this size would be quite large and difficult to keep on your head. A ball cap is designed as a compromise between shading your eyes and keeping your hat on your head.

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a full brim with a chin strap, , i am not fond of those hats at all

 

• Mar 25, 2015

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I have that hat as part of my Hemingway collection, but I've never worn it out. I've always wanted to wear it big game fishing.

 

• Mar 25, 2015

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The gist then is the hat's of practical, perhaps historical
interest, but not generally to be worn unless turned
to the side like Venus on WKRP. (That pic is a great
find!)