First time out fishing this year, and the first time searing my SunBody fishing hat. My youngest daughter was in town and we spent the afternoon on the lake, and she totally out fished me. :)
I have several custom hats for several different hatters. I’ve never met any of them in person. It might seem a bit scary, but ordering my long distance has never been a problem for me.
There is a facebook group called:
Custom Hats and Hat Makers: Fedoras, Homburgs, Western, and Cowboy
That...
I dig this ice-blue-gray felt. No labels hiding behind the sweatband, but it measures as a US size 7 or 56cm. The raw edge brim with a single decorative row of stitching measures 2 ½ inches wide.
I’m hugely impressed with the quality of this pilgrim. I wasn’t expecting a hat of this caliber. It’s in fantastic condition too. The size is US 7 ¼ or 58cm. The brim is a generous 2 ⅞ inches! It’s every bit the equal to the Royal De Luxe Open Road of the same era.
Royal Stetson in a fantastic gray with a heather finish. The open crown is approximately 5 ½” and the raw edge brim is 2 ¼” wide. Not labels hiding behind the sweatband. It measures as a US size 7 or 56cm.
Gus Miller of Batsakes Bros.
I’ve had a few Gus Miller hats pass through my hands and they all have been from, at a guess, the 1980s or newer. None of them have impressed me. The crowns have all been too low and all have had a lot of taper. Perhaps that’s how his customers like them? The build...
The current Campdraft is listed as a 5 ½” open crown. That’s from Everything Australian and David Morgan. Some here have said their crowns were taller, but mine were right at 5 ½”.
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