wtb: your beater/knockaround/fixer upper hat

[illumin8em]

hello,

I am just looking to get a start. Straw, fur/felt, felt, paper etc. I am looking for the hat that you don't pay enough attention to, or maybe you have payed too much attention to, the hat that has seen better days, and weather the storms... the hat that I can afford on my lowly summer budget. I am not a man of disposable income right now so when I have I have it , when I don't I don't.

I have been spending too much time lately (past year or two) scouring ebay for hats only to realize after finding a suitable hat that I will never win the last minute bid war. So I figure putting the word out may be a good route.

My head measures an almost perfect 61cm maybe a 62cm for a little room with a paper tape measure, and I am pretty sure that I wear a size 7 1/2". The only hat that I have been able to try on that was of a brand that I see recognized on the forum was an Akubra Boomerang in a 7 1/2" and I think that it fit perfectly. I know that Justin brand straw cowboy hats in 7 1/2 are too small and 7 5/8 are too big.

The hats I look for are,
size: 7 1/2", 61-62cm
brim: at least or as close to 2" as possible, up to 2 3/4". 3" of brim is too much
crown: I am not sure, but have been told that the high crowns of the Justin brand cowboy hats I tried on were too tall for my face.
color: not a big deal, but I think black would not be ideal for this summer

I have three hats (that I have been trying to squeeze my head into) listed in the classifieds here http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=1016851#post1016851 and two other forums that if sold would amount to $95, but with no interest here, and low ball offers the other places, I have had to lower prices a fair bit to sell them. I am not sure how much I will have to spend

So if you have one, and won't miss it too much, let me try and have a go.

thanks if you read this whole thing, i may be a long shot but it may pay off

Justin

 

[gtdean48]

I wear a 61cm & that is a 7 5/8 size. A 7 1/2 comes in at a 60cm, at least that has been my experience. I have 6 Akubras that are 61 & fit just fine. I have quite a few Stetsons & Resistols that are 7 5/8 Long Oval that fit just fine. I do have 1 vintage Stetson that is a 7 1/2 XLO that fits just like the 7 5/8 LO, go figure.
I'll see if I have some culls laying around.

 

[Spats McGee]

I wear a 7 1/2 LO, and that's 60 cm. Both of my Akubras are 60s and fit really well. I'm afraid that I don't have any hats that would help you out, but something occurred to me. You mentioned that you've been told that some cowboy hats are too tall for your face. You can adjust the height of the crown by changing the bash. If it's got a cattleman's crease, you can use up more of the felt & lower the crown by putting it into a teardrop. If you're decent with a sharp pair of shears or an X-acto knife, you can cut the brim down. I say all that because you might think about buying a cheap cowboy hat off of the bay, then converting it. The Conversion Corral has some doozies in it.

Good luck in your search.

 

[PADDY]

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Would loved to have helped you out but noggin is too small . Good Luck.

 

[illumin8em]

Would loved to have helped you out but noggin is too small . Good Luck.

I do not mind wearing a hat that is a little big and just padding the sweat band if it is my noggin that is too small

 

[gtdean48]

Tried to reply to your last PM but your space is over the limit = need to delete some messages.

Here's the Outback I mentioned.
After brim trim & crease tweak:

Before as bought:

 

[illumin8em]

still looking

Still looking if anyone has the goods

thanks gtdean48, i let this thread slip away and never saw your reply. sorry for not getting back with you

7 1/2-7 5/8, close to a 2" brim, more or less