Is A Pure Beaver Cowboy Hat Worth The Money Forum

cowboy hats #6371409 11/11/18 06:35 PM 11/11/18 06:35 PM
OP trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 5,695 Virginia	How many of y'all wear a cowboy hat? And I am not talking about those alternative lifestyle Australian type hats either. My next question is, why doesn't everybody wear one? I was in Texas about a month ago and looked at about 500 of them in a western wear store before I found a keeper. I am diggin' it.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371418 11/11/18 06:47 PM 11/11/18 06:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 28,480 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 28,480 Central, SD	Not a cowboy don't pretend to be one! Nothing wrong with cowboys I just ain't one, I know a bunch good friends that are but I'm a ball cap and work boots kind of guy. Nothing sillier looking then a drug store cowboy to me. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371426 11/11/18 06:54 PM 11/11/18 06:54 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17,263 New Hampshire Nessmuck trapper
trapper Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17,263 New Hampshire	I wear one while checking traps in the Wintah....keeps the rain and snow off real good. Resistol ..Black..4 1/2 inch brim...Like Sam Elliot�s ,in Tombstone....4X Beaver. It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371443 11/11/18 07:08 PM 11/11/18 07:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,602 South Dakota Hydropillar trapper
trapper Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,602 South Dakota	used to wear one when i was younger.. had some nice broke in hats.. good in rain. had to wear a hard hat most of my life for work, wear a leather ball cap otherwise, i like to wear a straw cowboy hat when its hot but boy the good ones got spendy these last few years..i had enough being around 300 wild range cows to qualify for wearing one if i want to.. Dad had 125 head but ours were pretty tame a few high headed (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) .. ( beeches ) .but my uncle's were a different story he was old and never got out on the ground with them, always in the tractor or pickup , even his new lincoln. cows were just fine till ya got out on the ground then look out it was tails to the wind ! I always thought the old guys were so brave to stand their ground when they came charging... now that im old and crippled up i realise if they could have moved they woulda been over on the high fence with us kids !! Last edited by Hydropillar; 11/11/18 07:10 PM. The only place you find free cheese is in a mousetrap !

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371445 11/11/18 07:11 PM 11/11/18 07:11 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 9,128 SWMo. tjm trapper
trapper Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 9,128 SWMo.	Hats don't come with logos and advertising on them, most folks want to pay so they can advertise for someone. Down sized trucks and cars about eliminated hats, and them danged head supports didn't help. Fedora is my style, even when I was riding for $300 & found per month. Texas style hats never were used much on horse back, the big brim would get it knocked off a hundred different ways. A man would spend three fourths his time chasing it in the wind and anyone that did wear wide hats crimped the brims up tight so they could get close enough to get on a horse. The Truman style was lot more common around stock, ime. The movies are where the big hats got the most use.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371450 11/11/18 07:21 PM 11/11/18 07:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 14,653 Sandhills Nebraska Gary Benson trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 14,653 Sandhills Nebraska	Most cowboys here wear baseball caps when they work, hats for dresswear when they go to town. I get a kick outta the guys who wear their spurs to town though. I know I'm paranoid......but am I paranoid ENOUGH???

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371491 11/11/18 07:56 PM 11/11/18 07:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,861 Montana ,Rocky Mtns. Sharon "American Honey"
"American Honey" Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,861 Montana ,Rocky Mtns.	How many of y'all wear a cowboy hat? And I am not talking about those alternative lifestyle Australian type hats either. My next question is, why doesn't everybody wear one? I was in Texas about a month ago and looked at about 500 of them in a western wear store before I found a keeper. I am diggin' it. "alternative lifestyle Australian type hats " ?? I had no idea ! I wear Aussie hats and ride in full Aussie gear all the time. Have for years, as I find the gear light and superior to other rigs Ive used. Just think- all those rough tuff Aussie guys in the outback for generations....who knew ?

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371495 11/11/18 08:01 PM 11/11/18 08:01 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,990 SE NEBRASKA NebrCatMan trapper
trapper Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,990 SE NEBRASKA	I have a favorite hat that I just spent fixing it up about the same $$ as I paid for it 25 or 30 years ago. I like it cause it keeps the rain and snow off of the back of my neck, ears and most all my head. Hope it last me the rest of my days. Even joke to my son that I want my ashes put in it and he can keep it on a shelf upside down with me in it!! Remember "Forbidden Fruit makes many Jams"

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371516 11/11/18 08:21 PM 11/11/18 08:21 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 65 Richmond county N.C. JohnnyWayne trapper
trapper Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 65 Richmond county N.C.	Most cowboys I know don't wear them because the don't want to look like a trucker. Being fair skinned I wear them a lot during the summer a nice felt one during the winter. Works for me. Personal Accountability. That would fix most of our problems.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Sharon] #6371524 11/11/18 08:31 PM 11/11/18 08:31 PM
Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 5,202 Dunbar, Wisconsin Pike River trapper
trapper Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 5,202 Dunbar, Wisconsin	How many of y'all wear a cowboy hat? And I am not talking about those alternative lifestyle Australian type hats either. My next question is, why doesn't everybody wear one? I was in Texas about a month ago and looked at about 500 of them in a western wear store before I found a keeper. I am diggin' it. "alternative lifestyle Australian type hats " ?? I had no idea ! I wear Aussie hats and ride in full Aussie gear all the time. Have for years, as I find the gear light and superior to other rigs Ive used. Just think- all those rough tuff Aussie guys in the outback for generations....who knew ? Well.....them sheep were running from the ausies for a reason.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371554 11/11/18 09:31 PM 11/11/18 09:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,794 Northern MN Osky trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,794 Northern MN	Yup. Same old hat for over 40 years. It's seen better days, but so have I. It's got a worn thru spot on the front crown, I've got a few of those spots too. The inner band is giving way, and the brim has long ago lost its up sweep. It still keeps the rain and snow from getting where I don't want it, and it covers the span from eye to my scope to keep the sun out. Tipped right it still enhances my hearing greatly. For all I've put it thru it's held up maybe a bit better than me. My passed fathers hat hangs in my game room, I would never wear it but I sure like seeing it. I think one day mine will hang next to it in my sons home, at least I hope so. If you recall the movie Culpepper Cattle Company I think they showed the most realistic representations of yesteryear western hats. Osky "A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it" Jabless in Minnesota www.SureDockusa.com

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371589 11/11/18 10:30 PM 11/11/18 10:30 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,126 Finally run aground in TN Scuba1 "color blind Kraut"
"color blind Kraut" Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,126 Finally run aground in TN	Straw hat when its real hot most of the time a ball cap but when its wet I wear my Swagman .. its oiled and sheds water like a duck Had it for I don't know how long and it has been around the block a few times with me. Yes it is made in down under and made of leather, but it sure works I do all my own stunts ..... but never intentionally .................. Let's go Brandon

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371590 11/11/18 10:32 PM 11/11/18 10:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,840 MT snowy trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,840 MT	Ya, I do not in the winter though. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371591 11/11/18 10:37 PM 11/11/18 10:37 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,519 Nevada nvwrangler trapper
trapper Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,519 Nevada	Wore one almost everyday for 25 years now ball caps or wool stormy crumers sence im an office slug. Always had at least 4 around good straw for town and a palmleaf for work in the summer and at least one town felt and a church felt plus a work felt. Always preferred a 10x flat square crown. Still have my dad's hat with the Burt Reynolds feather hat band. As for spurs when I rode 8 to 10 hours a day I had 2 sets of boots one for work with my spurs always left on and a after work town set. But Monday thru Saturday I walked out every morning with spurs and ended up in town on occasion in spurs. But always took them off before going to the bar lol. Unless I was getting a to go cup. Not handy enough for a flat brim hat and always thought those taco hats were for guys that spent more time in the truck then the saddle. Last edited by nvwrangler; 11/11/18 10:40 PM.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371596 11/11/18 10:48 PM 11/11/18 10:48 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,861 Montana ,Rocky Mtns. Sharon "American Honey"
"American Honey" Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,861 Montana ,Rocky Mtns.	I get that perfectly, nvwrangler. When I ride all day , I dont even think of my bumpers ( a milder shaped spur for dressage) and get groceries or whatever else on the way back to the house . I am tired and just like anyone else in their work clothes, I take care of my chores in town with full riding gear on, spurs and all. No one minds , in fact, young girls love to ask questions about riding at times, in line at checkout. It gives the chance to encourage them to seek and enjoy the outdoors. After all, this is the west , and ranch country

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371599 11/11/18 11:01 PM 11/11/18 11:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,840 MT snowy trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,840 MT	^ not at all uncommon to see gals or guys with ranch working gear on in town and in stores and eating places. Just the way of life here, why change different cloths an gear just to go to town. I grew up wearing one but I don't have cattle or sheep now but I do still wear one all summer and fall. I work at the ranch and they serve a purpose just more then being a cowboy. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Sharon] #6371600 11/11/18 11:01 PM 11/11/18 11:01 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,519 Nevada nvwrangler trapper
trapper Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,519 Nevada	I get that perfectly, nvwrangler. When I ride all day , I dont even think of my bumpers ( a milder shaped spur for dressage) and get groceries or whatever else on the way back to the house . I am tired and just like anyone else in their work clothes, I take care of my chores in town with full riding gear on, spurs and all. No one minds , in fact, young girls love to ask questions about riding at times, in line at checkout. It gives the chance to encourage them to seek and enjoy the outdoors. After all, this is the west , and ranch country When I had little ones and got to pick the up from preschool or kindergarten the kids always loved seeing and spinning the rowles on my spurs as I talked to teachers or got kids into coats. Lots of good memories. Moms and teachers liked them too lol

Re: cowboy hats [Re: nvwrangler] #6371605 11/11/18 11:13 PM 11/11/18 11:13 PM
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trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,072 Otsego, MI 63	Just what this post needs. Turn it up! Member NTA, MTPCA, FTA, NRA, MUCC 2 Cor. 5:17

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371606 11/11/18 11:14 PM 11/11/18 11:14 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,861 Montana ,Rocky Mtns. Sharon "American Honey"
"American Honey" Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,861 Montana ,Rocky Mtns.	Yes thats right , that sound is unmistakable . My father won a pair of silver Spanish rowled spurs , and wore them often. I can clearly hear those light toned chimes in cadence as he walked. To this day, when I hear any remotely like that, the memories of growing up riding with him come flooding back....yes lots of good memories.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: nvwrangler] #6371615 11/11/18 11:31 PM 11/11/18 11:31 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,519 Nevada nvwrangler trapper
trapper Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,519 Nevada	This hangs in my dining room reminds me of my kids

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371621 11/11/18 11:36 PM 11/11/18 11:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,783 Marion Kansas Yes sir trapper
trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,783 Marion Kansas	My nieces got mad when we found out they couldn't wear their spurs to preschool

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Yes sir] #6371627 11/11/18 11:46 PM 11/11/18 11:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,072 Otsego, MI 63 K-zoo trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,072 Otsego, MI 63	nvwrangler - Love the Dave Stamey tune "Spin That Pony." Good stuff. Member NTA, MTPCA, FTA, NRA, MUCC 2 Cor. 5:17

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371630 11/11/18 11:51 PM 11/11/18 11:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 59 KS Red89 trapper
trapper Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 59 KS	I buy the cheap twister hats with holes all the way around the crown and a 4 1/4 or 4 1/2 inch brim for the summer. I call them disposable cowboy hats, because they only last a season, but they are a life saver for redheads like me. For the winter, I have a more expensive felt hat. You really get what you pay for with the felts. But I still can't justify spending $500-$600 on a high quality 50% beaver hat. Even if they do last a lifetime. And for the guys that say wide brim hats aren't for real working cowboys, I would gladly tell you to eat s***. If youre having problems with them blowing off, line the inside with selfadhesive foam weather stripping. That will help a hat form to your head better. Before I learned that, I would always soak them and wear them dry. Both ways work to a degree. If you live where there's constant straight line winds, I hear stampede strings still work just fine.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Boco] #6371638 11/12/18 12:01 AM 11/12/18 12:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,046 Homer, Alaska Spek Jones "FATHER"
"FATHER" Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,046 Homer, Alaska	Can you get them with ear flaps? That's one of the things wild rags are used for.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371640 11/12/18 12:06 AM 11/12/18 12:06 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,769 central arkansas the Blak Spot trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,769 central arkansas	I wear one quite a bit the just shall live by faith member FTA, NRA, SWARFTA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371690 11/12/18 05:52 AM 11/12/18 05:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,046 williamsburg ks danny clifton "Grumpy Old Man"
"Grumpy Old Man" Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,046 williamsburg ks	I grew up in a world where men wore boots hats and jeans. lots of men wear shorts now. Seems kinda odd to me. Wear a ball cap every day. Staw hat if I'm going to be outside all day in the summer sun. Got a couple beaver hats. Put a rattle snake band on one and have a nice black Stetson for those times I need to wear a suit. Don't like riding boots for everyday wear. Got a couple pairs for dress up though. Wear lace up boots most of the time. Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371714 11/12/18 06:48 AM 11/12/18 06:48 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,850 SEPA Lugnut trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,850 SEPA	I never wore a cowboy hat but I appreciate a wide-brimmed soaker style hat in the summer to keep the sun off my face and neck. Been wearing one for many years. Mine is similar to this one:

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371740 11/12/18 07:21 AM 11/12/18 07:21 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,379 North Bay Ontario gibb trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,379 North Bay Ontario	I wear a cowboy hat, they are made of beaver fur and I figure it's a way to support the industry. Jim Last edited by gibb; 11/12/18 07:22 AM.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371759 11/12/18 08:00 AM 11/12/18 08:00 AM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 119 South Dakota Nativetrapper10 trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 119 South Dakota	lol. cowboy boots are practical, and i can see why many would wear them. but the hat? you gotta earn the right to wear the hat my friend. if you cant rope and ride, know the dosage for duraxin vs la 300 for pinkeye, how to cut a bull and sew up a prolapse, then the right hasnt been earned.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Nativetrapper10] #6371766 11/12/18 08:09 AM 11/12/18 08:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,379 North Bay Ontario gibb trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,379 North Bay Ontario	lol. cowboy boots are practical, and i can see why many would wear them. but the hat? you gotta earn the right to wear the hat my friend. if you cant rope and ride, know the dosage for duraxin vs la 300 for pinkeye, how to cut a bull and sew up a prolapse, then the right hasnt been earned. Well hardly never rode a horse in my life, but have skinned at least 5,000 beaver which is the raw material for the better cowboy hats. Jim

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Nativetrapper10] #6371778 11/12/18 08:19 AM 11/12/18 08:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,840 MT snowy trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,840 MT	lol. cowboy boots are practical, and i can see why many would wear them. but the hat? you gotta earn the right to wear the hat my friend. if you cant rope and ride, know the dosage for duraxin vs la 300 for pinkeye, how to cut a bull and sew up a prolapse, then the right hasnt been earned. LOL! I like your opinion but do you have to be a baseball player to earn the right to wear a baseball hat? Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371806 11/12/18 08:51 AM 11/12/18 08:51 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 23,554 williams,mn trapper les trapper
trapper Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 23,554 williams,mn	Great pic and great lookin' country Gibb. I wear a knit stocking hat in winter, a toque actually or baseball hat in summer. It's a cultural thing, and my culture wasn't cowboy hats. "Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371908 11/12/18 11:08 AM 11/12/18 11:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,046 Homer, Alaska Spek Jones "FATHER"
"FATHER" Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,046 Homer, Alaska	Great picture Gibb. And I like the justification for wearing the hat! Not sure why beaver felt is so speedy these days, when you can't hardly give the pelts away. I've wore felt hats all my life. My favorite brand for many years was hats made by the American Hat Company. The original company folded up a while back and now some other outfit took over the name and I don't care for their hats anymore. Have owned a fair share of Stetsons and Resistols, both make good hats. Used to wear them a lot in the winter, but more inclined to wear a fur hat these days when it's cold. Rarely do any winter horseback riding any more either. This picture is of me and two of my brothers, taken in '63. I'm on the left, (wearing moose hide chaps and moose hide mittens). Homestead days, rough times, before we had snow machines and we rode horses year round. If our ears got cold we would fold up a wild rag so it was a band about 3 inches wide and tie it over our ears then pull the hat down over it. I had just got back from a cold 14 mile round trip that day. This is a bit more recent, spring beaver trapping, in April. Usually still have a lot of snow in April but not so much the last couple years. Horses is the best way to get around for me for spring beaver. Usually freezing hard at night and thawing during the day, so still use the wild rag for cold mornings. But yeah, I may not wear them all the time, but still wouldn't be without a big hat!!

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371925 11/12/18 11:28 AM 11/12/18 11:28 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 847 N.E. Pennsylvania trappertom52 trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 847 N.E. Pennsylvania	I started wearing a straw Stetson in the summer sun after pre cancerous skin lesions started popping out on my ears and face. So I guess it is a sun bonnet, not a cowboy hat for me. I have a couple felt crushers I wear in cool weather. Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool and his folly. Proverbs 17:12

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Nativetrapper10] #6371930 11/12/18 11:32 AM 11/12/18 11:32 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,179 MN yukonal trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,179 MN	lol. cowboy boots are practical, and i can see why many would wear them. but the hat? you gotta earn the right to wear the hat my friend. if you cant rope and ride, know the dosage for duraxin vs la 300 for pinkeye, how to cut a bull and sew up a prolapse, then the right hasnt been earned. I can rope and ride, and cut a bull. Haven't done the rest of it, tho. Guess I don't deserve to wear my Lids...

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Lugnut] #6371933 11/12/18 11:43 AM 11/12/18 11:43 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 9,200 Northeast Oklahoma Mike in A-town trapper
trapper Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 9,200 Northeast Oklahoma	I never wore a cowboy hat but I appreciate a wide-brimmed soaker style hat in the summer to keep the sun off my face and neck. Been wearing one for many years. Mine is similar to this one: I never had much use for a cowboy hat... But I bought a similar hat to this when I was working a job at the airport. Lots of hot sunny days out on an ocean of concrete and asphalt pulling wire. It kept the sun off my face, neck, and ears. And the mesh helped keep me cool. Mike One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none. Vladimir Lenin

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Nativetrapper10] #6371938 11/12/18 11:47 AM 11/12/18 11:47 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 9,200 Northeast Oklahoma Mike in A-town trapper
trapper Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 9,200 Northeast Oklahoma	lol. cowboy boots are practical, and i can see why many would wear them. but the hat? you gotta earn the right to wear the hat my friend. if you cant rope and ride, know the dosage for duraxin vs la 300 for pinkeye, how to cut a bull and sew up a prolapse, then the right hasnt been earned. So is there a report card or checklist you have to present at the register before they let you buy a cowboy hat? Just curious. Mike One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none. Vladimir Lenin

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371944 11/12/18 11:55 AM 11/12/18 11:55 AM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 133 Southern Oregon dmr400 trapper
trapper Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 133 Southern Oregon	Aside from whether a guy deserves to wear one or not, what's the consensus on a good one to wear when it isn't hot? I have very fair skin so I've worn a straw or palm leaf hat in the summer for years just for the shade, but how about when the weather turns wet and colder? Looking for something to wear in between the straw hat and when it gets cold enough to wear the stormy kromer. Only felt that I ever owned was a black dress Stetson when I was assigned to a cavalry squadron in the army. Needs to be a darker color, I do a lot of Denning and calling so a light hat really stands out. "I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters." - Frank Lloyd Wright

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371978 11/12/18 12:48 PM 11/12/18 12:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,453 St. Louis Co, Mo BigBob trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,453 St. Louis Co, Mo	Saw a guy working for the Water Co wearing "Cowboy style hardhat. Looked kinda silly, but it sure would keep rain/sun out of your face. Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6371983 11/12/18 12:55 PM 11/12/18 12:55 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,485 OK Aaron Proffitt trapper
trapper Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,485 OK	Palm leaf hats during hot months are awesome. More practical headgear is available for inclement weather. Honor a Soldier. Be the kind of American worth fighting for.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Spek Jones] #6372021 11/12/18 01:54 PM 11/12/18 01:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,783 Marion Kansas Yes sir trapper
trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,783 Marion Kansas	Great picture Gibb. And I like the justification for wearing the hat! Not sure why beaver felt is so speedy these days, when you can't hardly give the pelts away. I've wore felt hats all my life. My favorite brand for many years was hats made by the American Hat Company. The original company folded up a while back and now some other outfit took over the name and I don't care for their hats anymore. Have owned a fair share of Stetsons and Resistols, both make good hats. Used to wear them a lot in the winter, but more inclined to wear a fur hat these days when it's cold. Rarely do any winter horseback riding any more either. This picture is of me and two of my brothers, taken in '63. I'm on the left, (wearing moose hide chaps and moose hide mittens). Homestead days, rough times, before we had snow machines and we rode horses year round. If our ears got cold we would fold up a wild rag so it was a band about 3 inches wide and tie it over our ears then pull the hat down over it. I had just got back from a cold 14 mile round trip that day. This is a bit more recent, spring beaver trapping, in April. Usually still have a lot of snow in April but not so much the last couple years. Horses is the best way to get around for me for spring beaver. Usually freezing hard at night and thawing during the day, so still use the wild rag for cold mornings. But yeah, I may not wear them all the time, but still wouldn't be without a big hat!! That top pic is a cool photo

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6372113 11/12/18 04:50 PM 11/12/18 04:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,179 MN yukonal trapper
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Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6372246 11/12/18 07:32 PM 11/12/18 07:32 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 776 MN, USA star flakes trapper
trapper Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 776 MN, USA	For work I never saw the purpose in them, as they caught the wind chasing cattle, always got knocked by some tree or trailer, and like the poke I saw in the motel this weekend, he had that LaVoy Finnicum burka thing on under his cowboy hat. Freezing my ears and sinus got old, and for winter I wear a madbomber (fur) and those military tank liner hats. For summer it is the farmer baseball hat to keep the sun out. Actually wore one of those old duck hunter Jones hats for years with the back turned down. Looked like Mushmouth from Fat Albert but that thing stayed no matter how hard the horse played.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6372343 11/12/18 09:21 PM 11/12/18 09:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 341 UP of Michigan billy trapper
trapper Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 341 UP of Michigan	took the wife out west to see the canyons few year ago,she loves em. we found out you better get a coyboy hat,dang it was hot,my ears got sunburned.and we bought coyboy hats. they sure do have a place in ones hat collection.wear a chook(knitted stocking cap) most of the year here and ball cap in summer.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6373014 11/13/18 07:44 PM 11/13/18 07:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,783 Marion Kansas Yes sir trapper
trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,783 Marion Kansas	I live in Ks, wear a hat everyday and it stays on fine. Even drive 4 wheeler down the road 40 mph without issue.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6373098 11/13/18 09:17 PM 11/13/18 09:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 657 Colorado bacatrapper trapper
trapper Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 657 Colorado	I wear one everyday too. Ive never had a problem with it blowing off. being from a family prone to skin cancer, I dont go outside without one, and long sleeves.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #6373379 11/14/18 09:41 AM 11/14/18 09:41 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 519 Mississippi Mississippi trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 519 Mississippi	I own at least 6 but its probably more, straw, felt, and palm, and even one with cow hide on it lol. Boots and hats are things I like to collect. I do building and home maintenance and don't wear one daily because it gets in the way crawling under a sink or in an attic. I wear one working on the farm and on Sundays after Church. Spending time with kids outdoors will built memories that last a lifetime.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Law Dog] #7406560 11/16/21 12:10 PM 11/16/21 12:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 7,293 Maine, Aroostook Posco trapper
trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 7,293 Maine, Aroostook	Not a cowboy don't pretend to be one! Nothing wrong with cowboys I just ain't one, I know a bunch good friends that are but I'm a ball cap and work boots kind of guy. Nothing sillier looking then a drug store cowboy to me. I go to church with a guy who wears a cowboy hat and he wears a western style vest and cowboy boots as well. He also sports that dinnerplate size belt buckle. I wear broke down cowboy boots. I think we're the only two guys in the northeast that do. No self-respecting man should be seen wearing sneakers. Last edited by Posco; 11/16/21 12:10 PM.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7406576 11/16/21 12:30 PM 11/16/21 12:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,769 central arkansas the Blak Spot trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,769 central arkansas	sounds like me when i go to church lol. except i dont do the large belt buckle(handy if you get stuck in the mud lol) the just shall live by faith member FTA, NRA, SWARFTA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7406636 11/16/21 01:56 PM 11/16/21 01:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17,263 New Hampshire Nessmuck trapper
trapper Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17,263 New Hampshire	Resistol 4x beaver for me...my wintah trapping hat...Stetson straw when trolling for trout in the summah It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7406638 11/16/21 01:58 PM 11/16/21 01:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17,263 New Hampshire Nessmuck trapper
trapper Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17,263 New Hampshire	Boco.....no.beaver to trap today.....just digging up old threads ?....lol It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7406644 11/16/21 02:04 PM 11/16/21 02:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,456 western alaska Malukchuk trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,456 western alaska	do they come with those strings to put around your chin so they dont blow away in the snow storm? Water is good for two things, Floating Ships and making Beer.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Boco] #7406708 11/16/21 03:14 PM 11/16/21 03:14 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 2,858 W NY Turtledale trapper
trapper Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 2,858 W NY	I like the hat that Ed Gein wore. Yep you me and Stormy Kromer No cowboy hats here NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Catt.county trappers

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Law Dog] #7406712 11/16/21 03:17 PM 11/16/21 03:17 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 410 ND DakotaBoy trapper
trapper Joined: May 2010 Posts: 410 ND	Not a cowboy don't pretend to be one! Nothing wrong with cowboys I just ain't one, I know a bunch good friends that are but I'm a ball cap and work boots kind of guy. Nothing sillier looking then a drug store cowboy to me. Haha! My sentiments exactly. I definitely appreciate the style on a dyed-in-the-wool rancher/farmer, but a city boy like me would look just dumb in the cowboy getup. "Pretty cocky for a starving pilgrim!"

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7406779 11/16/21 04:28 PM 11/16/21 04:28 PM
Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 127 Florida Hanger trapper
trapper Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 127 Florida	Only cowboy hat I wear is a hard hat.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7407099 11/16/21 08:58 PM 11/16/21 08:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 467 WV redsnow trapper
trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 467 WV	Hmmm, reckon I'll need to pull mine down off the shelf. Only wear my gray boots for special occasions.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: the Blak Spot] #7407105 11/16/21 09:02 PM 11/16/21 09:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 7,293 Maine, Aroostook Posco trapper
trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 7,293 Maine, Aroostook	sounds like me when i go to church lol. except i dont do the large belt buckle(handy if you get stuck in the mud lol) We have a Charismatic running free in a Baptist church.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: Hanger] #7407133 11/16/21 09:35 PM 11/16/21 09:35 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 669 NW Oklahoma Okie Farmer trapper
trapper Joined: May 2008 Posts: 669 NW Oklahoma	Only cowboy hat I wear is a hard hat. Around here one of them means your the crew boss and can speak English if you want to. Last edited by Okie Farmer; 11/16/21 09:38 PM.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7407152 11/16/21 09:53 PM 11/16/21 09:53 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17,263 New Hampshire Nessmuck trapper
trapper Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 17,263 New Hampshire	One for the ladies�.. It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7407171 11/16/21 10:14 PM 11/16/21 10:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 14,683 Georgia warrior trapper
trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 14,683 Georgia	My daily topper with my engineer castle and cords. It has a chin strap as well.

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7407210 11/16/21 10:45 PM 11/16/21 10:45 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 9,730 Lewistown , Mt Allan Minear trapper
trapper Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 9,730 Lewistown , Mt	In the summer months I wear palm leaf hats for dress a Rich Rand custom felt when it's cold a Filson Mackinaw or shelter cloth hat sometimes my tin cap with ear flaps . I wear whatever is comfortable and appropriate for the occasion and don't care what anyone thinks ha ha

Re: cowboy hats [Re: 52Carl] #7407743 11/17/21 05:49 PM 11/17/21 05:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 13,472 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
"HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 13,472 The Hill Country of Texas	The Lord himself gave me this head and everyone knows it was meant to be covered. �What�s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.� Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

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