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Big Muddy rancher
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oldtimer wrote:
codymccue wrote:
MD11 wrote:
codymccue wrote:
blacks a poor choice for keepin cool in the sun,might haveta shoot some vent holes in it...
black does hide the tractor grime better tho...


Good point, but I both love the color, and don't really expect to wear it in very hot weather anyway.. I am thinking about doing the vent holes, I wonder were I can get that done correctly here in Phoenix?


you got a .22 ? Wink


He's in Arizona- gets mighty hot there...Better go for the .45 Wink




Better hope he's not wearing it when he gets those eyelets put in. Hat Shocked Laugh
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Get yourself a good Atwood palm leaf or Bangora straw and leave the felt for "dress up" occasions. Hard to beat an Atwood hat.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
loomixguy wrote:
Get yourself a good Atwood palm leaf or Bangora straw and leave the felt for "dress up" occasions. Hard to beat an Atwood hat.


Thanks for the tip but I REALLY hate straw hats, I'd just sooner keep my Tilly a bit longer. I really don't plan on being out in temps hotter than 75 or 80 degrees with it. I might get a lighter color and use it in the summer, and keep the black for winter or "dress"..

Curious, what did they wear on the old days? Seems like only the Mexican Sumbraro was the spun hat back in those days..
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
back in the old days around here the folks up north on the reservation would ventilate that hat fer free, how about trying on an arrow for size (just for the hole, I mean? Wink Razz Smile)
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
MD11 wrote:
loomixguy wrote:
Get yourself a good Atwood palm leaf or Bangora straw and leave the felt for "dress up" occasions. Hard to beat an Atwood hat.


Thanks for the tip but I REALLY hate straw hats, I'd just sooner keep my Tilly a bit longer. I really don't plan on being out in temps hotter than 75 or 80 degrees with it. I might get a lighter color and use it in the summer, and keep the black for winter or "dress"..

Curious, what did they wear on the old days? Seems like only the Mexican Sumbraro was the spun hat back in those days..


they wore whatever they could get their hands on/afford.hats were utilitarian in them days and were for function not fashion...less'n you was an eastern tenderfoot sum b!t<h...
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
MD11 wrote:
[ I really don't plan on being out in temps hotter than 75 or 80 degrees with it. ..



How you gonna manage that in AZ????
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like to wear a Stetson felt hat-they come in pretty handy riding through the willows and for throwing at those EXT's in hot pursuit lol.
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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2008 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Put it up until Labor Day. Old school rules are: Wear straw after Easter - Felt after labor day. Anything else and those who are not "wannabes" will know all their is to know about ya.

Put a few dried horse turds in your pocket for the aroma. With the right hat, you'll pass off.
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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
MD11 wrote:
codymccue wrote:
blacks a poor choice for keepin cool in the sun,might haveta shoot some vent holes in it...
black does hide the tractor grime better tho...


Good point, but I both love the color, and don't really expect to wear it in very hot weather anyway.. I am thinking about doing the vent holes, I wonder were I can get that done correctly here in Phoenix?


Don't know about Arizona but around her seems the folks wear beaver or felt from 1st frost to Easter and then straw hats after that during the hotter months. When you get that pretty black hat don't ever clean it...let the dust settle on it and then you'll look like a real rancher. Smile
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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
TexasBred wrote:
MD11 wrote:
codymccue wrote:
blacks a poor choice for keepin cool in the sun,might haveta shoot some vent holes in it...
black does hide the tractor grime better tho...


Good point, but I both love the color, and don't really expect to wear it in very hot weather anyway.. I am thinking about doing the vent holes, I wonder were I can get that done correctly here in Phoenix?


Don't know about Arizona but around her seems the folks wear beaver or felt from 1st frost to Easter and then straw hats after that during the hotter months. When you get that pretty black hat don't ever clean it...let the dust settle on it along with a few toothpicks in the string around the crown and you'll look like a real rancher. Smile


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mrj
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry to disagree with you, TexasBred, but it seems to me many of the 'real' ranchers and cowboys were trained by their mothers at very young ages to take care of their hats and all other clothing.

That training included cleaning their clothing and all items of their gear, right down to polishing their boots which not only makes them look nice, but preserves the leather, as best they could because money was/is hard to come by and everything had to be worn as long as possible then handed down to someone else.

Maybe most importantly, it showed pride in ones upbringing by observing at least minimal social graces, such as bathing, combing your hair, table manners and saying "please, thank you, yes maam, no maam", etc. which most families, no matter their circumstances, prided themselves upon once upon a time!

Intended more kindly than it may sound, but the 'ranch grunge' look just doesn't set will with this granddaughter, daughter, mother, and grandmother of REAL COWBOYS and GIRLS. There's no shame in getting dirty as the job necessitates, only in not doing ones best to clean off some of the evidence before going to town!

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