Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Rob W. on September 17, 2012, 07:50:00 PM
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It's raining out so I figured it would be a good day to get some clothes ready for season. I have one camo ball cap that has been with me for many many seasons.
I started writting dates of deer kills under the bill and as those slowly faded I would just put B or D for buck or doe. To say it is my favorite hat would be an understatement.
Well as the second load finished I pulled many worthless articles of unlucky clothing out to discover my hat had been caught in the upper rim of the wash and mangled beyond repair! Well I think it could be duct taped but it's just not the same.
Anybody have that special hat, socks, etc. that has been with them forever?
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Bummer. This will give you a chance to explore all sorts of new head coverings.
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I have a lucky pullover that took a hit last year and got a good tear in the front. I'm just going to sew it up and keep it going!
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You better find a new one fast!! and yes i have luck pieces of gear.. mojo...
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No problem.....start over.......!!! :thumbsup:
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Never never wash a lucky hat,,it ruins the mojo. If it gets just too smelly and crusty it is ok to wear it in a rainstorm , but never put it in the wash!
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I usually just wear them in the shower and soap them up real good. I got in a hurry and paid the price.
My wife thinks its not that bad and I'm over reacting. I have had the hat longer than her though. :laughing:
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Um, I think you have a "new" knife to add some mojo to. I'm not sure I have anything that is good "mojo" for me, I haven't killed a deer in a few years. Maybe this will be my year...
-Jeremy :coffee:
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Jeremy,
That knife has already been moved to #1 hunting/skinning position pending further field testing. :thumbsup:
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I have a special lucky hat and a lucky shirt. Yep, I'm that lucky! :D
I finally had to retire the hat. It has so many holes in it I am afraid to wear it any longer. The shirt use to have insulation in it. It was brown and tan plad with a dark border around the squares. Now it is all just very lite tan plad with nearly white squares in it.It has several patches on it. Its a sight! I still wear it regular while hunting.
All lucky hats should only be washed in the dishwasher!
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I'm with Kituwa on this one. I've had the same felt hat since i was
11 and i am 34 now. The old girl has only seen rain water. On the up side there are alot of cool hats out there to try. Good luck making another lucky hat!
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Originally posted by Kituwa:
Never never wash a lucky hat,,it ruins the mojo. If it gets just too smelly and crusty it is ok to wear it in a rainstorm , but never put it in the wash!
My sentiments exactly. My Filson Packer, which I purchased new in the early 90's, gets a wax treatment now and then (wax keeps out the rain but keeps in the mojo). But that's it.
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If you hurry, I think there are a few of the Trad Gang hats still available. Good, versatile cap, and lots of good Mojo from everyone gathered here!
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Ha ha... great thread! Lol I have a hat that was my first hunting hat. Wish a could put a photo up :) I have a photo of me wearing it at 10 years old with my favorite dog Peggy and one of many woodchucks we overwhelmed! Its that old school woodland camo with a coon on the front. The lining was kinda foam insulation which disintegrated into my hair after years but it hangs on the wall of my hunting room providing a smirk every time I see it. I love that hat but I suppose its the memories made while wearing it I cherish... seeing the hat simply reminds me...
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A friend of mine once shot my lucky hat with his shotgun. He was upset that I was hitting more clays than he was. After that the hat looked terrible, but I figured it had even more mojo so I just kept wearing it.
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You do realize that you are now obligated to buy a brand new lucky hat... and a brand new lucky jacket.. and a brand new lucky pair of wool pants... and a brand new pair of lucky hunting boots. You know, just to keep everything well balanced in your lucky hunting wardrobe. Don't regard this as a bad break, but rather as a golden opportunity. Make lemonade before you lose the chance.
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I set my lucky hat down while scouting on saturday. Walked right away from it. Now I have to find a replacement.
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it ain't luck if it dies by washer! Find another hat that has better luck. ... put a dropped feather in it - preferably from a raptor or owl. ....
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Wash my lucky hat all the time. over 100 lost count. coyotes in three years and 12 buy bow. Only one deer had to cheat. Im with Knotter Was unlucky to die in a washer. Get a boonie ,cut the other up and sew it on the boonie for that ghilly look.
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Rob,
I'd be lost with the hat below...mom bought it for me when I was 12, that was 27 years ago. It fit my head a lot better back then...I find I need a beanie under it for better coverage now.
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h138/oliverstacy/IMG_1015-1.jpg)
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h138/oliverstacy/IMG00068.jpg)
Sometimes it a two hat morning...brrr cold morning!
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h138/oliverstacy/IMG00225.jpg)
I think I'd be lost without it! Sorry to hear about your loss!
Thanks,
Josh
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Bummer man. You're done. Can I hunt your spots?
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What about the new "Lucky Bow"???????? :saywhat:
Will that help any??
I bought a "vintage" jeep cap at a gun show years ago. Black wool,HEAVY DUTY, military cap from way back. The first dunb thing I did was NOT buy both of the hats the guy had for sale. The second dumb thing was the fact that,in order to save 3 min of hand washing, I stuck it in the washing machine to "slosh around" for a minute. When I opened the washer after the load was finished I almost puked. I now have one of the nicest wool "Jeep Beenies" a guy could ever hope for.
I am still bummed about that one.
Good luck hunting.
And finding a new hat.
CTT
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You should post a Pic Rob, one of us will most likely have one just like it we can send you.
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I had time to think about it at work and came to a conclusion. While still providing an ample amount of luck for trad hunting that hat had its roots in my wheeel bow days.
So my plan is to not shave until I shoot a deer. Retaining the mojo of my fallen hat in my whiskers. Then at that moment said mojo will will be passed to my new more traditional lucky hat. :readit:
Here is a pic of the new recruit and the new knife Fdlz58 was talking about.
(http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/P1000928.jpg)
All joking aside this poor boy feels pretty lucky without the hat. I have a happy healthy family, deer season is about to start and I got some new toys to play with this year. :campfire:
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In memory, to honor the damage done to your lucky hat, I just ordered a new TG lucky hat for myself.
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John, your welcome to come down and hunt them with me.
Chuck, That bow and I have become good buddies in the last few months. This season can't get here soon enough.
Rob
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I used to have an old green army sweater. It was Russian or something but matched up with cedars out west perfect. I killed many a critter in that sweater with my wheelie.
Now I have a new "lucky hat". When I got to Stickflingers last year Ryan hooked me up with one of them bendy-billed things.
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/wapiti792/IMG_1558.jpg)
I did some good things in that hat and look forward to this fall. I know it's gonna work out :pray:
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/wapiti792/IMG_1918.jpg)
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take a little peice from your "lucky" hat and pin it to a new one....preatty soon, the "mojo" will transfer, and there you go.......new lucky hat !!!! :goldtooth:
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Wearing a baseball hat while bowhunting? That's just wrong man. Can you imagine Daniel Boone, Teddy Roosevelt, Fred Bear, or Howard Hill hunting deer or elk in a baseball hat?
The washer did you a serious favor. Now you can get a real bowhunting hat.
Some great wool hats come out of Ireland. Jonathan Richard hats in a nice woven greenish-gray------now yer talking!
Many great wool felt hats are made right here in North America.
All of them are vastly superior to plastic/cotton baseball hats, which let's face it, are made for playing baseball. No sense looking goofy when you could have a REAL hunting hat.
(. . . hey, who is shooting all those slings and arrows my way. I was just teasing.)
P.S. Trim the brim a little with scissors to make sure the string doesn't hit the brim and you're set to hunt.
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Oliver, have that exact hat soewhere here. It is good
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2 things about the next time - don't use a machine to do something a stream/swamp/puddle/rain can do just fine. Second - appoint a better hat that you would never dream of washing..... like a good wooly one
All joking aside - you have great taste in knives that easily makes up for your taste in hats. : )