Thanks for the congrats, plus the compliments on the hat. I wanted a warm weather hat with a short brim on it,and prefer not to wear a baseball cap backwards.
I don't recall which discount store I found it in, but it's one of those flat caps that you see golfers occassionally wear. It was a light tan in color, which was fine, so I soaked the front and back in green RIT dye, leaving some tan in the middle for contrast. A heavy, black magic marker was used to add the black lines to match my green Predator camo. Simple as that.
I have, through the years, had some signatures added to it. The first was my son signing and dating it when he killed his first whitetail at age twelve. I've since added some of the more familiar names as I've met the individuals, such as the Wensels, Fred Asbell, Jim Dougherty, etc.. Kind of a nice item to be handed back to my son, someday.
There you have it; simple and stylish.