Author Topic: Short brim hats? (Read 997 times)

cacciatore · « **Reply #20 on:** January 10, 2011, 04:30:00 PM »

Thanks Gary,Good priced too.

Bengal · « **Reply #21 on:** January 10, 2011, 05:21:00 PM »

Exactly what I had in mind

Cromm · « **Reply #22 on:** January 10, 2011, 05:45:00 PM »

Great looking hats. I have just ordered one from BotB website.

LC · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2011, 10:10:00 PM »

A good pair of tin snips will make any baseball cap a short bill. Been doing that for years before it was even fad to have a frayed front edge! ☺

Bowtie · « **Reply #24 on:** January 10, 2011, 10:22:00 PM »

As shown above, the Bowhunters Lid is a great hat. Bought one at Denton Hill from the Brothers of the Bow last year.

Bengal · « **Reply #25 on:** January 10, 2011, 10:33:00 PM »

I'm going to try to cut a baseball hat as well and see what I like better

Gene Wensel · « **Reply #26 on:** January 11, 2011, 11:51:00 PM »

As a joke, I once bought one of those salt water fishing hats with the super long 10" front bills in camo color. I cut a slot just off center to the right side and had my wife sew up the edges. I wore it to a shoot once just for laughs. You can't walk around any bunch of bowhunters without getting laughs. In all honesty, I was shocked at how well it worked. Once you get it adjusted in the right spot on your head, a bow string slides right down the slot perfectly! I smell a patent pending!

LONGSTYKES · « **Reply #27 on:** January 12, 2011, 12:13:00 AM »

Good Info. I currently use a felt hat in the Fred Bear style, works well in cool weather. Can be warm when it hot weather. Like the hat Gary Logsdon shows from the Brothers of the Bow.

Bengal · « **Reply #28 on:** January 12, 2011, 06:07:00 PM »

I don't think I could pull off the slot in the hat so I went ahead and got one of the hats from brothers of the bow. I plan on getting another hat from some other Trad Gang sponsors as well.

metsastaja · « **Reply #29 on:** January 12, 2011, 07:08:00 PM »

I too like big Jims.

joe skipp · « **Reply #30 on:** January 12, 2011, 07:14:00 PM »

You have a PM>>

Covey · « **Reply #31 on:** January 12, 2011, 08:18:00 PM »

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Tall Paul · « **Reply #32 on:** January 12, 2011, 10:01:00 PM »

Whatever happened to the hats that had a short 2" brim all the way around the hat? Haven't seen one in years.

My memory is history, so I can't think of the name...

And no, it's not a boonie.

ron w · « **Reply #33 on:** January 12, 2011, 10:19:00 PM »

I think they were called bucket hats....like you I haven't seen one in years!

Doug Young · « **Reply #34 on:** January 12, 2011, 10:44:00 PM »

Search on "stingy brim" if you're thinking of the narrow brimmed hats felt hats like Sinatra wore.

A lot of people don't know this but any fur felt hat (not wool) can be easily trimmed down to any width. One of those tools they use to cut leather belt strips works, but a steady hand and razor knife works too. Just use 220 grit wet/dry sandpaper to smooth/round off the cut edge.

Keep a lookout for a wide-brimmed Stetson hat at garage sale or thrift shop, trim the brim, steam the crown over a teakettle into the shape you want, and there ya go.

Doug

Tall Paul · « **Reply #35 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:12:00 PM »

The "bucket hat", or whatever it's called was very popular. Very common in the '80s and maybe the early '90s?

I remember thinking back then, that only old guys wore them.

20 or 25 years later, I'm ready for one!

gregg dudley · « **Reply #36 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:15:00 PM »

Reed like's his Big Jim hat. I like 'em too. They are cheap enough that I buy a couple every time I see him!

Tall Paul · « **Reply #37 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:18:00 PM »

Who designed these hats? I've seen on the Wensels website, but I'm not familiar with Big Jim.

polarbear · « **Reply #38 on:** January 13, 2011, 06:45:00 PM »

JUST ORDER MINE FROM MIKE AT THE NOCKING POINT!Order it today shipped today!He great

agross1 · « **Reply #39 on:** January 13, 2011, 07:45:00 PM »

I was just checking out Big Jims website the other day and I think I might have to try one of his hats. Really like the way they look.


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