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Post by bula on Jul 7, 2021 11:28:05 GMT -5
Thank You Doug. Yeah, back in the day..lol, hope those polaroids are never found. Lee has been a gracious host, I try to play nice. I apologize if I think I stepped over a line. Rain, thunder storms due this afternoon and thru the night and tomorrow. Hat trial ! So, the brim is 2,25" and the crown, is near 4" above the brim. A bit more height to crown, too, than the Mil-Spec boonies and copies I think. Hat is VERY light. An elastic cord and cinch for fit and a stampede cord too. Good impression so far.
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Post by squawberryman on Jul 8, 2021 7:22:50 GMT -5
I've got vitiligo (losing pigment, body eats it) so ive got a Tilley for the tractor and another for the boat.
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Post by bula on Jul 11, 2021 9:39:36 GMT -5
An off/on all day rain here now. Gonna get some shooting in, will wear the new hat.
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Post by bula on Jul 11, 2021 15:06:31 GMT -5
The hat, mine works good. My wife got one too, ordered later and I didn't know. Wish she'd have waited until one in hand. But I like mine. The one size fits all thing, hers oddly way small. If a one size fits all, should err on the large side when you have an elastic cinch cord. Hers will go back or to someone smaller. A call to make. Shooting-wise, the 4 5/8 480 BSBH got the nod. Getting used to first F/O sight. Had some loads that were warmer than I like, but safe enough, to burn off. Put a glove on and kablooied them.
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Post by dougader on Jul 11, 2021 17:13:46 GMT -5
I found less pain in my wrist when shooting the 480 BSBH one handed. A two-handed hold tended to make the muzzle flip up, causing pain, whereas the one-handed hold seemed to spread the muzzle rise across the length of my entire arm, causing zero pain. YMMV
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Post by pete on Jul 12, 2021 13:29:43 GMT -5
Jeff, long time lurker, new member. Regarding your post on your Lite Felt hat, Lite Felt is a trademark of Bailey Hat Co. I have 3 of their hats and you are correct, they're excellent hats. I have 2 of their Curtis model, it's probably real close to what you had. One of mine was purchased through cabelas with their name on it, its orange camo. It's been keeping my melon warm through a dozen Michigan winters, great hats. I hope you find one to replace yours, I had a straw hat go under the bushing, it's a tragedy.
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Post by Robster on Jul 12, 2021 19:31:31 GMT -5
pete, thanks for the update on the Lite Felt hat. I googled it and found a couple that might make it to my hat rack, then my noggin.
Thanks
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Post by jeffh on Jul 12, 2021 21:20:43 GMT -5
Jeff, long time lurker, new member. Regarding your post on your Lite Felt hat, Lite Felt is a trademark of Bailey Hat Co. I have 3 of their hats and you are correct, they're excellent hats. I have 2 of their Curtis model, it's probably real close to what you had. One of mine was purchased through cabelas with their name on it, its orange camo. It's been keeping my melon warm through a dozen Michigan winters, great hats. I hope you find one to replace yours, I had a straw hat go under the bushing, it's a tragedy.
I knew Orvis didn't make it and it was a decent hat, but not expensive either - Bailey it is then. I know the name through many long searches online for hats, which has to be the worst way to buy a hat except maybe sending your worst enemy to town with your credit card.
I'll give those a look. Saw used ones on the big auction site, but many were more than I paid new and I ain't paying extra for someone else's dried sweat and grime.
Thanks again, pete.
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Post by pete on Jul 12, 2021 23:20:16 GMT -5
Jeff, Robster, good luck buying just one! After reading this thread I'm looking for another! And the straw hat went under the Bush hog. Stupid computers.
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Post by rjm52 on Jul 13, 2021 6:27:01 GMT -5
Seattle Sombrero from REI is what I used for years on the pump truck here in the rainy NW. Still have one hanging on the hat rack and it is my hat of choice when I right during the winter. Have been wearing mine since the late 1990s I believe... Did a seven day river trip in Maine and it rained part of the day every day...and never got wet once... Have a Frog Toggs Boonie in the truck at all times...have only used it a couple of times but worked just fine... Bob
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Post by dougader on Jul 13, 2021 9:46:08 GMT -5
After a downpour during work hours left my parking space 1 foot under water I started keeping a rain jacket, rubber boots and an extra hat in my office! That day I got a nice sports jacket soaked, as well as my leather dress shoes and my socks, just to get in my car and drive home.... been teleworking from home for over a year now, maybe return to the office in September and will pick up the practice again at that time.
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Post by jeffh on Jul 13, 2021 11:44:14 GMT -5
Jeff, Robster, good luck buying just one! After reading this thread I'm looking for another! And the straw hat went under the Bush hog. Stupid computers. LOL! I bet that happens a LOT more than most are willing to let on!
Yeah, I've got a few hats already, and every replacement I've looked at makes me think I will need to buy THREE to get the versatility I got out of the one I mowed. "Mulching" blades pretty much do JUST that. I still have the ziplock sandwich bag full of bits which once comprised my last flip-phone. It's a good reminder to not get complacent and get your toes or fingers under there.
Dang! I'm no hat-pro, and $40 is the most I've spent on a hat, but I'm looking at TWICE that to replace my old, unlined Lite-Felt. Twenty or so years does a number on more than primer prices!
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Post by jeffh on Jul 13, 2021 11:48:06 GMT -5
Thank You Doug. Yeah, back in the day..lol, hope those polaroids are never found. Lee has been a gracious host, I try to play nice. I apologize if I think I stepped over a line. Rain, thunder storms due this afternoon and thru the night and tomorrow. Hat trial ! So, the brim is 2,25" and the crown, is near 4" above the brim. A bit more height to crown, too, than the Mil-Spec boonies and copies I think. Hat is VERY light. An elastic cord and cinch for fit and a stampede cord too. Good impression so far. Steve, which one did you get? It looks like a nice hat either way, but they have a $15 hat and a $50 hat. If I don't go broke replacing my Lite-Felt, I'm thinking about one of these too. My "rain hat" can be a bit warm during the rainiest periods. Seems to rain the hardest when it's the hottest.
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Post by bula on Jul 13, 2021 12:07:30 GMT -5
I got the Bucket Hat, by pics, similar brim to the Boonie but higher crown. What I wanted. The 50 buck item is a "next gen" Pilot Hat. Looks like Boonie for crown height.
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Post by jeffh on Jul 13, 2021 12:14:13 GMT -5
I got the Bucket Hat, by pics, similar brim to the Boonie but higher crown. What I wanted. The 50 buck item is a "next gen" Pilot Hat. Looks like Boonie for crown height. Sure looks like a nice hat for so little money. I'm going to have to get one.
Thanks!
I've run into the same problem as dougader, but I always have a rain coat and spare hat(s) in the Jeep. Problem is - they're in the Jeep. I leave the "sport-coats(?)" in my office and keep a rain coat there too now. Sometimes the wool in those sport-coats smells like something you wouldn't let in the house when they get a little more than damp. I've got four of them hanging in the office now.
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