I don't own any hats.
Don't keep a beard either.
Sunglasses are cool.
Don't keep a beard either.
Sunglasses are cool.
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Do you own a cowboy hat?
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It's a little more complex here in Houston, what with the zydeco trail rider types.
I had and wore, on occasion, a cowboy hat in the early 1980s. This was during/after the Urban Cowboy fad or stupidity, however you want to define it. My at the time girlfriend was caught up in that and drug me with her.
I own one now but it was bought specifically for resale so I hope to not have it much longer.
I own one now but it was bought specifically for resale so I hope to not have it much longer.
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Voted yes. But- Montana, moved real cattle, been thrown by mighty steeds and glue buckets. Saw my mother in law get her arm broken trying to wave off a young steer. Wanted to buy him a steak dinner but somehow it seemed inappropriate.
I don't own a cowboy hat. I do, however, own an Australian Outback hat, and a few of what I refer to as "boonie hats" (not sure if that's what they're called), which are all wide-brimmed and kinda military-looking in terms of two of 'em having camo patterns and the other one being green.
I've rarely worn the Australian, but boonie hats have seen plenty of wear over the years, especially the fifteen years I spent working in forestry, but also when I've spent time in the woods/on the water recreationally. My current job (Warehouse/Delivery) sees me wearing a ball cap.
I've rarely worn the Australian, but boonie hats have seen plenty of wear over the years, especially the fifteen years I spent working in forestry, but also when I've spent time in the woods/on the water recreationally. My current job (Warehouse/Delivery) sees me wearing a ball cap.
My dad wore one his entire life, I did when I was a little kid. I still have his stetson collection, too small for me. I wear ball caps as I have a chrome dome.
I also wore hats when I owned a sailboat for almost thirty years. These are known as Tilley hats (although I never owned a real Tilley) They must, besides provide sun protection and have a string so they don’t blow off, and float if they do.
Native Texan here, not a rancher, but I do a fair amount of work outdoors. No cowboy hats - the wife thinks I look goofy in them. I do have a wide brimmed straw hat for working in the sun . Ball caps don't protect the back or sides of your head. As fair skinned as I am, I need all the protection I can get.
If you look at the landscapers, construction workers, etc., around here in the summer,. you'll see they wear long pants, long sleeved light colored shirts, and broad brimmed hats. note the $400 felt kind, but the $15 straw kind you get at Tractor Supply or Walmart.
If you look at the landscapers, construction workers, etc., around here in the summer,. you'll see they wear long pants, long sleeved light colored shirts, and broad brimmed hats. note the $400 felt kind, but the $15 straw kind you get at Tractor Supply or Walmart.
Bassist Tracey Pew OF The Birthday Party used to wear one, but I think it was a whole different thing…
No, lived in TX most of my life, still no hat. No hat, no ranch, no truck, no boots.
I don’t. But If I could find one like David Crosby’s Borsalino, I would!
Even though I have lived in Oklahoma my entire life, I have never owned a cowboy hat (or western boots, for that matter). And I never will. 
I have two cowboy hats. One is a black Beaver that I bought around 1968, and it has expanded to fit my head as I grew. I also have a really nice dark grey that I bought at Olson Brothers in Spokane and originally gave to my dad around 1980. He passed in 1997, and it became mine again. Neither of those hats is going anywhere.
I also have a couple of lovely Stetson Whippets (a hat that Bing Crosby endorsed), and a few Stetson Open Roads from the 40's or 50's. I have two Stetson Stratoliners from the 50s, and a new Stratoliner my wife gave me a couple of years ago. I have a variety of other good hats, including a Borsalino, other Stetsons, and a variety of brands which disappeared by the 1960s.
I wear fedoras a lot, and I'm a bit of a hat snob. I will NOT buy or wear a wool hat that's fedora or western shaped. Fur felt is required to make a good quality dress hat, period. I have a wool British "sports car" style cap that my daughter gave me.
Overall, I have a thousand dollars or more worth of good quality fedoras and other hats, mostly pre-1960, and most of them more than 60 years old, when hats were really made well. One of these days soon I'll thin the herd.
Here's a nice tan 50's Stratoliner. Now that's a real hat!
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@Pilgrim is the resident hat guru of TalkBass.
I've picked up a few tips from you over the years my friend to refine my collection, thank you.
-Mike
I've picked up a few tips from you over the years my friend to refine my collection, thank you.
-Mike
I do not understand the, "You are not on a ranch so do not wear a cowboy hat" thing.
Y'all ain't out in a field catching baseballs and yet that is the most common hat worn.
A hat keeps the sun off your head, out your eyes and if it is a cowboy or other large full brimmed hat keeps that darn sun off your neck.
Much better than the single billed baseball hat.
Ain't be tryin' to be "cool" in the appearance sake, it is keeping the darn sun off us type of cool. Cowboy and similar hats do that best.
Y'all ain't out in a field catching baseballs and yet that is the most common hat worn.
A hat keeps the sun off your head, out your eyes and if it is a cowboy or other large full brimmed hat keeps that darn sun off your neck.
Much better than the single billed baseball hat.
Ain't be tryin' to be "cool" in the appearance sake, it is keeping the darn sun off us type of cool. Cowboy and similar hats do that best.
This is my current for this season.
Not a cowboy but it does blur the lines and is used also where cowboy hats go, as well as daily and formal situations.
Tractor shows, rodeos, western music nights. Worn with regular daily clothes, rhinestone/shiny western, regular western while roping goats, to formal black business suit and with a tuxedo. This hat has done it all.
Have black version but it is rarely used.
I ONLY USE HATS TO KEEP THE SUN OFF ME in the summer season so it has to be large brimmed, or else, I hate hats and never wear one.
Not a cowboy but it does blur the lines and is used also where cowboy hats go, as well as daily and formal situations.
Tractor shows, rodeos, western music nights. Worn with regular daily clothes, rhinestone/shiny western, regular western while roping goats, to formal black business suit and with a tuxedo. This hat has done it all.
Have black version but it is rarely used.
I ONLY USE HATS TO KEEP THE SUN OFF ME in the summer season so it has to be large brimmed, or else, I hate hats and never wear one.
