Hats and Beanies
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@riffblaster:
this has served me well for years. those buzz rickson watch caps are great too.
as a HUGE filson fan i have been rocking the mackinaw cap for years as well… cant get enough of it.. other than that i always get the USN wool watch cap from my local army surplus store..is about 10 bucks and its warm.
that being said i sort of have my eye on a BR watch cap as well they are super nice and seem really warm.. i just like my watch cap to be little shorter when i roll it up..
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can't beat some some good scottish cashmere
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i bought one of their watch caps last week and i like it so far. also, a normal USN watch cap from a surplus store is always a good investment. warm as hell and under $10.
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Beware their (TAD that is) Aussie merino wool. I asked them and it's from sheep that have mulesing done to them. I'm no expert, or a bleeding heart liberal, but you're better off with New Zealand merino in general, much less chance of animal cruelty.
I dunno…I looked up flystrike as well...I'd rather have the procedure done to me, no matter how inhumane, than have blowflies eating my anus...
I'm not defending TAD or Aussie wool, just a thought...
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Beware their (TAD that is) Aussie merino wool. I asked them and it's from sheep that have mulesing done to them. I'm no expert, or a bleeding heart liberal, but you're better off with New Zealand merino in general, much less chance of animal cruelty.
I dunno…I looked up flystrike as well...I'd rather have the procedure done to me, no matter how inhumane, than have blowflies eating my anus...
I'm not defending TAD or Aussie wool, just a thought...
Yep, I think it's one of those issues where human's will debate back and forth, but it basically sucks to be the sheep either way. TAD were pretty cool about it though, when I asked, and said they'd look into it.
Check out Icebreaker from New Zealand, their stuff looks cool.
Michael
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Thats a good look for you man, something I may look into myself.
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Natehate…that first hat is awesome. Its exactly what I'm looking for, what do you think of hanna hats and what color is that ?
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hanna hats
its a super nice hat. the materials super nice
i find they run a tad larger then other brands
im a large in hanna and a xl in most other brands
there is a guy that sells them on ebay for a lot cheaper then they sell them on there web site
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hanna-Hats-Hand-Crafted-Irish-Donegal-Tweed-Cap-Hat-made-Ireland-/160852556784?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D1310254566144850681%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26
40 usd
and he let me exchange my hat when the xl was way to big for me
www.hannahats.com
45 euro
Vintage Cap 77B2
color is plain weave 412g brown
the only thing i dont like about my hanna is there is a piece of plastic in the top piece of the brim and its rather hard to shape. i took a heat gun to it and it lasted a while but i think i need to do it again
i think shandon makes the nicest hats from what ive owed theyre just a pain in the arse
4 times ive tried to order from them, 4 failures. mostly they dont communicate much at all
http://www.hatsfromireland.com/
might give them one more try haha
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Cordova Caps do a range of flat caps in various fabrics. They don't have a website, but there are details in a thread at the Fedora Lounge.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?65053-Cordova-Handmade-Caps-Johnny-J-s-work
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