Stetson

[John Galt]

@Oaktavia I have and wear most of the Stetson Royal Deluxe Open Roads and in warmer weather their hemp Open Roads.

[Oaktavia]

Thanks for sharing, gents!

I didnt like the flimsy and shiny string thing that came with my hat. So I made a band using 14oz indigo/indigo selvedge.

[jordanscollected]

@Oaktavia hell yes Stevie!!! I love the flat brim hat and selvedge nod.

[Oaktavia]

@jordanscollected heck yeah! When I first came up with the selvedge idea, I thought it might be too on the nose. But once I got it on there, it looked great. I wonder if I'll get any evo on that little strip of denim...

[matt_rost]

@Oaktavia
Very remarkable customization. Now, re-edge the edge of the hat brim in white or red/white cotton material.

[Oaktavia]

@John-Galt the more I look at Stetsons, the more I love the Open Road model. I’m thinking the 6x in grey or maybe a brown…

[John Galt]

@Oaktavia the Open Road works for me - it’s not too western and a classic. The 6X should be more weather resistant than the Royal Deluxe that I wear. I wear the grey the most of all the color variations I have - it blends well with most blues & blacks.

[j6550]

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[Oaktavia]

@John-Galt what about the royal deluxe do you like?

[GoodtimeJohnny]

@Oaktavia Open Road is the shit! I wear a vented 10x straw in the summer and have 2 old 6X silver bellys I love, like John said best of both worlds not too western and classic!

[John Galt]

@Oaktavia the Royal Deluxe has more give whereas the 6X is more firm and rigid on your head. There are some other slight material differences also. The more give of the royal fits my head profile better than the 6X. However, I’m considering getting one 6X for those wet weather days since they hold up in inclement weather better than the royal.

[Oaktavia]

@GoodtimeJohnny heck yeah dude! That's awesome to hear you dig 'em!

@John-Galt ah, okay that is what I thought you were going to say. So I may just start with a Royal Deluxe if it has more give. The Hardrock hat I just bought was pretty rigid and is just now starting to conform to my head shape. I have a long oval shape, hoping the Open Road is OK for that.

[John Galt]

@Oaktavia fyi that our head profiles are somewhat similar - your’s may be taller - and I find it looks good with the aerodynamic head profile.

[goosehd]

@Oaktavia you may want to look at Resistol hats as they are designed more to your described head shape.

You may not know, but Stetson are designed for round oval head shapes, and Resistol are designed for long oval.

[Oaktavia]

@goosehd yes, I have recently learned this, thanks for the reminder.