• If you are having problems logging in please use the Contact Us in the lower right hand corner of the forum page for assistance.

Hats

  • Thread starter Thread starter Anonymous
  • Start date Start date
A

Anonymous

Guest
The YOO HOO BUCKAROO thread got me to thinking about the differences around the country in cowboy gear and lingo...The old cowboys used to say you could pick out the Texans just by what they wore and what they rode on their horse...

Its just like chinks- I understand they have been around the southwest for some time--but I never saw any until 20 years ago or so...All the old cowboys up here wore chaps-- either batwing or shotguns...

Same with hats...Seldom if ever saw a flat crown-- most were 6" crowns with some type of pinch (the Gus , Hoss, and Conagher types and the "Montana pinch" were popular)... In all the old pictures of my Dad and from what I remember when he was younger- he always wore a "Montana peak" (much like the peaked crown of the cavalry hats of the early 1900's) in his hat... 4 or 5 inch rolled brim with a 6 inch crown that made his 6'6" frame look like a giant to us kids :shock: As he got older he switched to a 3 inch rolled brim and a 4 inch crown (I think Stetson called it the rancher or something like that)...But they all had to be Stetsons....

Heres a sight with some neat pictures of old hats.....Especially the Wyoming earflaps at the bottom of the page...

http://www.curtrich.com/hats2.html
 
I've got an old Stetson that has been sat on, drove over, used to whack cows in the arse, you name it. For all that it's in pretty good shape and is never worn until the winter time here anyway.


BUT...no matter....each and every time I've worn it to the feed store or to town and someone sees it....I'm always offered money for it!! OR...they want to know where I bought it because it looks so ' original'


Well it is original....an original hand-me-down as I have NO idea how old it is or where it came from!!
 
This would be the hat for todays Texan
IMG_0777.jpg

good luck
 
Nice looking hat there Haymaker-- the oldtimers never wore a straw....Dad used to wear one when he was haying--didn't like them for riding cause they blew off too easy....I don't think Grandpa ever owned one...
 
Yup, differnce in locale I guess,around here quite a few wear straws year round,I just never could find one that fit like felt.................good luck
 
Soapweed said:
You are a handsome cowboy, Hay Maker, with that good looking straw hat and the white shirt. So, did your Friday night live up to the high expectations? :???: :wink: :-)
Click to expand...

Yes,Friday nites are always special around here,especially when you caint get to town because the creeks are up.
The girls were very happy to see ole Hay Maker,had a good steak,few shots of good whiskey,danced with the ladies a bit and then got interested in a poker game.
Was good to get to town,only had one Lady get a little bit frisky,you know how women can get sometimes :D ...............good luck
 
HAY MAKER said:
Soapweed said:
You are a handsome cowboy, Hay Maker, with that good looking straw hat and the white shirt. So, did your Friday night live up to the high expectations? :???: :wink: :-)
Click to expand...

Yes,Friday nites are always special around here,especially when you caint get to town because the creeks are up.
The girls were very happy to see ole Hay Maker,had a good steak,few shots of good whiskey,danced with the ladies a bit and then got interested in a poker game.
Was good to get to town,only had one Lady get a little bit frisky,you know how women can get sometimes :D ...............good luck
Click to expand...

Glad you enjoyed your night out. Just because there is a little snow on the rooftop doesn't mean there is no fire in the fireplace. :wink: :-)
 
Soapweed said:
HAY MAKER said:
Soapweed said:
You are a handsome cowboy, Hay Maker, with that good looking straw hat and the white shirt. So, did your Friday night live up to the high expectations? :???: :wink: :-)
Click to expand...

Yes,Friday nites are always special around here,especially when you caint get to town because the creeks are up.
The girls were very happy to see ole Hay Maker,had a good steak,few shots of good whiskey,danced with the ladies a bit and then got interested in a poker game.
Was good to get to town,only had one Lady get a little bit frisky,you know how women can get sometimes :D ...............good luck
Click to expand...

Glad you enjoyed your night out. Just because there is a little snow on the rooftop doesn't mean there is no fire in the fireplace. :wink: :-)
Click to expand...

Yup,very true.......even an ole red neck like me needs a little companionship every now and then,get cabin fever down here bout every two or three weeks,always nice to get to town and catch up on the local gossip and talk to a pretty girl :wink:
good luck
 
Faster horses said:
Who took that snappy shapshot of you Haymaker?
Click to expand...

A very nice canadian lady,that reads these boards occasionally and warned me .........if I did not slow down on the elmo/canadian hussie stories,they would be forced to retaliate.............not a good thing. :D
good luck.
 
CoalieandDick1.jpg

I too like a silverbelly...This is "old comfortable"-- that the kids say is only held together by sweat and grease- and that Grandma threatens to throw away :shock: ...It was a 5 inch crown and 4 inch brim at one time- and had a Quarter Horse pinch :wink: :lol:

MarrynSam004.jpg


This is my current dress hat--made by Mackey hatters in Sheridan Wyo- and has a 4 inch brim and 6 inch crown-with horsehair hatband- called the Conagher by them...
 
Great hats you Texans and OT! Quite a handsome bunch you are.
since you-all are posting your fancy hats...here's my 4 1/2 X 6 1/2



IMG_0221.jpg
[/img] :wink: :wink:
 

Latest posts

Back
Top