To add to my original reply, I've also just pulled the trigger on a Stratoliner. I really got into Stranger Things over Christmas break and decided I needed a Jim Hopper hat. I'm thinking a summer hat or, simply, just because.

I'm also a professor, I teach folklore and comparative lit. I was also influenced by Raiders at an early age...I was 11 when it came out. I've been wearing fedoras since 6th grade. About ten years ago, I started spending time in the Four Corners area doing research in Navajo Land. The first two year...

To the dying issue, I have a Dune in brown (or whatever they call it) that I bought about 3 years ago. In the Fall, I got caught in a terrible down pour in Berea, Kentucky. The color didn't run or fade. I was soaked, too. I also got rained on over the weekend and no problems. That being said, I had ...

s7eng, It is the Pumpkin SHOW, not Festival . That mistake will get you labeled an "outlander" and not in the romantic, tv show way.

These are all good points. To start, I like the looks of a hat. But there is the practical aspect of warmth and keeping you dry. Or, the big one, for those of us with fair skin, it's sun protection for crying out loud. Why slather yourself with chemicals when you can pop on a lid? This is a true sto...

One last thing about Portsmouth, my step-grandpa worked at Goodyear Atomic Plant in the early 80s. Wow. All these years on this board and you are one of my people. ;) Ridgerunner58, it is interesting that the age is dropping. Not that it matters to us here, but maybe hats are making a come back. You...

No way! I was born in Ross County (Chillicothe). When my Dad sold the farm and took a factory job in Circleville, we moved up Rt. 23 like so many others. Anyway, I digress. I'm not sure why I quit wearing my hats. When I received my Ph.d, my Mom and Dad gave me a Stetson Temple as a graduation prese...

Sure. It was the Circleville Pumpkin Show. I actually feel a let down when it is over.

Hi all. It's been a while since I posted but I had an IJ fedora moment over the weekend. I'm from a small town in southern Ohio and every fall we have a harvest festival. It's like Christmas and all of us who left come back. Anyway, my wife and I were walking around and this kid, probably 15 or 16, ...

As a university Professor, I can tell you that the pay is not that great. :x That being said, you can make some nice change on the lecture circuit. I know a guy with a few books who gets $3000-5000 per lecture. Most of us, however, make about $200-500. Like was mentioned before, Indy clearly supplem...

Are you sure? It is awful chunky for a Browning HP. It looked to me like the WWII issue .45. You can't mistake the girth.

. . . and Mac draws a bead on Indy with a .45 in the throne room scene.

Thanks for the reply. I have the rugged soled ones--the number escapes me. I don't doubt for a minute that they are tough. I guess what I am more concerned with is comfort. When I was an undergrad, I wore Doc Martins on a field trip to the Superstition Mountains. By the end of the day my feet were i...

I need help from fellow Alden owners. In a few weeks, I will be going to Navajo country to do some research. I will be doing a great deal of walking in the back country. When I first found out about this opportunity, I bought a pair of rugged Indy boots to replace the hiking boots that bit it in Chi...

I have a Michaelson Borsalino and it is a great hat! But, it depends on what you want it for. It is a great dress hat but I have been told it does not weather well in beyond "normal" conditions. I have worn mine from the Jeep to my building in the rain and snow and it has been fine and sti...

I ordered my nephew a kids sized dorfman from Miller Hats. I don't know if they still have them though.

You know, everybody has their own opinion about PB. When I started haunting this site in 2000, it was all about the PB. I have had two--one was too small and one I still have and plan to get re-done at some point. Two weeks ago, I ordered a soft felt TOD/YIJC hybrid. When I get it, I'll let you know...