That looks good to me, too...but then, I got a cowboy hat soaked today and reshaped the brim for the nth time. Hats are a work in progress for me-always redoing, fiddling and what not until I redo it all again. A good fur felt hat can always come back from a shaping error.

yeah-they had XLs and mediums (and other sizes)...no larges.

I almost posted that I tired to order a large before Christmas and trading emails after learning they sold out of large-I think WPG sold around 200 shirts! Now I'm patiently waiting for the email announcing the new shirts are in.

The goat will wear better than lamb or cowhide...goats are tough!

Does US wings have a imported goat jacket?

PB just got a nod in the current Texas Monthly magazine-not for an Indy; just a regular ol' cowboy hat. BUT, they were one of three manufacturers mentioned including my dream hatter (Spradley from Alpine).

Huh...thats what the hatter does every time he reshapes/reblocks my hat. I figured it was part of the process. I'll ask him about it today.

That counter clockwise thing was from me-I figured he was going to reblock so I suggested he rub the felt counterclockwise to go in the direction of the felt.

Christy's felt felt or straw? If you really want to reblock a fur felt hat, spray it with a mist of distilled water until the felt is moist, but not soaked then put the hat on the shaper and have at it-work the felt by rubbing it in a counterclockwise direction. Then let it dry on the shaper. good l...

For what its worth-I got a US Wings goatskin for my birthday/Christmas. The goatskin is very soft but durable (I coach lacrosse in Texas and have worn the jacket on several ball hunts into the cedar and mesquite-there are no poke holes from branches). I wear a 43 suit and I'm 6 foot 198 lbs. I recei...

Geno-I must have missed it...where are you located? that can help identify a hatter near you.

I can't help, but, I like the comment about how the smell goes away when the jacket breaks in. My US Wings goatskin smelled so strongly I could taste the leather when I wore it...after I washed it in the washer! I was VERY happy when the smell died down a little. Maybe you can try a leather cleaner?...

Saw your work over on Fedora Lounge-still like it. I'm not sure why everyone dislikes the modern Stetson fedoras. A little work and they get some character...Dougc

Hey! I thought I was special when I opened the box and saw Sarge bio, ballad and free hat.

Not sure where to put this-I was looking for a rucksack and came across this pack. Nice vintage look-not SA. Wish I could find it without the screen printing.

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The more you look, the more you learn...side by side pictures of the gun belt for the gear page link-is one picture reversed or did Indy always reattach the holster to the gun belt? The belt end is on the right in the first picture and on the left in the second.

I think I just answered my own question--I posted my 10th post again and the bazaar showed up again. Back to original post and sorry for going off topic...

I like it-it looks pretty close to the Stetson Weekender I converted to an Indy-style hat. The ribbon could be a little bigger, maybe. The real question is, do you like it?

I've got a question that is off topic, and, I sorry...but, where is the bazaar? It was there before the reboot and now I can't find it. Do I have to have more posts to see it?

Not quite S. TX, but, yeah, I wish it would get colder here too.

Yeah, not a science...more of an art! I went with a US WIngs XL goatskin knowing that I would want to wear a heavy sweater under the jacket when it gets cold. Before I washed it, the jacket seemed VERY big--especially the upper sleeves. But, after washing it in the washing machine and drying it in t...

Okay--I wear a 43 suit. US Wings jackets come in L or XL. I weight 200 lbs. and I'm 6 foot but will likely drop 10 to 15 lbs in the next couple weeks. So, shoud I go L or XL? Or should I send USWings a note and ask what they suggest? Not trying to hijack the thread--it was a great question...and I a...

If you like the height of the crown on that hat, you could try tightening up the pinch and going a bit lower with it--that may make the hat look awesome!

I just got a pair of Heritage Redwings (not the Indy lookalike) and I am VERY impressed--I've only had their cowboy boots in the past and those last FOREVER!!! They are more of a marching boots and the salesman told me they would be really hard to break in; I wear Florsheim gunboats when I wear a su...

I'm just down 35 from y'all in San Antonio and plan on coming by.

Fellas--great review and pictures of PB hats! I've been looking at their website for about a year now and think I'll buy from them instead of getting a Akubra Fed IV--mostly because I'm a Texan!

New member--first post...How awesome that I have the same size head as HF! A 58 dead on.