Straw hats

[Bpracing1127]

It’s time for some new ones. Where is the go to place to pick some that will last a couple of seasons?

 

[Boatymcboatface]

I use these but have also had good luck with the cheap ones at most gas stations just slap whatever sticker/patch you want on them.

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Currently running the maverick

 

[Slick]

If your in Havasu, Best Moto (next to the swap meet) have Shreddy hats with the material under the brim.

 

[timstoy]

O Neil hats have held up good for me.

 

[Bpracing1127]

The hemlock and SA ones seem to be a small brim compared to others right?

 

[Riverryder]

the hats are all the same? the hemlock ones are cheap! and cost alot of money. id do what @Boatymcboatface said get a cheap one a throw a sticker on it.

just as the landscapers where they get the ones they wear if you want one that last.
i just get the cloth fisherman hat with neck flap. dip it in the water throw it on your head to stay cool.

 

[Ziggy]

How 'bout rdp store...I got one there. Not a cheapy.

 

[Desert Whaler]

Aftco (American Fishing Tackle) sells a few . . . being a fishing company that's probably a no-go for most here.
But they have one that has a pretty cool US Flag on the front that's been tweaked a little.
It's $35 . . . not sure how that compares price wise with other brands.
I'm a booney/bucket hat dork . . . so I'm not schooled on the straw hats.

 

[RiverDave]

actually Ian the straw hats I make are pretty damn nice.. we sell a ton of them and get a lot of positive feedback from the people that buy them.

 

[Flatsix66]

Ace Hardware next to Food City always has a good supply.

 

[humvkev]

Aftco (American Fishing Tackle) sells a few . . . being a fishing company that's probably a no-go for most here.
But they have one that has a pretty cool US Flag on the front that's been tweaked a little.
It's $35 . . . not sure how that compares price wise with other brands.
I'm a booney/bucket hat dork . . . so I'm not schooled on the straw hats.

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I have actually found the boney/bucket hats to work well and they last a long time. The one I have is a Dakine and it floats and holds it shape rather well with wind. Always jump in the water with it one to cool off.

https://www.amazon.com/Dakine-Zone-...64018&sprefix=dakine+bucket+ha,aps,149&sr=8-1

 

[RitcheyRch]

I've heard good reviews on the ones in the RDR Store. Actually thinking about getting one for myself.

 

[Marios Metalworks]

actually Ian the straw hats I make are pretty damn nice.. we sell a ton of them and get a lot of positive feedback from the people that buy them.

I remember you saying this last year and have a Siri reminder to get one when I drive into Havasu

I’ve been rocking a Hemlock Sonora Edition that a client gave me. Has the flexible smaller diameter material weaved in along with cloth along the brim. Three trips out so far and it’s been great

 

[Nanu/Nanu]

@Bpracing1127... @RiverDave has the most comfortable and durable straw hat I have found to date. after a year of use and abuse it's still provides shade and fits comfortably. Mine has some kinks and cracks but has no blow outs yet. Best return on investment I've had with one from any where else has been 6 months.

 

[boatdoc55]

A good portion of the pool guys wear them and they get them from the big pool supply house, SCP, in Havasu.

 

[Riverryder]

@humvkev idk if mine float ill have to see this weekend if not ill order one that floats.

 

[Fastdadtsmith]

actually Ian the straw hats I make are pretty damn nice.. we sell a ton of them and get a lot of positive feedback from the people that buy them.

I got one from Dave on Saturday, Very nice hat. Well worth the fair price.

 

[Nanu/Nanu]

Do any of you straw hat guys know if there's an oil to put on a straw hat to keep the straw soft or moist. I feel like thats the pit fall of a straw hat. Once the straw dries it's game over.

 

[Yldboyz]

My wife's retired chief father bought our kids these a few years ago, they love them.

 

[petie6464]

I swear if someone asked where to buy an 11/13 left handed 9 point socket, someone on here would know where to get one!

 

[RiverDave]

I swear if someone asked where to buy an 11/13 left handed 9 point socket, someone on here would know where to get one!

Strange that you ask.. lol. I have one!

 

[Go-Fly]

My dad told me once, to never hire a man that owns a straw hat and rolls his own cigarettes. Half the time he's chasing his hat and the other half of his time he's rolling smokes.

 

[BUDMAN]

I picked up a quicksilver one. Seems well made.

 

[dspracing]

Happy with my hemlock but you really can’t beat the ones at a good construction supply store. Dudes sweat in them 8+ hrs a day without issues. It’s like buying a Carhartt in Havasu. You may wear it once but you know damn well you could also work an oil rig in Alberta for 6 months too.

 

[RiverDave]

My dad told me once, to never hire a man that owns a straw hat and rolls his own cigarettes. Half the time he's chasing his hat and the other half of his time he's rolling smokes.

Wise man.. but now they got them chin straps. . But still rolling your own smokes went out with vinyl roofs on cars.

 

[Go-Fly]

Wise man.. but now they got them chin straps. . But still rolling your own smokes went out with vinyl roofs on cars.

Rolling you own is making a come back in Oregon. Some call them blunts but, the rest use real tobacco. Today's cigarettes are 90% regen from tobacco products and added chemicals.

 

[Justsomeguy]

My rdp hat has held up well. I will definitely be getting another.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

Aftco (American Fishing Tackle) sells a few . . . being a fishing company that's probably a no-go for most here.
But they have one that has a pretty cool US Flag on the front that's been tweaked a little.
It's $35 . . . not sure how that compares price wise with other brands.
I'm a booney/bucket hat dork . . . so I'm not schooled on the straw hats.

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Aftco is a great company. My parents are best friends with the owners, good people.

 

[Desert Whaler]

Aftco is a great company. My parents are best friends with the owners, good people.

Agreed . . . they donate 10% of their annual profits to fisheries management & conservation.

 

[H20 Toie]

My RDP hat has held up great,

 

[HNL2LHC]

Seasons……I am happy when they lest two days on the lake. LOL

 

[Vib]

I opened this thread thinking it was gping to be about Bernard Baruch and the economy or stock market.

Still too much of a finance guy I guess lol

On another note, with working in the sun all day at the rv park, now I want an RDP straw hat

 

[AZLineman]

SA hats seem to come apart easily has been my experience. I stick to my old cowboy hat. Lol

 

[Nanu/Nanu]

Alright time to give this thread some substance.

Here it is after one solid year of boat rides and landscaping my backyard.

 

[Badchoices03]

Its funny, I wore my straw hat (Volcom) to a Laughlin trip a few years ago, and I fit right in with everyone else there...I wore to Havasu that same year and I was like the only person wearing one and everyone looked at me like I should be mowing the grass and not pissing in the channel...LOL

 

[Kenboat]

I have a big brim straw hat for boating and farm work. In NE Ohio I look like a Amish guy less the beard!
Ball caps just dont work for me.

 

[Desert Whaler]

I always thought these were bitchin.
Hand made hawaiin palm frond hat.

 

[Todd Mohr]

I just got a straw cowboy hat at Walgreens last time out, it's already been in the water. $19.95, I'm too hard om them, last 2 nice ones I got didn't make it through summer.