what's with those big hats?

[Frosty Boolit]

I have noticed that there are a few veteran members on here with pictures of people with gigantic hats. They all had to be at a big hat convention together or something. Either way it cracks me up every time I see one.:lol:

[starmac]

LOL which hats are you talking about??

[btroj]

Big hats?

[Bret4207]

You never saw "The Three Amigos"?!!! That's like not seeing "Red River", "Casablanca", "The Quiet man", "Young Frankenstein" or "The Princess Bride". Simply unAmerican.

"Later I may let you kiss me on the veranda!"

"Oh, the mouth will be just fine..."

[starmac]

Big hats?

Not a hat, that is a sombrero. lol

[fryboy]

ze term "clique" comes to mind lolz except that definition isnt quite right as these tend to be fairly friendly to others :P

[Mal Paso]

It's a visual technique to make their heads look smaller. :lol:

[dbosman]

Are they all Texans?

[ultramag]

It's a visual technique to make their heads look smaller. :lol:

I thought it was to keep the sun off their lube experiments so they wouldn't melt. :lol:

[Love Life]

They provide good shade, a wind break, and keep snow off of you. Purely functional.

[JWFilips]

Yes Those are my favorite "Guys" on this forum They have helped me.... Yes They have helped me! Learn from them...Live long & Prosper! Seriously...though, they are my favorites

[btroj]

Are they all Texans?

Nope. But I play one on TV

[runfiverun]

I played Texan for a while in the 80's.
right before I went to minot north dakota for the winter, back to texas for more training, then left there for guam the following march.
never could tell the temperature/humidity difference between texas and the other two places :lol:

[starmac]

LOL There is a lot of temp and humidity differences in different parts of Texas without even leaving the state.

[Bzcraig]

The hats are no big deal but I'm amazed how much Btroj looks like Chevy Chase and R5R looks like Steve Martin.....simply uncanny!

[Bad Water Bill]

I have noticed that there are a few veteran members on here with pictures of people with gigantic hats. They all had to be at a big hat convention together or something. Either way it cracks me up every time I see one.:lol:

Ignore im boyz

He is a city BOY and hasn't been in the real OUTDOORS yet.

Just hoofin it across the big prairie a time or 2 and doing some HONEST HARD WORK and he would have known.

[montana_charlie]

The hats are no big deal but I'm amazed how much Btroj looks like Chevy Chase and R5R looks like Steve Martin.....simply uncanny!
So ... those are two of the three amigos.
But, who is the third one?

[oldgeezershooter]

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Ere' ya' go mate!

[btroj]

So ... those are two of the three amigos.
But, who is the third one?

We aren't saying. And there is actually more to this than you know..........

[MBTcustom]

The third is never far away.
Wherever there is injustice you will find them. Wherever there is suffering they will be there............

[Mal Paso]

The third is never far away.
Wherever there is injustice you will find them. Wherever there is suffering they will be there............

I don't think they are That Bad.

[Bzcraig]

I heard a rumor that the third amigo was actually an amiga!

[runfiverun]

hey Tim I never noticed but that's a nice Hat !!


there's more than 3, some just have a bigger hat than the others....

[jmort]

Hat are cool and I guess bigger hats are cooler. Lovelife's hat is all class and sophistication. Goodsteel's is real nice. But, I like my hat best.

[Col4570]

They spend all that money on a Sombrero then dance on it ?

[w5pv]

Lots of uses for the big hats,keeps the sun off of your ears & bald head,helps to keep water out of your hearing aids,good for throwing on the other side of a tree to make a squirrel turn to your side. good to rest your gun on when you shoot off a rock,if Smokey gets after you you can throw it down for him to attack and it makes you look more hansom to the ladies.

[fouronesix]

Not forget El Guapo!

[NVScouter]

You must be one of them thar missile prarie dogs....missed that assignment by that much!

Why not Minot......


I played Texan for a while in the 80's.
right before I went to minot north dakota for the winter, back to texas for more training, then left there for guam the following march.
never could tell the temperature/humidity difference between texas and the other two places :lol:

[jmort]

"Is that Wild Bill Hickok?"

Jack Swilling

[MBTcustom]

hey Tim I never noticed but that's a nice Hat !!


there's more than 3, some just have a bigger hat than the others....

There is iron in your words for all to hear.

I am all dressed up in a nice suit in my avatar, but the hat is a Stetson XXXXX. I do where that everywhere I go, and people know me by it.

[Frosty Boolit]

That does it, I'm havin' me one of them big hats!

[btroj]

Oh, the hats are by invitation only.

[runfiverun]

Freezin's the reason.

I started out there then went to a bunch of schools where they tried to drown me, threw me out of perfectly good aircraft, heck they let me down by a rope a time or two which I thought was nice of them, I even got to carry a nifty raft up and down a beach for a while.
they fed us once or twice, and I got to chase a bunch of other fella's all around base every time we had to go somewhere.
wouldn't have been so bad but some jerk with a clip board kept showin up telling us all about how badly we sucked at everything.
later on they gave me a different rifle than the one I had before [looked the same but didn't rattle so much] and I had to shoot it a lot but I didn't have to pay for any of the bullets so it wasn't all that bad.

after all that fun they flew a bunch of us around the world showing us different places like jungles and deserts, but mostly we just run around bases everywhere and looked at maps of stuff.

[Treetop]

I'm not one of castboolits three amigos, but I am a native Texan and my hero is Elmer Keith, so I retain the right to wear my "big hat" as you non Texans call 'em. :D Tt.

[Artful]

Oh, the hats are by invitation only.
So who all did you invite?
http://www.mooncostumes.com/image/15169

[MT Gianni]

The Three Amigos always reminds me of the John Wayne Christmas movie Three Godfathers. Old B&W film that is a hoot.

[btroj]

So who all did you invite?
http://www.mooncostumes.com/image/15169


Waksupi, duh

[Bad Water Bill]

Waksupi only wears a koon skin hat. He DID make it himself.:bigsmyl2:

[waksupi]

Waksupi, duh

How did I get invited to this fashion show?

[Artful]

must be the the coon skin hat!
http://www.shockmansion.com/wp-content/myimages/2011/11/Noahmar2006cooncap003a.jpg

[waksupi]

Here's a picture of me with a fuzzy hat, back about 30 years ago.

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[Artful]

Nice outfit - See I'd call that a big hat - so where was the rendezvous held?

[runfiverun]

rendezvous ??
that was for ric's junior prom...

[waksupi]

I think that was the High Uintas, in Utah.

[btroj]

rendezvous ??
that was for ric's junior prom...

Was his date dressed as a sheep?:lol:

[btroj]

On another note, darn nice getup Ric. That took some time and ability to put together. Very well done.

[geargnasher]

It wasn't our idea, but we thought the "Three Amigos" insults that were being thrown at us by some trollish "haters" a while back were kinda funny so we adopted the avatars.

Gear

[btroj]

It sorta stuck.

Want to know who to thank? Look for a troll.

[Bret4207]

Here's a picture of me with a fuzzy hat, back about 30 years ago.

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Are........are those strings of marshmallows hanging down on your chest there Ric?

BTW- your mullet makes Joe Dirts look like krap. Dang man!


And my wife gets PO'd when I mix plaids and stripes or when I wear black and brown together! Son, that outfit needs a volume control!

[WILCO]

I have noticed that there are a few veteran members on here with pictures of people with gigantic hats.

Just ran out and got mine!

[Artful]

Nice Serape and the hat's nice too

[btroj]

Nah, that isn't a hat, that is a chapeau.

[drinks]

The hats are to keep the sun from bothering the fleas in the serape!
Actually, I wear a 3xxx Stetson or a gortex slouch hat, just did not start doing it soon enough, have to make an annual trip to the dr. to have the pre cancerous lesions frozen.
Caps are not much help, ears and face are still over exposed, a real hat is needed in the more sunny places if you want to stay healthy.
Oh, yes, those Mexican charro sombreros are very hard, heavy and uncomfortable.

[Bad Water Bill]

Well I ain't gunna take mine off fer no yung kid makin noises about it.

[Bret4207]

The hats are to keep the sun from bothering the fleas in the serape!
Actually, I wear a 3xxx Stetson or a gortex slouch hat, just did not start doing it soon enough, have to make an annual trip to the dr. to have the pre cancerous lesions frozen.
Caps are not much help, ears and face are still over exposed, a real hat is needed in the more sunny places if you want to stay healthy.
Oh, yes, those Mexican charro sombreros are very hard, heavy and uncomfortable.

Ah, another member of the "Please freeze half my face off" club. A real joy, ain't it? I wear a cheap goofy looking cowboy hat in the summer that everyone from my kids to the mail man make fun of and an equally cheap and goofy looking fedora in spring and fall. This time of year we only get actual sunlight from about 11:15am- 12:32pm so my risk is drastically reduced.

[waksupi]

Are........are those strings of marshmallows hanging down on your chest there Ric?

BTW- your mullet makes Joe Dirts look like krap. Dang man!


And my wife gets PO'd when I mix plaids and stripes or when I wear black and brown together! Son, that outfit needs a volume control!

It is a bit loud, isn't it? Copied off of old original stuff.

[btroj]

That is what happens when a mirror isn't a big part of the morning routine

[Brad Phillips]

You guys are a riot.:smile:

[nanuk]

I wear a hat of some sort, as I work in an airport tower cab and pilots on final complain about the bright glare.....

[oldgeezershooter]

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Hats? We don' need no stinkin' hats!

[dagger dog]

Those sombreros can be used as fans to cool off after a big meal con chilies !

[Blacksmith]

A real hat has character! A few holes, moth or bullet, some sweat stains, a couple of creases with stories of how they got there, and some mementos tucked in the hat band.

You big hats, do you use stampede strings?

[Frosty Boolit]

I think umbrellas are obsolete now!

[btroj]

The problem is that you guys focus on the hats.

We know that what matters is what lies under the hat.

[300savage]

old cowboy saying "all hat, no horse"

[Garyshome]

I been tryin' to git me one, so's I can join the club!

[bbs70]

Let us not forget the ladies.
They need protection from the elements too.
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[oldgeezershooter]

A real hat has character! A few holes, moth or bullet, some sweat stains, a couple of creases with stories of how they got there, and some mementos tucked in the hat band.

You big hats, do you use stampede strings?
I went with a friend to Sweetwater Texas a few years ago. His uncle passed away and he wanted to get a few things from the old farm, he asked if I wanted any of the old Stetsons in the closet.(There were 5-6 old beat up sweat-stained Stetsons.)I told him no, I wouldn't have any use for them.
Found out later these things can bring big bucks!

[JWFilips]

It's not the hats fellas, it those guys that wear them!

[RayinNH]

Those sombreros can be used as fans to cool off after a big meal con chilies !

Those big hats can be used as wading pools for little kids.

[BNE]

All I know is the guys with big hats have been very helpful. I'll stick with my sraw farmers hat, but I will listen to the "sombreroed" ones advice.

Thanks guys.

[geargnasher]

Don't call him a cowboy, 'till you seen him ride...

Real cowboys around here drive F-350 Diesel duallies and wear ball caps. The smart ones also wear sunscreen. Felt hats are hot, heavy, don't fare well in the dust, and wilt into shapeless when they get wet. If you're familiar with Texas weather you can see what a joke they really are. They're also quite expensive when they blow off and get trampled, but look stupid with stampede strings so they're really only worn for show or dress. Straw hats are ok, keep the sun off, but most end up like a Toby Keith taco roll and have to be tied on.

If you ever see a Stetson around here that looks like George Strait's it's either being worn by him, a Yankee, or someone trying to sell you something.

Gear

[eljefeoz]

All I know is the guys with big hats have been very helpful. I'll stick with my sraw farmers hat, but I will listen to the "sombreroed" ones advice.

Thanks guys.
Agree big time with that one

+1

cheers to the big hatted ones

[waksupi]

I think stampede straps got a bad rap, from B westerns. Everyone had them cinched under the chin. They should be worn around the back of the head. Definitely a plus in windy country.

[WECSOG]

Don't call him a cowboy, 'till you seen him ride...

Real cowboys around here drive F-350 Diesel duallies and wear ball caps. The smart ones also wear sunscreen. Felt hats are hot, heavy, don't fare well in the dust, and wilt into shapeless when they get wet. If you're familiar with Texas weather you can see what a joke they really are. They're also quite expensive when they blow off and get trampled, but look stupid with stampede strings so they're really only worn for show or dress. Straw hats are ok, keep the sun off, but most end up like a Toby Keith taco roll and have to be tied on.

If you ever see a Stetson around here that looks like George Strait's it's either being worn by him, a Yankee, or someone trying to sell you something.

Gear
This is the truth around here!

[MBTcustom]

Don't call him a cowboy, 'till you seen him ride...

Real cowboys around here drive F-350 Diesel duallies and wear ball caps. The smart ones also wear sunscreen. Felt hats are hot, heavy, don't fare well in the dust, and wilt into shapeless when they get wet. If you're familiar with Texas weather you can see what a joke they really are. They're also quite expensive when they blow off and get trampled, but look stupid with stampede strings so they're really only worn for show or dress. Straw hats are ok, keep the sun off, but most end up like a Toby Keith taco roll and have to be tied on.

If you ever see a Stetson around here that looks like George Strait's it's either being worn by him, a Yankee, or someone trying to sell you something.

Gear

That reminds me.
I have this really nice military rifle here with you're name on it! Hardly any rust, only been dropped once, vintage "sporter" and I treated it with my state of the art, trickum slickum greased lightning bolt lube (only $29.99 extra for one week only!)
hurry hurry and don't let this one get away!

[bob208]

worn one way they are a disguise worn the other a souvenir.

[dagger dog]

I think stampede straps got a bad rap, from B westerns. Everyone had them cinched under the chin. They should be worn around the back of the head. Definitely a plus in windy country.

Never heard the stampede strap term ,I always heard them called wind strings.

I have a late '50's GI DI's campaign hat that has the strap that is worn on the back of the head, and I can't imagine how that would hold a hat on your head during the wild horse backing (not bucking) that would take place during a stampede.

The hat would be blown off your head and gone in the first three jumps a cow pony would make when spurred into a breaking run !

[onceabull]

"stampede strings" or not, you can tell the actual cowboys by the fact that they are all wearing Canvas sneakers, !!!!! ( so you can tell them apart from the truckdrivers) !!!!!! Onceabull

[bob208]

I was told the way to tell a truck driver from a cowboy. was to see what side the b.s. was on. cowboys it is on the out side.

[waksupi]

Never heard the stampede strap term ,I always heard them called wind strings.

I have a late '50's GI DI's campaign hat that has the strap that is worn on the back of the head, and I can't imagine how that would hold a hat on your head during the wild horse backing (not bucking) that would take place during a stampede.

The hat would be blown off your head and gone in the first three jumps a cow pony would make when spurred into a breaking run !

Try it out. They need a good keeper on them, to keep them tight. Much more comfortable than under the chin, and it will keep a hat on your head on the east side of Montana antelope hunting. It gets a bit breezy over there.

[RayinNH]

That reminds me.
I have this really nice military rifle here with you're name on it! Hardly any rust, only been dropped once, vintage "sporter" and I treated it with my state of the art, trickum slickum greased lightning bolt lube (only $29.99 extra for one week only!)
hurry hurry and don't let this one get away!

Tim, French rifle?

[popper]

Guess I'll join the crowd.

[Artful]

Guess I'll join the crowd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZBzvTDhGU

[kens]

Why do Texans wear their big hats with the edges rolled up?

[Bad Water Bill]

To make sure the rain water runs off the front end and not down your back.

That is if it ever does rain in Texas.:bigsmyl2:

[geargnasher]

To make sure the rain water runs off the front end and not down your back.

That is if it ever does rain in Texas.:bigsmyl2:

Oh, it does, about 24-28" per year. And you should be here the day we get it!

Gear

[kens]

Why do Texans wear their big hats with the edges rolled up?

Yeah, and so that 3 of them can get into a pickup truck ! ! ![smilie=l:

[fatelk]

Threads like this are one of the reasons I like this site so much. You all are hilarious! I saw that when you "Three Amigos" first did it, thought it was pretty clever.

The only hat I wear is a hard hat. I've seen some advertised that look like cowboy hats, but they're a little too ostentatious for me. One of my coworkers has one painted to look like a WWII helmet, complete with cards, letters, and M1 clip in the band. That would be a little more my style. I guess I wouldn't have to worry about visitors or contractors borrowing my hat if I had one a little different, though.

[longhorn]

Lotsa big hats still in evidence around here-probably see a dozen men in cowboy hats in the store on an average day. I'm "all hat, no cattle" myself; today it's a smoke gray Milano with turquoise and sterling concho band-my grandmother always wanted us to dress nicely for holidays, and we've made it a tradition. Happy Thanksgiving!