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This hat has me in turmoil, I love it, got custom measured for it but the price tag has me hung up! I could put a new 1-6 VX-6 on my 458 Lott. But damn I like it!
Rands Custom Hatters, Billings, MT
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dont hesitate,buy it.you only live once.i just paid 1000.00 for a pair of Courtney crocodile safari boots.i wanted them so i got them.is the cost going to break me,no.will the money go for something better,no.come on,there's always wall-mart to hire on as a greeter,ask charlie.
 
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Beautiful assortment of hat's Adam. Did the hat bring any luck with the fish ?

Thanks, I'm not sure it's gotten me any more fish, but it has saved me from hooking myself in the ear due to a bad cast more than once. If that's luck, I'll take it!

I don't know Bullthrower338, that does look like a pretty good one. Not that I'm an enabler or anything.
 
dont hesitate,buy it.you only live once.i just paid 1000.00 for a pair of Courtney crocodile safari boots.i wanted them so i got them.is the cost going to break me,no.will the money go for something better,no.come on,there's always wall-mart to hire on as a greeter,ask charlie.
Edward,
You are right, gonna order it. I really want a pair of those crocs myself. Love my courtneys and those croc belly skins would make some fine go to meeting shoes!
Cheers,
Cody
 
Edward,
You are right, gonna order it. I really want a pair of those crocs myself. Love my courtneys and those croc belly skins would make some fine go to meeting shoes!
Cheers,
Cody
cody,my wife and i started with the courtney in 2002 and love them.in 2014 i got a pair of elephant hide,thats something you will not find here.jim at african sporting creations sells them,some times for 100.00 off.good luck with the hat,youll love it.
 
This hat has me in turmoil, I love it, got custom measured for it but the price tag has me hung up! I could put a new 1-6 VX-6 on my 458 Lott. But damn I like it!
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Hat looks pretty darn sharp! Tough call...
 
Namibia gets toasty, my head would be a sweating like mad with anything heavy like felt. Linen Driving caps have kept my bald head from frying.
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I'm not a real dedicated hat-man, generally they are just something that I slap on my head as I'm leaving the house. I generally have one or two that are my regulars until they get too grimy, then I replace them.

BUT....I have been wearing the same hat for rifle hunting now since around 2002 or 2003. Here in Saskatchewan it is the law that during rifle seasons our hats must be blaze orange, yellow or red. In 2002 my non-hunting brother was working in a tire shop and they got in a case of promotional hats with an order of tires that happened to be red. He gave me one because he thought I could use it when hunting. Now this was one ugly hat, but since he was doing something nice, I wore it that season. And the next, and the next. Pretty soon I started to get a little superstitious about not wearing it, as I managed to take some pretty nice animals while wearing it. It has been crushed flat in the back seat of my truck and stuffed in bags countless times. It's dirty. My girlfriend hates it even existing in the house. But I won't let her wash it or throw it out.

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I had been hunting with the hat for 4 years already in this pic from 2006, but it's the earliest digital photo I could find of it. Still looks pretty good though.

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October 2014. Showing it's age.

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Last season. Both hat and hunter have seen better days! But I can't wait to get it out and get some successful hunt pics with it for 2016!
 
Here is a funny picture of my hat. Every time I left it on a table to sit down for dinner, someone would pick it up and placed it somewhere else. :sneaky:

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This hat has me in turmoil, I love it, got custom measured for it but the price tag has me hung up! I could put a new 1-6 VX-6 on my 458 Lott. But damn I like it!
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I'd say get it. A quality felt hat can last almost as long as that scope will. Beaver or rabbit felt is extremely durable. Getting them wet is no problem and if they get sat on or crushed a little water and or steam and a little had shaping puts them right back
 
dont hesitate,buy it.you only live once.i just paid 1000.00 for a pair of Courtney crocodile safari boots.i wanted them so i got them.is the cost going to break me,no.will the money go for something better,no.come on,there's always wall-mart to hire on as a greeter,ask charlie.

Yes the Walmart greeting job morphed into stocking the shelves from 11-7. Edward was getting all the hours greeting so I had to do something. Anyway the extra job pays for the nice stuff! Like new hats!
 
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My favorite three hats at the moment. Note the pins on the middle hat! They are hard to find so if anyone knows a place to order various African animals let me know!
 
what hat are you wearing at wal-mart?
 

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