In search of an American Hat

[pj67coll]

Ok. So sort of along the lines of the issue of trying to find an American manufactured power tool. I live in Phoenix and have no hair (on my head that is ) so... I have a couple of hats that I have on pretty much all the time that I'm outdoors this time of the year. I have decided to find an American manufactured sun hat. I just checked the local Walgreens which have a bunch of pretty decent ones of exaclty the design I like. All made in China. I'm going to look at more specialty stores and see if I can achieve success. I'll update as my quest continues.

- Peter.

[SwampYankee]

Stetson.

[The Clk Man]

Originally Posted by SwampYankee

Stetson.

Hey Swapthing, I can't take care of our new Blivet business by myself. just let me say that production of the raw material is head of schedule, I need more 5lb. bags.

[G-Benz]

Originally Posted by SwampYankee

Stetson.

X3

I watched an episode of "How Things are Made" which featured Stetson's manufacturing process. Took nearly three days to produce a hat!!! And much of it is human labor!!! It was noted in the program that the manufacturing technique remained literally unchanged since the 1890's!!!

[LUVMBDiesels]

Only made in the USA hat I have found is my Stetson that I got in Fort Worth last year. Best hat I have ever owned especially once it was custom fitted and bent by the old man in the store...

Even DHS has this problem. I have a couple Dept of Homeland Security hats with theseal on them that were made in China. Even my NRA hit with a big 'Merican flag on it was made in CHINA!

I have a Panama Jack Boonie hat also made somewhere else. I think it actually came from Vietnam, where they KNOW Boonie hats

[123c]

Kavu? I think they are still made in Seattle...

[link]

Sun Precautions. Excellent products. They were made in the USA up to at least a couple of years ago when i bought a few.

[mattmacklind]

Originally Posted by SwampYankee

Stetson.

Thats what I was going to say. Try Cabelas or a similar outfitter and get a proper mans hat, not a ball hat! I bought one for my dad last year for x- mas. One day later that summer, he picked me up in the airport. I saw the hat before I recognized him and thought, damn thats a nice hat.

I feel like I'm still too young to pull one off, but maybe not.

[Frank X. Morris]

Howdy Peter,
Just got my Filson catalog. They have a Summer Packer Hat. Made in the USA. $47.50. www.filson.com

[Kuan]

Man I just checked and Tilley hats are no longer made in USA. Friend of mine used to run a hat stall at the local farmer's market but he no longer does it. Why? One guess.

The only hat I know of that's still made in the USA is the Stormy Kromer hat. But that's a winter hat.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by Kuan

Man I just checked and Tilley hats are no longer made in USA.

Were they ever (most Tilley models) made in the USA? I was under the impression that they were Canadian from the start.

According to their web site, their hats are made in Canada, with the exception of three styles that are made in the USA.

T3 for me.

[panZZer]

Any hat made between Hudson bay and Tiera del Fuego, you got what you asked for.

[Kuan]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

Were they ever (most Tilley models) made in the USA? I was under the impression that they were Canadian from the start.

According to their web site, their hats are made in Canada, with the exception of three styles that are made in the USA.

T3 for me.

Dang I thought they were all made in the USA. Guess we're so far up North here we're culturally more Canadian than anything. Maybe that's why I thought they were made in the US.

[tankdriver]

try hatsinthebelfry.com

[compress ignite]

'couldn't find anything unique @ "Bats in the Helfry"

Did find the below on the web though...Style AND Function!
(you'll never lose the Bottle opener Ever again!)