Cowboy Shopping Haul! (NEW COWBOY HAT SHAPING)

[@Fed-Dog]

I prefer a straw hat for summer because in the hot climes they're better vented. Also, I'm glad you're supporting American boot makers, it hurts my heart when I see western boots made in China.

[@jerryfischer3988]

Sane here!!

[@TexasRanger-lf6jc]

I'm not a big fan of straw hats but I understand the boots made in China.

[@ozziev3966]

Huge fan of straw hats i dont know whats the big deal with people not wanting to wear them as if theyre inferior ppl give tem these nasty looks even my friends that dress western look at me weird for preferring the straw hats i dont get it they keep saying theyre for workers only as if a cowboy wasnt a worker

[@ericbuck7045]

Learning 46 years about hats straw may till September or felt year around!

[@mikecory179]

Agreed 100% facts

[@iduswelton9567]

My last western style hat i bought way back in 1975 - it was a 3x Felt size 7 1/8 with a 5" brim and 6.5" crown flat top - it was jet black with a Sliver band - it was made by American Hat Co. in Huston Tex. - i wore that hat till 2004 - i gave that hat to a 20 year old young man because he loved it and id moved on to baseball caps - he still wears it daily - in 2004 just before i gave that hat away i had it appraised in case i needed to insure it - its appraised replacement value was $750 - in 1975 i paid $68 for that hat lol

[@maryfrederickson2526]

Could you please tell me where you had it appraised?

[@tylerdouglas8899]

That’s an insane price increase and that’s also cool that you passed down the hat i would love to have a passed down hat from the 70s

[@j_4150-]

Nice you got a Resistol. Those are good hats. Their factory is south of me in Garland, Texas. I wear an American both in summer and winter. I used to have a Resistol straw but i beat it up working on the ranch after about a year. Upgraded to an American 5050 a few months ago. About 200 bucks more than my Resistol in terms of price but it keep my head a lot cooler while i'm working because of the ventilated crown. Its a must in Texas though. The heat gets unbearable sometimes. I even got ventilated Ariat's. Working in triple digit weather sucks when your sweating like crazy from head to toe. I wish that cooler weather y'all got up north would come down here.

[@roniboyd613]

Brings back memories❤, thank you Trinity! My uncle took me to Sam's Western Shop (family owned for decades until the town I lived in needed to make room for a sports/events arena😭), to buy a hat and boots for my first horse show. The hat was easy to find but the boots, well, I have large feet with HIGH arches, so it took a bit of doing. Btw, we took 3rd place and might of done better if the rider knew what she was doing😜

[@kathybell7407]

Now this video was really interesting!! The steamer you used when shaping your hat was really cool! There was only steam when holding the hat over the steamer!! I love the color of your new hat! Your wife will love it too I’m sure😀 So glad you also found a new pair of boots and on your first pair you tried!! As always thank you for sharing!! Till next time…. Take care and God Bless!!! With love from Kathy Washington State 🇺🇸👋🏻🥰

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you Kathy. Yes. The steamer has a foot petal that I push down with my foot. Very handy.

[@malekrik1970]

HH American made boots are amazing. I bought two pairs last year and they’re still going strong. You won’t regret the purchase. The hat shaping lesson was great. The steamer does look easier to use than the tea pot at home. I might try that next time. Also, you might want to look for an open crown hat next time. They look like they’re easier to shape since you don’t have to unshape them first.

[@LifeintheWest]

They are easier to start with. However, most open crown hats tend to be more expensive most of the time I just grab one off the shelf. 😁

[@arlysdavis3694]

I never realized that the style of a cowboy hat does change your looks. Great hat and boots. Now your wife will let you off the ranch😊 thanks for sharing

[@lydiabond5393]

Trinity, kudos to you! You know what looks great on you!

[@LifeintheWest]

Thanks Lydia.

[@lydiabond5393]

Yw. Hope wife didnt mind

[@JoJo-cs7be]

I love your new grey hat. Cheers to your new boots too! ❤📣👍

[@oldtop4682]

Whelp, you spent some money lol. I've never seen a cowboy steam his own hat before - that's a skill worth having. Glad you bought US made stuff. It irritates me when I see boots (and particularly hats) made in China. I could probably spend days in that darn store!

[@RealJeep]

There's just something very wrong with any western anything made in a communist country.

[@LifeintheWest]

You probably could. Yes.

[@richardharrold4357]

Hat looks good. Great job on the steaming.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thank you.

[@kathleenredick275]

I had a beautiful, white Resistol in the 1960s & 70s (my dress hat). We moved and it was in storage for a bit. A 'mud dauber' got in and built a nest of red dirt. It stained that hat, which was then permanent. 😭 I was also taught that you picked a felt hat up with your fingers inside the band, and your thumb on the rim of the brim so you didn't get oil on the felt.

[@jennifershipp2599]

That color looks great on you.

[@LifeintheWest]

Glad you like it. I wasn’t sure.

[@donaldpereira2652]

I have a black Resistall with a 4 inch fedora crown that was a birthday present in 1986. I tend to handle my hat by the brim with my left hand. This hat has been rained on, snowed on, and once dumped in the ocean, when my horse got a bit squerrely in the surf. It cleans up nicely with a shoe polishing brush, but now the sweat band is starting to deteriorate in the front. Still fits perfectly, and looks like I want it to.

[@robertvose7310]

Started reshaping two of my hats on Sunday and I really went crazy with some very different shapes for the fun of it!

[@JHruby]

The strangest thing about this video is seeing Trinity WITHOUT a hat. As they say, I didn't recognize you without your hat. Also look how fancy Trinity is getting. He not only gets a new hat, but now he's got a camera operator doing all the videoing him getting all these fancy new duds.

[@LifeintheWest]

😄😄. Yes. I don’t go very often without a hat on. That’s for sure. And yes. I thanked my daughter for coming along to run the camera. It helped tremendously.

[@richardharrold4357]

You are correct. Cowboy without a hat is like riding in shorts.

[@LifeintheWest]

@@richardharrold4357 Ooooooo! I did that as a kid. Riding with shorts is painful.

[@pythonhighadder7982]

@@richardharrold4357 lol

[@DixieGeezer]

Without his hat he looks like little kid to me, maybe Dennis the menace when he was younger. 😁😁😂😂

[@jbsimmons54]

I like the gray hat on ya, Trinity. I've got one somewhere. You're right about sweat stains on these light colored felt/fur cowboys hats. I like a flat brim in front and they don't like to stay the way as they like to "round out" the personal touches put in. In warmer months I switch to straw As most do. I am surprised you don't wear the "Iron Ranger" of cowboy boots - Olathe. Built tough and lasts a long time, especially the copper 6720 and black 6961 buckaroo boots. I also wear Justin, Nocona, Dan Post, Olathe, and custom fits.

[@susanwright3724]

I’ve been to that North 40 in Great Falls and the one in Havre. I happened to be driving through on my way back from Alaska and stayed in Great Falls. I encountered an April snowstorm and ended up staying for a few days and went shopping there. A person can spend a lot of time and money in there. 😎🤠 definitely like the shaping of the hat compared to the original before the steam.

[@evelynmueller6523]

Nice hat and boots ...I love shopping for those hahaha

[@hogansdiesel322]

I have worn a pair of Double H boots every day for over a year and a half now, best boots I have ever owned.

[@heatherfraserdaley460]

You should do some episodes on cowboy gear. I have a hat from Greeley Hat Co. He’s a pretty cool guy, makes custom hats with a lot of 100 plus year old tools. He knows lots of tidbits about the history of hating. Another cool spot would be the prison shop at Deer Lodge. Some of the braiding that those guys turn out is on another level. When you have nothing but time you can get real good at your craft. You can really tell the tack made by a lifer vs a guy only in for a few months.

[@koryflamand96]

9:18 I relate to this😂 just the other day I was doing this while shaping an old felt hat that was given to me

[@harmonysprogress]

Back in the day I always bought Resistol!! The Resistol Quarter Horse was my favorite!! I still have my first cowboy hat (with my own money) that I bought when I was 16. It was a Resistol!! Still have the same feathers in it and I still wear it!!! Bridge

[@CrossTimbersSon]

Nice hat and boots 👍 One stain I was never able to get completely off a cowboy hat was dehorning blood.

[@donaldpereira2652]

I once spent a week, with hot water in a bathtub,with a one inch piece of pencil, on a coffee table, putting a "Pencil Roll" in a Resistall Silverbelly Grizzly...fuzzy. I paid $200. for the hat. When I finished it, a friend offered me $400. for it...I never got to wear it.

[@montanamade8712]

Should have come to Boot Barn in Missoula! I’m the resident hat snapper and yours isn’t all that hard to do- though it would take a minute or two to get the stains just right… 😂 But seriously, next time come to Missoula! We have way more styles and selection than North 40.

[@WyomingGuy876]

Great episode! Thanks

[@Sandra-cm1du]

I think your wife is right. Your hat is fine for work, but a dress hat is a must for going to church, dinning out, public events, etc. You look teal good in that Grey dress hat. Good choice. Nice boots, good choice. Very nice store!

[@leslieb.1907]

American made all the way! 🇺🇸😎🥳

[@MrTmwilliamson]

I always have my hats shaped to suit my style. I like Stetsons since they are made hrre in Texas I used to have my hats cleaned, but that has just gotten too expensive.

[@joefisher8144]

HH boots for 15 years now love them

[@allenwilson9656]

Your best bet would be to get an open crown hat ( uncreasted ) and shape the crown the way you want it and avoid all the unshapin and reshapin . Besides that the hat turned out purty schaweet 👍 looks more like a Festus hat than a Montana or low Gus

[@jimneufeld4241]

Oh NO! You just got it broke in, it's a keeper and now it has a few battle scars, it stays, wife hasta go! 🙂

[@pattyberan4523]

Loved the hat tutorial! 🤠

[@robertvose7310]

I enjoy shaping my hats but getting the factory crease out can be a pain...

[@LifeintheWest]

It really is.

[@b1ff3ter82]

You could buy an open crown and then shape it any way you want.

[@wpitbulld]

Production on this video is great.

[@LifeintheWest]

Thanks. When I am not riding I can use my big camera for a better picture and sound.

[@minuteman0194]

Man I love North 40 got one in cda near where I live.

[@erichaskell]

I have bugged you about your hat shape in the past asking how it came to be that way. Thanks for the class in hat shaping! My wife bought me a Stetson Bison with a similar shape for my birthday this past week. As for straw hats, they are cooler but by the end of the summer they are shot having been made misshapen and discolored after a summer of sweating. The conservative in me hates to buy a new one every year and the Brand and model I wear is now $150.00. We'll see how my new one looks in the fall.

[@LifeintheWest]

The compromise is buying a palm leaf hat for summer. Those things are super tough and will last several seasons. I just prefer felt any time of year.

[@Moon-fv5sz]

That was very interesting, thank you.

[@LifeintheWest]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@breezyridgeranch]

The grissom! Good choice. How do you like them?

[@765kvline]

I've been to Great Falls which is a nice town. Be sure to visit the Chas. Russel Museum and Art Studio. Worth your visit.

[@Warriorbob-im5py]

Love double h boots, only gripe I have is that they are thirsty dry out of the box.

[@vickimiller537]

I like my front brim down a lot , tall in top front pinch place to put on your hat

[@moosesnWoop]

5:40 brother, that hat in and all white, bright and starched suit. DAMN! Stylin' - You'd get the attention of the woman and the respect of the men cause it takes BALLS to wear that bow in public!

[@MrBowNaxe]

Do they let regular folks use the steamer? I bought a new straw hat there one time I was visiting my best friend's folks in GF. Good stuff Trinity, thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see what's next.

[@LifeintheWest]

Not sure, but I think they do.

[@MrBowNaxe]

@@LifeintheWest my dad called your hat style a "Mule Skinner" I have no idea why... maybe because his best friend Jack Lutch wore his like that and he was a mule man.

[@bq1428]

Looking good Trinity.😉 How many ribs have you broken😖 God bless you and family.❤🙏🙏🐎😉🐾

[@frankmarullo228]

Good video partner !! What do you think of Rands in billings ? I live about 4 miles away from there in billings there hats are beautiful but expensive , I can't afford one ,, so. It is what it is. Thank you my friend.....

[@LifeintheWest]

Rands is a good brand.

[@randalmartin438]

I think your hat is just fine you are a working man

[@vickimiller537]

That better be your good hat. The other one is the working hat.,, Get old ones resoled get a little more tread on them.

[@joshuatichota5046]

I’d love to move to Montana and get a job at that store. We need something like that here in Texas.

[@dbuck1964]

You have them.

[@harmonysprogress]

I gotta have pointed toes, myself... Bridge

[@LifeintheWest]

Those are hard to find anymore.

[@harmonysprogress]

@@LifeintheWest ya buddy!!! Really hard!! I got a real narrow foot so I can't wear boots like double H or Olathe's...

[@randygraf2474]

i like shaping my hat, makes it more personal, like cowboys did did with J.B. Stetson the boss plains.

[@willraven7]

T, what brand and cut are those jeans ur using here?? Can't find a damn thing I like Thanks

[@IchbinMcVicker]

Please tell your wife to stop calling my wife. Leave my hat be and let me hang out with my old horse! Lol

[@LifeintheWest]

😄.

[@karenr67]

Very interesting

[@Dufoth]

WOOO MT youtube channel!

[@T-Ranch-Au]

Wait a second, at 2:30 he says “50x beaver, 50x rabbit, so they are 100% wool”? Am I hearing this correctly??

[@suzieparis6821]

I like this hat.. will it be called the TV Trinity Hat!🤩?

[@LifeintheWest]

😄. Yeah. It should.

[@tonywolff3873]

Excellent Video 👍

[@Warriorbob-im5py]

How did you decide on 5he style and shape of your hat?

[@jeramy2398]

Ive seen videos of resistol and American hat company booths at rodeos where they have hats that aren't shaped

[@AntiqueIronTV]

yea but those booths don't make it to places like montana much, they always in Texas, Las Vegas, they are at the big events. There arent too many big events in montana

[@rickylequesne3745]

As someone who lives in the uk, can I ask a question please. Why do ‘cowboys’ all wear their shirt sleeves down and cuffs fastened ? You never roll your sleeves up. Just curious. Cheers

[@Denim.Cowboy13]

I can't speak for other people but I don't roll my sleeves up because I don't want to get fried in the sun.

[@AntiqueIronTV]

Typically no, they are not as heavy as dress shirts, they are a thinner material. I will sometimes roll my sleeves up if I have to get my arms or hands dirty tho.

[@vickimiller537]

Western pleasure hat the sides bent up high so the judge can see your face.

[@charliediradour]

Rocky Mountain Hat Co. Bozeman.

[@bigtruckbrad]

1. Why not buy a hat with an open crown? Then you start the shaping from zero. 2 . If you do find good hat shaper, give them a good tip and get their name.

[@TheNativeTwo]

I want a hat kind of like my straw hat. I have the 22.5"+ inch wide hat, made of straw, that keeps off the sun. It shades my neck and face completely. It even shades my arms. I have several of them, some with a mexican look, cowboy look, and asian look. But the straw is not water proof. I want one made out of typical cowboy hat material that is water proof. I just don't know where to go to buy one or have it custom made.

[@trentdorsey6899]

I have a old hat similar to yours like your new hat

[@DixieGeezer]

Where can you get real Indian beaded hat ban?

[@linnjensen7469]

My friend wait for the next years of your life and the changes that come with age bad knees aches and pains good luck

[@redbeard123]

All the hats I have bought came not shaped at all

[@LifeintheWest]

Probably an easier starting point.

[@kennybolt8329]

We didn't get to see your daughter nor did you tell what hat you bought and what x.

[@LifeintheWest]

Sorry. I bought a Resistol for $159.

[@Jschultz002]

Gus Mccrae style

[@bobclary2121]

Did know know this/Straw hats work

[@WaitingToShineAgain]

It seems weird that you are out buying at hat when the one you had was just starting to get broken in.

[@nicklewis7291]

I recognize the gus being close but not exactly like the way you do yours.

[@LifeintheWest]

Yes. It is close.

[@leahzeiters8905]

Your creme hat reminds me of guss mcrae

[@sherrywilliams409]

I realize this comment has nothing to do with hats nor boots. We live in north Louisiana. My late husband worked for International Paper Company and had to meet a Montana customer so he flew up and then got a rental car. When he got home he told me about the town. He explained about the town where he was had an area where there were no gas stations for miles and miles. Not on no gas stations also nothing else. No lights no nothing. He said it was the blackest black he had ever seen. And in the winter people had died bc they ran out of gas and froze to death.

[@GodsSparrowSpeaks]

This is too cute you’ve got your kid helping you out. I love North 40. They’ve got great prices and huge selection. And everyone loves the Trinity and his Family 🙏🏼📖🕊🏔️🐂🇺🇸

[@markely7587]

With a new hat and boots You are all good to go to take your wife out for a night on the town! This video is timely, I was thinking about getting another hat really like your light colored Gus / Montana hat! I am thinking about having a hat made with that crown, and run a hand curl for the brim with a dip similar to yours. You should look into getting a custom hat. You’ll get a higher % of beaver fur for less $ than what you might think. If I was a working cowboy like you I’d get a custom 100% beaver hat. They can take the abuse, and get passed on to your grandchildren. They run around $600 depending on the Hatmaker. But it is built specifically for you. Your choice of color, crown shape, brim shape, and hat band. It will fit your head right out of the box! I have a couple 50 / hats. 50% beaver 50% hare. Fantastic hats for the cost of a Stetson 20x. Don’t toss that “old hat” out. You can always get it professionally cleaned and looking good again. (Although sweat stains and dirt show a hat life well lived). Thanks for the fun video!

[@kenuber4014]

What you really need, is an Open Crown hat that way you don't need to take the wrinkles out. Lol Not that you didn't know that already. Thanks for the video!

[@jefferymiller30]

I didn’t know picking cowboy hats is this kinda process… eye opening

[@LifeintheWest]

It is when you like to personalize it like I do.

[@KwangTheMongrel]

I’m glad I share this country with u brother. It’s a better place because of men and women like you and yours.

[@billybilly6574]

I love that grey color on you, Trinity ❤

[@Manlopsan2]

I’d love that hats came back on fashion. It is difficult (and embarrassing) to wear hats here in Spain.

[@tiffanyq.6004]

I'd wear one anyway. Since the Spainards were & are a big influence on Western culture here in the U.S. many of our hat styles trace back to Spain.

[@kevinkurtz9889]

Makes you look like a local. Gotta ask, how many calves does it take to buy a new hat and a pair of boots?

[@jeanries434]

Thanks for taking us shopping; you always have such great and versatile programing. God bless richly and may you need many more hats and boots.

[@teddysmith457]

When I was a young teenager, we called that style a Tom Mix

[@LifeintheWest]

Yes. The Tom Mix crown is taller though.

[@teddysmith457]

@@LifeintheWest 👍

[@barbedstar6480]

Wow! Stumbled across your video and, boy, it did my heart good! Sold, shaped and restored hats for many years and you are the first to shape the style that I wear and have worn for years, before anyone even knew what a 'Gus' was. I have worn Double H boots since I was a really young and I'm a 76 years young Gramma. Hat, boots, jeans and wild rags make me a stand out in liberal Oregon, even though I live 27 miles from the Pendleton Round Up...maybe I should move to Montana! Love the video!

[@donniebell862]

Like the grey color of your hat, like ur HH boots also. I'ma get my hat shaped like yours. I really like this hat shape!!! Your videos are great!!! Have a great weekend Trinity!

[@harmonysprogress]

Loved this episode!!!! Totally agree!!! I always have to have mine reshaped to fit me!!! Great video!! Bridge

[@LifeintheWest]

Thanks Harmony.

[@harmonysprogress]

Sure am glad I found your channel!!! I lived in Sturgis, SD 3 different times in my life. I love the Black Hills!!

[@tiffanyq.6004]

Ok, so new boots and hat means we need to see a video showing you taking your wife out on a date! 😜 On a seperate note, I miss MT and the amazing western stores. Now added to my list, North 40 in Great Falls. 😊

[@maryg3143]

I had no idea it was possible to shape a hat in the store! Nice tips on fitting a hat, too. And your new hat looks very handsome on you.

[@sheilasantiago3715]

That was painful to watch lol. I liked the look of the hat on you the way it was intended. Oh well, it's you buying it and wearing it lol

[@billybilly6574]

I love that hat on you! It looks really good with your complexion it suits you

[@marydanen5220]

Nice hat and boots🇺🇸 God bless.

[@SeaChellesShore]

This was a fun and light educational video! Both hats are great, but I love the color of the tan best. I thought it made you stand out in a good, humble way and was your signature look. Can that be cleaned up to remove stains also?

[@LifeintheWest]

Thanks. I tried to have it cleaned, but I am afraid it’s in there for good.

[@DHC-jw8qs]

MANY years ago I had a girlfriend that had my hat professionally cleaned for me... It was never the same again... And not in a good way...

[@SeaChellesShore]

​@@LifeintheWest Ahha, now I know why you're the only cowboy I've seen with tan cowboy hat - impossible to clean! ...🤠

[@nickmichell]

I went the North 40 store in Lewiston wow what a store, I did buy a few things to bring back to the UK.

[@LifeintheWest]

Good for you.

[@dustinadams9136]

I’ve always admired your style of hat, I noticed it the first video I watched of yours. Thanks for sharing your method of personalizing it your way. I thought it was a guss but wasn’t sure. Nice you trying to support American made, I just got myself a pair of Anderson Bean boots. So far the most comfortable I’ve ever had. In the past I’d usually just gotten cheap ones and wasn’t ever very happy. Thanks again for sharing your videos!

[@suzieparis6821]

Grunge is good

[@wil7228]

The visor on that hat is perfect , I don't like them really squared off like a Texas ranger 😅 nice hat Trinity .