DIY: The Rustic Hatband

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

The cut belt has been idenitified by some viewers as part of an old rifle sling made by Hunter. Now it has a new life as a hatband!

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

I used to have a hunter brand holster had hunter and the bugle stamped on the snaps good quality holster and didnt require me to take my belt off (im old i always wear a belt) but glad to see the rifle sling repurposed instead of rotting away somewhere by the way i sold my hunter holster with the pistol the holster was for those right handed weirdos

[@tomjackson4374]

I have a military style sling for my .45/70 rifle that has clips like that. It was for the 1903 Springfield. I always liked that style.

[@hillbillynick2000]

The "belt" was part of a rifle sling made by the Hunter Leather company. The US military sling from WW2 used those hooks. The sling is still used for target shooting. Great video, as always!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yep. I looked it up and you are correct! Belt/Sling is from Hunter.

[@dcjr55]

You sir are correct ! I was getting ready to post on this when I saw your post.

[@hillbillynick2000]

@@ArizonaGhostriders I like the hooks myself lol. Enough that I’ve forged iron ones for a more primitive look lol

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@hillbillynick2000 Oooo, now that sounds awesome! I bet those are sweet.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@dcjr55 I pinned a comment. Good sleuth-work.

[@Snuffy03]

Once again my Saturday morning is complete with a video from the Ghostriders. 👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@Snuffy03]

@@ArizonaGhostriders 👍

[@JerryAlderman-y3x]

@@Snuffy03 totally agree 👍 hey 👋 nice to meet you 😊 how are you doing ☺

[@Snuffy03]

@JerryAlderman-y3x 👍Being an officianado of the Old West with all its trappings and especially the weapons, I find the Arizona Ghostriders channel one of the most educative. I look forward to Santee's Saturday morning video. It's almost like when I was a kid in the 1950s and parked myself in front of the TV on Saturday morning to catch a show from our local station they called Six Gun Theater. They showed old B westerns and like Santee, made my day. As soon as I was old enough, I bought myself a Colt Single Action Army Revolver and learned to use it. I still have that gun, which was made in 1936. Happy trails pardner! 🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@Snuffy03 Very kind of you to say and thanks for watching!

[@jakeziegler6503]

I’m no cowboy or living historian, but I can appreciate a well aged hat. My OTC Kodiak has many creases, lumps, and scratches from camping and canoe trips, and fanning many fires. And the homemade band carries feathers from some of those trips as momentos of good times.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Stories to go with the age!

[@MelissaKaren-v2t]

@@jakeziegler6503 totally agree 👍 hey 👋 nice to meet you 😊 how are you doing ☺

[@alan_whoneedstiedye]

Interesting episode. Love the new headband. Yes, I've been noticing the "distressed" look on hats has become popular. So much faith goes into DIY.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Rollin_L]

I have the skin and rattles from a snake I nearly stepped on before I saw it there. Fortunately, it was stretched out in the early spring sun and not particularly paying attention itself. I've always intended to make a hatband with that. Now I am more motivated! Thanks, Santee.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🤠

[@MelissaKaren-v2t]

@@Rollin_L totally agree 👍 hey 👋 nice to meet you 😊 how are you doing ☺

[@phillipallen3259]

I'm pretty sure the belt you made your hatband out of was actually an old rifle sling. That's what the two pronged hook looks like anyway.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Looked it up and you're right...an old rifle sling. Which is aslo a belt.Either way, a nice scrap to use.

[@rodneymoorhead1895]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Looks like a US M1907 leather sling

[@dougritchie1771]

Being from South Africa originally I grew up wearing bush hats. Style very much like an Arabian Akubra Cattleman hat. In fact I own one of those as well as several leather Rogue South African Bush hats. Now I live in the U.K. I do get some looks when I walk around with a hat on. It’s just not that common over here any more. No we do t have people walking around with bowler hats on anymore. I do like your hat designs as they are more bush hats style than modern cowboy style. I may have to invest in a well made American hat but have them shape it more like a bush hat. A rattlesnake hat band would be unique in the UK 😀

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Very cool info, thanks!

[@bostonrailfan2427]

a nice unintentional benefit when your problems end up becoming accurate issues that help your prop: reusing old leather, tearing, sewing the tears all to look like it has been used for years but really didn’t mean to be 🤣 and Bill has been haunting you for too long, he’s starting to become heroic 😎

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Don't tell him that! He'll want a cape!

[@justinweaver8107]

Very cool ❤

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@jmuraidajr]

I have always made my own Hat Bands, Rattlesnake, leather, and braided leather, and some with antler tips! I made a tie out of a rattlesnake skin that I saw in a book once! I started in 1962 when I was a kid making my own holsters, gun belts, and chaps and other things over the years! I started when my Shop teacher in 7th grade asked us if we would like to learn how tool and make leather items!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Fun stuff!

[@mikewhite2aadvocacy172]

I think this would be a very relaxing activity for passing the day away

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah, 🤠

[@AlphaTraveler1]

Just when I think I have seen everything, you bring up a new topic I have never thought of Santee. HAHAHA. Super cool. 👍👍👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks so much for saying that.

[@thomasallen3818]

I have a horse hair hat band that was made for me when I was 14 years old. It was woven out of Quarter Horse hair trimmed from the stock horses used by the Kineños on the King Ranch, which is near my hometown of Kingsville Texas. The ranch foreman, Lalo Mendetta, who was also a really good weaver. He also made saddle blankets out of wool. His wife managed a steakhouse that my parents owned, so when he saw the new black Resistol cowboy hat I had gotten for my 14th birthday, and surprised me with a great looking twin tassel band. It’s now 57 years old and I just put it on my newest black Resistol hat, I retired the hat it was made for, which I still have after 57 years. Over the years I’ve put horse hair hat bands on all of my felt and straw hats, but reserve the King Ranch hat band for my nicest hat.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

That hatband has legacy written all over it.

[@MelissaKaren-v2t]

@@thomasallen3818 totally agree 👍 hey 👋 nice to meet you 😊 how are you doing ☺

[@thomasallen3818]

@@ArizonaGhostriders yes sir! The gentleman who made it was one of the best cowboys I’ve ever known, and he was a true gentleman. When I gone, I don’t know what will become of the hat band, but there’s an index card with all the information on it about him and the hat band. My kids didn’t follow in my footsteps when it comes to South Texas heritage and the cowboy way of life. Not many kids do. It’s just another way of thinking that goes back to another way of life, slower, and a whole lot more satisfying, but then isn’t that the way life should be?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@thomasallen3818 Absolutely.

[@chubbethsthunder]

Santee, Absolutely love the hat band. I need to get me a hat. Thank you very much. You and Mrs Pew Pew have a beautiful and blessed weekend. Hug the kitty cat for me. LORD GOD Bless and stay vigilant.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@indigowolf556]

Hey great job on the hat band! It looks like it was with the hat originally. I am now going to pay closer attention to hat bands in movies. Thanks for the information Santee. As always another great video. 🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're very welcome. 🤠

[@guyh.4553]

Hello, I live up here in the Pacific Northwest. As the previous gentleman noted, I also have an Arabian Akubra Cattleman style hat. I love it. Not a cowboy, don't claim to be. I wear it quite a bit when not wearing a baseball cap. Just don't like going outside without a hat, feels improper. I am also 1/2 Scottish so I also "kilt up" a fair bit too. It's a great hat to wear in the winter as it does great for keeping the rain off my head. Thanks for the great video!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks for sharing

[@brentjones9020]

Great episode! I have made almost all my hatbands. It's the first thing I do when I get a new hat. I like the individualism and personal touch.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Nice!! 🤠

[@greghardy9476]

I’ve made a few hatbands braided, stamped, plain, etc. I’ve used one on my leather hat that is a hat cord with fancy gaucho knots. I’ll have to send a photo. I’ve gotten on the hat kick lately.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Wonderful! yeah, send pics

[@marcosaraiva9205]

Let's make it real ! Let's make it simple! Very neet ! You great working with your hands I wish to have the same abilities! Great hat bands!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@michaelpage4199]

Wow you really covered that story. I think you wrapped it up quite well

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

It's what happens when we band together.

[@MelissaKaren-v2t]

@@michaelpage4199 totally agree 👍 hey 👋 nice to meet you 😊 how are you doing ☺

[@ericruss6734]

My hat band is normally an officer's black and gold hat chord similar to what Josey Wales wears. Great seeing Dan! Would love to see more of him. I always enjoyed y'alls interactions.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks!

[@RavenHawkCoins]

I need to get a good hat band for my wife's hat. Great video, brother!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad to help!

[@RavenHawkCoins]

@ArizonaGhostriders I'm still on the hunt for a cool western themed round. Looking for vintage cause all I've seen is modern stuff with a wagon but no cowboys etc

[@jerseyred9554]

Gotta hand it to ya Santee, I love these how to videos. Mine normally get the sweat marks and weathering, which also leads to the hat loosing its shape 😔 I need me a hat that stands up to snow, sun, rain, the whole kit & kaboodle .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Then you just re-shape it.

[@richardschneider4775]

In John Steinbeck's story, The Red Pony the head cowhand keeps several trimmed straws up in his hat band for picking and chewing during the day.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Nice. Thanks.

[@MelissaKaren-v2t]

@@richardschneider4775 totally agree 👍 hey 👋 nice to meet you 😊 how are you doing ☺

[@rhondaz356]

That was so cool. It's a lot of work, but worth it to have your own, unique hat and hatband. As always, I don't know how you manage to get those super audio and visual clips, but you, and your pals ***never fail, Santee. 🤠👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤠🎊

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you very much!

[@danielthompson6207]

I have a Dorfman Pacific felted wool hat that needs a new band, but I've been lazy about making one. Now I have no excuse not to get it done. Thanks for the great video, and for the kick in the pants I needed to make my new hat band!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

That's cool!!

[@robdavidson4945]

I'm a former workig cowboy or Buckaroo depending on where geographically I was working and I wore the hatband that came with the hat for a while until I got tired of it. I made my own hatband out old used boot laces either wrapped a couple times around the hat or I braided 3 or 4 strand laces. I often fixed the hatband to the hat by poking a couple holes through the brim as close to the crown as I could and threaded through old boot laces tied to the hatband to use as a Stampede String Old boot laces were strong enough to hold your hat on in a strong wind or a galloping horse. However the string was weak enough to break if your hat got caught on a tree branch thus not hanging you without court proceedings.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Makes sense!!

[@nagjrcjasonbower]

Another classic! Good to see ya Santee. I’ve been working some leather projects off my own… Like another belt.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Cool! Fun to do, right?

[@nagjrcjasonbower]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Oh yes definitely! Very rewarding. I’m going to try to make a video about it, but I’ll be fortunate just to get it done with how crazy busy I am right now. Cheers!

[@Aswaguespack]

“As always” another excellent production and none are complete without Dirty Dan’s invaluable input. Looking forward to next Saturday morning already! 😂

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@mr.jenkins8961]

So glad you made a video on this! Ive been wanting a hat band fer some time, and this gave me the gumption to make my own out of an old gun belt. Worked perfectly!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🤠 YAY!

[@maxskullic9879]

Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July And I just hit town and my head was anything but dry Thought I'd stop and have myself a view, and there I saw it At an old hat store on a street of mud There sat My New Black Hat hanging on a stud!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Nice

[@terryschiller2625]

Hi Santee, hat's off to ya nice job on that hat band.🤠🇺🇲

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You, Terry!

[@johnraines4825]

Great video, Santee! Brought back great memories.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@margeoconnor166]

That hook and loop connector looks great. It was also sweet to see Dirty Dan even if only for a few secs. Miss him.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@johnbaglin9055]

well done, Santee. That strip of leather was part of a military rifle sling. One of my hats has the same leather for a hatband.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

No kidding? You have one as a hatband, too? Cool!

[@johnbaglin9055]

@@ArizonaGhostriders yep, it looks cool. all my hatbands are repurposed. unfortunately, youtube won't let me insert a picture

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@johnbaglin9055 You can go to the channel page and in the "more " near the links you can see my email and shoot me off those pics.

[@tedebear108]

Good morning Arizona Gost Riders. Ted from Texas. You know a lot about the old west. Very cool. I hope to meet you someday. Thanks for the video.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

That would be cool!

[@CarryonJeffnJohn]

Hope you are well Santee thanks for the love really appreciate it returning as always with love ❤

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

All good

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Looks great!👍🏽😊❤️🇺🇸

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks so much

[@joelhurley2678]

Great video as usual thank you so much for sharing Santee.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mherod51]

They sure do complete the hat, especially if it has appointments that match other articles you're wearing.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah. Good point. You wouldn't have a band like that as the Mayor of the town.

[@victorwaddell6530]

Thanks again Santee & CO . My favorite cowboy hat was made of straw with a big brim . No band . I wore it while fishing on ponds , rivers , and lakes in the Carolinas. . I had black cowboy hat , but It was too hot to wear most of the year .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Cool!!!

[@victorwaddell6530]

You're the best KZbin channel alongside Mr Ballen .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@victorwaddell6530 Very kind of you to say. Thank you.

[@Bucklerbjorn]

Great video Santee, Keep up the great job that you do spreading the knowledge of the old west :) yehaaw.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🤠🤠Thank You!

[@ndschoonover]

Yeah, I laughed too. Glad you got to see it.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I thought it was well made in some of its production value. Sets and wardrobe not so much.

[@ralphperez4862]

I love this episode. I had tried to make some hat bands out of rattlesnake before. Well, at least I started too before my sons got ahold of the the tanned snake skins. We harvested some rattlesnakes, then I skinned them, scrapped the membrane off of the skin, and stuck them in to a gallon of antifreeze for a few weeks. I took them out, rinsed the skins off, and ended up with nice supple and flexible skin that was preserved. All this happened years ago. The only problem was that the rattlers around this part of Idaho are smaller. Snake River Prairie rattlers are smaller than their southern cousins. None of those snakes were big enough to make a decent hatband. Thanks Santee.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Some with mine. Too small!! Need a longer snake.

[@user-neo71665]

Most of the timber rattlers we get around here are too big. I have one on my straw hat I killed in my yard a few years back that was only 2 foot long. I use salt to tan mine. It dries the hide out so it's easier to glue to a thin leather backing. Got another one I been needing to tan in the freezer for my felt hat.

[@ralphperez4862]

​@@ArizonaGhostriders Ahhhhhh ha ha ha ha 😂

[@ralphperez4862]

@@user-neo71665 that’s cool.

[@distlledbrewedreviewed]

I have one that was embroidered for me yrs ago. Cheers my friend.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Ooooo, I bet it's neat.

[@daveyjoweaver6282]

And the band played on! Thanks Santee! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@StevenMMan]

The belt, with the interesting hook is most likely the leather shoulder sling off of a military rifle, or carbine. The hook with corresponding incremental holes made for quick and easy adjustments. Mountain man

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah, it is.

[@anthonycalbillo9376]

Going to the range, oh yeah, going to the range, going to the range, way out here in Missouri! Taking the big black powder rifle!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Woohooo!! Have fun.

[@Style-ov5qb]

Great video. Tell Dan we miss him!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You got it!

[@TimKoehn44]

Great video Santee. I need to make one for the Lil Grizz Montana Peak! Have a great weekend! Cheers!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah!!! Great hats.

[@TimKoehn44]

@@ArizonaGhostriders yes!

[@joemortimer1763]

How is your jaw? Yep, I usually git rid of the stock hat bands on new hats I obtain from like Boot Barn, etc., and use all sorts of materials. I used an old well used rifle sling once and an old belt I thinned down. The rustic look is sometimes easy that way for a time honored one that happens as you wear the hat. I use a horseshoe nail in one of my hat bands too. Great episode! Keep up the great work!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I think I saw your hatband and one point. You always look good, Joe.

[@KnightOwl1881]

How about a Top Ten western movie hats? Always loved John Wayne’s early Rio Bravo scout hat and Clint’s Man with No Name hat of course. How is Dan these days?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Great idea. Dan's holding his own!

[@ScarletRebel96]

Recently bought myself a new slouch hat so this idea could do the new hat some good

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🤠

[@jamesmetzler2031]

I have a leather sling on a rifle with a metal fitting just like the one you showed. It would make a cool hat band, but no way am I taking it off the rifle and cutting it up! Guess I'll just have to use the rifle to get myself a rattlesnake!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

SOunds like a plan.

[@gitanopnmex]

Good info, thanks!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🤠

[@thomaslietzau2813]

GOOD MORNING AN HOWDY SANTEE ! ANOTHER FUN AND INFORMATIVE AND USEFUL VIDEO ! ADIOS SANTEE

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Good morning!

[@SilverOilman]

That belt with the hooks looks very much like a rifle sling.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

It is. Belts are rifle slings, and the hook is what makes it unique.

[@c-secofficer123]

Oooooh ya this is what I’m talking about!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Nice!

[@johnwolfen4243]

Thanks for the video. How about a video on stampede strings?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Great suggestion!

[@northrider8628]

Hand hitched horsehair is a popular choice 🐴 you can get one at the Montana state prison hobby shop in deer lodge mt. The boys make them and it keeps a skill alive 🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

That is terrific info, thanks!

[@donutpredator4945]

I made one out of deer skin from the very first deer I killed surprisingly 20 years later it still looks good and still holding on strong

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Great to hear!

[@kirkmorrison6131]

A great video it gave me a bunch of ideas

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad I could help

[@dalericketson6461]

Howdy from south Texas Santee , This is one awesome good channel. take care ya

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks 👍 You're BBQ is the best!

[@dalericketson6461]

@@ArizonaGhostriders cant beat a slow cooked brisket over mesquite. .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@dalericketson6461 NOW yer talkin'!!!

[@Paladin1873]

My Stetson is over 17 years old and still looks good despite Montana sunshine.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

That's "seasoning"....LOL.

[@simiouno6125]

I sure like me that hook gimmick !!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I gave the cut up belt a new lease on life.

[@spoonermanhd2607]

Bought a resistol felt in gray mushroom brown kinda color. First thing I did was take some thin black leather strands and wrapped it to replace the cheap crappy band. Simple and functional. Looks great. stuff anything you want into to it have fun cuz who cares

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeah, some of the stock bands I'm not even sure are leather.

[@R8DRBeagle]

Thanks for another great idea/video. Wonder if i can put a hat band on one of my baseball hats?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Not sure!

[@chelseadanico877]

So very awsomely awsome and interestingly awsome informative video, I really liked and enjoyed it, I learned a lot about the rustic hat bands and the old west frontier and I got a lot of inspiration for my old west frontier, vlmario and zelda fan project, retro,antique ,vintage and ancient sumerian,mesopatamian and ancient hebrew mytholology,eytemology,angelogy and demology inspired new writing projects that Im writing even more new interconnected stories for. Great job,well done and keep up the great work. I,ll definitely be adding rustic hat bands to my storys world, which will be a retro,antique and vintage styled world with a tiny bit of futuristic retrofuturism. The interconnected story Im working on writing today is first set in a old apartment building called the Min'Ja'Goh Townhouse Apartments in the suburbs of Kaka'Rico City on Ja'Pon'Ja Isle. The characters in the story are Luniiji, his sister Zaylum and his friend Xelna, alongside two others named Saireia and Minohn. In the first half of the story, Luniiji and the others are looking out of the window as a mysterious apparitional Continent of Terrarium passes over the building from high up in the clear night sky amongest thr stars and a pecuilar orangish red moon sized planet known as Planet of Anzu.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Terrarium, eh?

[@chelseadanico877]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Terrarium is a word that I think relates to earth/land, Im not sure. I thought it sounded cool for a mysterious apparitional phantom continent seen in the sky occasionally in my storys world, which is a paralell alternative earth world called The EarthStone PlanetPlane and is set in the year 2012ZX. The apparitional phantom Continent of Terrarium is inspired by the Tartaria conspiracy theory and other alternative history theories connected to it. Right now Im getting some spooky abd fun halloween inspiration for my interconnected stories, starting with the movie hocus pocus 2 and the beginning of the first Hocus Pocus movie.

[@BlakeHutto]

"Get those creative juice's flowin" oh boy here we go again! "Hey, grab me the whiskey " And I never really thought too deeply about Chris LeDoux' This old Cowboy's hat. But when I get a cowboy hat. I'll be sure to find some ratlerskin hat band. 🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

HA! 🤠

[@BlakeHutto]

Or actually, I have the ratler skin. My Papa shot me a ratler a decade ago. I think that I'll get someone to help me make one.

[@led8541]

Great video Santee

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@mistyjames810]

Really enjoyed this episode Santee, thanks! I'm off to make some hat bands, guess what everyone's getting for Xmas?!? 🤠🎄🎩

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Great idea!

[@jovanlopez1660]

Hey Santee how about a show on "Old Western Carnival-caravans "😅

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I'll look it up.

[@santamanone]

I still kinda want a Billy Jack hat.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Cool!

[@partssman1]

Hat band from a rifle sling ..... Cool

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Right?

[@brentjones9020]

Btw, I think that hat suits you very well.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@robertjensen1438]

Did you hear about the cowboy who wore a hat made of paper towels? He had a bounty on his head.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Oh...that's TEARable.

[@Rollin_L]

@@ArizonaGhostridersGreat Scott! 😁 (You see what I did there?)

[@douglasarnold5310]

Well I don't mess with horses anymore I'm a truck driver now but I have been wearing the same hole resist all for the past 15 years it's got that well Warren luck the brim is split in two places the only thing I've done is put a pink ribbon on it and memory of the two babies I've lost I've got other hats but this is my favorite

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

That's a hat with some well-deserved character, then!

[@250sabre]

👍👍👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠

[@readplanet23]

👍🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@williambeckett6336]

What's the best way to keep a hat band from riding up the hat?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Sewing it to the hat

[@brianfow4666]

Little House and Tombstone were both filmed on Kansas St in Old Tucson before the fire of 1995

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

That's correct. 2 scenes from the movie Tombstone with Val Kilmer and Mankato from Little House. I educate people about it on my daily tours.

[@brianfow4666]

@@ArizonaGhostriders sorry my financial situation doesn’t to be part of your membership, but I recognize the connection. Also I “like” all of your videos

[@brianfow4666]

@@ArizonaGhostriders *allow

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@brianfow4666 Thank You! Much appreciated.

[@A.R.American1]

Good morning santee good video

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank You!

[@JG-six-gun]

Do you do anything to preserve your walnut dye? Thanks for the video great as always!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I put a few drops of alcohol in it from time to time.

[@JG-six-gun]

@@ArizonaGhostriders thanks

[@toddrohrer8680]

What is the western park you work at

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Old Tucson

[@Vladimir117]

Hello Santee. Off-topic question, if you don't mind. What music did you use at the end, before your customary Cartoon Hoedown? Thanks.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I used some free music about "inspiration" I found on Creator Studio.

[@Rick3BigT]

Can you do lighters in the old west please

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

On the list.

[@oregonoutback7779]

"Rustic is pretty popular right now" ...... Well gosh darn, after what seems like a couple hundred years, sounds like I'm finally Popular 😳

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Woohoo!!

[@erikwillis2181]

Can you do a video on quotes old west legends actually said

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Any in particular? I do their quotes as I do the videos on them...

[@erikwillis2181]

@@ArizonaGhostriders I was thinking just cool quotes in general and the cultural context behind them

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@erikwillis2181 OK!

[@tlinrin887]

If any one else wants to duplicate the band, that is a 1907 sling. Fairly easy to find you can evem just buy the hardware

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Tandy sells the brass hook closure.

[@mauythaitilidie]

Awesome hat band! I do leather work here in Tucson and have a ton of scraps. Just let me know if you need anything, I’d be happy to donate 👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Awesome thank you! You have a shop I can visit?

[@mauythaitilidie]

@@ArizonaGhostriders I just have a home shop but do saddle repair and some custom stuff as a side hustle. I’m on the NW side. Just let me know if you want to set up some time to stop by.

[@kentuckylongrifle8640]

I watched that Netflix special for 6 minutes and 39 seconds. Why? Because at that time stamp they included a scene of Brisco County Jr. and Lord Bowler riding into town. i couldn't believe it. I rewound it several time to confirm it (the scene only lasts a few seconds). I turned it off after that.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

No kidding? I missed that. Not sure I gave it even 6 minutes...

[@zerocool46]

Where is Dirty Dan?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Here in Tucson.

[@cheycasters]

YeeeeeHawwww!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠

[@RelytCoyote15]

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Well....just Arizona. But thanks!

[@santamanone]

Not at all authentic but I like the idea of a hatband made of braided paracord. Instant survival cordage.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🤠

[@mdj.6179]

I just put a feather in my hat and call it macaroni

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

That works, too.

[@Gloriosus]

Initially I read that as "the rustic husband". How many cowboys were married? Was it feasible to leave your wife and children in a town and go to work on a ranch?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Some did, since it could be seasonal work

[@Gloriosus]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Thank you. And thank you for the video about hatbands, I'll certainly notice them in future 🙂

[@Rags2Itches]

Mending a hat shows that they were valuable possessions. I feel a distinct hand made hat band could show the character of the one wearing it. How about a video of Dirty Dan clips? He seems to have mellowed in his later years or is he just fooling me? Santee I thought you might enjoy this channel. A man has bought land in Oklahoma. He dresses in proper western period clothing . It's fairly new (14 episodes) He has shown how he built a wood and sod house step by step among other things all on his own. Link: www.youtube.com/@WesternPioneer If it does not rain here in Oklahoma we are going to be seeing dust bowl days. Not kidding.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Hope it rains for you soon. Thanks for the link.

[@tomjackson4374]

I had a friend from Indiana who used to say "tighter than Dick's hatband" and the meaning is clear but I always wondered who Dick was. Have you ever heard that saying? I think it is a mid-West thing.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes, it's definitely a thing.