Cowboy Hats

[@Geldnir]

Really Jack? A 20 minute video about cowboy hats....... Count me in.

[@joelRmontfort]

I will never get tired of listening to this handsome bastard

[@jayedward5841]

Let’s not overlook the obvious... most people, myself included, can’t be outside in the sun all day without a hat; the sun beating down on my head will eventually make me nauseous. Then there is the issue of sunburnt ears... day in and day out, over years, not good. Then there’s the issue of no hair... Hats are just damn practical. They keep the sun and rain off your skin, they help you to see outside, they keep the wind from whipping your hair into your eyes, etc. Why anyone would laugh at a cowboy hat is beyond me.

[@Ivftinianvs]

When I was in Austin, Texas picking out my first Stetson, an old man in the shop showed me his ears, which were missing the tops. He explained that they’d had the cancer cut off, because he didn’t wear a cowboy hat in his youth. These are functional and necessary in certain places, occupations and lifestyles.

[@Wulframite]

@@Ivftinianvs and a ball cap does not protect your ears. Hat with a brim all around protects against sun and rain better. Only thing I never can correct for my hats is wind. Guess I am stubborn, I just cannot commit to wearing a string around my chin unless an armored helm is attached.

[@ranchrods1]

I'm from Alberta Canada (Texas north) and there's Cowboy hats everywhere around here ..... I own 5 myself :)

[@SgtRipcord]

Can confirm

[@Falconaught]

Hey hey, same here! I wear one more often than not, and I'm sure everyone in Calgary has at least one in the closet.

[@DAYBROK3]

You can’t get through a stampede without one. I have two straw ones just for work during the season. my head is large and an odd shape. I’m not sure I could afford a custom one.

[@nintendoborn]

Rog not many cowboy hats but we are similar to Texas and BC is basically California

[@TheCountryBoySurvivalist]

I’m from Alberta as well, and I’m gonna be buying my fifth one within this next week

[@AndyTernay]

Dr. Crawford, as someone on the more progressive side of the political spectrum I'm disheartened that anyone would mock your appearance. One of the things I want is everyone, everyone to be able to express themselves. I have attracted my share of mockery and jeers when I wear my kilts. I don't let that stop me though. Kilts and cowboy hats are both awesome in their own way and I'd love to see more of both.

[@JagerLange]

Agreed.

[@Ivftinianvs]

They should both be considered ‘attire’ rather than ‘costume’, as some are wont to consider them. I’d like to wear kilts- just haven’t gotten round to it. Great hunting kit, I imagine. And also for hiking and other outdoor activity, especially in warmer weather.

[@wolfgang4043]

I can't believe you got mocked for wearing a kilt🙁 More men should do it.

[@AndyTernay]

@@wolfgang4043 Texas. The ones who seem most upset and who object are Latino. Not Latina - only men. I suspect this is due to complete unfamiliarity. When I have had a chance to explain the attitude changed immediately.

[@jangtheconqueror]

@@AndyTernay I guess to them it just looks like a plaid skirt. I myself really want to start wearing traditional Korean clothes, but it's pretty much impossible to find any casual ones in the US. They just sell the special colorful ones that you wear for special occasions. I suppose I'll just try to find one next time I'm in Korea.

[@81iand]

Lived in Wyoming, Colorado and Texas. Cowboy hats everywhere, even in Boulder now and then. I’m in Wisconsin now and I still see them now and again.

[@rzaba1152]

I always wondered about why people in USA wear these hats and it was nice to get some explanation. The grandpa backstory brought me back to memories about my grandmom, thanks :)

[@Mili-bedili]

Not just the USA - parts of Canada and Mexico too, even in some other parts of the Americas.

[@Wulframite]

@@Mili-bedili Rural Florida they are worn. We are outside in the sun a lot. No matter what you do. You need a hat.

[@flannerypedley840]

@@Mili-bedili australia has similar hats - is sunny? Yes. Wear a hat.

[@Hvitserk67]

A nice video. I often use an American baseball cap here in Denmark. I have never played baseball and I know little about the sport, but the cap is cool and quite practical. Speaking of cowboy hats, there are actually Norwegian bunader (from old norse búnaðr - traditional national costume) that include hats for men reminiscent of some cowboy hats (eg. worn Big Valley). People use them on the national day, weddings, confirmations etc.

[@wolfkittson9208]

That's interesting. Seems like the idea of a national costume hasn't really been formalized here in the states. Or maybe the country is so huge the costumes are strictly regional.

[@Hvitserk67]

@@wolfkittson9208 In Europe, folk costumes have been around for ages, but Norwegian bunader were developed as late as in the 19th century (inspired by ancient folk costumes) in connection with the national romanticism that originated in northern Europe at this time. The American story is different, but in a way cowboy hats (with accessories) are also a kind of folk costumes.

[@Ivftinianvs]

When I was in Copenhagen in January 1999, there was a restaurant that was cowboy themed, and the barstools were western saddles. I happened to be reading a Zane Grey novel at the time, so of course I went in and ordered a hamburger with fries to eat whilst waiting for my train and reading my book.

[@Tina06019]

I wore a cowboy hat during my senior year in high school. We were living in London, England, where it is rarely all that cold, but it rains and rains and rains, and I just did not like carrying an umbrella. I am not from a part of the USA where folks wear cowboy hats, though. It just seemed a practical choice, and a lot of teenagers like wearing something that makes them stand out. The cowboy hat certainly did, and it didn't bother my parents like some weirder mid-70s fashions would have. I really don't remember anyone ever mocking me, except perhaps in light jest.

[@redravenqueen6276]

So glad I found this series of videos. It's like spending time with an interesting friend.

[@jaykechurchil484]

It warms my heart to know that this man, speaks in the same way I have always felt about my own nonno (Grand Father). In my own eyes my grand father has always been a cowboy, a man of strength and integrity. It is my life's endeavour that I to the best of my ability carry on the spirit of all such men. It is a mantle that I hope all such men of today's generation seek to carry, so as for the betterment of our families and future.

[@Mili-bedili]

The connection that grandparents and grandchildren share is truly special. Oftentimes, there's no other familial connection that can compare.

[@lauroralei]

Great video! Here in Australia I always wear a wide-brimmed Akubra hat despite being a 'townie'. It's a very rural hat with a lot of connotations, but hey, its a damn fine felt hat that keeps the sun and rain away and I like to think augments my face and keeps me tied to a time when proper protection from the elements was as important as style.

[@tristanalan2917]

Talk more about cowboy culture and style! It's really refreshing

[@Sigyn_Shay]

Well great. Just great. Now i love cowboys. Ok not cowboys. Just this one. 😭 🙃 You have your papas charm. Don't sell yourself short. I love your Norse videos. That's how I initially stumbled onto your channel. But these porch videos are really close to being a favorite. You're so down to earth and honest. It's so refreshing, relative to the insanity I have to deal with in the city everyday. Thank you for these videos. I'll never wear a cowboy hat. But good Lord... listening to you talk about them makes me want one.

[@sidroik]

I can't tell you just how much I admire you, your accomplishments, your character, your demeanor, your intelligence and your videos are beyond fantastic. THANK YOU for sharing with us mere mortals

[@alicemc8774]

I don't care a whit about cowboy hats. I just like watching him and his videos.

[@peasanthill5255]

My work took me all around the country, and the guys in the inter-mountain west who lived by the "code" were the best to work with. Even now there is a practicality, they tend to wear baseball style hats and lace up boots, because it fit the work they are doing. But, they all have the walk, the talk, and are conscious of the style.

[@lupus_in_fabula]

This is very intriguing! Personally, Id love to hear more of your grandfather, too!

[@texkaba1260]

As a (fellow?) Texan, I feel the need to point out that Stetson and Resistol have had the same parent company for a few years now.

[@HessianHunter]

Dr. Crawford didn't grow up in Texas, but his grandfather (whom he emulates) did. If there's such a thing as "culturally Texan", I'd say Dr. Crawford certainly fits the bill.

[@SirKaldar]

We're pretty fond of Cowboy Hats here in Australia too, although our designs are a little different and you are just as likely to see them in Leather or Canvas as you are to see them in Fur Felt. I wore a black leather Jacaru brand hat for years (it eventually fell apart, but it served me well), and now I wear a canvas Barmah brand hat with mesh sides, but I'm thinking about getting an all canvas one. The mesh makes it lovely and cool, but it's not so good in the rain.

[@mr.matthews67]

I like how you put that..."Individual spirit". To me it kind of sounds like it's deeper than just individualism. Like the idea that I feel like looking a particular way today just doesn't cut it. There's something that stirs the soul when a man knows where he's from and he conjures images of his ancestors and tries to take root in that. But it's much more than that it speaks to remnants of culture that make people feel a sense of who they are.

[@Vampyremommy73]

Per capita cowboy hats! This is the content that slaaaays!!! Get it!!! Preach it Dr Crawford!! Also your papa is amazing- what a wonderful example- some cool boots to fill!

[@LovesDarkness]

I think you look very handsome in your cowboy hats 😉

[@copgirl828]

Recent subscriber here...I'm pretty sure this is my favorite video (and I've been binging them). I'm also pretty sure that now I'm gonna have to go out and find myself a nice cowboy hat. Thank you for all the videos!

[@johnlombera831]

Welp. Jackson is now officially part of the Black Hat Gang™. I heard that black hats kill on sight and look cool doing it. :D

[@Hixaren2]

Great video! Very interesting and a strong story about your grandfather.

[@brooksidevt6120]

I've been a big fan of Dr. Crawford for years. I love the connection to his grandfather discussed in this video. Whenever I wear a hat that is not a ski hat, or when I'm sailing - I wear cowboy hats. I work as a surgeon in Northern Vermont, so it is not a common look. When I'm overseas I wear cowboy hats as well. I was a kid in New Mexico, spent some late teenage years in Texas, graduated from college in Colorado (go Buffs), and spend the vast majority of my vacation time in Wyoming or Montana. And while the western vide comes naturally, the real reason I wear cowboy hats are: hats keep the sun and rain off your head, keep you cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter and cowboy hats do this better than most, cowboy hats really look good on almost everybody, and cowboy hats say something about the wearer. I actually believe in that western code or Dr. Crawford's grandfather, it is frequently formulated in what is know as the cowboy code, which as it turns out is remarkable similar to the 9 noble virtues of Asatru (just to drive home the norse connection), and the 4 virtues of stoics. And particularly wearing a cowboy hat in places it is not often seen, Boston, Edinburgh etc... it proclaims that the wearer is proud and happy to be American. Unlike Dr. Crawford I have not had good luck with Resistol, and pretty much just wear Stetsons.

[@Ravynwulf]

Oh Jackson, I loved this video! So casual. Maybe one day you'll show us a photo of your wonderful Papa.♥️ P.S. I think the black hat is the best. At the end I was betting that you would pick it to tip at us...You did. 😊

[@stolman2197]

Sadly, I have a very large head (7 7/8) so I wasn't able to wear my grandfather's hats. You're a lucky man.

[@AlexKS1992]

Mine is 7 3/4. It's hard finding a hat for me. Same can be said for footwear.

[@JeremiahTigers7]

I understand you connected with your grandparents and you/your grandpa’s mean of the hats and meaning. Feel the same way but world we live in now makes me sad. It seem a a sound strand me only being 28 year old. Thank you for all your videos Dr. Crawford.

[@stuffandthings1155]

If you don't mind sharing, I'd love to hear about why you followed your grandparents more than your parents.

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

Good video, born in Pueblo, grandparents from Good Pasture and Estes Park/Canon City. Grew up wearing cowboy boots and hats.

[@Aswaguespack]

Your story of your Grandfather is just awesome. I think our grandparents were just amazing people in the first part of the 20th Century. “You, who are on the road Must have a code that you can live by ….” I don’t think there is a code these days like in the past generations that they followed. (Thanks to Graham Nash) 👍🏻

[@MikeMafiaII]

''Texas is diluted by it's metro areas" Hot takes! In any other context that would sound pretty edgy, but for cowboy hats it makes sense.

[@frost1183]

I’ve been to Texas and I’m from the Rocky Mountains. Texas is great but the Rocky Mountains are more rugged.

[@jbscornerstore]

See them all the time in AZ, they're cool. Real Americana.

[@frogbear02]

as someone who wears such hats (though personally, i go for the australian style, leather ones), hearing you say "people that wear them, i feel like they share x y and z values" hit me pretty hard, since i literally hold every one of those values to a tee XD

[@alecfowler2261]

Also I can't press the like button enough. You are one of few online personalities I respect without reservation.

[@dalehaub59]

thanks jackson for the fun education, sport a cowboy hat myself in northern Utah !!

[@jbscornerstore]

Great video! Kinda crazy they bothered you in CA considering how much cowboy/rodeo culture is in CA. Of course LA and the Bay are not representative of CA as a whole. You see them all the time in Central Valley, Central Coast, Northern CA, Sierras. Lots of cowboys/vaqueros in CA.

[@JacksonCrawford]

I agree. I do try to distinguish between coastal California and interior California (but even along the coast, cowboy hats aren’t weird in Monterey).

[@ianeurysm]

Ya, Berkeley is another planet.@@JacksonCrawford

[@jbscornerstore]

@@JacksonCrawford love ya brother, keep on cowboy!

[@melindamanthey2757]

@@JacksonCrawford A little weird in Monterey, not so weird in Salinas ,( the Monterey County Seat 18 miles from Monterey) or way out in Carmel Valley beyond the Village. . 40 years on the Monterey Penininsula, but we still prefer Winnemucca, my husband's previous digs, Nevada ( minus Reno and Las Vegas) and Eastern Oregon and Eastern, Wa. . There, hats are "normal" daily wear. One other note, whether ( "hwhether" in our family lingo) a Western style/cowboy hat or a ball cap, hat etiquette /respect dictates taking it off indoors. . We note most abuses are ball cap wearers... Cowboys/Western and mid western culture seem to understand this.

[@ianeurysm]

You have long time fans in San Francisco, doc! Lots here think it's okay for different folks to have different values, in different places in the same country. Live and let live and learn. We all need more of that.

[@knawl]

I've seen you so often with the hat that you look almost strange without one LOL. I often wear a wide brimmed hat but different styles, not really into styles, more utilitarian about clothes in general

[@paulkaveney1913]

I personally do not wear hats very well (a combination of unflattering head shape and face shape, I think), so I tend not to wear them at all, but I do appreciate guys who can pull them off, especially cowboy hats. You look fantastic in yours and it was fun listening to you talk about your grandfather. Reminiscing about people who have been vital to your growth as an individual is always comforting to listen to somehow. That being said, this was the most refreshing video I have seen in a while. Thank you for sharing and for keeping a smile on my face for the duration of the video. Keep up the wonderful work on your channel and in the classroom!

[@kats9755]

I gotta say I appreciate that fade-out from you to that raven logo in the same position as you. That was artful.

[@rayganrambles]

There's a repair shop down in Pueblo that worked on the hats in the movie Tombstone.

[@sunshinesilverarrow5292]

This video made me so happy, thank you for sharing. Great comment from your lady friend, she knows how to vocalise her opinion. Halaus ja auringonpaiste ☀️N

[@VinlandAlchemist]

I totally loved this. My deepest respect and admiration to your grandfather. Thank you, Dr. Jackson :) P.S., ~ That there reference to baseball caps, I totally dig it LOL

[@MrZnarffy]

I think cowboy hats are beautiful outdoor hats. They were made the way they are for a reason... I live in Sweden, but I own an Australian bush hat, from when I lived there. I still got it and love wearing it outdoors even here, at least when not in deep winter. I do it as keeping a bit of Australia with me as well, but had I had a connection to the US I would probably have used a cowboy hat.

[@blakewinter1657]

I note that Oðin is said to wear a wide-brimmed hat, so I suspect this is more pertinent to the topic of the Norse than most would expect...

[@Juppe50]

Very fun video. I like your thoughts about what a grandfather means for your upbringing. I'm a grandfather and I feel a responsibility towards my grandchildren to be a good role model.

[@northwestpassage6234]

Albertan here! Western wear is very popular in rural Alberta while cowboy hats aren’t nearly as common as boots, I still daily see the white straw hat on truck dashes driving around. While I keep my felt hat in the house as I take better care of it compared to my straw one which is more daily wear. I’m heading to Europe for a big backpacking trip again and have been debating bringing my fur hat for the rain but I know it’ll be a pain to carry around while traveling light and having to explain I’m not American and actually do live on a ranch and it’s common where I live. Haha I love wearing them but I I think it’ll just bring too much baggage at hostels like your L.A. experience

[@dallonknox7018]

Thanks for the video! Lovely to hear you talk about your grandfather and about the West. I spent a lot of time in Montana and Wyoming as a kid and I plan on moving out there in a few years. My mom is from that region and I miss it very much.

[@jessehawkes1298]

I like to wear my cowboy hats out of appreciation of the culture I was born into and my family. Each side of my family were from southern Idaho, north western Montana, and North Dakota. So I’m sure it’s totally appropriate to wear it on my person, though my sister hates it🤠 it’s also very practical, and I can appreciate that

[@JamieHerron04]

Love BRIM hat maker in Dayton, Ohio! Nothing better than a good hat!

[@samwilkes5427]

American Hat Company!!,! Made locally in Bowie Texas.

[@YolayOle]

My ex always wore a black felt hat in the winter, straw in the summer. We went grocery shopping (Colorado Springs) one day and a small child ran up to him and asked "Are you a good guy or a bad guy?" 😁 It was pretty adorable. I personally look good in the gambler style hats - although I've not owned one in about 20 years.

[@Marcus51090]

I could listen to him read the phone book

[@juanchitaro5380]

All the right answers XD seriously, it makes it so much better that it's such a conscious choice of attire (with the beautiful backstory about your grandfather) than if it were only a matter of taste or custom. Thank you for sharing

[@aribavel2757]

Great installment in the Porch series! I find my eye being pulled toward your truck, maybe because I’m actively truck shopping. Care to praise/inform a bit on the Ram 1500? (It is a 1500, isn’t it?). I’m seeing prices on new 2018 models that are like a third of what my house cost!!!!

[@JacksonCrawford]

Ram 1500 Bighorn. 2017 model.

[@aribavel2757]

Jackson Crawford Thanks!

[@frost1183]

I’m a Utahn and I hold Rocky Mountain culture very highly. My grandfather never wore a cowboy hat but he is a pure Rocky Mountain guy most of my greatest memories are him with our cousins building bow and arrows in his carpenter shop and camping high up in the Rockies. I get what you mean! 🏔

[@sandersonTX]

Enjoyed the hat talk Dr. Crawford. Cowboy hats are a common sight here in Fort Worth, TX; nobody would even think to look twice at you for wearing one around here. Moreso with cowboy boots, even among the white collar professions; I work in banking and wear Cowboy boots with slacks and a sport coat to the office everyday, as do many men in the business community here. I have to say though, I own felt hats, but prefer straw, especially on 100F+ Texas days.

[@RamblinVan]

I enjoyed this. What about western style shirts? My favorite. Wrangler? Levi? Panhandle? Cinch? Others I dont know about? I love a good western shirt with a yoke.

[@tpelle2]

I have lived most of my life in Kentucky, the northernmost part near Cincinnati OH, where cowboy hats are not very common. At least not so much as in the parts further south. I grew up mainly wearing baseball caps, although my dad would wear a fedora. I've taken to wearing cowboy hats more for "theraputic" reasons than for any stylistic reasons. I spent a long career on the fire department, and had mildly burned my left ear many times (We had a radio pocket on our "turnout coats" and I would clip the microphone/speaker to my left side coat collar, and although we were issued nomex hoods (like a balaclava) that we wore under our helmets, I usually would keep my left ear outside of the nomex because I didn't want to miss any radio traffic. (To put this in the right context, I would find that the cord on the microphone/speaker would have the outer jacket melted.) Anyway, I've had a few skin skin cancers removed from my head, cheeks, and ears, and my dermatologist told me that if I didn't use sunscreen and wear a "wide brim" hat when outside during the times the sun was above the horizon - even during cloudy days - she would "bob my ears like a doberman pinscher!" Today, being long time retired from the fire service, I've taken to wearing boonie hats when outside doing yard work or just knocking around in jeans and a tee shirt. But if I have to be a little more dressed up, I will go back to my cowboy hat. After all, what other kind of wide brim hat choices are there?

[@chadsknnr]

Never heard of a cowboy Viking before. Nor a viking cowboy. GOOD! Show us something we've never seen before! Like the truth about Old Norse. Keep doing you, Dr. Jack . . . .

[@dwightharley3924]

I have several hats made by the Australian hat maker, Akubra, which are quality fur felt western/cowboy style hats. You can get a very nice one in the $200 range. David Morgan in Seattle has a great selection of Akubra hats. I got a chuckle out of your comments about not getting away with wearing a western hat at UCLA or Berkley or in Boulder. Here in Montana no one gives a second glance at a guy or gal wearing a cowboy hat.

[@tsangarisjohn]

Personal survival politics- knowing what battles to choose is a good skill. However, wear your hat at will Doc! Who cares what people think? But I get it, sometimes it’s best to just not deal with other people’s BS. I live in the Los Angeles area. People wear many different things including hats, if anything a good hat or other item is cool. Regardless of style. It’s a personal choice and in some ways a personality expression. A normal person will respect that.

[@Hvitserk67]

Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) was a great personality and managed well in LA despite wearing a Confederate States Army cavalry hat. Image is everything (for some).

[@mr.matthews67]

I come from a long line of farmers here in Texas. There's a fair bit of Texas pride that runs through me but I try to tame some of that arrogance. I never felt a notion to wear a cowboy hat till I was in my twenties. Farming cattle and crops with my grandfather out in the Texas Sun well he just wore a net back hat usually says John Deere or jupy meals feed here in West,Texas. A little history that I've come to know about the iconic cowboy hat. From what I understand some of the best horse riders that ever lived we're Spaniards. When the Spaniards decided to take Mexico they brought culture with them and with the climate being hot and dry like Spain naturally wearing a cowboy hat to keep the sun off your face was a good idea. Different variations of this cowboy hat were made and of whatever materials they had at the time. If you ever see a hat with a bow tied on the inside from what I understand that is a tribute to a hat maker that has passed away. Along with the cowboy comes those famous cowboy boots. Now cowboy boots also came from Spain and they designed the boot to be pointed so they slip into a stirrup very easily. I do not think that they had my descendants in mind when they design the cowboy boots. I can speak from experience when I say that Spaniards typically have small feet. I have a 13 in foot and it is wide! almost 6" wide. I don't know if that was traits inherited from Nordics or Hobbits...lol Anyways a lot of the culture from Spain went to Mexico. Off topic: One of the more interesting things I found was that if you listen to tejano music it sounds eerily similar to polka. A Mexican guy once told me way back when... There was a fair bit of Polish, Czechoslovakian, Dutch and German people that have actually traded and moved and married Spanish and Mexican people. Mexican people had adopted the polka festive music style and it tied in very nicely with some of the traditions that Mexico has. One of the more interesting things that I find is when we learn about one's culture to understand how we differ over time we just see how much we are closer than we ever thought. I married my wife in El Paso Texas in 2013. At first glance you wouldn't think that she's Mexican. Well that's because she doesn't have any Mexican blood she has mostly Spanish and Italian but for many generations her family had lived in Mexico but if you ask her she's just as Mexican as anyone else from Mexico and I can understand that, I feel the same way about Texas. I have descendants from Welch and Scottish bloodlines and come to find out there's a fair bit of French in my blood too.

[@renegademermaid1806]

I grew up in So Cal- Huntington Beach, then to Dana Point, then, of all places, SW UT. I had never seen so many guns until I got here (not a bad thing) and so many freaking cowboy hats. I decided I prefer them to "trucker hats" on men and I have seen more actual, responsible, hard-working men here in UT than I saw in the 10 years I was in Dana Point. The cowboys here are a lot like what you call conservationists or those who have an understanding relationship with God and livestock or agriculture. Wyoming is on my bucket list. It's really just up the road. I should just go on a road trip.

[@SimonThwaites]

From one of your no doubt many followers in Australia, Dr Crawford have you ever considered an Akubra? A genuine Australian icon, a central part of the country culture here and ultimately a maker of fine Aussie cowboy hats. In passing, as an English immigrant here to Australia, the influence that Western US culture has had on country Australia is remarkable. I think just a little like - as you have discussed - the situational parallels between the American Frontier and Norse society produced not dissimilar cultures, so in terms of music, attitudes and clothes the US cowboy culture has found very fertile ground in the Australian countryside and has been embraced as a surprisingly wholesale package. A visit to the Ekka (the annual Exhibition of agricultural produce) in any Australian town is much like stepping into a cowboy movie.

[@tommierhodes1719]

i didnt know about you while you were in Berkeley, but you might appreciate my own Papà's little anecdote about Berkeley. he retired from teaching anglo-saxon at Bryn Mawr for some decades and decided to move here for a friend. after a short while his judgement on Berkeley town culture: "Berkeley's a fraud!"

[@Vampyremommy73]

YESSSSS FINALLY!!!!!

[@alecfowler2261]

The closest I relate to a cowboy's reception in LA and the like is my usage of a walking stick. I've got a good sprig of ash, which is fine out on the hills of the Peak District, but definitely gets me a few looks if I go anywhere civilised. 😝 Then something a little more subtle is required, though it can still get odd looks and comments, especially in the cities.

[@cmunson59]

Totally understand, a good hat can just complete the look, Myself I am more of a News paperboy cap kind of guy. Yeah, love these porch videos!

[@Shinseidono89]

Part of the Colorado branch of the Stetson clan on my mother's side. Damn good hats, though I may be a bit biased lol.

[@soliscrown1272]

I'm sure there are many factors to consider, like usage, weather, materials, construction, etc., but what is the average lifespan of a decent cowboy hat?

[@JacksonCrawford]

If you wear it every day but take care of it, ten years.

[@oldwest517]

Fantastic video and rundown of the cultural aspects. Pretty much every place between the Pacific coastline and the 100th Meridian is fair game for seeing hats that aren't being worn ironically.

[@cmcapps1963]

I don't know if you get to the Southeast much, but in rural Georgia, for instance, straw cowboy hats, at least, are not rare. You don't see them every where maybe, but they aren't seen as weird or draw attention.

[@yvonnesimpson5785]

"Ten gallon hat" got mentioned 😄. That phrase comes from a misunderstanding of the Spanish phrase "tan galán" meaning "so gallant" or "so handsome". One of my favorite cowboy 🤠 terms from the many that come to us from Spanish.

[@Obeeewaan]

Great video, entertaining and informative at the same time.

[@Mili-bedili]

This is a hat that is worn in parts of Canada, Mexico, and the USA. Even in other parts of the Americas too.

[@roberthunter5119]

I've got a Resistol straw George Strait signature that I've had for almost 25 years. It's been thru hell and then some. And I also have two Stetson beaver felt lids. One I've had for 25 years or so, and the other is a kinda newish. About 5 or 6 years old. I find myself still reaching for the old one. Fits like it was on my head at birth. Haha

[@melissahdawn]

a tad unrelated, but .... I did learn a bit. Storytime, hat like: My daughter wanted (she said needed) a hat, so I got her a cheap fedora mostly, to keep the sun off her face/nose while they participated in some sort of "Rendezvous" day outside at school next week. So, we were crossing a busy street on the way home and a gust of wind knocked it off her head. I told her well, it's good you have your hood still, cause it looks like rain, but she ran out into the street risking being hit by cars to get her hat. I was about to scold her, but the thing she said was, "Mom, don't worry. I made sure it had landed right side up before I picked it up." instead I just laughed and hugged her and said, "No hat is worth as much as you." and we continued home. We did discuss the names of hats. I named Stetson as a type, oooops!

[@MrTrilbe]

One thing to mention about felt, if made of wool is that it keeps it's thermal insulation even while wet

[@sherrillknight6697]

This was a lot of fun- thanks for sending out something like this!

[@knight907]

This was a great video. I’m not a fan of cowboy hats, or hats in general, but this was like sitting down and having a conversation where we all talk about things that make us who we are, and this was your turn. Thank you. 🖤 On a secondary note, any hat that costs thousands of dollars isn’t a cowboy hat. Those are investment banker hats, CEO hats, or politician hats. At best maybe they’re surgeon hats, dentist hats, or lawyer hats, but no self-respecting “cowboy” would waste so much money just so they could show off a label. 😜

[@yensid4294]

Berkeley & LA you're going to stick out wearing a western hat definitely. But not all of California is like that. You get in with people who have horses & ranches out in the country & they are definitely rockin western wear. Head up to Placerville, Yuba City, Grass Valley any of the foothill areas & it gets pretty country pretty quick especially as you make your way up the summit to Truckee & N.Tahoe. So yeah, it just depends. As a society we stopped wearing hats in general for the most part, we are much less formal now. But people who live in more rural conditions who spend time outside where weather ( snow & ice or heat/sun) can be an issue will still wear hats for practical reasons. I wore a western hat when I lived in the sierra mountains. It looked cool with my parka & fake Vuarnets :)

[@knawl]

My dad used to wear a cowboy hard hat lol

[@HeadRoaster]

man, growing up in Tulsa and now living in Portland, Oregon, I literally don't go a DAY without seeing someone in a cowboy hat. Not one!

[@robpetoletti826]

Very cool, northern Minnesota you catch a lot of guff for wearing a cowboy hat, unless it's a straw hat and you are a farmer. Then you catch it for being a farmer. I wear mine when I'm out in the woods hiking or camping. Thank you for your story and insight. 👍👍👍

[@MrsRanchoFiesta]

Good choice on the black Resistol. Every man needs a basic black

[@TheUltraBeast1]

Best hat I ever got, which is more like a sombrero actually I got in marfa TX by a guy named Michael Meloney. Apparently he made all the hats in the lonesome dove movies. The thing about straw hats is you can drench them in water and as it evaporates it cools you. Working in the Texas sun, a tiny felt hat doesn't really cut it.

[@GravesRWFiA]

I prefer the Stetson 'whippet.' for warm weather an a magill homburg for cold.

[@Perfect5Recurve]

You're wearing an "I don't care how they do it in California" shirt, aren't you? Cause I have that same shirt lol.

[@jessehawkes1298]

I like to wear my cowboy hats out of appreciation of the culture I was born into and my family. Each side of my family were from southern Idaho, north western Montana, and North Dakota. So I’m sure it’s totally appropriate to wear it on my person, though my sister hates it ;)

[@flannerypedley840]

Australia's great export Akubra hats are made from rabbit fur felt. I enjoyed the comments of cowboy culture

[@dennisprehn5702]

I don't own a big brand name cowboy hat but I bought one for $45 fifteen years ago and it is 100% wool and it is in great shape to this day.

[@vorthora]

I'd love to have a sand colored one. I don 't care what other people think about what I wear.

[@DaevaGlow]

There's a furrier near my parents' lake cabin in a city called Perham, MN. If you are looking for more interesting cowboy hats, look up that store. I do own a couple leather cowboy hats, that I bought at a farm show up in ND.

[@mjackstewart]

Dude, I have that Marshall hat. I love it!