When Men (and boys too) wore hats
I know, male humans still wear hats but really they are usually baseball type caps or knit caps, not real hats. I was looking on Face (I gotta quit that) and saw this photo from the Milwaukee County Historical Society:
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| Boy Scouts 1930 lined up to get ice cream |
And I noticed their campaign hats with the flat brim and the 4 indent top. Those hats would seem to be perfect for Scouts, spending lots of time outside in the sun - they would seem to offer a lot more protection than a cap.
Then on the next Face group I saw this Mountie painting:
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and of course noticed the campaign hat. Here is the RCMP logo:
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| hopefully a few bison were also maintained ! |
So I looked into whether the campaign hat is still available. The famous Stetson company still sells them:
https://stetson.com/collections/hats-outdoor-felt/products/campaign-hat-olive-drab
So do the Scouts:
https://www.scoutshop.org/campaign-hat-606089.html
But yikes, the prices ! $233 and $133.99
I also heard from a friend that these hats don't do well in the rain (made of wool (felt)) and I remembered the episode of Sanford and Son where Lamont gives Fred a gray hat for his birthday. Things proceed downhill from there and Lamont abandons Fred in front of a Chinese restaurant - then it starts to rain:
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| Maintain the Hat |
So no campaign hat for me.
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm