I got my first cowboy hat today and just wearing it makes you feel like a different person. I grew up in a small town in North Carolina and not many people wear them around there. I ended up joint the military and got shipped across the country way out west. That’s where I realized how different I was from others because my manner and how I was raised. This was about the time I started embracing my southern heritage and I wanted to stand out from everyone else. At first I thought that people would look at me weird because I’m black but over time I got very comfortable in my own skin and I don’t care how people view anymore. Nowadays people compliment me and I seem to get a lot more respect because of my attitude and me embracing my own heritage no matter what. I appreciate your video and the information you shared, thank you.
There are a lot of things to do with a cowboy hat in daily life. But the main etiquette of any cowboy hat: (When you should remove your hat) 1) At Dinner with your family (unless your family says it's okay to wear your hat). Even then it's just plain courteous not to wear your hat in the presence of your family. 2) During the Pledge of Allegiance (remove your hat and place it at your side or over your heart) It's an insult (both to the Flag, our Nation and its armed forces) to wear your hat during the Pledge. Same reason it's an insult to take a knee during the Pledge. 3) In a formal setting when there are ladies present (remove your hat). It's insensitive to the ladies to wear a cowboy hat. 4) When in close proximity to or greeting a lady for the first time, you should gently tip your hat to her. (It's a gesture of respect to the opposite gender and believe me, she'll appreciate the gesture). 5) At a funeral or funeral home (remove your hat). It's a gesture of respect to the family and to those who've passed if your remove your hat. 6) At a formal function (wedding etc.) It's just plain good manners and respect to remove your hat during a formal function, unless of course such an occasion requires it. 7) At a theatre (unless you're sitting in the very back row) Remove your hat. It's not only a distraction, it's just plain rude to wear your hat in a theatre forum. 8) During church, remove your hat (it's a insult to the Lord, and just plain a distraction to the guests and to the pastor to wear your hat). The major exception being unless it's a cowboy church, then wearing the hat is perfectly okay, but always remove your hat during the Lord's Prayer and Communion. 9) When you must take your cowboy hat off, there's two places it should be. Either hung up on a hat rack or upside down on the crown (never on the brim.) 10) Never touch another man's cowboy hat. It's an unwritten code that you may very well risk your life touching another person's cowboy hat.
Just purchased my 1st cowboy hat a few weeks ago. I've never been treated better or talked to more by complete strangers. People love cowboys. You get the occasional stupid comment, but you will be surprised how much love and kindness that you receive. You are completely correct about the state of our country and the positive power of the most American head cover.
@@dewboy13 no, I don’t even know of I want to live anymore :/ so no hat, they’re kinda pricy for a student and its har to get the right size and all when you live in Europe
Native Texan, cop, moved up to Washington state for work, needless to say I feel like a stranger in a very unAmerican part of the country. Went home to Texas to see family got me my first cowboy hat since I was a kid…. Boots too. Never thought about it being an American thing, but your right. To me it’s a very proud part of my Texas heritage, we Texans are very patriotic and don’t take shit.
As a fellow horseman, I agree with your assessment on hats. A big one around my home is no hats at the dinner table. It’s the way that it’s always been. The first thing you say is grace before a meal and you give reverence to the Lord by taking your hat off and bowing your head.
I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog. My grandpa was a cowboy, my dad...cowboy, and I married a cowboy. Texas raised. All of what you said in terms of etiquette, I witnessed as a child. Great video!
Going to college in Tennessee and I’m coming from Connecticut got my first hat and people are definitely not used to see boots and a hat around CT but feels good to stand out!
I'm from Alabama but spent just over a year in Boston and there were quite a few what I would call "city cowboys". they looked like they were from the south or Texas but then they would open their mouth and they would have the Boston accent
I too have recently begun wearing a cowboy style hat. I’m over the whole ball cap thing. They look like something a kid wears. Real men wear hats. Thanks for the education on etiquette.
I struggle with social anxiety at times and buying my first hat (I have a felt and straw now) and I was really hesitant about wearing it out even though I live in an area of California where people wear cowboy hats a fair amount and my lord the amount of confidence that comes from someone saying “nice hat” or simply someone else in a cowboy hat nods to you is amazing.
..... now, find yourself a pair a boots and learn to walk in them.......and join a jiujitsu gym....it helps with getting that social anxiety demon out of you. Nothing like staying calm while someone is trying to choke you out!
Don't you worry about them, they can say things but you will get more looks from the ladies for sure, only the guys gonna rag on you a little bit until they see how you carry yourself in that hat. That's the best advice I can give for this circumstance as I don't suffer from anxiety but I do live in a northern city on the east coast where you never see cowboy hats or boots being worn... I get compliments all the time since wearing my hat and boots, especially from the ladies. and I'm only 4 days into owning them...... @@speaktruth247
Thank you Steve. I enjoyed your information. I did not grow up around hats n boots but my interest in them began very recently for the very reason you pointed out, they are American heritage and represent the quality type of individuals that we all want it our lives. I served my country and since I can no longer wear my uniform I’ve embraced this iconic American practical fashion as my everyday uniform.
Great video - Although I've worn hats on & off all my life, I recently started making sure I wear one as much as possible when I go out....for the very reasons you stated! It says America, and it says many other things...We need more cowboys - and everything they represent!
The last time I put my hat on a bed I was in a severe car accident my friend and I nearly died. I’m religious and usually don’t believe in superstitions but I do believe in this one. There is a reversal to “the curse” and so far it’s worked spit into the hat throw it down and * lightly (as to not damage it) stomp on it.
I was searching for cowboy hats on utube and accidentally tapped on your video. I must say that I enjoyed very much your video and it has open my mind a bit more about the symbol of wearing the hat. I am originally from Romania now proudly an American citizen and I am trying to learn about American my new country. So I join the USPS as Mailman and I absolutely love it. I am planning to do some touring cross country to get to know more about America. I am passionate photographer that’s my only hobby that keeps me out of home and other daily problems:) Well God bless you and your family and thank you for all your wisdom!
Bought my Resistol for the 4th of July. I love it and so does everyone else. God bless this great country and it’s good and noble people. Thanks for the video.
I just bought my cowboy hat from kemo sabe in aspen Colorado and I can’t agree with you more, and yeah I spent a pretty penny on it but that’s what we work hard for and like you said nothing says America responsibility and independence like a nice felt cowboy hat. Got some branding done to mine too and when I put it on I feel like all my hard work and my dedication to my country is shown by wearing it. Thanks for the video !
Interesting, many thanks. I’m from London, and always had an interest in the west. A couple of years ago I spent two weeks driving over the South West, four-corner states, national parks. Loved the country and the people, and will go back when I can.
I live in VA and not many people wear cowboy hats here and I usually just wear mine when I’m outside working but I wore it in a grocery store once recently and I saw a big change in the way people treated me everyone was so much more friendlier
Well, I don't exactly recall what I was thinking 8 months ago, but people are friendlier everywhere when you're wearing a cowboy hat if you tilt it up a bit
That's a lot of good information for those of us who love hats, but don't really have the opportunity to wear them as often as we'd like, and who haven't had a mentor to share these points with us. I'd like to add one more reason to wear a hat, and that is to protect yourself against skin cancer. Men stopped wearing their fedora and homberg hats sometime in the 1960s. Since then, skin cancer rates have shot up. When I was in my late 30s, I had a patch of skin cancer dug out of my forehead. My dermatologist said to me, "You know all those old men who wear hats? Well, you're one of 'em now." I took his advice, and my hat collection sometimes makes me blush. Yeah, they can be a style statement, but you're absolutely right - - they are functional. Thanks for a great video to start off my day with! Blessings to you, Sir!
Boy you ain't wrong about us being outlaws in today's time. And we know exactly who we are. And we need to stick together and keep America, America! Plus when you put that hat on your immediately 50% more badass!
My dad taught me when I take off my had for the national anthem, my hand still goes over my heart, hat goes wherever it goes with your hand on your heart. With all respect. I just got my first real cowboy hat last week and I'm learning about it. Thanks for your video!
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My Wife Got Me A Cowboy Hat For This Past Christmas and Love It! The First Couple Times I Wore It Felt Really Comfortable For Being My 1st Hat. Something Inside Has Triggered Me To Want Even More! Hats,Boots and A Wardrobe Change. Thinking I Want To Go Back To My Roots! I Was Thinking This Was Weird Living In A Large City, But I Don't Really Care! I Guess I Was Struggling With What City Folk Would Think, But Your Video Actually Helped Me With Some Of The Concerns! Actually Helped With The Etiquette As Well. I Appreciate All Of That! I Share The Same Patriotic Views and The Change Makes Me Feel Better For What We Stand For!🇺🇲🦅🐎🇺🇲
I've been wearing Cowboy hat's since I was a young boy. I was enamored by Cowboys and wanted to be just like my hero's. Though I was born in the city I always wore the hat. Now that I'm older I wear it for a different reason. Like you said, it represents something. Here in Alberta, Canada, there is a long history of Cowboys that built this province from the ground up. I wear it now to honor that heritage.
Like your video. Makes a lot of sense of everything you said. I’m 45 and I just bought my first felt hat and I loved it. People told me it looks good and I told them a little bit of what I heard of what to do and not do while using a hat. God Bless u and The USA.
I'm one of the few who wears a cowboy hat where I live in the northeast. I found it interesting listening to your take on it. I did know a lot of the etiquette but learned a few things too. Hats off to your cool video.
I have a few cowboy hats. Black felt that I have been wearing all this winter. I bought it about 6 yrs ago and wore it a little but stopped. 2 yrs ago I got a white straw hat and wore it during the summer while working outside. I bought a palm leaf hat recently to wear when it’s raining and it keeps my head dry and I don’t get my black felt wet if I’m out in the rain a lot. I enjoy wearing my cowboy hats now and it does make you more proud and feel more patriotic. Also my father-in-law is a preacher. He retired from full time preaching but he is still a preacher at our cowboy church here in Guilford County, NC. Thanks for this video and I agree with you totally!!
Great video! I’ve always loved my country and recently I decided to go country. I agree that a cowboy hat makes a statement. Your video was entertaining and informative. Heck, one of those flies on the window behind you was so big I started reaching for my fly swatter. I use to live in Texas and now live in Montana. The scenery is nice but come winter I sure miss Texas!
Just remember my friend, you are a citizen of the Kingdom of God and a dear brother in Christ. We don't win here. Even in America. But yeah, if all us Christians live for Him, things will change for the better. And this is STILL the best country this Earth has ever known.
Your reason for wanting to wear your Cowboy Hat is right on! As a 5 foot tall female I’ve finally found the one I like. We share the same childhood TV.
Way back when...the best quality hat one could get was a 7X beaver, and I had one that lasted for years. Over the last 40+ years, with hardhats, uniform hats, berets, welder's helmets, etc. I kinda lost track of the good 'ol cowboy hat. Finally, now retired and with my personal choice ability returned, I started shopping for a GOOD cowboy hat. I was amazed to see ratings as high as 500x. Sounds like model number expansion, not improvement. Anyway, I DO agree that the shovel-front looks more like a stall cleaning tool than a cowboy hat. After I get a new hat, with as much crown and brim as is available, I reshape it to my own wants, ending up with close to a "Gus" with a nice, easy roll around the front and back, with the sides up, not unlike yours in this video, but no quite as steep. Keep up the good work!
Im from Sweden and I would really like to own a genuine cowboy hat. But I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on one just to find out that it doesn’t fit my head or suit me as a person. I think the best thing to do is to wait for the right time. I really want to travel to the US and see for myself how it is or at least how I think it is as a tourist. You never see people in my country wearing these hats but I want to ignore that and be myself. I’m tired of having to hide my opinions and my belief from everyone. Even my friends and family because I’m scared that they will be disappointed or that they won’t see me in the same way. But you can’t hide your true self forever. Great video it felt as if I were sitting right next to you. Keep it up.
Thanks Aggressor! I hope you get a chance to come here someday!. Make sure that you come west of the Mississippi River in order to find the best stores for Cowboy hats and people who can advise you on them - Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming or Montana. Best of luck!
You usually find a size chart on hat websites such as Resistol or Stetson, but some of these hats are specifically designed for differant shaped heads but they make crushable hats that conform to your head shape these are usually not as durable as a beaver felt hat but an easy way to start
@@aggressor6609 Do your research because cowboy hats are not all the same. Felt hats aren’t the same either. All depends on what you want out of a hat. Are you going to wear it in bad weather? Are you going to wear it every day or once a year? That kind of thing. You can spend very little for a wool hat or a pile of cash for a beaver hat. Most wool and lower end fur felts only come pre shaped whereas lots of higher end hats come with an open crown and flat brim and you have to tell the shop what kind of shape you want and they will shape it right there. (If you buy from a good hat shop) My young son has a $75 wool hat, my Resistol 6x was about $240 and pre-shaped but my Rodeo King 100x was $900, open crown and was shaped to my liking. Just saying for comparison. But if you find a hat you like but maybe the shape isn’t right for you it can always be steamed and re-shaped. The higher quality the fur felt the easier it is to shape. Wool is hard to shape, beaver is easy. Never force the hat into shape, always steam it. Also important is the way the hat is blocked from the factory. Generally Stetsons are more round, Resistol are more oval but also can be long oval. My Rodeo King is long oval. The big main brands to look for are Stetson, Resistol, Rodeo King, American Hat, plus custom makers. Those are some of the bigger companies. I’m sure others can chime in on this. As for straws, they are a little more simple. People will say straw cowboy hats are plastic. No they are not. They are just sprayed with lacquer to make them weather resistant. American Hat uses a different lacquer than the others so they are more flexible. Easier to get back into shape if you mess them up. I’m going on way too long. My advise is to not order a cowboy hat from the internet. Go to a good hat shop where people have been around a while and know what they are talking about and know what they are doing. You will much more satisfied with your hat.
Haven't worn a cowboy hat in 20 years. Last week during a rain out i decided I needed new boot and went shopping. I didn't get the boots but picked up a straw and felt hat. I forgot how good it feels to wear a nice hat. I had also forgot about the bed and luck superstitions, thank you for that.
I had a Stetson BSA Expedition that I wore for a little over a year before I lost it on vacation. Have now gotten a Stetson Sturgis (same basic style, a dark brown felt crushable, but better quality than the out of production Expedition), and after a month without having my hat, it feels *right* to have it back again. I do get a fair number of compliments wearing it in Western NC, and it just feels good to wear, especially with the weather we have out here.
I remember the first time I visited Florida with friends (we were coming from the UK), we all bought hats and they all bought baseball caps while I being a little older bought a panama jack hat (I know it's not a cowboy hat as such), my friends all got sunburn on their ears and necks while I didn't, also I noticed that people treated me like an adult while my friends got carded a lot more than I did.
@Faris T They were asked for ID, proof of age, we were all over 25 but when we went out to drink they got asked for ID and I didn't, and I'm only two years older than them.
I always wear a hat, and I like Resistol, too. They fit my big head better. And I agree wholeheartedly with the little message toward the last part of the video.
Moving to Cheyenne from Little Rock. Born and raised in a little town in Alabama. Wyoming is cowboy country and got my first hat (black Cattleman’s) with boots at a local store. Military and Law Enforcement all my life, so I’ve seen my share of cowboy hats but never had one myself. I appreciate this info as I wasn’t privy to all of it. This is the American way. A classic rugged style that commands respect but garners intrigue all the same.
Nice video. I bought my first cowboy hat, a straw Paul Harris Co. pinch front about 30 years ago. I love that hat. Now it's old, scarred and dirty just like me. I still wear it often. I've got several felt hats but that old one is my favorite. I just order a new Stetson Diamond Jim as a replacement but I'll never get rid of that old pinch front.
I'm new to this and I have total respect for the life and it's people. Love the truck in the reflection. Your hat looks great may get one for myself. I'm also getting into Hank Williams Jr as well.
Thank you for this message. We appreciate your comments about the quality of folks who wear the Cowboy Hat.... here, in Newport Beach, CA.... I wear a black 30x Larry Mahan, Dan Post Boots, and Wrangler dark wash jeans....I do so as a reminder of what this symbolizes and to make a statement without making a statement ... as a former Airborne Ranger, I wear this with pride so "they" know...... "we" are here .....and are going nowhere. God bless.
When I get a new felt hat, the first thing I do is take a bic razor to it and clean it up. I wear a black felt year round. A felt hat is okay to wear year round, formal or informal. A straw hat of for summer time and informal. I was always thought to take it off by the crown, which I hate so I take off by the brim.
Good Video. Getting back to my cowboy hats since I bought my Ranch about 3 yrs back. I'm at Peace and Loving it. Respect and Morals. Mississippi Country Boy
I have an old bangora straw hat that’s probably 30 years old. It’s all yellowed out…but it’s still in good shape. Back in the day, in southeast Texas…one thing we were all adamant about was what hat to wear at what time of year. We wore straw from Easter thru to Labor Day and felt from Labor Day to Easter. It didn’t matter if it was hot or cold, that was our “etiquette”
Just recently had and old cowboy hat reshaped with a Montana crease. Then I bought a Stetson with a Gus. And I started wearing my cowboy boots again. Stopped wearing them because I broke my ankle and then I injured the other one but they are well now. I feel good wearing the hats and the boots. Just feels natural.
I'm 47. I hadn't wore a hat on a regular basis since I was in highschool. You are right about a hat presenting expectations bof the wearer as someone with some knowledge about morals and such. Men in my family wear cowboy hats. They say it's our heritage. I too have got out the hats recently decided to spend a bit more time in them. Gotta pass it down to my boys. Also my brother will pull over and take his hat off when he is passed by a funeral procession. Also we pass on hats in our family too. My dad has my grandpa's from the 40s or 50s. He always wore a tiny brimmed cowboy hat. Anyway, thank you for the video.
Fantastic, Carlos! That's great about your family handing hats down through the family, and your brother's actions indicate you are a family that should. God bless.
Last felt cowboy hat I had was a 200X Seratelli. Gave it to my brother for his wedding. Our granddad gave it to me originally. These days I wear a Big Bend palm leaf, if I wear one when I'm out doing the things. A good cowboy hat can get pricey.
@@integrativepreparedness9427 I will probably never have another one that nice myself. Amazing how durable it was though. I put it through the wringer before I had it cleaned and steamed...it looked brand new when I surprised Jeff with it. I imagine it will see many many decades of use before it finally gets retired. Cousin of mine owns a western wear store out in Abilene, and I'm always amazed at the quality (and price) of hats "cowboys" will buy. Usually the best they can (20x to 200x) because as one old cowboy put it..."your hat is not only an extention of who you are but it's your first line of defense against whatever mother nature can throw at you." The palm or a ball cap is more my speed, with a wool watch cap in my pocket
"Nothing says more America than a Cowboy Hat"🇺🇸 No truer words spoken!👍 This gentleman and former LEO said it all so elequently. Thank you for your dedicated service to our country sir! Growing up in Texas, That hat represented confidence in a man, direction, grit, hard work, (cattlemen, ranchers), trust and a protector when it was necessary. Roger that! From a former Navy Veteran and LEO.
I just moved to Texas from NY. This was really nice to stumble upon because I'd like to have one eventually! Especially since I plan to get into western style horseback riding.
I have quite a few brims from Goorin Bros. Of course i wear my equestrian boots because they are tall and I'm a slim handsome man, but I'd definitely wear some cowboy brims. Matter of fact i have one 100%rabbit pelt material. The one i have on on my profile pic is 50%rabbit pelt. But definitely not great for rain. But my other brims are. Definitely gonna get a few bolero style brims too. Love your hat, the colour hits deep and that band is beautiful. Keep it up man.
I am a retired semi driver. I live in Pa., I wear my hats and boots all the time. Two wool for winter, and two different straw for summer. I like you am a big Western fan. I have read hundreds of western novels, and I mean hundreds. I grew up in the fifties, and sixties. Needless to say I was glued to my T.V. Set watch those great T.V. Westerns!
While I do not have a curved wide brim style cowboy hat, I do have a wide brim style Stetson Dune Gun Club. It’s treated me well, and the amount of compliments I get on it is mind blowing. Down the line I want to get a Skyline hat but they are not in stock online, and there isn’t a local hat shop in my area.
Interesting. Ive worn hats most of my life- western style, cav slouches before cav slouches were cool, fedoras, straws, even a "jungle helmet" for a time when working under a strong sun. Mostly these days I wear a beret but maintain a selection of fedoras and westerns for outdoor use. Thanks for posting this informative video!
HARD WORK, INDEPENDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, CODE OF HONOR ; YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THE COWBOY HAT SENDS AN AMERICAN MESSAGE. I APPRECIATE YOUR WISDOM. MAYBE SOMEDAY WE SHARE A CAMPFIRE AND MEAL.
SELF RELIANCE is another very important character trait. People used to be ashamed to admit they'd taken unemployment benefits or any form of welfare, but the socialists have urged us all to take pride in it. That's upside-down logic. If you're not hunting, find the opportunity. Don't kill anything you wouldn't eat, but learn how to field dress it, butcher it, and cook it. That's a form of self-reliance that will give your wife and kids confidence in you as a provider, even if you work in an office and live in town. You can put food on the table when the store shelves are bare.
Great video Brother. Down to Earth and strait forward. Colorado native living in California. Gonna wear my hat more among these city folk. “America is not about saggy pants”😂 Agreed. God Bless
Yes this is why I always loved hat you summed it up nicely. It was awesome listening to this it was like I was sitting there with you listening to a friend. 👍🏼👍🏼. Everything you said that a hat represents is why I think I always loved and respected cowboy hats and I think that’s why I always wanted to wear them to show people could count on me or trust me look up to me i guess but I’m a humble way 😅
I been thinking about getting my husband a hat n boots for Xmas. He's never had his own and I think he should try it. I've always loved my cowboy boots and I'm a big hat gal.
I just stared wearing again. I had a stroke.and I go to physical therapy at a horse ranch . I forgot all hat etiquette for women I have 6 beautiful wool and felt hats can you please. I would very much appreciate it. Your so good and you speak nice even . No talking fast. Nice calm. I understand. I love the notes.
Hi Jeanie, I just saw your comment. It's pretty much the same as for men, but women don't usually "tip" their hats - exept to flirt! LOL! Glad you're wearing your hats again! Good luck with your rehab!
Thank you Mr Smith, NH Yankee born (don't hold it against me 🤣) moved to the Mid West (Chicago🤮) 20 years ago, I had never worn one, but this summer while on vacation I picked up a straw and wearing it made me feel different. since then I have picked up a felt and am eyeballing another for more formal occasions. I appreciate your adding to my knowledge on how to wear them and not show any unintentional disrespect, I did learn that i may have been doing so. 😳 so you saved me on that Thanks! I've been watching a lot more videos on this subject (how to wear the hat) and I agree with the message conveyed in this video, thanks again for leading by example our country needs more of that.
⭐️⭐️Thank you for this. So interesting - this would be great for an inflight video for people visiting America. Would you do a video showing what to look for when buying your first cowboy hat, and how to take care of it? Just a suggestion.🙂⭐️⭐️
Born in raisin Texas haven't started wearing a cowboy hat since this year on my 40th and I known all of these or most of these etiquette's I guess it's just been embedded into me...but the #1 was always never touch another man's hat... good video btw.
A friend of my dad-they served together in WW11- told me the 'rake' of your hat tells you something of the man wearing it. A young man will wear it different than an older man. A man on the 'prod' will wear it different than a milder man.
This is a Very Good Video. Very well done. I thought I was going to learn about hats. I learned about Values and a state of mind. And Yes, I have worn a Stetson every since I was a young Man for many of the same reasons stated. You just put it into words. Best Wishes from Montana! M.H..
I live in Alberta Canada and when the Calgary stampede comes around its always fun to see the people who wear the cowboy style but don't act like the cowboys act. I'm proud to be Albertan and I'm proud to be a cowboy!
@@integrativepreparedness9427 I get ya, it doesn't stop a lot of Albertans but you didn't hear that from me lol. I always love meeting different types of cowboys, whether that's American Canadian Mexican or even cowboys from the UK, always is a pleasure.
@@integrativepreparedness9427 Ever since I got my Stetson cowboy hat, my girlfriend Vera has been calling me her cowboy. I'm Autistic, but she still says that I'm the bravest cowboy in the West by far.
i follow the same rules except i do not take my hat off for meeting a man, lol, i do wear mine in church because it is common for women of my church to have some kind of head covering. i have one hat that is leather, it's not really a cowboy hat, but one from Australia and has a snap on the left side to hold the brim up to the crown.
Love the video. As an Aussie who wears cowboy hats and boots. You know a man with a nice hat and boots has confidence, self respect and appreciates the good things in life.
Great pointers, thanks. I have been wearing cowboy hats since I can remember when. There are somethings that some fools have done which I want to bring to you attention. Can you imaging that I was wearing my cowboy hat at a BBQ place while seated outside with friends and a guy from the next table complimented me on my Cattleman cowboy hat, I thanked him and the next thing he said was if he can wear my hat for a bit. To that request, I told him that I don't lend out my hat, my gun, my boots and my truck (horse) to anyone, it is an old cowboy rule. I have noted that in some restaurants there are hat and coat stands and I use them if I find the table will be crowded with my hat on it. I found that in UK where a lot of people do wear hats they keep their hats on their laps, or even on their knees while seating cross legged on a chair. I was in Munich, Germany and I found a lot of hat wearing Bavarians. I hope to see more videos about hats, guns, boots, horses, trucks, muscle cars, western knives and maybe the rules about campfires.
Iv had a straw white hat from tractor supply I wear to concerts an fill the under brim with stickers. Looking into getting a nice one. Thanks for the info.
My dad has been wearing Western boots and hats since I was a kid. the older I get the more I want to wear boots and hats. 🤠 You are absolutely right, American Heroes wear cowboy hats!!
Well I just got my first hat for my 18th birthday present, considering the fact that I’m from Southern California it doesn’t look like I’ll be wearing my hat in too many places since it relys on the general consensus lol
In 1970, while in high school, in started workin on a dairy farm in Chino, Ca. I had never worn a cowboy hat until then but that was a piece of clothing that I was expected to wear. After a stint in the Marine Corps where I had to wear a cover every time I was outdoors or under arms I went “Hatless”. After about 10 years of not wearing a hat, my Dr. found some pre-cancerous lesions on the top of my head. She asked me if I worked outside and if I did would my employer let me wear a wide brimmed hat. I told her they probably wouldn’t let me wear one so she gave me a note that allowed me to wear a hat. I went back to wearing a cowboy hat and have been wearing one ever since. I enjoy wearing a cowboy hat in So. Cal. and the little kids just get a kick when they see a “ cowboy”. I tell them I did work with cows and horses but I drive a truck. They get a kick out of that. ( God bless Chris LeDoux)
Bought a new straw the other day while getting new boots and the lady at register asked if i was in a band. I reckon a button up shirt and a hat makes you instantly a musician.😄
I got my first cowboy hat today and just wearing it makes you feel like a different person. I grew up in a small town in North Carolina and not many people wear them around there. I ended up joint the military and got shipped across the country way out west. That’s where I realized how different I was from others because my manner and how I was raised. This was about the time I started embracing my southern heritage and I wanted to stand out from everyone else. At first I thought that people would look at me weird because I’m black but over time I got very comfortable in my own skin and I don’t care how people view anymore. Nowadays people compliment me and I seem to get a lot more respect because of my attitude and me embracing my own heritage no matter what. I appreciate your video and the information you shared, thank you.
Outstanding, Karl.👍🏻
Where you got it bro suggest me good brand
@@BMani-ww8dr resistol, Bullhide, American Hat Co, stetson etc
@@BMani-ww8dr oh and prohats
@@MPHshoots thankes for reply
There are a lot of things to do with a cowboy hat in daily life.
But the main etiquette of any cowboy hat:
(When you should remove your hat)
1) At Dinner with your family (unless your family says it's okay to wear your hat). Even then it's just plain courteous not to wear your hat in the presence of your family.
2) During the Pledge of Allegiance (remove your hat and place it at your side or over your heart) It's an insult (both to the Flag, our Nation and its armed forces) to wear your hat during the Pledge. Same reason it's an insult to take a knee during the Pledge.
3) In a formal setting when there are ladies present (remove your hat). It's insensitive to the ladies to wear a cowboy hat.
4) When in close proximity to or greeting a lady for the first time, you should gently tip your hat to her. (It's a gesture of respect to the opposite gender and believe me, she'll appreciate the gesture).
5) At a funeral or funeral home (remove your hat). It's a gesture of respect to the family and to those who've passed if your remove your hat.
6) At a formal function (wedding etc.) It's just plain good manners and respect to remove your hat during a formal function, unless of course such an occasion requires it.
7) At a theatre (unless you're sitting in the very back row) Remove your hat. It's not only a distraction, it's just plain rude to wear your hat in a theatre forum.
8) During church, remove your hat (it's a insult to the Lord, and just plain a distraction to the guests and to the pastor to wear your hat). The major exception being unless it's a cowboy church, then wearing the hat is perfectly okay, but always remove your hat during the Lord's Prayer and Communion.
9) When you must take your cowboy hat off, there's two places it should be. Either hung up on a hat rack or upside down on the crown (never on the brim.)
10) Never touch another man's cowboy hat. It's an unwritten code that you may very well risk your life touching another person's cowboy hat.
Yep.
All have one thing in common. A show of respect.
(Some folks may have to google that.)
11) If a man is spoken for you never put your hat on another woman’s head.
Well said.
But I've seen rule 7 get pretty scary at a Charlie Daniels concert. Lol
Just purchased my 1st cowboy hat a few weeks ago. I've never been treated better or talked to more by complete strangers. People love cowboys. You get the occasional stupid comment, but you will be surprised how much love and kindness that you receive. You are completely correct about the state of our country and the positive power of the most American head cover.
Exactly right Saleem!
This is motivational, can’t wait to get my hands on one.
@@aggressor6609 Have you been able to get your hat yet?
@@dewboy13 no, I don’t even know of I want to live anymore :/ so no hat, they’re kinda pricy for a student and its har to get the right size and all when you live in Europe
Remember straw spring and summer and beaver fall and winter
Native Texan, cop, moved up to Washington state for work, needless to say I feel like a stranger in a very unAmerican part of the country. Went home to Texas to see family got me my first cowboy hat since I was a kid…. Boots too. Never thought about it being an American thing, but your right. To me it’s a very proud part of my Texas heritage, we Texans are very patriotic and don’t take shit.
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Gotta ask where in Wa? We all wore Stetsons in Eastern Wa…mostly farms…wheat and cattle. The west side is a bit retarded though…:P
Washington has been taken over by Commies.
As a fellow horseman, I agree with your assessment on hats. A big one around my home is no hats at the dinner table. It’s the way that it’s always been. The first thing you say is grace before a meal and you give reverence to the Lord by taking your hat off and bowing your head.
Yep.
Inside at all really
I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog. My grandpa was a cowboy, my dad...cowboy, and I married a cowboy. Texas raised. All of what you said in terms of etiquette, I witnessed as a child. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it, Kymberlie. (Hat tip.)
Going to college in Tennessee and I’m coming from Connecticut got my first hat and people are definitely not used to see boots and a hat around CT but feels good to stand out!
Way to go, buddy! America!😀🇺🇸
I live in Pa. I am a retired semi driver. I wear boots, an hats all the time. I don’t give a hoot what people think...I love the west!
@@williamcabell142 , being Stetson hats are from P.A, you should wear one with pride.
I'm from Alabama but spent just over a year in Boston and there were quite a few what I would call "city cowboys". they looked like they were from the south or Texas but then they would open their mouth and they would have the Boston accent
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I too have recently begun wearing a cowboy style hat. I’m over the whole ball cap thing. They look like something a kid wears. Real men wear hats. Thanks for the education on etiquette.
Excellent! Welcome!
I struggle with social anxiety at times and buying my first hat (I have a felt and straw now) and I was really hesitant about wearing it out even though I live in an area of California where people wear cowboy hats a fair amount and my lord the amount of confidence that comes from someone saying “nice hat” or simply someone else in a cowboy hat nods to you is amazing.
There ya go!👍🏻
..... now, find yourself a pair a boots and learn to walk in them.......and join a jiujitsu gym....it helps with getting that social anxiety demon out of you. Nothing like staying calm while someone is trying to choke you out!
@@andalonequipfin I got boots about a year ago for my 18th. And I’m getting better control over anxiety 😁
I live in Los Angeles, so I feel like people will make fun of me if I wear one.
Don't you worry about them, they can say things but you will get more looks from the ladies for sure, only the guys gonna rag on you a little bit until they see how you carry yourself in that hat. That's the best advice I can give for this circumstance as I don't suffer from anxiety but I do live in a northern city on the east coast where you never see cowboy hats or boots being worn... I get compliments all the time since wearing my hat and boots, especially from the ladies. and I'm only 4 days into owning them...... @@speaktruth247
Thank you Steve. I enjoyed your information. I did not grow up around hats n boots but my interest in them began very recently for the very reason you pointed out, they are American heritage and represent the quality type of individuals that we all want it our lives. I served my country and since I can no longer wear my uniform I’ve embraced this iconic American practical fashion as my everyday uniform.
Outstanding, Eddie! Thanks for writing!👍🏻🇺🇸
Great video - Although I've worn hats on & off all my life, I recently started making sure I wear one as much as possible when I go out....for the very reasons you stated! It says America, and it says many other things...We need more cowboys - and everything they represent!
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The last time I put my hat on a bed I was in a severe car accident my friend and I nearly died. I’m religious and usually don’t believe in superstitions but I do believe in this one. There is a reversal to “the curse” and so far it’s worked spit into the hat throw it down and * lightly (as to not damage it) stomp on it.
I was always told to spit in it and lightly kick it out the nearest door
Thanks for the knowledge. Sure appreciate your true love of our country.
Thanks Sammy.👍🏻
I was searching for cowboy hats on utube and accidentally tapped on your video. I must say that I enjoyed very much your video and it has open my mind a bit more about the symbol of wearing the hat.
I am originally from Romania now proudly an American citizen and I am trying to learn about American my new country. So I join the USPS as Mailman and I absolutely love it.
I am planning to do some touring cross country to get to know more about America.
I am passionate photographer that’s my only hobby that keeps me out of home and other daily problems:)
Well God bless you and your family and thank you for all your wisdom!
Welcome as an American citizen, Handyman!👍🏻🇺🇸
Bought my Resistol for the 4th of July. I love it and so does everyone else. God bless this great country and it’s good and noble people. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Southink.👍🏻🇺🇸
I've been thinking about getting my first Cowboy hat recently. My dad wore a Cowboy hat all his life. I loved your video. Thank you.
Thanks, Anthony. Best to you!
I just bought my cowboy hat from kemo sabe in aspen Colorado and I can’t agree with you more, and yeah I spent a pretty penny on it but that’s what we work hard for and like you said nothing says America responsibility and independence like a nice felt cowboy hat. Got some branding done to mine too and when I put it on I feel like all my hard work and my dedication to my country is shown by wearing it. Thanks for the video !
Outstanding!👍🏻🇺🇸
Interesting, many thanks. I’m from London, and always had an interest in the west. A couple of years ago I spent two weeks driving over the South West, four-corner states, national parks. Loved the country and the people, and will go back when I can.
Good to hear from you.👍🏻
Just back from the States . What a great place 🎉
I live in VA and not many people wear cowboy hats here and I usually just wear mine when I’m outside working but I wore it in a grocery store once recently and I saw a big change in the way people treated me everyone was so much more friendlier
Excellent!
You ought to see how people treat you at the airport in a western hat.
Well, I don't exactly recall what I was thinking 8 months ago, but people are friendlier everywhere when you're wearing a cowboy hat if you tilt it up a bit
That's a lot of good information for those of us who love hats, but don't really have the opportunity to wear them as often as we'd like, and who haven't had a mentor to share these points with us. I'd like to add one more reason to wear a hat, and that is to protect yourself against skin cancer. Men stopped wearing their fedora and homberg hats sometime in the 1960s. Since then, skin cancer rates have shot up. When I was in my late 30s, I had a patch of skin cancer dug out of my forehead. My dermatologist said to me, "You know all those old men who wear hats? Well, you're one of 'em now." I took his advice, and my hat collection sometimes makes me blush. Yeah, they can be a style statement, but you're absolutely right - - they are functional. Thanks for a great video to start off my day with! Blessings to you, Sir!
Thanks! Blessings back!👍🏻
Akubras here in Australia! Very functional for Wayne on the farm. Love the etiquette of wearing the hat!
Thanks Lynne. Just subscribed to you all. I love the different terms that describe our similarities. All the best!👍🏻🇦🇺
Boy you ain't wrong about us being outlaws in today's time. And we know exactly who we are. And we need to stick together and keep America, America! Plus when you put that hat on your immediately 50% more badass!
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My dad taught me when I take off my had for the national anthem, my hand still goes over my heart, hat goes wherever it goes with your hand on your heart. With all respect. I just got my first real cowboy hat last week and I'm learning about it. Thanks for your video!
Congratulations! There are different thoughts on many things. Honor your father and do what you think is right. www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=4ru%2fImiD&id=6CC316204D36C37661AEA570265B2E31DCA2BDF0&thid=OIP.4ru_ImiD5CChLAgvhwJWWAHaE8&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fmedia.gettyimages.com%2fphotos%2frodeo-riders-sing-the-national-anthem-at-the-start-of-the-sydney-picture-id518007680&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.e2bbbf226883e420a12c082f87025658%3frik%3d8L2i3DEuWyZwpQ%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=684&expw=1024&q=rodeo+national+anthem&simid=608032125202010027&FORM=IRPRST&ck=F39FB2A5220C323D2F9EEDCEF172593A&selectedIndex=1&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0
My Wife Got Me A Cowboy Hat For This Past Christmas and Love It! The First Couple Times I Wore It Felt Really Comfortable For Being My 1st Hat. Something Inside Has Triggered Me To Want Even More! Hats,Boots and A Wardrobe Change. Thinking I Want To Go Back To My Roots! I Was Thinking This Was Weird Living In A Large City, But I Don't Really Care! I Guess I Was Struggling With What City Folk Would Think, But Your Video Actually Helped Me With Some Of The Concerns! Actually Helped With The Etiquette As Well.
I Appreciate All Of That! I Share The Same Patriotic Views and The Change Makes Me Feel Better For What We Stand For!🇺🇲🦅🐎🇺🇲
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I've been wearing Cowboy hat's since I was a young boy. I was enamored by Cowboys and wanted to be just like my hero's. Though I was born in the city I always wore the hat. Now that I'm older I wear it for a different reason. Like you said, it represents something. Here in Alberta, Canada, there is a long history of Cowboys that built this province from the ground up. I wear it now to honor that heritage.
Outstanding!👍🏻
Like your video. Makes a lot of sense of everything you said. I’m 45 and I just bought my first felt hat and I loved it. People told me it looks good and I told them a little bit of what I heard of what to do and not do while using a hat. God Bless u and The USA.
May God bless you too, Hector.👍🏻
I'm one of the few who wears a cowboy hat where I live in the northeast. I found it interesting listening to your take on it. I did know a lot of the etiquette but learned a few things too. Hats off to your cool video.
I have a few cowboy hats. Black felt that I have been wearing all this winter. I bought it about 6 yrs ago and wore it a little but stopped. 2 yrs ago I got a white straw hat and wore it during the summer while working outside. I bought a palm leaf hat recently to wear when it’s raining and it keeps my head dry and I don’t get my black felt wet if I’m out in the rain a lot. I enjoy wearing my cowboy hats now and it does make you more proud and feel more patriotic. Also my father-in-law is a preacher. He retired from full time preaching but he is still a preacher at our cowboy church here in Guilford County, NC. Thanks for this video and I agree with you totally!!
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You don't do that to another man🤣
Excellent video brother! Just bought my first cowboy hat and love it.
Excellent! Get ready for people to start holding doors open for you!😂
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Good video. You shared a lot of wisdom not just about hats. I agree with what you said about our country.
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Great video! I’ve always loved my country and recently I decided to go country. I agree that a cowboy hat makes a statement. Your video was entertaining and informative. Heck, one of those flies on the window behind you was so big I started reaching for my fly swatter. I use to live in Texas and now live in Montana. The scenery is nice but come winter I sure miss Texas!
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Just remember my friend, you are a citizen of the Kingdom of God and a dear brother in Christ. We don't win here. Even in America. But yeah, if all us Christians live for Him, things will change for the better. And this is STILL the best country this Earth has ever known.
Yep.
Your reason for wanting to wear your Cowboy Hat is right on! As a 5 foot tall female I’ve finally found the one I like. We share the same childhood TV.
Outstanding!
Really enjoyed this trivia. Keep it coming!
Thanks Caleb.👍🏻
Way back when...the best quality hat one could get was a 7X beaver, and I had one that lasted for years. Over the last 40+ years, with hardhats, uniform hats, berets, welder's helmets, etc. I kinda lost track of the good 'ol cowboy hat. Finally, now retired and with my personal choice ability returned, I started shopping for a GOOD cowboy hat. I was amazed to see ratings as high as 500x. Sounds like model number expansion, not improvement.
Anyway, I DO agree that the shovel-front looks more like a stall cleaning tool than a cowboy hat. After I get a new hat, with as much crown and brim as is available, I reshape it to my own wants, ending up with close to a "Gus" with a nice, easy roll around the front and back, with the sides up, not unlike yours in this video, but no quite as steep.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks Jack.👍🏻
This is perfect, I just got my hat today and I wanted to treat it properly
Excellent.👍🏻
Im from Sweden and I would really like to own a genuine cowboy hat. But I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on one just to find out that it doesn’t fit my head or suit me as a person. I think the best thing to do is to wait for the right time. I really want to travel to the US and see for myself how it is or at least how I think it is as a tourist. You never see people in my country wearing these hats but I want to ignore that and be myself. I’m tired of having to hide my opinions and my belief from everyone. Even my friends and family because I’m scared that they will be disappointed or that they won’t see me in the same way. But you can’t hide your true self forever. Great video it felt as if I were sitting right next to you. Keep it up.
Thanks Aggressor! I hope you get a chance to come here someday!. Make sure that you come west of the Mississippi River in order to find the best stores for Cowboy hats and people who can advise you on them - Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming or Montana. Best of luck!
@@integrativepreparedness9427 I’ll keep that in mind!
You usually find a size chart on hat websites such as Resistol or Stetson, but some of these hats are specifically designed for differant shaped heads but they make crushable hats that conform to your head shape these are usually not as durable as a beaver felt hat but an easy way to start
@@terrell48 Ok! Thanks :)
@@aggressor6609 Do your research because cowboy hats are not all the same. Felt hats aren’t the same either. All depends on what you want out of a hat. Are you going to wear it in bad weather? Are you going to wear it every day or once a year? That kind of thing. You can spend very little for a wool hat or a pile of cash for a beaver hat. Most wool and lower end fur felts only come pre shaped whereas lots of higher end hats come with an open crown and flat brim and you have to tell the shop what kind of shape you want and they will shape it right there. (If you buy from a good hat shop) My young son has a $75 wool hat, my Resistol 6x was about $240 and pre-shaped but my Rodeo King 100x was $900, open crown and was shaped to my liking. Just saying for comparison. But if you find a hat you like but maybe the shape isn’t right for you it can always be steamed and re-shaped. The higher quality the fur felt the easier it is to shape. Wool is hard to shape, beaver is easy. Never force the hat into shape, always steam it. Also important is the way the hat is blocked from the factory. Generally Stetsons are more round, Resistol are more oval but also can be long oval. My Rodeo King is long oval.
The big main brands to look for are Stetson, Resistol, Rodeo King, American Hat, plus custom makers. Those are some of the bigger companies. I’m sure others can chime in on this.
As for straws, they are a little more simple. People will say straw cowboy hats are plastic. No they are not. They are just sprayed with lacquer to make them weather resistant. American Hat uses a different lacquer than the others so they are more flexible. Easier to get back into shape if you mess them up.
I’m going on way too long. My advise is to not order a cowboy hat from the internet. Go to a good hat shop where people have been around a while and know what they are talking about and know what they are doing. You will much more satisfied with your hat.
Haven't worn a cowboy hat in 20 years. Last week during a rain out i decided I needed new boot and went shopping. I didn't get the boots but picked up a straw and felt hat. I forgot how good it feels to wear a nice hat. I had also forgot about the bed and luck superstitions, thank you for that.
Welcome back!
I had a Stetson BSA Expedition that I wore for a little over a year before I lost it on vacation. Have now gotten a Stetson Sturgis (same basic style, a dark brown felt crushable, but better quality than the out of production Expedition), and after a month without having my hat, it feels *right* to have it back again. I do get a fair number of compliments wearing it in Western NC, and it just feels good to wear, especially with the weather we have out here.
Good deal! People who don't wear hats don't realize their utility or comfort. Glad you got another one!
I remember the first time I visited Florida with friends (we were coming from the UK), we all bought hats and they all bought baseball caps while I being a little older bought a panama jack hat (I know it's not a cowboy hat as such), my friends all got sunburn on their ears and necks while I didn't, also I noticed that people treated me like an adult while my friends got carded a lot more than I did.
There ya' go!👍🏻
@Faris T They were asked for ID, proof of age, we were all over 25 but when we went out to drink they got asked for ID and I didn't, and I'm only two years older than them.
I always wear a hat, and I like Resistol, too. They fit my big head better. And I agree wholeheartedly with the little message toward the last part of the video.
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I was raised up watching cowboy movies too. I wear my cowboy hat when I’m working outside and fishing. It is very practical. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for commenting!
Moving to Cheyenne from Little Rock. Born and raised in a little town in Alabama. Wyoming is cowboy country and got my first hat (black Cattleman’s) with boots at a local store. Military and Law Enforcement all my life, so I’ve seen my share of cowboy hats but never had one myself.
I appreciate this info as I wasn’t privy to all of it. This is the American way. A classic rugged style that commands respect but garners intrigue all the same.
Good luck in Wyoming. A great state!👍🏻
Nice video. I bought my first cowboy hat, a straw Paul Harris Co. pinch front about 30 years ago. I love that hat. Now it's old, scarred and dirty just like me. I still wear it often. I've got several felt hats but that old one is my favorite. I just order a new Stetson Diamond Jim as a replacement but I'll never get rid of that old pinch front.
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I'm new to this and I have total respect for the life and it's people. Love the truck in the reflection. Your hat looks great may get one for myself. I'm also getting into Hank Williams Jr as well.
Welcome!
Thank you for this message. We appreciate your comments about the quality of folks who wear the Cowboy Hat.... here, in Newport Beach, CA.... I wear a black 30x Larry Mahan, Dan Post Boots, and Wrangler dark wash jeans....I do so as a reminder of what this symbolizes and to make a statement without making a statement ... as a former Airborne Ranger, I wear this with pride so "they" know...... "we" are here .....and are going nowhere. God bless.
God bless you back, buddy.
Great video...thanks from all of us in Houston
Thanks Mike. Best to you all.
Great video friend. Awesome words of advice God bless you and your family
Thanks Chris, and you and yours.
When I get a new felt hat, the first thing I do is take a bic razor to it and clean it up. I wear a black felt year round. A felt hat is okay to wear year round, formal or informal. A straw hat of for summer time and informal. I was always thought to take it off by the crown, which I hate so I take off by the brim.
A bick razor? Never heard of that one.
Good Video. Getting back to my cowboy hats since I bought my Ranch about 3 yrs back. I'm at Peace and Loving it. Respect and Morals. Mississippi Country Boy
Excellent!
Recently moved to South Texas. This was really helpful and insightful, subscribed!
Welcome!
I have an old bangora straw hat that’s probably 30 years old. It’s all yellowed out…but it’s still in good shape.
Back in the day, in southeast Texas…one thing we were all adamant about was what hat to wear at what time of year. We wore straw from Easter thru to Labor Day and felt from Labor Day to Easter. It didn’t matter if it was hot or cold, that was our “etiquette”
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Same way I wear my felts.
Looking sharp sir.
Thanks Juan!
Just recently had and old cowboy hat reshaped with a Montana crease. Then I bought a Stetson with a Gus. And I started wearing my cowboy boots again. Stopped wearing them because I broke my ankle and then I injured the other one but they are well now. I feel good wearing the hats and the boots. Just feels natural.
Welcome back!👍🏻
Ioved cowboy dress ever since I worked with horses as a kid. I miss my hat and boots 😢
Better get some new ones!
Very informative! Thank you.
I'm 47. I hadn't wore a hat on a regular basis since I was in highschool. You are right about a hat presenting expectations bof the wearer as someone with some knowledge about morals and such. Men in my family wear cowboy hats. They say it's our heritage. I too have got out the hats recently decided to spend a bit more time in them. Gotta pass it down to my boys. Also my brother will pull over and take his hat off when he is passed by a funeral procession. Also we pass on hats in our family too. My dad has my grandpa's from the 40s or 50s. He always wore a tiny brimmed cowboy hat. Anyway, thank you for the video.
Fantastic, Carlos! That's great about your family handing hats down through the family, and your brother's actions indicate you are a family that should. God bless.
Last felt cowboy hat I had was a 200X Seratelli. Gave it to my brother for his wedding. Our granddad gave it to me originally.
These days I wear a Big Bend palm leaf, if I wear one when I'm out doing the things.
A good cowboy hat can get pricey.
Wow, I've never had anything close to a 200X and probably never will, but that shows how long they last. Palm leaf is great.👍🏻
@@integrativepreparedness9427 I will probably never have another one that nice myself. Amazing how durable it was though. I put it through the wringer before I had it cleaned and steamed...it looked brand new when I surprised Jeff with it. I imagine it will see many many decades of use before it finally gets retired.
Cousin of mine owns a western wear store out in Abilene, and I'm always amazed at the quality (and price) of hats "cowboys" will buy. Usually the best they can (20x to 200x) because as one old cowboy put it..."your hat is not only an extention of who you are but it's your first line of defense against whatever mother nature can throw at you."
The palm or a ball cap is more my speed, with a wool watch cap in my pocket
@@allenwilson9656 that maybe in your eyes friend, but to me it was priceless and beautiful.
Nice hat! I just, well wife bought my first hat! Thank you for video...
Wear it well Miguel!👍🏻
"Nothing says more America than a Cowboy Hat"🇺🇸
No truer words spoken!👍
This gentleman and former LEO said it all so elequently. Thank you for your dedicated service to our country sir!
Growing up in Texas, That hat represented confidence in a man, direction, grit, hard work, (cattlemen, ranchers), trust and a protector when it was necessary.
Roger that!
From a former Navy Veteran and LEO.
Thanks David. Great to hear from you!👍🏻🇺🇸
I just moved to Texas from NY. This was really nice to stumble upon because I'd like to have one eventually! Especially since I plan to get into western style horseback riding.
Good deal! Welcome to the west!👍🏻
@@integrativepreparedness9427 thank you!
Sounds like solid wisdom to me. Thanks buddy for sharing.
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I have quite a few brims from Goorin Bros. Of course i wear my equestrian boots because they are tall and I'm a slim handsome man, but I'd definitely wear some cowboy brims. Matter of fact i have one 100%rabbit pelt material. The one i have on on my profile pic is 50%rabbit pelt. But definitely not great for rain. But my other brims are. Definitely gonna get a few bolero style brims too. Love your hat, the colour hits deep and that band is beautiful. Keep it up man.
I am a retired semi driver. I live in Pa., I wear my hats and boots all the time. Two wool for winter, and two different straw for summer. I like you am a big Western fan. I have read hundreds of western novels, and I mean hundreds. I grew up in the fifties, and sixties. Needless to say I was glued to my T.V. Set watch those great T.V. Westerns!
I just played an episode of "Cheyenne" for my kids the other day.👍🏻
This video definitely motivated me today! God Bless 🇺🇸!!!
God bless you back, Tony.👍🏻🇺🇸
While I do not have a curved wide brim style cowboy hat, I do have a wide brim style Stetson Dune Gun Club. It’s treated me well, and the amount of compliments I get on it is mind blowing. Down the line I want to get a Skyline hat but they are not in stock online, and there isn’t a local hat shop in my area.
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Interesting. Ive worn hats most of my life- western style, cav slouches before cav slouches were cool, fedoras, straws, even a "jungle helmet" for a time when working under a strong sun. Mostly these days I wear a beret but maintain a selection of fedoras and westerns for outdoor use.
Thanks for posting this informative video!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, Thank you!
As a 68 year old bald headed man from Tennessee, I say thank you for your video!
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Thank you!! Very informative. Stay safe
Thanks Nic.👍🏻
HARD WORK, INDEPENDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, CODE OF HONOR ; YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THE COWBOY HAT SENDS AN AMERICAN MESSAGE. I APPRECIATE YOUR WISDOM. MAYBE SOMEDAY WE SHARE A CAMPFIRE AND MEAL.
SELF RELIANCE is another very important character trait. People used to be ashamed to admit they'd taken unemployment benefits or any form of welfare, but the socialists have urged us all to take pride in it. That's upside-down logic. If you're not hunting, find the opportunity. Don't kill anything you wouldn't eat, but learn how to field dress it, butcher it, and cook it. That's a form of self-reliance that will give your wife and kids confidence in you as a provider, even if you work in an office and live in town. You can put food on the table when the store shelves are bare.
Great video Brother. Down to Earth and strait forward. Colorado native living in California. Gonna wear my hat more among these city folk. “America is not about saggy pants”😂 Agreed. God Bless
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Yes this is why I always loved hat you summed it up nicely. It was awesome listening to this it was like I was sitting there with you listening to a friend. 👍🏼👍🏼. Everything you said that a hat represents is why I think I always loved and respected cowboy hats and I think that’s why I always wanted to wear them to show people could count on me or trust me look up to me i guess but I’m a humble way 😅
Thank you. Much luck and blessings.
Thanks, Carter. You too.
I live in the uk so thanks for the insight! I want to wear a cowboy hat more often, I ain’t about saggy trousers and expensive shoes either
Good for you! Spread the tradition!
I been thinking about getting my husband a hat n boots for Xmas. He's never had his own and I think he should try it. I've always loved my cowboy boots and I'm a big hat gal.
Hope you got them for him!
I just stared wearing again. I had a stroke.and I go to physical therapy at a horse ranch . I forgot all hat etiquette for women I have 6 beautiful wool and felt hats can you please. I would very much appreciate it. Your so good and you speak nice even . No talking fast. Nice calm. I understand. I love the notes.
Hi Jeanie, I just saw your comment. It's pretty much the same as for men, but women don't usually "tip" their hats - exept to flirt! LOL! Glad you're wearing your hats again! Good luck with your rehab!
I agree about the importance of showing others that you stand for America, having a strong character, and living by a moral code of ethics.
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Thank you Mr Smith, NH Yankee born (don't hold it against me 🤣) moved to the Mid West (Chicago🤮) 20 years ago, I had never worn one, but this summer while on vacation I picked up a straw and wearing it made me feel different. since then I have picked up a felt and am eyeballing another for more formal occasions. I appreciate your adding to my knowledge on how to wear them and not show any unintentional disrespect, I did learn that i may have been doing so. 😳 so you saved me on that Thanks! I've been watching a lot more videos on this subject (how to wear the hat) and I agree with the message conveyed in this video, thanks again for leading by example our country needs more of that.
Great to have you onboard! This country needs more men who want to go back to traditional ways!
⭐️⭐️Thank you for this. So interesting - this would be great for an inflight video for people visiting America. Would you do a video showing what to look for when buying your first cowboy hat, and how to take care of it? Just a suggestion.🙂⭐️⭐️
Good idea. Thanks for the suggestion.👍🏻
Born in raisin Texas haven't started wearing a cowboy hat since this year on my 40th and I known all of these or most of these etiquette's I guess it's just been embedded into me...but the #1 was always never touch another man's hat... good video btw.
Thanks. Yep, I should have mentioned that one.
Resistols are good hats!!
Yes they are.👍🏻
A friend of my dad-they served together in WW11- told me the 'rake' of your hat tells you something of the man wearing it. A young man will wear it different than an older man. A man on the 'prod' will wear it different than a milder man.
Very true.👍🏻
Much obliged sir
Totally agree with what he said, when I put on my cowboy hat I feel like I can take on the world..
Yep!
This is a Very Good Video.
Very well done.
I thought I was going to learn about hats. I learned about Values and a state of mind.
And Yes, I have worn a Stetson every since I was a young Man for many of the same reasons stated. You just put it into words.
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H..
Best wishes back. We love Montana!
America! God Bless You Sir
And may He bless you back.👍🏻🇺🇸
I live in Alberta Canada and when the Calgary stampede comes around its always fun to see the people who wear the cowboy style but don't act like the cowboys act. I'm proud to be Albertan and I'm proud to be a cowboy!
LOL! Yeah, playing "dress up". Always wanted to get up to the Stampede, but I won't go where I can't carry a gun.
@@integrativepreparedness9427 I get ya, it doesn't stop a lot of Albertans but you didn't hear that from me lol. I always love meeting different types of cowboys, whether that's American Canadian Mexican or even cowboys from the UK, always is a pleasure.
I've been growing up with 'Gunsmoke', 'The Good The Bad and the Ugly', 'The lone Ranger', and the gunfighter ballads by Marty Robbins.
Can't beat that!
@@integrativepreparedness9427 Ever since I got my Stetson cowboy hat, my girlfriend Vera has been calling me her cowboy. I'm Autistic, but she still says that I'm the bravest cowboy in the West by far.
@@Trey_816 She sounds like a great girlfriend!👍🏻
@@integrativepreparedness9427 Oh yeah. Vera, me, her Dad have a shared love of cowboys and guns.
i follow the same rules except i do not take my hat off for meeting a man, lol, i do wear mine in church because it is common for women of my church to have some kind of head covering. i have one hat that is leather, it's not really a cowboy hat, but one from Australia and has a snap on the left side to hold the brim up to the crown.
Thanks for your input, Ms.!👍🏻
Bit late to this lesson but I appreciate the wisdom shared, much obliged sir
You bet.👍🏻
Love the video. As an Aussie who wears cowboy hats and boots. You know a man with a nice hat and boots has confidence, self respect and appreciates the good things in life.
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An an Aussie living in the US for 35 yrs, I love this country, and love my cowboy boots and hats.
I loved this video! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Spot on Stephen!
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Great pointers, thanks.
I have been wearing cowboy hats since I can remember when.
There are somethings that some fools have done which I want to bring to you attention.
Can you imaging that I was wearing my cowboy hat at a BBQ place while seated outside with friends and a guy from the next table complimented me on my Cattleman cowboy hat, I thanked him and the next thing he said was if he can wear my hat for a bit. To that request, I told him that I don't lend out my hat, my gun, my boots and my truck (horse) to anyone, it is an old cowboy rule.
I have noted that in some restaurants there are hat and coat stands and I use them if I find the table will be crowded with my hat on it. I found that in UK where a lot of people do wear hats they keep their hats on their laps, or even on their knees while seating cross legged on a chair. I was in Munich, Germany and I found a lot of hat wearing Bavarians.
I hope to see more videos about hats, guns, boots, horses, trucks, muscle cars, western knives and maybe the rules about campfires.
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Iv had a straw white hat from tractor supply I wear to concerts an fill the under brim with stickers. Looking into getting a nice one. Thanks for the info.
You're welcome.
My dad has been wearing Western boots and hats since I was a kid. the older I get the more I want to wear boots and hats. 🤠
You are absolutely right, American Heroes wear cowboy hats!!
Good to have you in the club.👍🏻
Well I just got my first hat for my 18th birthday present, considering the fact that I’m from Southern California it doesn’t look like I’ll be wearing my hat in too many places since it relys on the general consensus lol
With a name like Austin Montgomery, you ought to be wearing your hat EVERYWHERE!😀
Thank You for teaching me a better way to remove my hat
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In 1970, while in high school, in started workin on a dairy farm in Chino, Ca. I had never worn a cowboy hat until then but that was a piece of clothing that I was expected to wear. After a stint in the Marine Corps where I had to wear a cover every time I was outdoors or under arms I went “Hatless”. After about 10 years of not wearing a hat, my Dr. found some pre-cancerous lesions on the top of my head. She asked me if I worked outside and if I did would my employer let me wear a wide brimmed hat. I told her they probably wouldn’t let me wear one so she gave me a note that allowed me to wear a hat. I went back to wearing a cowboy hat and have been wearing one ever since. I enjoy wearing a cowboy hat in So. Cal. and the little kids just get a kick when they see a “ cowboy”. I tell them I did work with cows and horses but I drive a truck. They get a kick out of that. ( God bless Chris LeDoux)
Loved Chris LeDoux!
Bought a new straw the other day while getting new boots and the lady at register asked if i was in a band. I reckon a button up shirt and a hat makes you instantly a musician.😄
LOL!