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That's awfully cheap for a 100x

100x is nothing but a marketing strategy.

In the real "X" rating, a 4X felt is 40% beaver fur. A 10X is 100% beaver.

Anything over 10X is just hype.

As an afterthought... maybe that valuable beaver fur is the reason you don't see a furry beaver anymore...?

I notice that my well to do rancher neighbors, the ones shipping more than 5 truckloads annually have tendency to wear NAPA auto parts gimme caps, John Deere caps or Monsanto caps.

That's because the bills on caps fit in the mailbox easier, if you know what I mean...

It's the way we roll ............................Out West

Even though I agree, truth be told, that phrase flipped is probably just as often stated in the U.S.: "$1000 gun, holy chit. That's new hat money.".

My brother has had one about 8 or 9 years, worn it almost everyday, it’s about wore out now. But no production hat is gonna last that long with daily use, I know cuz I buy cheapos 😂

My current lid came from Catalena Hatters in Texas.

All felt cowboy hats come pretty much creased and styled from the factory now...

I remember a time when hats came with a crown height and a brim length. Then you got busy on that steamy hat creaser and made it look like what you wanted.

Even today, when I buy a new hat, I have to crease it to fit "me". I prefer it that way. I also prefer some 19 year old kid working at Cavender's not touch my hat with a steam creaser.

Anyone own a hat from the American hat company?

There is no existing industry standard for what “X” means. Different companies will claim different X for % of beaver felt. You need to find out % not X.

Rand hats have been recognized in the past as a high quality custom hat. Comparing it to Stetson and Resistol is not even close. I do have a Stetson that was made when Stetson actually made a high quality hat. My father bought it new in the 1940’s and it is “Clearnutria” which is another high quality felt.

Compare the Rand to a Rocky Mountain Hat company hat, and you will find that the Rocky Mountain is a better made hat and is still in business making hats for real cowboys and celebrities as well.



First is the old Stetson, Clearnutria, second is the Rand, third is the Rocky Mountain…

I can’t imagine a situation where I’d want or need a $1000 hat. But I see the attraction, they are nice hats.

Mike Miller at Northwest Hat Co. says that his 100X hats are 100% Beaver felt.

Darn good deal for a 100% Beaver hat.

He also makes a hat that is 50% Beaver felt, for less money.

Virgil B.

For those in the market for a true custom hat, I would also suggest you look into Jaxonbilt hats, a local maker in Salmon, ID. I believe mine ran around $350 for 50% beaver and it's held up very well for almost 10 years, I got married in it and wear it frequently if not daily in the fall/winter.

Never owned one. Am really tempted to buy a hat from them.

They are a sponsor of a roper/entertainer I sorta know. And they stood up and did the right thing when people were trying to get him canceled for the typical crap these days.

Solid hats by a solid hat company. Not custom hats but dang good hats.