Sombrero NEW

[Atrain]

Here is a picture of my new Sombrero.





Atrain

[Tascosa Joe]

Where did you find it?

[Atrain]

RJ Preston out of Fay, OK

$200 Shipped to you all Custom

[Tascosa Joe]

Thanks,

[Atrain]

Tell him Anthony and Tiny sent you.

Tiny

[ol coot]

  YEP, Badland makes good sombrebos, and is a good person to deal with.
      Coot

[Hangtown Frye]

RJ indeed makes a fine product!  I heartily second the recommendation!

Cheers!

Gordon

[pony express]

That's cool....I "need" a sombrero, but don't really need one for $200. But on the other hand, I don't want one of the $5 Cinco De Mayo party hats that you can find online, either. Anybody know where yoiu can find something somewhere in between?

[Bugscuffle]

That's cool....I "need" a sombrero, but don't really need one for $200. But on the other hand, I don't want one of the $5 Cinco De Mayo party hats that you can find online, either. Anybody know where yoiu can find something somewhere in between?

You are going to get what you pay for here, after all, a skinny cow is NOT a gazelle.

[Tascosa Joe]

El Mercado in San Antonio, but it is hard to find one to fit.

[pony express]

You are going to get what you pay for here, after all, a skinny cow is NOT a gazelle.

Very true! But sometimes the somewhat limeted budget rules.

El Mercado in San Antonio, but it is hard to find one to fit.

Not familiar with El Mercado, but I saw lots of them for sale downtown, near the Riverwalk. Is that the area? We went in some of the shops down there last year when we went to the last GAF muster(before I decided I "needed" one.)

[Pancho Peacemaker]

Do a google search for "Charro hat" or "Charro gear".

In "Old Mexico", what we gringos call "sombrero" is called a "Charro" Hat.

Tascosa is correct, the old Mercado area of San Antonio is one of the best places to find a good sombrero.

Sunbody hats (out of Houston), makes some very nice Guatemala palm charro hats. 

RJ Preston makes some very nice hats.  I own two of them. 

He makes them in the "old style" where the Vaquero wore them up on the crown of the head and tilted back.  Many people buy his hats and find them "Very small" (I believe they are all around 6 7/8 size) and they are ment to be that way.  Vaqueros did not wear their hat down over their brow like most cowboy hats.  Many of the Charro hats you buy down in Old Mexico are made this way as well.

Two places that make (IMHO) "The Best" modern sombreros:  Mike's Hatters (he even makes the old style "Oreana" peak and Knudsen's in San Fransico.    I own a Knudsen and it is my favorite CAS hat period.  It was not cheap!

This is my Knudsen sombrero:


This is one of my Sunbody sombreros:

[pony express]

Thanks for the "charro hat" tip, Pancho! That led to several sites with some nice looking hats, unlike "sombrero" that gets almost nothing except costume sites. Also checked Sunbody hats, looks like a possibility. I was thinking more of a Palm leaf type than felt, anyway.

[Shotgun Franklin]

If you're in San Antonio go down to the huge flea market on SH 16 just south of Loop 410. You might also try Traders Village near the south east corner of Loop 410.

[Pancho Peacemaker]

Thanks for the "charro hat" tip, Pancho! That led to several sites with some nice looking hats, unlike "sombrero" that gets almost nothing except costume sites. Also checked Sunbody hats, looks like a possibility. I was thinking more of a Palm leaf type than felt, anyway.

If you buy a Sunbody, buy it a little larger than you usually wear.  The palm weave they use shrinks a little when you sweat in it.

[Delmonico]

I have to disagree, I sell sunbody hats at work and I sell them to lots of folks including working cowboys.  Buy the hat on the small side, wet it and wear it till it's dry.  If it shrinks any after you wear it, just wet it and put it back on.  Even better if you take it off damp, put a hat jack in it when you take it off, tight enough to keep it from shrinking, but not tight enough to stretch it. 

In fact the hat jack is a good idea for any hat that is damp for what ever reason.  It is far easier to stretch a slightly small hat than it is to shrink on that is too large.  I've seen a lot of folks think a hat slightly too large is the way to go, next thing you know they can't keep it on their head in a wind and have to stuff the sides.

[Major 2]

Del

I sent you an email about Sunbody's ..I guess you did not get it or it went to spam..

anyway since Sundoby's were brought up..I 'll ask you here

I have one of the Guatemala palm hats , Charro style ..I have wet it and reshaped the crown

need to add some body to the brim , I had asked you if shellac worked as if does on Felt hats.

and if so what is the ratio mix....

[Atrain]

i love mine i have worn it every day since Sept. 8th

[Delmonico]

Del

I sent you an email about Sunbody's ..I guess you did not get it or it went to spam..

anyway since Sundoby's were brought up..I 'll ask you here

I have one of the Guatemala palm hats , Charro style ..I have wet it and reshaped the crown

need to add some body to the brim , I had asked you if shellac worked as if does on Felt hats.

and if so what is the ratio mix....

Sorry, I missed that, haven't checked E-mails for a few day.  Yeah, I've done that, just mix it thin enough to go through a spray bottle.