hey guys im looking for a trad hunting hat like a wool fedora or orvis.
was wondering how big of a brim to get
i looked around and see 1 1/2 1 3/4 and 2s
what is the right size brim for best string clearance at full draw
i know it will depend but maybe if you guys chime in i can do a average of what you all wear
thanks for any help
b44mag
Down here a trad hat is a red ball cap. All the mojo is in den red hats!
What size brim has alot to do with shooting style. Some guys can't wear a hat with a brim at all. I cant my bow quite a bit brim size doesn't seem to bother me much, I like it a little wider,protects me from the rain, snow, and shades my face for concealment. Works for me.
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The largest bow that I shoot is a 60" bow and my hat brim is 2". With this combination, if I draw my bow when it is vertical, the bowstring just touches the brim of my hat at full draw.
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I shoot almost vertical hence I turn my baseball cap around or shoot wearing a beanie
Like I said before: "Nice hat." ;-)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/HPIM2666.jpg)
2" brim - doesn't hit.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/HPIM2658.jpg)
2-1/2" brim - hits.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/HPIM0496-1.jpg)
2" brim - doesn't hit.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/Stumpkiller17APR11.jpg)
2" brim - doesn't hit.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/HPIM2017.jpg)
Seems a 2" brim is what you want. But it will depend on your anchor, bow length, bow cant, and wether having the string tap the brim bothers your (it does me).
My 64" bow hits any brim I have, My 60" bows clear every hat I have.
2" is a good brim length because only my 68" bow hits it hard, the 64" just touches it a nudge.
I shoot my bows vertical like Tom and a large or stiff brim is a problem for me also. I shoot 60" and 62" bows mainly. The Orvis Jefferson Rain hat works very well for me. It has a 2 1/2" brim and is a wool hat that is very soft and flexable, yet springs back to shape well. I highly recommend it. (http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/bens5218/GEDC0246.jpg) (http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/bens5218/IMG_1186.jpg)
This is the Fred Bear model from 3Rivers - for what it's worth...
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/GingivitisKahn/20110205_dc_d04a-1.jpg)
Artsy-fartsy pic effects are extra.
nice hats guys keep them comming
my bows are longbow 60" recurve 66"
i cant a bit about 1 oclock
anchor middle finger corner of mouth
...at the Salt Creek Trail head in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, in early September
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Tom's hat is the coolest one on Tradgang... ;)
I just have some velcro sewn on the top of the flap and outside the band of my boonie hat.
It holds it back for shooting and I can drop it down for shade.
I usually wear a boonie, put up one flap and turn the hat slightlly so the string misses the brim.
Wouldn't trade my hat. It's an old familiar friend for way many years. BUT, Gatekeeper, you got the nutlock on hats partner!
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QuoteOriginally posted by straitera:
Wouldn't trade my hat. It's an old familiar friend for way many years.
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Forrest, I want my hat to become an old fimiliar friend like yours. :thumbsup:
I About spit out my lunch when I read this.
"BUT, Gatekeeper, you got the nutlock on hats partner!" :laughing: :laughing: Thanks!
i like them all but i saw a sean conery ll bean plaid hat and i think its mine not sure yet
still looking. i have many hunting hats for all kinda of hunting and fishing. but my first year putting together a trad hunting set i need a new trad only hat :readit: :knothead:
seen a chocolate brown filson also very nice
still up in the air :biglaugh: keep the pics comming. :archer2:
I usually wear a Jones hat with the brim up
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/mwestvang/elk%20hunt%2008/IMG_0008.jpg)
Sometimes I add a little extra
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/mwestvang/javie%2005/mike.jpg)
OK folks.., Whole big bunch of Macdaddy hats in the woods. Gotta be more pix that this. Ante up.
yes more pics looking for old style fedoras and ?
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Just picked this Pendleton hat up this week. It is crushable and made from a 100% wool. It has a 2 3/8" brim.
I roll a corner up and pin mine like Fred Asbell does.
I use a Kathy Kelly Fleece hat. She makes them out of Newberg, Oregon. Nice and light. But just yesterday, I got a green Filson Mackinaw for my birthday. Warm ear flaps!
And she bought me a double Mackinaw jacket too! :D
Love your Pendleton, Dave!
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Brad
A Filson and a Mackinaw....you scored Brad! You must have been a good boy this year.... :thumbsup:
Akubra Kiandra...sort of a "Stetson Lite"
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Here is my dad's old Stetson. Sent it to a hatter in January to have a new sweat band installed and had them recondition it. Unfortunately they sized it a bit small. Have another of his old Resistol hats that is a dark brownish green - had a friend reshape it, and it is working out pretty good so far . . .
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Akubra Angler. Excellent quality and worth the extra cost compared to a wool felt hat. No need to pin it or put up with it's shape. A little steam and it's good to go. Sorry I don't have a picture of myself wearing it.
Just look at My Avatar!! 2 1/2 Brim, and Barely Touches, not enough to cause any Excess wear or Mess with my shooting!! Good Luck!!