Where can I get the best deal on the kind of hats that Fred Bear or Art Young wore?

3Rivers

A thrift shop.  There are a lot of them to be had.  If you want a new one of any quality, expect to pay for them.  Noggin Tops is a well respected vendor.

garage sales!  :D

filson is the best

3-Rivers has them.Don`t forget,you can personalize it.feathers,differant bands,lapels or pins,beads,etc.  

http://www.villagehatshop.com/
I just bought a Fedora from these folks.They have tons of other hats too including the old paper boy hats (apple pie hat). Depending on your size and wants you can find some closeout bargains too.

Noggin Tops has very high quality hats.  Pricey, but worth it.  The thrift shop/ garage sale suggestion is great if you can find what you like there.

This is going to sound funny but Cracker Barrel Resturant sells wool fedoras for a really good price. I've bought 2 from there.

www.Noggintops.com

I just ordered an Indiana Jones hat from the villagehatshop. Anyone know where I can get a Bull Whip?...  

http://www.davidmorgan.com/product_info.php?products_id=409  

Whew, Tex he's proud of his whips....  Most of the feed stores and tack shops around here have them... You can get a whip for a C-note or there abouts, BUT it won't be an original "Jones" whip.

Ron, maybe a length of chain would work, wear it around your neck as you cruise on your Harley!
You'd make Indiana Jones tip his noggintop and back away, LOL........

Thanks fellas.  I better get to shopping

I use to have one of those "open crown" hats...years ago.   :rolleyes:

I'm holding one of the Pine Martins that I trapped when I was in Montana. I was staying in an old trappers cabin in the mountains near Red Lodge. Ahhh,..them was shinin times      

 

We don't have cracker barrel out here and their online store doesn't have it.

Cool pic Ron!!! I always dreamed of runnin a mountain trapline!

I had always wanted to trap Martins on a pole set like the old time NorthWest trappers did. By wiring     a piece of bait (rabbit) on the pole and putting a # 1 1/2 trap on a nail so when the Martin runs up the pole to get the bait, he's in the trap which then comes off the nail. Works slick as you please.      

Now back to the subject, "Old style hats"    

   

I thought about making a squirel pole. 1. not legal here 2. make too small of a hat

boy scout store-thier leaders wear them and they cost about $26

Ron:

Here is a link to a whip making master who can  fix you up.

http://www.midwestwhips.com/Bullwhip.html

Ron B