Thread: Hats

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Finally added another Stetson with a Gus crease in Brown, I REALLY hated the factory band, so I spent a little more and got one sent over from Montana from a guy that makes them at his home

Braided Horse Hair Band


I did just a little tweaking on the brim to turn down the front and back, into more of an Outlaw style.

Looks like your wearing a repurposed Hudson Bay Blanket…. Nice !

Originally Posted by nessmuck

Looks like your wearing a repurposed Hudson Bay Blanket…. Nice !

At one time the Hudson Bay Company sold jackets like that made from their blankets.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

At one time the Hudson Bay Company sold jackets like that made from their blankets.

Bob

You can still find them, search "Capote Coat" they are crazy expensive, of course this one was pretty pricey even back then

Sportsmans Guide has them now and then for a more reasonable price, if I wanted a new one that is where I would be looking

Originally Posted by gssixgun

You can still find them, search "Capote Coat" they are crazy expensive, of course this one was pretty pricey even back then

Sportsmans Guide has them now and then for a more reasonable price, if I wanted a new one that is where I would be looking

Yes, the Capote Coat is different from the Mackinaw Coat though. I was surprised the Mackinaw Coat first appeared at the start of the War of 1812. Quite a long and interesting history for the HBC point blanket coats.

https://www.hbcheritage.ca/things/fa...t-blanket-coat

Bob

Originally Posted by nessmuck

Looks like your wearing a repurposed Hudson Bay Blanket…. Nice !

Pretty much,,, The wife searched high and low for the coat at least 25 years ago, it is a actual Woolrich made in the good ol USA
I don't wear it as often up here, as I did in Colorado, it is a true COLD weather coat hehehe