Anyone own a tilley hat?

CobraEgg

I have 5 of them. An original T1, a T3, a Blue T3, a winter one with ear lugs. But my favorite is the Mesh Hat. Lots of ventilation and a wide brim.

Sardonicus

Darby_Crenshaw said:

SGH said:

 Between me and my wife we make over 300,000 a year and own two homes. Not to bad

seems you were doing ok in 2014.

Darby_Crenshaw said:

SGH said:

Darby_Crenshaw said:

seems you were doing ok in 2014.

Darby there is some truth in that. But let me explain. I was living off of money that I amassed during the Glory Days of Big Ron. However the tax and spend policies of the last 7 years have all but taken its toll on what I once had. I now find myself almost destitute. Kind of sad really. I have spent my life working extremely long hours away from family to ultimately end up broke. The American liberal dream. Ain't it great? 

well.  if you made that money before O'bummer, then it was already taxed right?  so you aren't paying taxes on already taxed income. 

but i'm confused, you said you were making 300,000 in 2014.  well after ronnie. five years into O'buttmunch, actually. 

but i would imagine you have saved a lot in your 89 years on the planet, or whatever age it was you said you were .

It happens.  Too often people who fail to effectively manage their finances blame their failure(s) on others.
I'm sure that's not the case in this instance , but lots of folks waste their time 
sitting around dreaming of the good ole days
rather than staying aware of current situations and adjusting their investing and spending habits appropriately.  

Then, they whine.
And blame.
Others.

 

 

FanOfFanboys

Just picked up 1.75L of Gentleman Jack Daniels. So if I don't catch any fish this weekend at least I will catch a buzz :-)

Mickey

Canugghead said:

do they still make these extra wide ones? keeps my XL cool for cold smoking 

That is the one I have had for about 10 years. Very good protection but that is not made anymore to my understanding.

dfrelich

I have one since 1990 trip to the BWCA.  Loved it ever since.  People comments all time about my hat.

Like BGE.  Worth the big purchase. 

swordsmn

SGH said:

Darby_Crenshaw said:

if i had the money SGH had, i would buy everyone on the forum one of these, each

Darby, if you had my money you couldn't afford a bandana little lone a hat. 

Yeah but your investments are liquid or should I say frozen (very well) for 8-10 days..  Sell a roto or two, buy some booze and SRF meat.  You still wrapping garden hose onto little spools on boats? :-). Missed ya @SGH..

Sonny3

And here I thought I was going to go broke just buying "Eggcessories".

I have mentioned lately that I am going through Chemo and one of the warnings is to be extremely careful of the sun on my now bald head (from the chemo).

So I have been following this conversation which resulted in my buying my first Tilley today.

I have got to just quit reading every new post here, or else I won't be able to afford any protein to cook on the Egg.

But thanks for the "heads up", pun intended.

dougcrann

I own a stainless steel hat...

RRP

dougcrann said:

I own a stainless steel hat...

LMAO, Doug! Even without your protective hat you look like what I had in my mind. Isn't that weird?

Austin Egghead

We each have one.  My Dermatologist recommended them after the first basil cell removal.  They are great and stay on my head even in the wind.  Wish I could find the original wide brim.

Captain_Paul

Wore mine on a boat ride and parasailing yesterday. Stayed put and kept the sun off me. Later saw another guy in the ocean with one and hollared "nice Tilley!"  He said he loved it just like everyone who has one. 

NC_Egghead

I've had one for about 8-9 years and love it. It has been on 3 Boy Scout high adventures with me; BWCA in Northern Minnesota, Philmont in New Mexico, and SeaBase in the Florida Keys. It was so nasty after 10 days and 90 miles of hiking at Philmont, I couldn't stand to put it on my head. Brought it home and threw it in the washing machine and it was as good as new. You can roll it up and stuff it in your pack and it just keeps coming back to life. I hope I never loose it because it's attached to so many memories!

Vegas Eggus

SGH said:

Eggcelsior said:

 I'm going to get one now that I'm allergic to the sun.

No so long ago, I didn't know that this was real (being allergic to the sun). About 5 years ago I was working with a young man who said that he was allergic to the sun. I thought that he was just making a joke. Sadly he wasn't. He would breakout with what looked like chicken poxs if he got to much sun. Up to then I would not have thought it possible to be allergic to the sun. Any idea as to what causes someone to become allergic to sunlight?

Think some meds can cause it. 

nolaegghead

Spaightlabs said:

I heard RTIC is going to branch out into the sun hat market?  Design will look a LOT like Tilley but price will be half and it will be a better hat.  Order now Thanksgiving delivery.

Sorry, had to.

Slogan:  "Half the price and twice the lice!"

YukonRon

Mine has been to Hell and back. I bought one for My Beautiful Wife, because I wanted to protect her from uv, tics, etc., because of the time we send outdoors. Great in the rain.

Holepuncher

$84.00 later, one followed me home yesterday, early Fathers Day present. I had been thinking about them but couldn't justify the price. The reviews on here convinced me to make the purchase, that and wife didn't know what to get me for Fathers Day. Will be used for convertible and a little kayaking, 

Jeepster47

@Holepuncher ... now comes the hard part ... don't baby the hat!  Squash it, pack it, wear it, throw it in the washing machine, treat it like a red-headed stepchild, etc..  Fight the urge to wrap it in plastic and only take it out on medium warm days with no forecast of rain.

Focker

Anybody know if the Tilleys are true to New Era fitted baseball cap size?

Holepuncher

Jeepster47, Thanks the durability was one of the buying points.

Eggcelsior

Focker said:

Anybody know if the Tilleys are true to New Era fitted baseball cap size?

@Focker Tilley's site has directions on how to measure your head for their sizing. I measured myself, and they're about the same, if I recall.

Focker

Eggcelsior said:

Focker said:

Anybody know if the Tilleys are true to New Era fitted baseball cap size?

@Focker Tilley's site has directions on how to measure your head for their sizing. I measured myself, and they're about the same, if I recall.

Sweet, I will check out their site.
Thanks

Darby_Crenshaw

Hat size is circumference of the crown of your head divided by three

Holepuncher

Darby_Crenshaw, Do you measure before or after a successful cook?

Tjcoley

Darby_Crenshaw said:

Hat size is circumference of the crown of your head divided by three

Not quite that simple for most hats.  For example, a 22 1/2 inch circumference relates to a 7 1/8 size hat (US, size 7 UK) for most places (Including Goorin Bros, Stetson, Hats.com, Village Hat)  For Tilley, 22 1/2 inch would be a 7 1/4 size (They use Canadian Sizing, not UK)

Dividing by 3 would give you a 7 1/2 size.  Probably not a big deal, but it could mean the difference between a Medium and Large in some cases.

SGH

Holepuncher said:

Darby_Crenshaw, Do you measure before or after a successful cook?

You are a man of few words my friend. But when you speak, you make a good point for sure

Eggscuses

dougcrann said:

I own a stainless steel hat...

Does that also help block the aliens from hearing your thoughts ?  Or do you still have to add aluminum foil?

Mattman3969

Eggscuses said:

dougcrann said:

I own a stainless steel hat...

Does that also help block the aliens from hearing your thoughts ?  Or do you still have to add aluminum foil?

I was wondering about the gremlins that keep causing ceramic defects. Lol

FanOfFanboys

So I broke the hat in this weekend
took kayaks out to tybee island to camp and fish
worked flawlessly
It kept sun out of my eyes way better than a baseball cap ever has. kept sun off my neck which I think helped me not get as hot. Was very windy saturday and hat felt secure on head entire time (though I did not always feel as secure in kayak because how choppy it was)
already exceeded expectations. only regret is I did not buy earlier

fishlessman

Focker said:

Anybody know if the Tilleys are true to New Era fitted baseball cap size?

i buy them 1/8 bigger than the usual hat size, they sit loosely on your head, not tighter like a cap. i got 1 size larger after my first hat replacement

XC242

Picked up mine on Saturday, an early Father's Day gift from my wife and daughter. Same as what I'm reading above, bought it 1/8 size larger than my normal size. The cat seems to like it...