How old is your hat

[Mark]

How old is your hat.

The oldest hat I have is 19 years old, a dearstalker worn here by my Grandson when the hat was only 12 years old.



This is my favourite hat which is only 5 years old. Up until last week it had one of those horrible sweat band marks around the rim that I had tried to wash and scrub out many times but to no avail. But last week I suddenly remembered that I had read somewhere (not sure if it was on the here) that the best way to remove a sweat band mark was to put the hat in the dishwasher. Well I eventually plucked up courage and decided to try this out when the good lady was out and bugger me it worked, not a sweat band in sight.



I'm sure some of you chaps can beat my 19 year old hat.

[Paul D]

Got a Tilley (T4 ?) had it around 14 years I think, rest of my collection are probably under 5 years old.

[Trilob]

Im more of a cap person. I wear them till there is no model in them anymore or are destroyed in the wash. Most of the time this is within the year.
I recently bought a flat cap (i think half a year ago) and is my official fishing cap. We will see how long it will live.

[MGs]

My current one (in my avatar) is about 15 years old. Still going strong if a little faded by the sun

[Davejass]

Hmmm
Not sure if I would put my hat in the dishwasher. I was hoping the sweat marks would add a bit of character to it and a sort of lived in look!!
I admit I am trying to convince myself as it is so comfortable!

[Marc]

I have a waxed Barbour hat bought in 1995 from a shop in Darlington for £10, which still gets some use, though it's a bit tight now. It's at my mothers house else I'd add a picture of it, this is what it looks like. Making the hat 20 this year, damn I'm old.

[AshbyCut]

Apart from some inherited hats (a tweed cap and 1940's leather flying helmet from Mrs. AC's father, and a 1920's straw boater from her grandfather ... sadly, all too small for me), the oldest hat I have is a waxed flat cap bought at a country fair in 1983 or 84.

[Aquaerial]

Got a Tilley (T4 ?) had it around 14 years I think, rest of my collection are probably under 5 years old.

Got a Tilley, 14 months old rest are probably 35yrs plus. I hope to age the Tilley in the same way over the same time frame!

[Shaun Harrison]

The oldest I still wear is a Deerstalker I purchased in 1990 so only 25 years.

I wear Tweed caps a lot but my earlier ones have been and gone.



Sorry about the modern gear from 25 years ago but I'd not long had my first Flapped Deerstalker back then and I have always liked the picture which ended up on the front cover of a certain publication if anyone remembers it?

[Wallys-Cast]

I've just gone over to wearing a flat cap, I must admit they are very comfy and make good fly swatters.

Wal.