Talk:Cowboy hat

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[edit] string behind

"Against what many people believe, you should wear the hat with the string behind your head." Three comments: 1) This is poorly worded, and I can't figure out what it means. (Would a non-wearer of cowboy hats know what string is being referenced? And in what manner: hanging down, or looped around the brim, or what? And in what contexts, and by whom?) 2) This is a general article, and at no other point delves into prescriptions about hat-wearing; the addition is out of place. 3) Opinion if I ever heard it. Deleting. YiddishSoul 17:15, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the fix. Basically, for those who care, "stampede strings" are included on some cowboy hats, particularly for little kids, but modern real cowboy hats rarely have them. Montanabw(talk) 20:54, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merger proposal for Ten-gallon hat

The information in the article for ten-gallon hats is nearly identical to the information in this article and should therefore be merged into this one. A redirect should then be placed in Ten-gallon hat to this page. Cumulus Clouds 22:31, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I'd be OK with that, but let's leave the merge proposal up for a week or two to see if anyone over at ten gallon hat cares. Montanabw(talk) 04:20, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bent?

Why are the sides bent up in the photo of the working cowboys? Wouldn't that reduce their use at keeping out the sun and rain? -- Jeandré, 2008-03-08t06:18z

Curving the sides a little would, in theory, direct rain off the front and back, and the effect on shading is negligible, as it is the face that most needs to be shaded. But more to the point, there are fads in cowboy hat shaping, and curved sides look "cool" ;-) Montanabw(talk) 09:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)