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What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« on: July 30, 2014, 08:27:18 am »
I see a lot of fedora Swedish style hats in traditional archery mag and in 3rivers ads what is the tradition around those?
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Re: What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2014, 08:33:22 am »
Fred Bear wore them.
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Re: What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2014, 08:49:05 am »
...and I wear one occasionally too.  ;D   8)
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2014, 09:08:12 am »
Fred Bear - Pat Brennan, same thing!
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Re: What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2014, 10:12:55 am »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on July 30, 2014, 09:08:12 am
Fred Bear - Pat Brennan, same thing!

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Re: What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2014, 11:42:05 am »
Quote from: mullet on July 30, 2014, 10:12:55 am
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on July 30, 2014, 09:08:12 am
Fred Bear - Pat Brennan, same thing!

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Re: What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2014, 12:10:33 pm »
Fred Bear was probably just imitating his mentors when he started wearing one. You can find old pics of Saxton Pope, Art Young, Chief Will Compton, and all those old guys wearing fedoras, because it was the general fashion then. I can remember even when I was a kid, almost every older man wore a fedora hat. I've been known to wear one, too. I guess it's just another outmoded traditional behavior that has been retained as part of the culture by trad archers. Plus, they are quite functional, good hats.
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Re: What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2014, 12:25:40 pm »
My Dad had two, one brown and one gray depending on what suit he wore...and he always wore a suit.  ::)  I wish I had my Dad's Fedoras. Look at old movies and every man in them wore a Fedora.
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2014, 12:27:01 pm »
The higher quality fedora style hats were fairly stiff, but those were quite expensive.  Softer felted materials were less expensive and more likely worn in the field.  Advantage?  Soft brims bend/fold when the bowstring contacts them.  Cowboy hats, campaign hats (the Smokey the Bear hat or Canadian Mountie hats), and even baseball caps have a stiffer brim that is wider and really screws with your shots. 

Two contributing factors are generally at play when you see something commonly worn or carried in a culture. A) It works.   B) A lot of advertising dollars were spent.
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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2014, 04:15:00 pm »
Fred Bear?  I don't think so.   ;)
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Re: What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2014, 07:11:10 pm »
 :) My grandpa a man of Swedish decent he wore one always and wasn't caught without one.  :)
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2014, 09:04:55 am »
mr Kriegsbeil ,,, having a hard time believing you are of swedish descent.... >:D  :laugh:
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Re: What is tradition behind fedora hats seen in alot of a archery mags?
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2014, 10:07:13 am »
I remember a story my dad used to tell, he was walking down the sidewalk in some little town in eastern Arkansas of which I don't remember when an older gentleman came up to him and said "you can go with me son and I will put you to work" dad replied thank you sir but I don't need a job and the old man looked at him funny and said "what do you mean you don't need a job, you don't even have a hat?"  All the men wore hats back in the 40's and 50's, it was just the norm.

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