# I need a new Indiana Jones hat...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-indiana-jones-hat/434521>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-indiana-jones-hat/434521 "2008-01-22T17:15:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-indiana-jones-hat/434521/21 "2008-02-04T07:29:13Z")

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_Vinyl Turnip_, all the swell guys wore fedoras before 1960. It just depends on what you are used to. I would be happy to get used to them again.

I like [Cripplecreek hats](http://www.drysdales.com/brands/cripplecreek.html). Even the inexpensive ones wear well. There are a couple of very inexpensive Indiana Jones hats on pages 3 and 4. These may be on sale. (Yes, the guy who founded the company was a fan of the Band.)

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-indiana-jones-hat/434521/22 "2008-02-04T08:26:36Z")

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Why would you need a new hat? - you were supposed to reach back and grab it before the stone door slams down, weren’t you?

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**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-indiana-jones-hat/434521/23 "2008-02-04T12:34:05Z")

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[QUOTE=Vinyl Turnip]  
This is not an attempt to threadshit, but I implore you to carefully reconsider your decision. Dashing delusions aside, most men look like complete dorks in a fedora. You and Mr. Ford may be among the lucky; a young **Vinyl Turnip** was not. It robbed me of hard-earned money and the minimal social standing I’d scavenged. I still bear the scars. _Achtung_.  
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I may look like a dork wearing a fedora, however I have worn one in all types of nasty weather for 15 years, so it’s a hard habit to break. I have gotten many compliments on my old fedora over the years, though I imagine most civilized folks aren’t going to walk up to a stranger and tell them they look like a dork.

When my wife first bought it for me, in my twenties, I felt self conscious and didn’t wear it, thinking I was too young for one. As I grew older, I began to like it more and more, and I guess I grew into it. I like to wear a fedora with my [Historic A-2 leather jacket](http://www.flightsuits.com/leather_a2_hist_horse.html). I’m a tall slim guy and I think the combination works well on me.

And a serious answer for **Mangetout** ’s not-so-serious question: my old wool felt fedora is still going strong. The main problem is that it is sun bleached and rather than turning a finely aged brown, it has turned an unpleasant shade of sickly green.

**Johnny** , the one I have is likely a low-end Borsalino. One immediate observation is that is unlined. Anyway, a cheap Borsalino is better than the expensive version of many other hats, and it feels great 🙂

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