Holy shit do people out in the midwest actually drop $100-$500 on a hat?

The fact that you think this is a lot only shows me you have a terrible job for unskilled slobs, if you have any job at all.

>>18471161
Lmao, nobody out east is paying that much for a fucking ball cap unless you're a woman buying overpriced fashion items

Imagine not having a $1000+ daily fit

>>18471164
Eastoids btfo

lol wait until op sees how much boots cost

>>18471157 (OP)
They have many hats but no horses.

>>18471185
>the qt you're trying to wife up accidentally steps on your fancy Lucchese boots while you're line dancing on your third date
wat do

>>18471157 (OP)
rookies numbers, if it ain't custom made and less that $1500 dollarinos, it ain't worth nobodys time.

>>18471157 (OP)
Team Fortress 2 logic in real life

These days they just spend it all on their GI Joe truck with a giant american flag to drive to the "straight pride" party

Did you know that there are $80k pickup trucks? Why? Because retards will pay for them. On credit, presumably.

>>18471185
Normal people don't pay that much for boots. Those are like for rich people who do it for dress up, or show riders trying to stand out (also rich (sometimes or sponsored)).
>>18471157 (OP)
A good hat will last a lifetime. if cared for. Also no legit rancher is wearing a black hat, maybe rodeo/show riders as they are stylish, but no one in their right mind is wearing black out to work in.

>>18471185
These are exotic skin Luccheses which are only bought by rich people. Like the farmers who own massive homes and land with multiple 6 figure horses. But you can find entry level exotics for around 300 dollars.

>>18471185
>sounds foreign but not immigrant foreign
yeah this is rich man slop

>>18471185
Thats a top of the line brand for people who own oil companies in texas. People buy proper shit kickers for 120-300$ and exotic leathers in the 500$ range. This is merely a meme price for meme lords.

>>18471157 (OP)
Only larpers wear cowboy hats in the midwest.
Well, really it's a larp 99% of the time but in the midwest it's definitely a larp.

>t. exan

>>18473041
Cowboy(german, polish, mexican) has overtaken the Scottish(irish, english) flannel in outdoorsy/country outfitting. I know more people who wear pearl snaps then they wear flannel, main reason is material but fashion is that flannel is out unless its cold weather.

>>18473043
>implying
Anglo-Americans made up the majority of the old west, and of course the majority of cowboys. Then it was Mexicans, Africans, Natives, central Euros, Chinese, etc.

>>18473050
Somewhat. Cali and Midwest was anglo/german/scandinavian

Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico was Polish, German and Mexican/Native

>>18473054
No it was not. Stop with this headcannon.

>>18473080
Eveyone knows texas was german.

>>18471157 (OP)
My brother named his son Stetson
>t. Kansan

>>18471157 (OP)
>>18471164
do you seriously think a ball cap has the same life expectancy as a fucking stetson? get real dumbass

>>18471157 (OP)
tell me you're a coastie without telling me you're a coastie

>>18471548
>not immigrant foreign

>>18471263

>>18471157 (OP)
I got a $500+ beaver fur felt hat. It's great, I was just wearing it.

>>18473210
Texas was settled by Anglos that killed off the Comanche and Apache tribes that btfo'd the Spaniards and Mexicans that had previously attempted to settle the area. The guy that started the Texas Rangers was Anglo.
>Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario. Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas

>>18473490
A hat is not a wear and tear item, unless you're a fucking breakdancer or something. Having the "BIFL" mentality for a hat is just retarded.

>>18471277
>Also no legit rancher is wearing a black hat
Only the bad guys wear them.

>>18471189
>YOU BAND MY BULL, YOU CAN BURN MY FIELD
>FUCK UP MY WITH HARVEST WITH A LOW CROP YIELD
>WELL YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO BUT STAY OFF MY LUCCHESE BOOTS

>>18473690
You can literally keep reshaping the hat with a steamer, there's not much else that won't hold up with a proper western hat. I don't personally know any farmers that work with them tho, it's either a trucker hat or a canvas boonie. Basically whatever hat gets give to you buy sponsors at agriculture shows each year. Hats get so fucking dirty on farms I can't see any reason to spend hundreds on one for work. Only your steel toe boots should cost that much. Any don't even get me started on cowboy boot gatekeepers pretending anyone actually uses cowboy boots outside of rodeos and fashion. Your boots get fucked real fast by oil and diesel and actual shit. And farmers aren't trudging round in heels for a living.

>>18473865
For fuckin real, only queers actually wear cowboy boots outside of riding

>>18473865
Same everyone that works real construction, farming or mechanical has moved to more convenient, cheaper or higher quality products that do the same work. I dump my company branded clothes and other shit off at the thrift store from time to time and since its branded with a company logo it gets a steep discount. Not more than a week later I see some farmer with his beat up truck wearing that crappy shirt or he goes out and buys some cheap ass hanes long shirts. Fuck button down its more of a liability for some of these farmers since it can catch on certain movements in labor.

Boots generally they will spend a bit more for the money to get higher quality but they might take the time to wax it before slapping it on and destroying it in 6 months. Jeans are still being worn but its being phased out for military cargo pants from flea markets or discount cargo pants from fleet farm, big R, menards, tracktor supply. They tend to burn through those in 6 months or less. I do see farmers atleast spend good money on socks due to durability complaints but mostly heat from being on your feet in the sun daily. Sun hats is were its at for actual outdoorsy shit, more neck coverage and face coverage.

>>18473866
That's... Not what he was saying...

>>18473866
In what world retard. The leather soles are for dancing. The pointed toes are for riding horses. The square toes are for the average joe who works but its often accompanied by rubber soles for people who actually work. The exotic leathers like ostrich and gator can sometimes be found for cheap but you would generally reserve that for dancing since its accompanied by soles that account for that.

The work boot variety is often cheap enough to were tons of people have them and with steel/composite toes it makes them just as compliant as regular work boots with an added benefit of some water resistance.

>>18473936
correction: the square toes are to keep you from rolling your ankle when you give a blowjob

A good hat will last decades. It's stupid to compare it to baseball caps which are worn for a year.

>>18473041
If american midwest is anything like rural Australia, they aren't for larpers. They are for farmers and serve as a utility rather than simply an accessory. Spend 10 days out in the sun every day and you'll want to wear a hat with a large brim too...

>>18471157 (OP)
Given the chance I would always support handmade goods. I pay easily twice as much on ties from Shibumi Firenze. I would definitely pay more than that much on handmade hats if I was a hat wearer, but I am not.

>>18473865
Ah yes the manly men manly work destroying their body and property because that's what's manly.

In reality I'm in an air conditioned cab with the GPS driving while I listen to talk radio, eat chips, and play on the phone.

No one wears cowboy hats because they're fucking stupid and get in the way of your headrest not because of any fashion reason.

>>18474975
>Midwest
>Sun
Howdy LARpartner.

>>18474929
Round toes arent that great when installing flooring or working concrete. Round toes are really used for actual cowboy shit or dancing.

>>18475208
>Concrete, flooring
>Cowboy boots
Queer. Wear lace up boots like a man instead of LARPING as a cowboy while you're a poorfag doing bottom of the barrel unskilled labor and own no land or cattle.

>>18475216
But there cheap and comfy

>>18475208
Unless you're on a horse the boots are for sucking cock, sorry buddy.

>>18473865
Tons of people wear western-style work boots though. They're just comfortable and convenient, and are better for people who have weird or fucked up feet, because the leather breaks in and conforms to your foot in a way you can only get otherwise by paying out the ass for custom shoes. I wear them myself because I have both high insteps and bony heels they're literally the only kind of footwear I've found in almost 40 years of life that don't fucking destroy my feet after a few hours of wear.

>>18471157 (OP)
This is not a lot of money if you're not a poorfag

I work in agricultural and wear a $50 cowboy hat and $200 ropers. Fight me, fags.

>>18471157 (OP)
that's chump change for high quality hats

>>18471157 (OP)
i was a combat medic attached to a scout/sniper platoon and they do a "spur ride" which is like a rite of passage to induct them into the "order of the spur" and does all these challenges and stuff
anyway, if you complete it you are allowed to wear the stetson with your dress uniform, and i did it
i got out of the army right after so i never actually bought the stetson. oh well

>>18471157 (OP)
>Midwest
>cowboy hat
Where the fuck do you people think the Midwest is? Rednecks in the Midwest wear baseball caps. Endless fucking baseball caps.
Anyone who wears a cowboy hat instantly stands out as either a transplant or larping.

>>18475756
It's more west of the Mississippi River, generally, which still includes some of the Midwest, but I see your point. Even in the Southwest, baseball caps are still more popular than any sort of brimmed hat, usually. I'm not sure why so many farmers and ranchers wear them often over cowboy hats or similar hats, as they only protect the front of the face, leaving the rest exposed to the harsh sun if one is outside long enough.

>>18471157 (OP)
>$100-$500
pocket change

>>18471157 (OP)
cowboy hats aren't a midwest thing you fucking retard
they're a texas, oklahoma, montana thing mostly

>>18475763
>I'm not sure why so many farmers and ranchers wear them often over cowboy hats or similar hats, as they only protect the front of the face, leaving the rest exposed to the harsh sun if one is outside long enough.
Cowboy hats are a big investment and can be a bit of a hassle. I've got a few and wear them for certain stuff but they're annoying to if you're in and out of a truck all day, a pain to deal with when they're not on your head, etc. Most styles are also pretty hot compared to a trucker cap, even straw ones. (There ARE types that wear shockingly cool but they're often ugly and not very popular.)

>>18475778
They're big in the red parts of West Coast states too. I'm in Oregon east of the Cascades and they're all over the place once you get out of the city, and I've seen the same thing in California.

>>18476150
>Cowboy hats are a big investment and can be a bit of a hassle. I've got a few and wear them for certain stuff but they're annoying to if you're in and out of a truck all day,
Car seat headrests killed the brimmed hat accross the board

>>18476172
Yeah, but also rooflines as well, it's weird because cars/trucks are taller than ever but there's somehow less headroom. I'm only 5'10" and I have my seat in the lowest position and still manage to knock my hat off my head if I forget to take it off before getting in.

Growing up in Oklahoma, my experience has generally been that "well-to-do" guys who work at the courthouse or in government or in oil/gas wear cowboy hats as a status symbol and actual ranchers/farms wear straw hats, although they usually have one nice cowboy hat for "formal ware" like for the yearly family reunion, etc.

>>18474975
Are you tossing your baseball cap in the blender each time you take it off? Where does this retarded consoomer meme come from

>>18471185
No one wears that. Steeltoe cowboy boots are 300 to 400 dollars. Big meme in the navy subs when underway

>>18473040
Even that brand has much more approachable boots anyway. A set of basic ropers from them is like $650, which is still a lot but not crazy for the quality level. Sadly they'll never be an option for me, because I've tried them on and they don't fit my foot shape at all, but it's probably for the best because I always end up trashing footwear so I'd feel awful about doing it to expensive boots and I'm happy with my R. Watsons that cost half what even the cheapest Luccheses do while still being traditional handmade boots anyway.

>>18473214
Unironically a name that will probably grow up to be rich. I know its stupid now but its going to be so trendy growing up.

>>18473214
On kind of a related note, I moved to Central Oregon 6 months ago and in that time I've met like 5 different zoomers named Wyatt. I'd almost get it if they were younger millennials since Tombstone came out in '93 but these are all like 18-25 year old guys.

>>18477629
I'm from Arizona and know a Wyatt. It's just a normal name.

>>18473214
I hate X-son as a first name. It's fucking retarded.

>>18471157 (OP)
I spend that at the bar on a friday

>>18473667
>Fredericksburg, New Braunfels, Boerne, Muenster, Schulenburg
>Tejano music is just Mexican Polka

>>18477754
You have a problem

>>18477754
Your bar is either charging way too much per drink or you're on borrowed time.

>>18475204
No one wears a cowboy hat in the car you utter retard. They take them off and sit on the dash/rear bench.

>>18471173
Oh yeah, a pair of boots and a felt hat are totally worth a thousand dollars. How much you think the material to make these things would cost you? A hundred bucks? You're paying some faggot nine hundred dollars to blow smoke up your ass.

>>18477879
Damn... fuck cars

>>18471157 (OP)
>Holy shit do people out in the midwest actually drop $100-$500 on a hat?
By having money.

>>18471173
You 100% look like a fag with that hat.

>>18478066
>what is a painting except canvas and some colors

>>18471157 (OP)
>170 for a hat you'll be wearing your entire life
THE HORROR
stfu poorfag

>>18473214
Is your brother named Stet

>>18471185
>Lumemese
Lmfao just get a $150 pair of synthetic skins from Cavendar's store-brand, hell get 3 (one dark, one daily, one light). If you're daily wearing boots get ropers or something with built in comfort/rubber bottoms. $300+ for boots is insane

>>18479698
They are more like a generic painting you'd see in a hobby lobby than any of the masterworks people admire in galleries across the world. They are a reproduction of a reproduction. Even if you could buy an original, it would still be a waste compared to any high value painting. Unless your a big Koontz fan, I don't think you'd wear the Mona Lisa on your feet.