Stetson is worthr the cost because they are long lasting and durable, my grandfather bought one in the 50's and daily wore it, passed it to my dad who wore it regularly and i own it now and it still holds up in the rain all day long.
I would never wear that. I don't even wear a cap. I do wear balaclavas though and toques but that is to stay warm. How do you keep your ears from freezing wearing a Stetson ? There was an Indian guy at work I was training and he was using a flimsy scarf to protect his face and I told him he had to take off his turban and wear a balaclava or get an extra large balaclava and put it over top of his turban. I know you can buy these large ones. I know he was going to freeze his nose off when it got down to -35. Although with the hat you can always put it on top of the balaclava I guess. I usually use a balaclava and then flip up two hoodies on top to cut the wind. I work on trains, driving them etc. I saw a guy once from Calgary I think in Walmart and he had this huge brimmed hat on and looked like an alien standing there. The second generation Indians in Canada lose their turbans because they know what everyone else thinks.
@jeffbguarino I live in the south, NC, actually, and I can count on 1 hand how many times it's gotten to single digit temps in my life. And when it gets cold I'll just wear a tobogan/beanie. I'm sure others have other solutions, but thats my personal answer.
The skill of the pianist will be responsible for 90% of the sound but Steinways have their reputation for a reason. I was lucky enough to perform an hour of difficult repertoire on a new Steinway D (pieces that really tested the piano in all registers, all timbres) and it's really something else. You can strike a single note on a Steinway D in a concert hall and just be mesmerized by its sound, from the initial attack transient through to the end of its tail. The best analogy I could probably come up with is that feeling of driving your car just after it's been tuned up, or perhaps test driving a really nice luxury vehicle - you're going through the same motions but everything's just more responsive and just feels right!
Yeah, I’ve played one. Not worth the money unless you’re mega mega rich, or if it’s for a theater and is being paid for by a company. For individual use, there’s rarely any justification for getting one.
@@ontopofbottom Yes absolutely. I was lucky as a teenager to be in close with Yamaha with my family (playing in a few of their fancy Asia/Oceania concerts with siblings) so we got a great deal on a new C5 for somewhere in the $30k AUD range (-they retailed for $51k then, I think around 61 now) and I absolutely love them. Played plenty of C7s but, if one is serious and middle class/can afford one, I'd always recommend the Yamaha C3-C5 range. Plenty of amazing samples nowadays too, I mostly use NI's The Grandeur (a Steinway D sample) as my go-to but with Pianoteq, Keyscape (C7) and a hundred other fine examples, one can record nice sounds for cheap nowadays! Only problem with the sampled stuff is it's harder to get the equipment to half-pedal, which is absolutely essential... though Pianoteq (among others) have sympathetic resonance now which is amazing!
@@Maddolis yeah they’re definitely solid pianos. Work with Yamaha, so there’s the employee discount of 46% off for all products once a year. Including baby grand pianos and everything else. Haven’t ever purchased one, but I’ve gotten to play it a few times. Personally I’m just too cheap to buy a piano that expensive, but they are definitely solid pianos.
@@ontopofbottom Oh awesome! I taught for them a good few years ago but didn't take advantage of any of the employee discounts. No chance I could afford one, a $4.5k synth would be the biggest musical purchase I've ever been able to sway!
whats sad is a 35lbs king salmon up here used to kinda be average, now they are considered big cause they have been overfished by charter boats, massive open ocean trawlers, poachers and the diseases that cruise ships bring into ports.
@@XMorbidChaosX For at least 3 years, worldwide. The oceans are too polluted now to eat any of it anyway: mercury in ALL the gamefish; radiation from Japan; plastics and heavy metal industrial run-off from China every day.
I got to make a Damascus knife along side one of the winners of forged n fire. It was an amazing experience my wife signed me up for. It took 2 8 hour days the first day we forged the Damascus billet and the second day forged the knife and put a handle on it. My wife then snuck it out one day and had a master leather worker make a custom sheath for it. I have a wonderful wife and the knife is one of my most treasured possessions.
Yeah, but while you were sweating to death working on the forge and pressing the layers of steel with the hammer, the old lady was in the hotel lounge hitting on an obese and bald Jewish traveling pillow salesman from Minnesota. The salesman scammed her out of $1,500, and on top of that she might not be as "wonderful" as you think.
@@wapiti3750 wow you must have terrible relationships I am sorry that happened to your mom but maybe some day your real dad will sell enough pillows to afford another night with her and you can finally meet him.
Speaking as an old Cavalry trooper, the Army does not issue a trooper's Stetson. We buy those out of our own pocket. There was a time when eff'ing with a trooper's Stetson was an ass-whipping offense. Those are 'ridden in' by our comrades and, for most of us, remain a prized possession and memento of our service.
Cost of material & production is often only part of the explanation. For a lot of luxury items, in an age of mass production, high cost is part of the appeal. With such things, known as Giffen goods, they defy the logic of the market. Demand goes UP as price does.
Mortality in a crab that was declawed without the body cavity exposed is only 12% higher. Exposing the body cavity (basically taking the last knuckle attached the body) triples it. The largest predators of crabs is crabs. It's actually assumed higher population because a clawed crab will predate on dozens of crabs in it's life, while declawed crabs are true scavengers that can still breed.
The stone crabs that have been tortured and disfigured in this way are currently plotting to extinguish the brutal human race. Their first order of business will be to feed any crab fishermen they capture to the great white sharks.
Every time that guy Kyle got a salmon on board, he would look at his partner like ARE YOU SEEING THIS SHIT. And it was with every salmon, like each of them was his first. So adorable. Kyle, you are the man!
my dad is a tradesman and not rich but hes a cowboy and made sure i always had a stetson hat growing up from the time i was 2. I never realized how much he spent on them just for me to nearly immediately grow out of them. I wear georgia boots for work and my 6yo daughter (age last time i bought a pair since they last so long) wanted a pair to be like daddy. Her tiny boots cost the same as my size 13s at $325. I imagine these hats are the same way.
@@agreatpineapple2201 i used to buy timberlands cause so comfortable out of the box but last 6-8 months. I bought red wings ONCE and never again. This is my first pair of georgia boots, just as comfortable out of the box and im at nearly 4 years with them. Even the original laces, even the LACES are top quality! (about to send them in for new soles though all the tread is finally worn off, BUT ITS FREE!)
Thats just being stupid spending that type of money on a kid whose gonna outgrow it, im assuming your daddy wasnt a real cowboy and was loaded spending 200 plus for a name on a hat for a kid who wont even be abke to wear it for a full year
If you have a Hammond organ or a Thomas organ, wooden parts on those organs were made by me to exacting standards. Standards so high they were unobtainable in wood. Parts that required tolerances of 5000th of an inch. I was 18 at the time and learned the trade from older men who taught me what pride in workmanship was.
Technically those tolerances can be met within wood, if it's kept at a CONSTANT temperature and humidity level, but as soon as it dries or absorbs moisture or even rises or lowers in temp then those tolerances are gone again
Damascus definitely looks cool and does have desirable properties but I think too many people get caught up in the idea of it being magical somehow and forget that you dont *need* a blade to be Damascus to be very good blade.
Exactly - also the type of steel is hardly ever mentioned with damascus. Sure it looks pretty - but I'd rather CPM-M4, etc, than some intricate "whatever" damascus on basically any knife I'd use.
Pattern welded / Damascus has no real advantage over modern steels, it is literally just aesthetic. Back thousands of years ago layering and folding the steel helped forge out impurities that were present in small batch crucible steel, and break up the crystalline structure. Modern steels are typically much more pure and already come out of the factory rolled down from huge bars. If anything a single steel blade will be better for any knife meant to be used because the pattern welding introduces differential stresses and flaws.
I like how the Stetsons are made in the same way they have made them for 150 years… in a big factory with electric and pneumatic machines that shape them in nearly one go, machines that turn the fur into felt by feeding it through, powered sanders, etc.. There is still some hand work, but something tells me there used to be a lot more.
If you or anyone you know wears a cowboy hat and isn't literally a cowboy or ranch hand I would make fun of them until they stopped wearing that shit. Unless you ride a horse everywhere that shit is downright ridiculous.
@@himynameisjeffI don’t see the logic in that. Apply that to other clothing and it doesn’t make sense. “Don’t wear a trench coat unless you’re in a trench!” “Don’t wear a baseball cap unless you play baseball!” “Don’t wear a business suit if you’re not in any business leadership jobs!” “Don’t wear sunglasses if it ain’t that sunny!” Some people just have a different sense of fashion, it’s a normal part of society
@@himynameisjeff Bullcrap. While I recognize it might be an affection for some, a cowboy hat is a very practical thing and anyone who spends a lot of time outdoors, particularly in the west/southwest, can tell you that.
And I'm pretty sure Indy's hat is a stetson fedora not a homburg. You can tel by the pinch and the brim which doesn't bend up on the end and is also floppy ish.. not stiff... so yep.
Copper River Salmon is good, but not more special than most Chinook fisheries. It’s a great marketing gimmick, though. And for salmon, bigger does not mean better tasting.
Damascus blade today is just for looks, back then the reason why Damascus blade exist is because the quality of steel is not good so have to fold many times
I would be very weary about cheaply made space suits because you know that old saying, you get what you pay for. $2,000,000. Dollars may not do what you want it to do in safety.
Common big companies have gotten away with raising the price of All their products and THEN retailers have doubled their prices TWICE!! AND NO ONE complains SO, ALL these greedy people ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!!
This video is giving me even more reasons to hate Stetson hats. The favorite choice of fake Cowboys, and even phonier politicians. It's also the choice of the pretentious 1%. Unless you're working on a ranch, or a rodeo, or something valid like that, a $5,000 Stetson is just a piece of pretentious garbage.
They do NOT break those stone crab claws correctly. Just snapping them at the joint. Dudes are in a mad rush. Money sucks. Wish we all weren’t so driven by it. It’s needed to survive
Love those knives But also my aunt was the sewing contractor for the space suits on the Diné (Navajo) reservation. Made them over 25 years. I used to go to the factory and watch the components being sewn when I was a kid
I have trouble deciding what's more decadent... Rappers measuring their talent in gold around their necks or people snapping off both claws of crabs, leaving them to figure out how to survive.
Very intelligent observation. By virtue of your superior intellect, you are hereby hired at the starting wage of $775,000 per annum for being the smartest person in the room. Move over Thomas Edison, John Moses Browning, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Marilyn vos Savant, and Albert Einstein -- there is a new sheriff in town!
Decadent, would be if the fur used for the Stetsons was from animals killed for it, or whether it was shawn or combed from living animals in the way Wool is farmed.
I have made a living doing two things on this list , making gold & platinum jewelry by hand and damascus knives , my aunt lost a finger in a polishing machine polishing a chain and my buddy Mario lost 3 fingers in a rolling mill making square stock . Making jewelry is very dirty and can be dangerous if you don't listen or pay attention . I still have all of my fingers . 👍
Fantastic video,. Loved each and every product highlighted As a player of electric guitars,..I am hoping your next video like this includes either the American made Gibsons Les Paul or the American Fender Stratocaster
Wow stetson hats are literally made from fur to hat at their bussiness now I would definitely buy a product that was 100% made at the same company if you know what I mean saying some companies import parts of their materials from a different place
Also responsible for the incomprehensible slaughter and endangerment of North American beaver- resulting in our rampant wildfires, fresh water supply issues, and numerous climate issues all across the continent. Shameful company these days. Stetson absolutely could continue using furs in traditional hats but using more humane and sustainable options for acquiring furs….. yet they’re just so greedy and arrogant they believe they can “excuse” their cruelty and exploitation in the name of “legacy”. Why can’t they make hats and be good stewards of nature/wildlife BOTH?
12:00 this is the most interesting part of this video to me!! I would pay good money to go to work with this amazing woman and see if I can learn to do what she does
okay, I've watched this part like 4 times now and I stand by this comment. I want to know if she is using math for this. The pencil makes me think yes, that she is using trig. to calculate the the position to drill and add weights from the position that she puts the weights on top of the keys. the slight difference in angle though makes me have so many questions if she is using math I want to see the formulas. If she is not using math though, it would make a lot more sense as to why only 2 people are allowed to do this work, and I would very much want to pick this persons brain
the next person who adjusts the tone is also amazing to me, but I have done a deep dive into this and also used to play an instrument some what well so I already understand the nuance and difficulty of differentiating/adjusting tone and similar sound qualities. I really find this ultra high sense of feel interesting I.E. keyboard switches, reading brail, and this amazing job okay I will shut up now :)
I hope the hat makers get paid to work in those conditions, that's amazing what they do. I had no idea. They are the real mvps. I hope they get treated like gold.
You could check and see if those fishing boats could use a keel plate under the bow to make tha boat safer in the wind. You make the keel plate in the first quarter deepest point of the boat to gain rudder control in a storm.
Going to Walmart last week, I got boneless shrinkwrapped frozen salmon filets for $1.75 a pound, and they taste exactly the same as king salmon. It matters how you cook the fish, not how big it is or where it comes from.
@@runed0s86 It does matter if it is frozen though. You do realize that you probably live within 20 minutes of a river and can get your own FRESH!!!!! Stop being lazy :P
Damascus knives aren't inherently stronger or sharper. That is a myth. They can take two nearly identical steels, layer and process them, then etch and stain them to look like a knife with very different steels. The strength is in the choice of steel, and the sharpness is in the skill of the knife maker. You could get a stronger, more reliable knife by taking a harder, high carbon steel and sandwiching it between two sheets of milder steel. No Damascus pattern necessary. The harder steel will keep an edge longer, while the milder steel will keep it flexible and support the harder steel edge against chopping Damascus is about aesthetics, not quality
I think they misunderstand the meaning of "The Most Expensive Items Made In The USA"... jumping from products that cost a few thousand vs millions... I mean Space X rockets or military machinery ... but knifes and hats? BI - please learn what "THE most expensive" actually means!
Imagine that YOU, ocn2u, are the King Salmon fisherman with bills to pay and hungry children at home to feed. You certainly wouldn't be thinking about fish conservation.
@@wapiti3750 imagine everything was overfished today and nothing was left for tomorrow that way your children would go hungry and did you not see that they're fishing for a lot of other fish to and the King River salmon was just an extra payday to get fat on they make it sound like that's what they depend on to survive but it is not the only thing they depend on it's just their big payday
The most expensive thing made in the U.S.A. is by far freedom. We're talking trillions of dollars, millions of lives, entire sovereign nations paying the price. Somehow it's not always available for domestic distribution, though.
15:30 Ask any metalurgist or honest bladesmith, and they'll tell the same exact thing. "Damascus steel" or pattern welded steel has no advantages over monosteel. It acutally poses a risk of delamination. The level of bullshit comig out of here is downright astounding.
Steinway is not the only fine piano made in America. Mason & Hamlin is arguably a better piano. Steinway has the name because they are very good at marketing and bullying.
These expensive items sure are magnificent. The processes behind them are absolutely mesmerizing to watch.valuable items are considerably expensive knowing just how much work has been invested as well as quality materials used to make them.
EXACTLY!!! I am presently looking for where to begin putting in some funds that will aid me after retirement. Saving up isn't giving anything in return
I've read numerous success stories of people that are pulling off tremendous gains of up to $120k within weeks in this crazy market and I just want to learn how to achieve such figures.
Having lost most of my hearing due to health issues , i now have a profound respect for piano tuners and instrument tuners . to be able to discern such fine, minute changes in tone. it is truly amazing what or senses can do if they are functioning well and we are trained how to use them. to be able to use our brain and senses with such precision truly is a witness to the loving Grand Creator from who our appreciation of and gifts in music, aroma's, visual arts and crafting comes from.
Before you invest in a fallout shelter, look at whos around you. Ive made several expensive bugout bags and the people around me emptied and stole everything from them. Imagine trying to survive with people like them.
You can just make benitoite. IDK why people are so enthralled by gems from the ground. Lab-grown gemstones are more pure and perfect. Imperfections are a marketing scam.
I love it when an expert shows you the tiny differences they can see clear as day. Like the piano tone tester guy making the tone a little softer. No, I couldn't hear the difference my guy, but I'm happy for you that you can!
What makes Stetson hats so expensive the narrator asks? Well people pay it. That's why.. seriously. A producer can put any price on the item, but if zero people buy it. That producer would lower the price until consumer buy the product. It's simple economics.
We need to bring back the manufacturing for these parts that we use to make. The United States needs to bring back it all because that is what made America great.
@@davidb2206 Ended it? You think slavery doesn't exist? White Americans vote for Trump in the belief they can own slaves again. Hundreds of thousands died to keep their slaves, now their children and grandchildren are fighting to get them back. Jan 6th was just a hint as to their insanity, arrogance and stupidity. Is that the train you're on?
love the craftsmanship....the animal humain society might not....some of those pelts are unlawful... look into hunting permits...with the local sheriff...
Stetson is also shamelessly responsible for endangering the NA beaver. They not only deserve life and habitat too, but their absence as a “keystone species” has also decimated habitats for countless other animals _and humans_ . They keep wildfires in check(notice them all?), properly maintain flow of waterways respective to the season, their dams/watersheds provide some of the ONLY habitats for many fish/animals to survive, they clean up the rivers of debris, not to mention they fight climate change and help keep everything in balance. We would be lost without them, and they’re surely disappearing without habitat. They like to spread out and they keep their own populations in check and because of this they are also very vulnerable to encroachment. They are absolutely critical for a healthy ecosystem.
