Open Road 6X vs. Open Road Royal Dlx SHOOTOUT! 

You should try snapping it back up when you don’t wear it. Snap the brim back up and store it upside down, I get great luck w my flange like that

I'm off Mondays and Tuesdays.. see Colin if u can, he's awesome

Well said 😊 couldn't have said it better,thx!

Stratoliner S.E. has those specs,comes in sage..

MrSharkdude19 you’re welcome!!😀

Sure, send an email "attn Kevin" to us.. with some photos, maybe describe what u want..what u like.. casual,dressy..earthy and outdoorsy, or whatever u can help me with.. maybe your size if u know.. info@jjhatcenter.com We can get a dialog going,work it out, they'll forward me the email when I get to work..

Thanks 😎!!!!

KuriosPC the royal deluxe is softer, the 6x is hard, stiff and rugged. These are snap brims,u can flip them up or down in front and in back, like a Fedora. That said, I suppose the softer one, but most folks leave those brims alone, it’s not a large brim, not a lot of options there..all up, Down in front. Or all down, I suppose, but u could leave it up and mold it interesting a western roll, but that’d require some good, hot steam...

Both. Life is too short to settle for one hat

@@BeauJaxon I like your reasoning!

It’s made of dress felt, which has no X ratings, and the felt is not officially better or worse quality, it’s just softer, its dress felt, and the other open road , the western one, is made of stiffer western felt, neither are better, just different.

Not necessarily bad, if u bottom out and don't have enough depth to pull the hat down deep enough, then it's bad, if u just touch it and the hat is near the ears,down deep enough,you're ok

Awesome! You saved me a lot of unnecessary angst. You da man, Kev!

Dan Phillips www.jjhatcenter.com/products/the-fulton?variant=30121565454380 this one is a nice burgundy, we also have a rust/cinnamon color one called Stetson Woolworth www.jjhatcenter.com/products/the-woolworth?variant=29814645391404

Thank you!

No, sorry we don't stock long oval westerns, we have a full hat making workshop here,and can reshape a hat a bit more oval, but no. .we are primarily a dress hat shop,our western Dept is pretty basic, although it's expanding slowly

Open roads are VERY stiff, and a stratoliner is soft and comfortable. The open road is much more western looking, and a Strat is basically a dress hat with a thin band . I think all of the summer straws are coming out now, so you might want to wait and see so,e new arrivals which will start to pour end of in this month and throughout next month.. take your time, and also consider some other hats, keep looking..the answer will come, I can answer any questions.. the Stetson Calico is an amazing hat, very hearty felt, versatile, slightly wider brim. Also I think u might like something classical and slightly Indiana Jones,too..like the Stetson Temple in brown (“mink”) that’s the brown hat I wear sometimes..u can wear it brim up, brim down in front. Or brim down all the way, I Jones style.. keep searching and be methodical, think forest of u want stiffer western felt like the O toad, or dress felt, like a Strat,calico or temple. Then think about brim size, then color.. and narrow it down. happy to help w any questions.

Done.

I need to do that one. Good point. Yes

Good idea. I will get to it

michiel ,GREAT idea, yes.. I’ll get to it, definitely.

Akubra is western felt,thicker and stiffer The Stetson is a dress hat category..softer felt. They categorize dress hats with different qualities, each different series has a name.. Sovereign Stetson Royal Stetson, Royal Deluxe Stetson Excellence Quality It's a hierarchy,the better the felt, the better series it's in.. total deluxe is second from highest series, the Beaver stuff and hats over $300 are in that highest range..but it's a small category.

I Like the looks of the silver belly,I agree, but i like the felt on the sage better

@@quadrogong1111 true the other one is nice

They are similar, one is softer.. not a huge difference in performance

@@quadrogong1111 thanks for the reply!

That's a good shape,I dig it too u need a deep crown to make it look right though, One thing though.. nothing sells faster than a silver belly open road, Gus/Mix is the kinda shape that everyone loves admires,and it catches their eye, but in NYC the open road shape is super super trendy, anything too big or dramatic doesn't sell to new Yorkers, more to tourists,folks from out of town..they're a little shy out here when it comes to westerns..