The Best Hat in the World

I really think this is what the cowboy hat would look like if I'd been there in time with some polyurethane foam... More pictures

You might not agree but then you aren't the designer and you haven't been enjoying the benefits of owning one for years.

Now, at long last, I have been able to make this hat available so that you too can learn why it's the best hat in the world.

(Skip the story and bragging get details on the hat.)
(You already know you want one!)
(Gotta get more hats to sell.)
(You're already a proud owner and want tips, etc.)

Why would someone like me design a hat?

Because I love being outdoors, working or playing, all except for:

the sweat that pools in my glasses or gets under my contacts and stings when I have to look down to work.
the flies which buzz around my ears tempting me to give myself cauliflower ear.
the burns the sun gives me on my face and neck and through my thinning hair.

In the strange way that such things happen, it occurred to me that I could design a hat that would banish those annoyances and look pretty good too.

Look good you ask? Look good?

Well... Yes, it does look good! You might have to become accustomed to it first though, because I agree, it DOES look unusual. You should have seen the first few prototypes. They were disgusting! Yet I got orders for them. But they got better - much better. Part of the improvement is due to the fact that besides being a fair hand crafter, I'm a nerd and was able to use the PostScript language to draft very accurate patterns.

I must have made (by hand, myself) more than 50 of them before I had to quit and get a better paying job. That was about ten years ago. Now, lucky for you, I've come across a connection to someone in China who's getting them manufactured there for me. You wouldn't believe how hard I tried to find a manufacturer in the USA or Mexico.

So if you've read this far, maybe you're ready to get more details or to buy one.

What kind of a hat is this?

Its a sun hat, outdoor hat, work hat, sailing hat, boating hat, hiking hat, walking hat, mountaineering hat, climbing hat, horseback riding hat, gardening hat, hunting hat, fishing hat, safari hat, desert hat, archery hat, and a shooting hat. Whew! This list is for the benefit of search engines and the folks who use them. Can you think of anything I should add?

What kind of a web site is this?

This site was created and is maintained by me on a Linux system using the vi (well actually vim) editor. It is pure, simple HTML on purpose. I think very highly of the www designers and the fabulous work they did. I hold the subsequent www "enhancements" by others in very, very low regard.

By the way, If you have a web site, and you like my web site, and you think your site visitors would like my site, please help me get more visitors and a better ranking with Google (and thus even more visitors) by linking my site to yours. If you do link me up, please let me know. Thanks.

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