Tilley hats

[Blue Sunray]

Doesn't make it untrue ...

:encouragement:

 

[Champagne Murphy]

Im told, that is a very expensive option

You’re not kidding. Anyway, I like this one.

 

[Sybarite]

The problem with the insurance thing is you have to send your old one off to them.


My Original is now getting pretty holy, but it’s got 25 years of memories...

That's because the guarantee covers repair or replacement. Mine was replaced FOC.

 

[Poignard]

Doesn't being able to offer such a lavish guarantee merely confirm that the product is grossly over-priced in the first place?

 

[Roberto]

Hello John,
is there anywhere in France where I could try one of these Tilley hats, just to check size, feel, etc ?

I am fond of hats I have a couple of dozens, I would not risk missing the Tilley effect

cheers
r.

 

[capnsensible]

Don't they smell of elephant poo?

 

[Roberto]

Don't they smell of elephant poo?

when they do, can they be smoked in a pipe?

 

[stevebrassett]

I think they only test a percentage of hats using elephants.

 

[LittleSister]

is there anywhere in France where I could try one of these Tilley hats, just to check size, feel, etc ?

When you find some to try on, do follow the instructions about sizing: they need to be a surprisingly loose fit.

I was bought one as a present (I wouldn't have spent that much on a hat) and thought I knew better, wanting a tighter fit than advised by the instructions and shopkeeper in order to stop it being blown off. I soon realised that the tight fit was a mistake (and it's the adjustable cords at front and back that hold it on in a high wind), but really liked the hat. I soldiered on for quite a while, but eventually bought myself one the correct size - much more comfortable - and gave the other away (to a Frenchman , as it happens).

As someone has said, it doesn't just keep the sun off, it keeps the rain off too - especially useful if you wear glasses.

 

[Roberto]

When you find some to try on, do follow the instructions about sizing: they need to be a surprisingly loose fit.
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thanks LS

 

[dom]

Seems like a great Christmas present. But I just logged on to tilley.com and there are so many designs!

Which of these is the yotties’ beloved sartorial staple

 

[Heckler]

I would dearly liked to have had a Tilley, but my wife's face when I tried one on told me that it was a step too far.

We call them twatty hats, because they make you look like a txxt,

 

[DJE]

The problem with the insurance thing is you have to send your old one off to them.


My Original is now getting pretty holy, but it’s got 25 years of memories...

When I sent back my old one which had split (rotted by sweat) it was returned along with a new one. But they had drawn a very heavy cross through the label with a marker pen.

 

[Poignard]

We call them twatty hats, because they make you look like a txxt,

Isn't that typical?

Here we are, having a bit of harmless fun, and along comes Skippy, as welcome as a fart in a lift.

Fellow never knows how far to go or how to behave in polite society. :disgust:

 

[Bajansailor]

We call them twatty hats, because they make you look like a txxt,

One happy twat here Heckler - try one, you might actually like it! And if you look like a twat, nobody is going to care.

Seems like a great Christmas present. But I just logged on to tilley.com and there are so many designs!

Which of these is the yotties’ beloved sartorial staple

I would suggest staying well clear of the cotton hats - these rot too quickly (or at least they seem to if you wear them every day in the Tropics).
Get one made from polyester / nylon instead, like the one that I have, which is an Airflo LTM3. These also have a perforated band for ventilation.

 

[Poignard]

And [Heckler] if you look like a twat, nobody is going to care. .

Judge for yourself:

 

[dom]

I would suggest staying well clear of the cotton hats - these rot too quickly (or at least they seem to if you wear them every day in the Tropics).
Get one made from polyester / nylon instead, like the one that I have, which is an Airflo LTM3. These also have a perforated band for ventilation.

Aha, that's the kind of thing, looks just right whereas others look a bit weird. Good advice re cotton.

Many thanks!

 

[Old Harry]

We call them twatty hats, because they make you look like a txxt,

I had the same opinion, but a melanoma might have just changed that view

 

[Daydream believer]

My Original is now getting pretty holy, but it’s got 25 years of memories...

What was that about changing wife?

Im told, that is a very expensive option

You’re not kidding. Anyway, I like this one.

Mine was replaced FOC.

Doesn't being able to offer such a lavish guarantee merely confirm that the product is grossly over-priced in the first place?

Don't they smell of elephant poo?

I am a bit lost now!! Are we on about wives or hats?
Or have we now changed over to mother in laws?:ambivalence:

 

[johnalison]

I had the same opinion, but a melanoma might have just changed that view

You could go cheap, like me, and get a look-alike from Millets. Similar brim and adjustable chin strap. Only trouble is that it's only good up to about 12 knots wind, above which the rim flops down over your eyes and you go blind.