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• brucecohenpdx commented on The Wrong Trousers
  A Stetson Gunclub wool felt "cowboy" hat for being out in public when in sun or rain. I reserve my wool Stetson for the rain; when it rains pretty much continuously for 6 to 8 months out of the year, as it does here in Portland, you damn well need a hat with a brim, or a hood with a visor, or all you're doing is transferring the water from the top of your head to back or side of your neck. I've had the Stetson now for about 15 years, and it's just become nicely worn in; I wouldn't...
• Moderator Alan commented on The Wrong Trousers
  Currently, in the rain I wear a black Barmah Foldaway Bronco leather hat I bought in Melbourne and in the sun I wear a black Greg Norman wide brim woven paper hat I bought in Charlotte. Now autumn has arrived, I'll probably start wearing my black wide-brim felt hat, and the cheap and cheerful paper Panama (whose major shortcoming is not being black) will be packed away. I have coming up a dozen hats, and I feel naked going outside without one on. When travelling somewhere that may be hot, the Foldaway or a felt hat will be in the...
• christopher.andrew.carr commented on The Wrong Trousers
  "(I've been wearing it for a few months now (eeew) and am about to consult the user manual for washing instructions — sorry, sanitary maintenance protocol. Wish me luck.)" Indeed. Love the feel of it, but it's quite easy to ruin microfiber fleece. Also -- and this is particularly an issue for me in that I own a large German Shepherd x St. Bernard mutt who somehow sheds more mass than she consumes in kibble -- microfiber fleece attract animal hair like few other fabrics....
• Charlie Stross commented on The Wrong Trousers
  Well, I share a home with two short-hair cats, so I may have a less severe dose of the problem. And #1 technique for keeping animal hair off of microfleece is to hang the fleece up when not wearing it. (Washing the SeV 5.0 fleece in accordance with the instructions worked fine; the only gotcha is to avoid tumble driers, so it takes rather a long time to dry. Airing cupboard for 48 hours did the trick.)...
• samuel.erikson commented on The Wrong Trousers
  "PS. As a Scot I am offended by Utilikilts. Yanks have no culture. That is all." As someone of Scottish descent (see, I too can cite irrelevant tribal characteristics!), I consider Utilikilts to be fantastic....