Where to buy traditional german hunting hat?

[kcordell]

I guess the question is what would be the best online retailer if someone in the States wanted to buy something?

[Peter K]

I don't know about the best but I bought mine from Hut-Brömme - Der Hutmacher am Turm <hut-broemme@arcor.de>

Peter

[CoyoteJoe]

I just today received this hat I ordered less than a week ago. It was very fast service and a fine looking hat, perhaps a bit tight but it will probably open up with use. Still, I think if I were to order again I would order 1/8 size larger. This is not a complaint, it was a very reasonable price and excellent service for a good looking hat. Oh, I noticed the link I posted says brown but the hat I ordered and received is green.

http://www.germansteins.com/german-country-hat-brown/

[sharps4590]

I have the same hat except mine is brown!. Among the 4 I have it sees the most wear. Opposite to yours, mine was a bit large. Over time the brim of mine has become softer but the crown continues to be firm and hold its shape.

[CoyoteJoe]

I see that I posted the wrong link, this is the hat I got. http://www.germansteins.com/german-hunter-hat/

[sharps4590]

I like that one too. Ended up flippin' a coin. I ain't dead yet so it may be in the offing.

[mike ford]

This is an interesting discussion. I suppose those of us that lived in Bavaria do look on Bavarian style as "German" style. After looking through the links provided by everyone, including myself, I have come to the conclusion that the type of hat I prefer has been pushed out of style by all the caps, blaze orange, and camo "stuff", that you would never see when I lived there. I started out with one of the little Parforce type hats, but since I hunted a good bit in the rain, I went to a hat with a wide brim. It seems that hats with a really wide brim are no longer available. Even the "uniform" hats don't seem to have as wide brims as 40 years ago. The wide brimmed hats usually came with a "peaked" crown, and were lined. I just punched the crowns down flat, so they wouldn't get in the way, and took the liner out. When it rained, I punched the crown back up, so the water would drain off and not puddle in the crown. This, with the wide brim, made the hat function as an umbrella; in fact, I called it my "regenshirm"(?). I have a lightweight jagdkotz( loden cape) and a roll up poplin gun case, and I could sit on my rucksack with the cape and hat on, and with my rifle covered with the case, stay dry. I did shoot some reh in the rain; but the best was if it rained hard, then stopped and the sun came out. The reh seemed to "flock" to the fields then. One of my best Forester friends called me "the rainy day hunter". I noticed that several hats in the links were to be kept dry. I wouldn't like that at all. I will admit that I would get wet, from my knees down, walking out, and the hat would get wet, but the water didn't come through unless it puddled up.
Mike