Great looking hat. I own 4 Open road Road deluxe hats. My grandfather Live to be 100 years old. This was the style he wore. He would drive me to school and his 51 Chevrolet pick up that he purchased new. He passed away in 1984. I wear this style hat in honor of him.

I agree with all your comments on Stetson,the present workmanship is off a little.and the felt fur is thinner. Thanks

Brown hat fits you perfect. That is what I can say as an outsider. Thank you for showing.,

Thanks for the review of the Open Road. You convinced me to purchase one.

That right there is very helpful. Thank you!!

So happy to see a fellow dual sport Open Road .BMW GSA,Open Road.

I wear my straw 6x open road every chance I get... I got my brothers one for their birthdays and now I'm considered everyone favorite lol!

Good choice in hats. Both looking good on the old head! (Surprising to me how many reviews show the hat and box but not on the wearer?!)

I wear a 61, technically, but I have been buying 62’s and placing a spacer under the sweatband because I like the scale of a slightly larger hat

Thanks for the video. I finally determined I don’t want the 6X and that a softer hat more like a fedora is what I’m after. 👍🏻

My man has the hats resting on top of the gun safe. You already know

That is definitely a bummer with that stitching. I would’ve sent it back. I’ve purchased several from Stetson, and they, too, have at times come from different vendors. The stitching isn’t always perfect, and the sizes aren’t entirely consistent. I’m a 7 3/8 but I have a 7 1/4 straw open road that fits great. I love Stratoliners, too. I love the fit of the Stratoliners. The Royal Deluxe is a much softer felt than the 6X. I like both, but I have a slight preference for the 6X. However, even the felts are sometimes inconsistent. The good thing is that I’ve been happy with every Stetson I’ve ever purchased.

Nice looking hat. As for the quality: you're not being nitpicky. You're right to expect more from Stetson. I just returned a 10x straw Open Road, just like the one you briefly showed in this video, to Steton because the venting was crooked, believe it or not. It made the hat look deformed. It shouldn't have made it past Stetson's quality control check. One small critique, if I may: the grosgrain band is pronounced "grow-grain", not "gros-grain". The "s" is silent.

I have six Open Roads 6X and four Open Road straws. Every one of them is a 7 1/4 and fit perfectly out of the box except my last 6X which I got a few weeks ago. It fits like the one you have in the video: it's "almost" right but not quite. The hat stretcher didn't help much because of the monofilament line in the hat band which I am unwilling to cut. Like you, I'm hoping that wearing it will break it in.

I just tried a brown Open Road this past week, They only had one in my size I wanted a Silver Belly but brown was all they had I did like it but the stitching at the bottom of the crown maybe where the hat liner is stitched was loose so I walked away from it

The Royal Deluxe is supposed to be softer. It's a different type of felt. The 6x is the more traditional western felt, made to work. The Royal Deluxe is a lighter, softer dress felt. Wears nicer, with no break-in, but not as tough.

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nice hat thanks for sharing and have a great weekend

Looks great! Awesome review.

I have the equivalent in the Akubra camp draft , great hat for the Ozzie sun and down pours

Stetson is usually better than that on quality control. Hate to see anyone paying premium price and not getting a premium product. Stay safe

Well done video. Very informative. You've done a nice job personalizing those Open Roads. I have an Open Road Shantung in Chocolate Brown. It arrived with very blotchy coloration. By accident, i discovered some oil based wood stain was the EXACT color, so I was able to even things out. I opted to purchase an Akubra Camp Draft Open Crown that I bashed like the Open Road. Very heavy fur felt that is very stiff. Even with shipping from Australia, it was half the price of the Open Road. Akubra is the Stetson licensee in Australia. As far as stiffeners, which do you prefer? The Bickmore or the hairspray? Kevin at JJ Hat center in NY recommends Rave Extra Hold, but I am concerned about tackiness in humid weather here in Kansas. Thanks for this video!!

Stetson used to have higher Standards on their Quality Control now that their Line is owned by Hatco the quality just got lower or inconsistent. That's why so many Collectors are looking for vintage Fur Felt Hats. Stetson's Premier Open Crown is their very best Fur Felt besides their pure Beaver Felt($400.) I would send it back and get a different Hat they have lots of them. The darker One looked better on you. Stetson won't tell you about the quality of the Fur Felt now so it could be a blend of Rabbit and Wool mixed together and you would not know. X's don't really mean much Today that's why Collectors are going to indendent Hatmakers paying more Money yet,they get a Hat that's real and usually won't sit in the Closet everyday.

Enjoyed the video. Hate to see issues with something, when you pay the kind of money you give for your hat. It looks great and RIDE SAFE

Nice little collection there.

Thanks for the video. Just received my second open road. Could you share where you obtained that turquoise horse hair hat band?

Thanks for your very informative video. I took a chance and ordered the 6x Open Road as a Christmas/New Year gift to myself. I have a question about a design issue, however. After inspecting the hat, I noticed that the inner liner is not sewn in, but loose under the headband. Is that by design or did I receive a hat with a design flaw? I have never owned a Stetson, or any other premium hat before, so I am not sure if this is normal (for the liners to be replaced?).

Yea for the money there should be no quality issues, as you have pointed out

Nice review. "grow·grayn" is the pronunciation.

I buy cedar chips to throw in the box from Amazon. Keeps bugs out. If you’re in Tucson, Arizona Hatters

The way I part my hair 😂😂😂

Do you think the "pure open road" is $200 worth of better (than 6x)?

I’ve got all open road Stetson both beaver 6x and straw… 🎉 I want the same horsehair hatband You have…! How does it stay on when turned upside down between wears?

Hey, Happy NY, I’m new to your channel, started buying some Stetsons , question, where can I get the pheasant feathers, thanks.

thanks for the video. Is your sage open road a royal deluxe as well?

Your could get you some wider brim hats and be perfectly fine.......your body type would match up.

Stetson warehouse is in Colorado

Any chance you could provide some links to where you purchased your hatbands. Thanks.

Great info - THANK YOU -- where do you get your bands at .

Do you have a preference between Royal Deluxe and 6X? They are very different hats.

What color was your hat? Its a nice color?

Where did you get those cool hat bands?

Hello there 🤠 is that brown or walnut?

Nice video

That hat should have been either sold as a " blemish " OR better yet not sold at all ( to better the brand ) ! I'd be pissed to get a premium hat that looks like that hat !!!!

It’s a shame but quality on almost everything has deteriorated lately. Profit above quality.

Why you keep calling a Hamburg hat as Fedora?

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I have one in navy blue

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Nice Hat! I like the style. Good info. But, Sadly, the quality of the today’s products seeming exemplifies America’s “new,” diminishing standards in product quality and pride of workmanship; though there is no price reduction.

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