Customer Christmas Letter

     Just received my new hat (on Christmas Eve), perfect, just perfect, ya'll are incredible, thank you so very much, I thought three hats would be enough, but given my Wife's reaction, there might be a number four in my future, sure would like to come and visit your place, thanks again, 

Paul J. Lee 

Customer Letter

 Thank you Mr. Rand

Just dropping a simple note to offer my gratitude for the courteousness and assistance that Mr. Rand offered me while inquiring about the 45 Two Dot.

As a son of a small business owner here in Arizona, I can certainly identify with the sign of our times, and complexity of owning a small business.  I am equally happy to know there are some people out there (like Mr. Rand) that allow us the luxury of hanging on to the “true” cowboy traditions and craftsmanship from our American past.

Again, thank you for taking the time to speak, and I will call again on Friday to order.

Highest Regards

Andrew

Holidays

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        Say Thanks to our long time customer Steve W, and our Rand's safari hat. The right hat helped with the Sun protection and a great hunt. 
                                                                                                    Ritch R.

Quality

Rand's on quality grading.

Why is our 10X cost more than others.

Grading and X's. I will not speak for others. I can say that

Rand's 10X is 100 % PURE BEAVER fur felt, please forgive

me at the risk of being repetitious... Rand's 10X is

100 % PURE BEAVER

fur felt! Many other

companies call this a 100X.

Still others call it, simply

100% pure beaver. Where the

plot thickens is, hair from all

over the body is still pure

beaver. Your premium beaver

comes from the belly of the

beaver. Randy's calls its hats

made from this area 20X,

while others may call it 100,

200, 500x or more. Years ago the grading was more modest. At Rand's we continue in this tradition. Bare in mind. Grading is not regulated or standardized. Any hat company can put anything they want in a hat. For example: what is a 100X straw that's not felt and most times not even straw but rice paper. 

   Yes most straw hats for sale are not even straw. So buyer

beware. Judge the hat on its own merit. The hat should look

good, feel great and perform. That means hold its shape

and keep its color. Some manufactures place cosmetic

powders, much like woman's makeup to give the hat a rich

luster. This process leaches out

in the rain. Our hat bodies are

dyed with an ink dye which is

color fast. In addition, I believe we are the only hat company that waterproofs All of its hats with Bickmoore water proofing solution. This process adds a further layer of protection to an already water resistant beaver fur felt. Rand's is committed to producing the finest

quality and performing hats possible. So when some one

tells you they got a 100x hat custom made for you cheaper

than our 20x, remember ...

All hats are not equal. Some

are made better and some

cost more. They're a lot of

great custom hats out there.

We would like YOU to try a

Rand's Custom Hats.... Where we put more than X's in the hat!

Happy trails,

Ritch

Picking a Hat that looks good on you!

It's easier than you think.

 Most people have preconceived views of themselves. For example, I've heard some shorter people think they need a smaller hat, not wanting to look like Yosemite Sam and then tall people say the same, stating they are to tall already. Women almost always want a small hat when first starting out. What all these people have in common is they are not comfortable with this new thing on their head. So guidelines are just that, guidelines. Big hair big hat... For balance. 

The Gus crease looks great Round face shape ... sharp edges, square face... smooth edges. but they are just guidelines. It's like Justin Wilson the Cajun chef said about the type of wine you should drink with your food. Is the kind of wine YOU like! Same goes for hats. If you have a connection with John Wayne in a certain movie. Own it, have fun with it. If you are using your hat for a Narrow cattleman looks great with a small chin. Like Hunting or horseback riding, we can make some physical recommendations . For example bird hunters get a shorter brim so they don't lose line of site as they aim their gun. Note the custom made hat band we made with regional quail feathers. Bottom line let us help. We do this all the time. We will ask a few questions and will put you in a hat that will work for your need and make you look great as well. Oh yeah we specialize in people that strongly believe they just don't look good in hats. We are professionals , this is all we do. Let use build a hat for you or a loved one. You'll be glad you did!

Rand's back in the Shop

Quality sewn in every stitch, by hand! Sure we have sewing machines. But did you know Rands sews their Premium leather sweats in by hand because it produces less holes per running inch. Why is that important? Sewing machines put so many holes in your hat, and it undermines the integrity of the hat. It's like a spiral bound note book page. That's why the pages rip so easily. The close placed holes. This would make sense if you had a built to last view. You see Rands customers are working cowboys, Ranchers, Hunters and the like. Years down the road, many bring their hat (an old friend) to us to renovate . We clean, re-block , replace the silk liner , and you guessed it. Sew a new leather sweat in. By hand sewing in the sweat the first time, it leave ample room to sew it in the the next time. Just another step Rands takes to ensure you will have years of use and enjoyment.

Ohh yeah that includes hand stitching the hat bands too! No electric band tackers here. Nope, you won't see that signature threaded knot here. It's an old world touch that takes a little more time. But we think it's worth it.


... And ribbon galore. They don't make much of this anymore. And if you need a certain color you have to buy thousands of yards to place and order. Thank heavens we have thousands of yards in many colors and sizes. Some of which is vintage and no longer in production. So when ordering a hat, it's so much more. Look inside, turn down the leather sweatband. You will see the signature of the individual Rand's hatter that made your hat. Their proud of what they've done and you should be too!Rand's  Custom Hats... Heirloom hats, built one at a time, by custom hatters from start to finish.

All of our best to you!
Ritch