Scala Classico Men's Crushable Felt Outback Hat

This is exactly what I was looking for. I get compliments all the time on the hat.Surprisingly warm on cool nights, big enough to keep the sun out of your eyes and off your neck, and strong enough to fan a dying campfire or stop a branch from smacking you across the forehead while bushwacking. Throw an owl feather in the band and hit the trail, you'll fit in anywhere you go with this hat.

You will read plenty of complaints here about the color discrepancies on olive-colored hats for a good reason. I made a trip to an outdoor Recreation Equipment store and discovered that the manufacturer produces at least two shades of olive, as seen in the first two photos taken of the same large-size hats. There’s no camera or lighting trickery involved here, folks. Both are labeled olive and one is visibly more olive than the other. But your guess is as good as any other.For your reference, the third and fourth photos are side-by-side comparisons of the Olive (left) and Chocolate (right) colors.While this hat deserves a 5/5 for the construction, packaging, crushability and waterproof quality, the color uncertainty does pose a dilemma. You are best advised to first browse in-store for color and size before making the purchase online. Be sure to invest in a waterproofing spray-on to extend the life of your hat and let others know if this review was helpful! 😀

So I saw this brand in an upscale store in Dallas and decided to try and find it on Amazon, it was 1/2 price on Amazon. I ordered a small since I'm a female and it worked out great! Very classic looking. Color is not a grey as it is in the picture. It's more Carmel colored.

Was concerned with the box being somewhat flat. Open it, and it "snapped" right into shape! Was a size 7 1/4 throughout my 22 years in the Navy. Head bigger now: 7 3/8. The Large fit perfect! I was trying to get a hat similar to Sam Elliott as Gen. Buford in the move, "Gettysburg." Didn't want a "loud" blue or gray colored hat. Got the "Putty"...more earthly and subdued. Took the band off (and feather)...both which were nice...BUT I put a subdued goldish acorn hat cord on it. In any case, I love the hat with the hat cord...and it came very close to what I was looking for WITHOUT paying up to $150. in a Civil War store. I will never look as good as the handsome Sam Elliott, so just compare the hats. The Dude abides...I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that!

Over the years, I have owned 4 scala hats, and i can say these are great inexpensive hats. With that said, they are not perfect, with heavy use, the newer ones (as opposed to the one I own that was made some time in the 80s) last me about 2-4 years with near daily use. The felt is good, it doesnt shed or itch like some other wool products i have purchased over the years, and holds its shape fairly well although it will eventually bow gain a curved shape from gravity. I wear my hat pretty much year round, with exception to some hotter summer days, the sweat band does a pretty decent job of protecting the wool, but i have soaked it through before, and i have never seen any excessive shrinkage from the wool.Note: if the hat is wet from rain, or frost from being left out, allow to dry brim down on a flat surface, DO NOT CRUSH WHEN WET!.Pros:inexpensivewarm, but not hot too hotholds shape well over the years.cons:not as good as the ones they made 20+ years ago

This is a great hat! Originally purchased it for a costume piece that I needed but it looks so cool that I now find other excuses to wear it! It arrived packaged well and although the hat is described as "crushable"...I try to avoid that. It is plenty durable however and I would expect this to hold up quite nicely to active wear. The stitching and the quality of felt used are nice. This doesn't look or feel like a cheap costume piece. I'm glad I went ahead a spent a little extra money to get something of better quality because now I can use this again and I know that it will last. The leather band across the top provides some great decoration and mine came with a very cool small red and yellow feather. It is a real feather too. It adds a nice touch to an already cool looking hat.I don't think you can go wrong with this one. It wears nice and looks great. The hat doesn't feel heavy on your head...but it fits snuggly enough that it doesn't feel like it is going to fly off either. I've included two pictures...one that shows the side with the feather and one in which you can see the inside of the hat. I recommend this one.

This is a great hat. It felt comfortable right out of the box, and we had snow the day I got it, and it did a great job of keeping the snow off my head.

I love this hat. It is not only very well made, it is good looking, stylish, and, best of all, completely crushable, and yet bounces back into shape.I will be purchasing another one in a lighter color soon. Scala makes a very, very nice, economical wool felt hat. It is NOT a 100X fur felt Stetson, but you will be hard pressed to find a nicer, or better wearing hat for the price. My other Scala is Black and I have worn it heavily through the fall, winter and early spring seasons for two years. It is still in excellent condition, and I'm pretty hard on hats. Just a quick brushing, maybe an occasional spot cleaning (I often remove the hat with mythumb and fingers in the front creases, which is a "no no", and accumulate a little oil spot from my fingers. This is easily removed with a little careful spot cleaning. Again, I Love this hat.The fit was excellent, but if you are in between sizes order it larger and use the foam inserts under the sweat band to adjust the size for a perfect fit. The Large is a perfect 7 3/8 for me.Before I store the hat in a hard hat case this year, I will clean it and fine tune the shaping with a little steam, and it will be ready for instant wear when I need it again.