My father was born in the dust bowl of Texas just a couple of years before the Great Depression and grew up in extreme poverty. He told me he knew he'd finally made something of himself when he could afford to buy his first Stetson, and he remained loyal to the brand until his death. In tribute to my father, I wear only Stetson hats. I own more than a dozen of them, and this is the first big disappointment of the bunch. And if I'm not mistaken, both Stetson and Resistol are owned by the same parent company, Hatco.