Tarp Hat - The Real Deal: Made In Brazil

Recycled Tarp Hat
SKU: TRDH

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The Real Deal is handcrafted in a remote town in equatorial Brazil from recycled canvas tarps that once stretched across the beds of cross-country cargo trucks hauling open freight, from the steamy Amazon out to the bustling coast. Recycling, in fact, informs nearly every aspect of production, from the salvaged tarp scraps used as patches right down to the highly shapeable hat brim – the heavy wire inside was pulled from trash-bound old truck tires.

Our hats just aren’t like other hats. They’re rugged, and a bit ragged. The reclaimed truck tarps from which they’re sewn, having been battered and beaten in their former lives by all manner of harsh road and climate conditions, can vary wildly in color and overall looks, even within the same piece of tarp. Fraying is common, as are holes, with patches attached based on need, scrap availability and the individual hat crafter’s inspiration. Patch stitching is often heavy, in swooping loops, or in sharp spikes and dips that look like something from a lively EKG. Some hats even have bits of Portuguese writing stamped on them in waterproof black ink.

You’ll find a short description of our hats’ uncommon origins printed on the inside of the crowns, right beside our logo.

The singular life of each recycled truck tarp, along with our hats’ handcrafted assembly, means no two RDBs can ever be alike. We can’t begin to predict how one hat is going to vary from the next, making it very difficult for us to honor requests for specific characteristics such as canvas color, patches, holes, etc. So when you buy one of our recycled, handmade hats, understand that you’re buying something genuinely uncommon and distinctly unique – an increasingly rare commodity in a world garbaged-up by mass-produced, disposable uniformity.

If you’re looking for same old, same old, we’re simply not it.

We invite you to join us in embracing diversity and uniqueness, and encourage you to shape your own Real Deal Brazil recycled-tarp hat into something that’s entirely personal, and thus even more one-of-a-kind. Try leaving your RDB out in the sun to fade, dye it a new color altogether, bend the brim to suit your whim (some shaping suggestions here) or even embellish it with one of our recycled coconut hatbands, for a bit of natural bling.

We’d love to see what you end up with in making your hat utterly your own, and would be thrilled if you’d send us a little photographic evidence. You’ll likely then see your photo posted here at this site, or on our Facebook site, or both!

Sizing Chart (circumference in inches; sizes are approximate)

Small	21.5"	6 3/4
Medium	22"	7
Large	23"	7 3/8
X Large	24"	7 5/8
XX Large	25"	8