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Cody Hale

Runs the cowboy hat desk. Will talk you out of the wrong hat before you finish the sentence, and make you laugh while he does it.

Our editors write under pen names. Articles are researched with AI tools, then fact-checked and edited by the MyHatFinder team. More about our editors.

You came here for a cowboy hat. Good. This desk is going to get you the right one, and it’s going to be honest when you’re about to buy the wrong one.

Every page here starts with the answer. What crease, what brim, felt or straw, what size. Then we have some fun, because picking a hat should feel like a good afternoon, not a tax form.

You’ll see two boxes a lot. Cody’s Verdict is one line, no hedging: if you only read one thing on the page, read that. Hat Crimes are the mistakes everybody makes once, roasted gently so you don’t make them twice. Buying a size up “to be safe.” Pinching the crown every time. Leaving a felt hat on the dashboard in July. Everybody’s been tempted.

Product facts come straight from the store’s own data, so if a hat page says palm straw and a four-inch brim, that’s what the store says. When we give a take on a hat, it’s researched, not tested, and it’s labeled that way.

Now go measure your head. I’ll wait.

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  • Cowboy hats
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  • Cattleman hats
  • Black and brown cowboy hats
  • Rodeo and concert picks

From Cody's desk