Written by Joe Flowers Monday, 02 February 2009 07:41
No matter what, gear is just gear. You can’t take it with you, though many pieces of gear have important meanings in life that we treasure. In my life, the Tilley T5 hat has become one of those, as it helped me propose to my girlfriend. Through an idea from a friend, I used this green canvas hat to ask the woman of my life to marry me on top of a mountain in NC. There is a tiny pocket in the Tilley T5 hat, and I placed the ring inside that perfect little nook and gave the hat to Ashley. Upon closer inspection, she discovered the ring and me on the ground, yatta yatta yatta, mush mush mush. She accepted both the hat, the ring, and some how, the dirt-ridden human that is Joe. Great, now she had the Tilley, so I had to get another one as well. But, this gave me the chance to carefully look over Tilley Endurables' offerings to make the best selection for the types of outdoors activities that I like to do. It also gave me a chance to talk to the Tilley's folks and get their guidance on which one would be best suited for me.