Tip of the Hats

Tip of the Hats was an annual live streamed charity event held from 2013 to 2021 (without 2020), originated from the competitive Team Fortress 2 community. The purpose of the event was to entertain various game communities and to collect monetary donation from the community for Camp One Step (formerly known as One Step Camp), a nonprofit organization that sends cancer-afflicted children to camp.

Each event had recurring segments that made appearances each year such as Pubbing, Jumping, Surfing, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and Source Filmmaker. Sometimes other events are added into the event such as Dota Fortress and 9v9 Roll the Dice.

Item auctions

Prior to the last event^[1] in 2021, Tip of The Hats would accept in-game item donations from the communities. Since in-game items would be of no use to Camp One Step, a number of donated in-game items ranging from strange weapons to unusual cosmetic items were sold to players for money during multiple silent auctions. These items themselves would often be sold for more than regular value, as they were gifted by individuals who have dedicated a vast majority of their time into Team Fortress 2 and are known for it or have contributed a large amount of their time towards making the TF2 community an overall better place.

Medals

Several medals were awarded throughout the events for donating certain amounts to the charity drive, through item or monetary donations.

In 2021, due to the absence of TF2 event content, Tip of the Hats stopped accepting TF2 item donations and distributing the TF2 in-game medals.

2015

This medal was awarded to players who donated at least 20 USD during Tip of the Hats 2015.
It was contributed to the Steam Workshop by truktruk, Jim , Whisker :>, Auzzie, God , uberchain, seanbud, Ruskeydoo, and bunny.

2015 Tip of the Hats Medal
Genuine Jaunty Pin 2015 Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to or participated in the Tip of the Hats charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

2016

These medals were awarded to players who donated at least 10, 30, or 100 USD, respectively, during Tip of the Hats 2016.
They were contributed to the Steam Workshop by Bapaul and uberchain .

2016 Tip of the Hats Medals
Genuine Jaunty Camper Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2016 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )	Genuine Jaunty Benefactor Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2016 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )	Genuine Jaunty Trailblazer Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2016 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

2017

These medals were awarded to players who donated at least 10, 30, or 100 USD, respectively, during Tip of the Hats 2017.
They were contributed to the Steam Workshop by seanbud , God , Whisker :> , truktruk , alex , Auzzie , sedisocks , ✿ Jasbutts ✿ , and uberchain .

Tip of the Hats 2017 Medals
Genuine Jaunty Adventurer Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2017 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )	Genuine Jaunty Voyager Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2017 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )	Genuine Jaunty Globetrotter Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2017 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

2018

These medals were awarded to players who donated at least 10, 30, or 100 USD, respectively, during Tip of the Hats 2018.
They were contributed to the Steam Workshop by seanbud , Whisker :> , Gadget , truktruk , Auzzie , ✿ Jasbutts ✿ , and uberchain .

Tip of the Hats 2018 Medals
Genuine Jaunty Explorer Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2018 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )	Genuine Jaunty Ranger Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2018 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )	Genuine Jaunty Mountaineer Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2018 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

2019

These medals were awarded to players who donated at least 10, 30, or 100 USD, respectively, during Tip of the Hats 2019.

Tip of the Hats 2019 Medals
Genuine Jaunty Tipper Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2019 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )	Genuine Jaunty Benefactor Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2019 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )	Genuine Jaunty Philanthropist Level 1 Community Medal Awarded to those who contributed to the Tip of the Hats 2019 charity event ( Not Tradable or Marketable )

Painted variants

[hide]Tip of the Hats 2018

Jaunty Explorer
Jaunty Ranger
Jaunty Mountaineer

Single colors

An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	Color No. 216-190-216	Peculiarly Drab Tincture	Aged Moustache Grey

A Distinctive Lack of Hue	After Eight	Radigan Conagher Brown	Ye Olde Rustic Colour

Muskelmannbraun	Mann Co. Orange	Australium Gold	The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants

Dark Salmon Injustice	Pink as Hell	A Deep Commitment to Purple	Noble Hatter's Violet

A Color Similar to Slate	Zepheniah's Greed	Drably Olive	Indubitably Green

The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	A Mann's Mint
Team colors

Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED)	Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU)	Balaclavas Are Forever (RED)	Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)

Team Spirit (RED)	Team Spirit (BLU)	Operator's Overalls (RED)	Operator's Overalls (BLU)

The Value of Teamwork (RED)	The Value of Teamwork (BLU)	An Air of Debonair (RED)	An Air of Debonair (BLU)

Cream Spirit (RED)	Cream Spirit (BLU)	Unpainted

Single colors

An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	Color No. 216-190-216	Peculiarly Drab Tincture	Aged Moustache Grey

A Distinctive Lack of Hue	After Eight	Radigan Conagher Brown	Ye Olde Rustic Colour

Muskelmannbraun	Mann Co. Orange	Australium Gold	The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants

Dark Salmon Injustice	Pink as Hell	A Deep Commitment to Purple	Noble Hatter's Violet

A Color Similar to Slate	Zepheniah's Greed	Drably Olive	Indubitably Green

The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	A Mann's Mint
Team colors

Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED)	Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU)	Balaclavas Are Forever (RED)	Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)

Team Spirit (RED)	Team Spirit (BLU)	Operator's Overalls (RED)	Operator's Overalls (BLU)

The Value of Teamwork (RED)	The Value of Teamwork (BLU)	An Air of Debonair (RED)	An Air of Debonair (BLU)

Cream Spirit (RED)	Cream Spirit (BLU)	Unpainted

Single colors

An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	Color No. 216-190-216	Peculiarly Drab Tincture	Aged Moustache Grey

A Distinctive Lack of Hue	After Eight	Radigan Conagher Brown	Ye Olde Rustic Colour

Muskelmannbraun	Mann Co. Orange	Australium Gold	The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants

Dark Salmon Injustice	Pink as Hell	A Deep Commitment to Purple	Noble Hatter's Violet

A Color Similar to Slate	Zepheniah's Greed	Drably Olive	Indubitably Green

The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	A Mann's Mint
Team colors

Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED)	Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU)	Balaclavas Are Forever (RED)	Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)

Team Spirit (RED)	Team Spirit (BLU)	Operator's Overalls (RED)	Operator's Overalls (BLU)

The Value of Teamwork (RED)	The Value of Teamwork (BLU)	An Air of Debonair (RED)	An Air of Debonair (BLU)

Cream Spirit (RED)	Cream Spirit (BLU)	Unpainted

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Update history

April 29, 2015 Patch

Added the Tip of the Hats community medal

August 29, 2016 Patch

Added the Tip of the Hats 2016 community event medals

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

Added Tip of the Hats 2017 community medals

October 19, 2018 Patch (Scream Fortress 2018)

Added Tip of the Hats 2018 community medals

September 23, 2019 Patch

[Undocumented] Added Tip of the Hats 2019 community medals.

Timeline

The first event, held in April 2013, lasted 36 hours and raised over $35,000. Players from around the world participated in the live stream and helped to make it one of the biggest events in Team Fortress 2 history, with more than 65,000 people tuning in.

The second event, held in March 2014, lasted 36 hours and raised over $108,000, with more than 580,000 people tuning in. This event showed the release of the jump maps jump_jurf and jump_iT.

The third event, held in September 2015, lasted 36 hours and raised over $214,000.

The fourth event, held in September 2016, lasted 36 hours over a span of 3 days, and raised over $183,000.

The fifth event, held in September 2017, lasted 36 hours over a span of 3 days, and raised over $156,000.

The sixth event, held in October 2018, lasted 36 hours over a span of 3 days, and raised over $231,000.

The seventh event, held in October 2019, lasted 36 hours over a span of 3 days, and raised over $190,000.