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    Removing creases from hat

    Ok, so I got my distilled water. So before I do this, to make sure I don't screw it up completely. I just pour the water onto the hat until it's completely wet, then reshape it the way I want it/make it open crown?
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    Removing creases from hat

    Ok, so then all I do is pour the distilled water onto the hat to get it wet then leave it to dry in an open crown shape?
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    Removing creases from hat

    Thanks, how do you get distilled water? If I boil water in the kettle and let it cool is that good enough?
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    Removing creases from hat

    Basically, I bought an open crown Akubra fur felt hat, and I wanted to move the pinch I put in it slightly, so it's a little more centred, but I can't get rid of the original creases that I put in it. What I mean by that is that when I try to put new creases in it, it still conforms to the old...
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    Removing creases from hat

    So I'm trying to remove the bash from one of my hats to make it open crown again so I can rebash it. However, steaming it isn't working, and I'm not sure what else to do. Can anyone help me?
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    My new DM Akubra Adventurer, opinions please

    Yes it is. I would say the brim is very similar to the Raiders brim, at least in my opinion. On the website the pictures show the rear brim really drooping down quite a bit, but on my hat at least it's actually flat and the front brim droops down the way. When you wear it you can really see...
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    My new DM Akubra Adventurer, opinions please

    So the front pinch is about 4.5" tall, the rear pinch is around 4". Unbashed it's about 5.5". The two side dents are around 4" wide. One dent is slightly bigger than the other, but that's just because I did it by hand, although obviously I got them as close as I could. I'm not sure about the...
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    My new DM Akubra Adventurer, opinions please

    Thank you. Interestingly I get a lot of comments about it, because where I live people don't wear hats. This guy at work said it doesn't look like Indiana Jones' hat because it's not distressed enough.
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    My new DM Akubra Adventurer, opinions please

    So here are some pictures of my new DM Akubra Adventurer with a Raiders style bash in it. Note, I didn't put the turn in it because I found that a little uncomfortable, but I've tried to get the general shape to match up. Let me know what you think.
    • ninman
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    DM Akubra Adventurer

    Nice looking hats. Is it tapered, or is that just the way they've been photographed?
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    DM Akubra Adventurer

    So I've ordered my DM Akubra Adventurer. I was just wondering if anyone can show me any pictures of theirs so I can see how it looks. In particular, if anyone's put a Raiders bash in it, with turn, I'd be interested to see that too. Thanks a lot guys.
    • ninman
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    Can someone post some pictures of their adventurer hat? I've been looking at old threads and a lot of the pictures aren't viewable anymore. Thanks a lot.
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    The other question is do Hats Direct ship from the US or the UK, because I don't want to get hit for a customs charge if I order one?
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    Maybe it's just the pictures then, because the pictures on this site show a pretty strong flange. https://hatsdirect.com/products/federation-iv-deluxe-open-crown Now I'm starting to think I should buy one.
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    Ok, but the thing is that a hat like a Federation 4 has a much larger flange than his hat. His hat looks nearly flat, with a very slight lip in it. So how would I get a hat like like the Federation 4 to look that way?
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    The second photo you posted is the nazi guy not Indy. If you look at the pictures at the bottom of this page, that show the actual hat that Harrison Ford wore. http://www.indygear.com/igfedora.html You can see that the rear brim is not flanged. Maybe it just got that way over time though, I...
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    It sounds nice, but I don't have £300 to spend on a hat.
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    Thanks for that, that was really helpful. The adventurer also comes with a dimensioned brim. Are you sure that the original Raiders hat had a snap brim? Deborah Nadoolman (sorry if I spelt her name wrong) said that it was the "Australian model" by Herbert Johnson. Australian hats don't...
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    https://www.screenused.com/?sectionID=item-detail&subsectionID=index.cfm&item_id=4012 If you look at the hat on that page, it doesn't look like a hat where the brim was originally turned up and it was snapped down, it looks like it was designed to have that bow shape in it from the start. It...
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    Indiana Jones Raiders Hat Brim Shape

    Yeah, I've read both of those threads previously, but I really want to see some pictures of the Adventurer with a Raiders bash (including the turn). The Federation 4 is a nice looking hat, but my only problem with it is the brim.

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