Thanks Nathan! The Squatter is one of my favorites for foul weather and time on the river.
We get the occasional springtime snow here in the valleys but it typically melts off same day as it did today. We still have snowpack in the mountains but it will melt off (hopefully slowly) over the...
Here is a 3X Beaver El Lobo that I recently picked up. The hat was very dirty and abused with no size tag but I took a chance on it based on the measurements provided and my positive experiences with similar hats in the past. This one cleaned up nicely and turned out to be a 7 5/8. I removed...
Thanks Shoe!
I would love to see your 60s Stylemaster! I used to have a modern Bushman but ended up getting rid of it in favor of an old (30+ years) unlined Bushman that I love. I like a tight pinch and the modern one didn’t accommodate.
That would be cool to have the oldest Akubra in...
Thanks Nathan! I briefly owned a modern Heritage Banjo Paterson and it was a beast that seemed to constantly shrink on me and not conform to my head. It didn‘t help that I dropped it in the river a couple of times but I’ve never had a hat so uncomfortable, unyielding and unshapable...
I just received this Superfine “Clubman” in colour Bluejay. I haven’t been able to find out much about it but I did find an ad from March 1953. The felt is unlike any other Akubra that I’ve handled — it is very light weight, dry shapable, and multi-colored.
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