I heartily endorse Brent's advice about looking at lots of pictures of hats, and how they sit on a person's head. My tastes have changed too, and time spent on this site probably has something to do with that. I've found that I'm drawn to, and most comfortable in, hats that I wasn't even...
My favorite kind of box arrived today. Within is my Cedar Brown Campdraft. 5 days shipping from Australia to the Pacific NW.
Included were the usual nice touches: hat-shaping instructions, foam strips for sizing, and the hand-written note from the amazing hat ladies. (They're right about...
Go to the Hats Direct website and click on the envelope icon in the black bar at the top of the page. I'm always specific in my emails in regard to the model, size, and color of hat that I'm seeking. I receive a reply in a day or less.
Way back at the end of February this year I mentioned I might acquire an Akubra Campdraft in the only color I don't have: Cedar Brown. Frunobulax was kind enough to prod me along with a pic of his Cedar Brown CD, and that photo actually tipped my decision. (If I could figure out how to link...
I have shaped the brim of two Bushman hats and a few Camp Drafts, using distilled water from a spray-bottle. In most cases I was pulling the front of the brim down just a bit more than the flange offered in the snapped-down position. But for one Bushman I also needed to work some serious wonk...
On June 11, 2020 I sent an inquiry to The Hattery in regard to the status of the Squatter. Trudi got right back to me with this...
"Please don’t order the Squatter yet as it has not been included on the list of hats that Akubra are starting to re make. I have put a note on our Squatter page to...
That is some serious downward swoop, Brent. I've been known to shape a brim downward to my liking, but that profile shot illustrates your point.
Easily overlooking such minor details, it is clear that you have yourself another darn fine looking hat.
Changing times, indeed! My father went to school in a one-room building that taught all 12 grades. He used to describe how most of the boys in attendance brought rifles, and stacked them in the corner of the schoolroom during lessons. It was simply a need: they were in charge of killing game...
Thanks for posting that! It sure looks like a nice hat. I'm waiting for the standard Squatter to come back in-stock in my size. Seems like a hat for me.
He's a high-energy guy. I was left in stunned silence staring slack-jawed at a cloud of dust where my co-worker used to be.
Here is an interesting coda to my post above...
It has been made very clear to me over the course of my first week in this workspace that I am flat-out encouraged to...
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