Yes, Ed’s ability to shape Akubras and modern(ish) westerns was second to none. He could make a Campdraft with a cattleman’s crease look like it was a factory shape…but better.
The new Campdraft in "Sand" has become my favorite. It doesn't get too hot here and it rains a LOT. Straw is out of the question, even during High Summer. (I need to wax my moustache.)
It's a rare warm, dry day in the Tongass. I am wearing boat shoes, vintage khaki pants, and a Reyn's Spooner Aloha shirt topped off with an Akubra Campdraft in sand. ray Ban aviators complete the look.
Not sure why I chose this vertigo-inducing angle, but it was chillier than I expected on my lunchtime walk so I was in a hurry to get a picture of the Taupe Fawn Campdraft.
...on silly glitches and fixate upon them. Not proud of it, but that's my wiring. It makes me a decent quality assurance guy.
As for the Campdraft, I'm imagining some executive at Akubra with an interest in graphic design making the decision to split it into two words for the sake of...
I noticed that it is two words on my hat as well. Apparently it is a single word "campdraft" when speaking of the horse/rider/cattle sporting event that inspired it. The Lounge tends to abbreviate it as CD -- implying two words.
We have the same issue with Silverbelly. ;)
I’ve found it odd too, and I’ve wondered why the disparity. Since the name comes from the Australian riding competition known as campdrafting, I’ve always spelled it as one word.
Am I the only one who noticed, or found it amusing, that the the standard "Camp Draft" is spelled with two words, whereas the "Campdraft Deluxe," spells it as a single word? I'm going by the sweat band labeling here, not anything in print.
I know it is a meaningless point, but it strikes me...
My deluxe cedar brown Campdraft is also the best felt I've encountered on an Akubra - I have a deluxe silverbelly Campdraft and had 3 other Akubra hats that I've since sold. None were close to the brown felt, and I'm not sure why.
I just had a look at my Campdraft order: I purchased one cedar brown deluxe and one silver belly deluxe in May, 2021 and I don’t see anything in those emails with The Hattery that makes me think the deluxe Campdraft is something they offer only certain times every few years (like the McRib...
We were told the Deluxe in all iterations has been continued, and all we would get is the Imperial. However, I see the Deluxe is still listed…not sure if it’s old stock or if they are continuing to make them.
Since the pandemic, Akubra has discontinued a lot of hats, and some that have not...
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