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  1. NonEntity

    wow, one hat store in town; dissapointing

    As a fellow Southerner, I know there ain't no law in the woods: Incest is best. Long as ya keep it it the family.
  2. NonEntity

    Behind door number three...

    Ya done real good, boy!
  3. NonEntity

    What's the word on the upcoming '08 Stetsons?

    Forecast for Stetson 2008: Widely scattered crap with the occasional ray of overpriced mediocrity.
  4. NonEntity

    Feathers and pins?

    I started a thread recently on hat logo pins, but it's dropped out of sight. No one who posted liked them--the unashamedly walking-ad types--which is what I was referring to, but a few, including myself, do like those airplane pins. Now, feathers. If you think they are a relatively new...
  5. NonEntity

    wow, one hat store in town; dissapointing

    You may have a dearth of good old hats, but a plethora of good old whiskey more than makes up for it!
  7. NonEntity

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Whew! Finally made it through every single post in this thread, but I still don't know what I kind of pea coat I have, or its date of manufacture, or much about it at all. Don't have a photo, but here's a detailed description: I bought the coat in 1973 or '74 in a military surplus store...
  8. NonEntity

    Poll: When you see a fellow hatwearer...

  9. NonEntity

    wow, one hat store in town; dissapointing

    That's par for the course, citRon. I live in a larger city than you, and we have but one non-Western-style hat store. It's better than yours, but nothing to get excited about. Alvin, the super-nice guy who owns it, went to high school with my mother, so he knows me. He actually asked her...
  10. NonEntity

    How many hats do you own?

    Fessing Up I've been avoiding even opening this thread because I did not want to face the facts. A few caveats: I take extremely good care of all my possessions, which over time represent a priceless bank of memories, so I never throw away or sell anything that is not rotting and stinks...
  11. NonEntity

    What do you think of the Indiana Jones hats?

    Thanks for the interesting side-by-side comparison, citRon. This and other posts elsewhere on FL underscore that there is no one definitive Indiana Jones-style fedora. In the three films so far, they look different in each, and word has it that the one in the upcoming movie is different...
  13. NonEntity

    Hat-wearing Musos

    Muddy Waters I actually got to meet the famous bluesman in late '79 or early '80, when he was opening for Eric Clapton, and, yes, wearing a hat. It was in Knoxville, TN, and, since it was "festival seating," i.e., every man for himself, my roommate and I got there very early, so early, in...
  14. NonEntity

    I just wanted to say...

    Rai, Welcome to the Fedora Lounge and your new addiction. The Federation Deluxe is a superb first fedora, or last fedora, or somewhere in between fedora. All Akubras are quality hats and great values. If I were you, I'd be concerned about the tight fit. Fur felt hats, with sweat and...
  15. NonEntity

    Akubra Riverina safari-ized

    Mohave Jack, That's a great-looking pug. I'm curious, the Eddie Bauer Akubra that it came off, was that hat a special one made just for EB or an Akubra we'd know by one of its standard names? It would be great if you'd post a pic of it. I have a Panama I got from EB years ago that's...
  16. NonEntity

    The Lost World Jurassic Park

    KObalto, Well, we have at least two likes in common: G.I. Joes and Slouch Hats. I, too, was major into G.I. Joe and have tons of that stuff--the Jeep, scuba, ski patrol, etc.--though I have not got it out of the attic in many, many years. You say Joe had an Aussie soldier friend with a...
  17. NonEntity

    Campdraft color question

    I really, really like that Moonstone Gray color. I'm not sure just which Akubra will be my next, but it will be one that I can get in Moonstone Gray, for sure.
  19. NonEntity

    The Lost World Jurassic Park

    Wow, The Rat Patrol, now there's a TV show name I haven't heard in 35 years. My best buddy and I used to watch that show when we were kids. We loved it! Actually, the brim-turned-up-on-one-side style most closely associated with the military Aussie Slouch Hat, which is and always has been...
  20. NonEntity

    Just Ordered...My First Fedora!

    Taper is an insloping slant to the crown. The Sydney is designed with a bit of taper to the crown. In contrast, Bogart-style fedoras, like the Indiana Jones hat, have sides that go straight up from the brim, making the crown a perfect cylinder. When some hats get wet with sweat or...
  21. NonEntity

    Akubra CEO or Akubra Sydney

    My Akubra Sydney from David Morgan did not come with a wind trolley. Are you sure the Fedora and the Sydney are one and the same?
  22. NonEntity

    Thrift store purchase...Champ Upswing (?)

    I rather like that hat. With a narrow, "stingy" brim, it's in a classic trilby shape, and appears to be in superb condition inside and out. I would not call the color "dark green" at all. In fact, it's a nice medium shade of green that would go with many things. Speaking of color, I...
  23. NonEntity

    Noobies thoughts on hat quality

    As previously pointed out, it's impossible to make a list of hard and fast criteria against which one can assess a hat's quality. As is so often the case with products, when it comes to hats, "It depends" still applies. All crushable hats have a fabric headband so they will fold, and there...

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