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  1. jhe888

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    Thanks. Will creasing it make it fit tighter? I didn't know that.
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    Fit advice please - Akubra Campdraft Deluxe I ordered my usual size, a 63, but this hat is quite large. A complete circle of window foam makes it fit about right, although it still may be a shade large. It does make the sweatband all wavy, of course. Many say the Akubra regular felt will...
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    Musician's hats

    Hank Williams, Jr.
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    Akubra Campdraft

    I'm so depressed. I ordered one from Hats Direct, and it has gone missing in the mail. Why did I open this thread?
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    HOLY GRAIL? /What fedoras are you pining for?

    Almost any '40s or '50s hat in 7 7/8. Fat chance, eh?
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    Does anyone have a link to instructions on how to make a ribbon hatband and simple bow? I'd like to replace the band on hat I have. Thanks.
  8. jhe888

    any one else a fan of the old & odd pocket heaters? opinions?

    The old Brownings and Colts (or any "name" pistol like that) will be fine with any modern ammo. They are well made pistols, and the old ones are just as strong as they need to be. Modern ammo makers won't make ammo that will blow up an old gun - they don't want to be sued over that. Those tiny...
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    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    Does anyone know who makes the campaign hats worn by Department of the Interior rangers? I am curious about both the felt and the straw versions. Thanks.
  10. jhe888

    Chilean Gaucho

    It looks knitted.
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    Langenberg Hat Co. destroyed by fraud

    If we weren't a nation of laws, you might be tempted to give Armstrong to the employees of the hat company and let them mete out justice.
  13. jhe888

    Matching A Panama

    That is a moderate gray and should "match" lots of different colors. It seems to be a warmer/browner gray, as opposed to a cooler/bluer gray, but it looks just dandy with that gray-blue shirt, for example. I would think there aren't too many colors that gray wouldn't coordinate with pretty well...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    The hat looks great. Can you tell me about the jacket? It all looks snappy together.
  15. jhe888

    The Open Road Guild

    Here I am in mine. This one is about 10 or 12 years old. I got it new.
  16. jhe888

    movie hats that inspired you...

    "Casablanca." You have to love Sidney Greenstreet in the fez.
  17. jhe888

    Help with An everday carry bag option

    At a price that makes Saddleback look moderate, Mitchell Leather makes a beautiful bag exactly to your specifications. http://www.mitchell-leather.com/Home_Page.php
  19. jhe888

    Pre 1940s dress hats

    I first went into Shudde Bros. in the early '90s. By then, their good hats were mostly cowboy hats. They still carried Kangol caps, inexpensive straw hats for golf, caps of various kinds, and a few felt hats that weren't cowboy hats. But they didn't have hardly any high quality felt non-cowboy...
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    Is there any place with a comparison chart of more of Akubra's colors? I've seen the comparison card on Akubra's website, but that seems to have about 1/3 of the colors I have seen referenced. Thanks.
  21. jhe888

    Pre 1940s dress hats

    Shudde Bros. (Shudde's) has been around since 1907, so that is consistent. There still is a Shudde Bros. but the old downtown location was closed a few years ago. I don't know what the new place is like. The old place was very cool, but the inventory was mostly cowboy hats, and some lesser hats...
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    How long to get a hat from Hats Direct They have shipped it already - a Campdraft. The estimates are from 5 to 14 days, and they warned U.S. Customs has been a little slow. How long does it actually take? Thanks.
  23. jhe888

    How about that vintage western look

    Here is how they dressed in Houston in 1942. That is, of course, Clark Gable. No western wear in sight.

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