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  1. Akubra Man

    Making my first leather jacket- the shell is done

    I just finished reading this whole thread and want to tell you I admire you for what you have accomplished. Cheers
  2. Akubra Man

    Blues Brothers

    I do not have any blue hats but this thread has motivated me to find myself one. Cheers
  3. Akubra Man

    Naptha for cleaning hats

    Since we are on the topic of Naphtha .... I tried it on a silver belly Stetson to remove a black dirt spot and it worked great but left a ring after drying. I rubbed the spot and around it with a cloth dipped on the Naphtha to remove the mark. Did I apply too much? Should I have immersed the...
  4. Akubra Man

    The Gurkhas win in court!

    That is very good news. Cheers to them.
  5. Akubra Man

    Show Us Your Purchases....GUYS !

    I second that request. Very cool trousers. Cheers
  7. Akubra Man

    Hat Head

    I have gotten over it mostly ... After years of fussing and worrying about my hair I have moved past caring too much and I think that is the best way to deal with hat head. This is a very personal thing and for me mostly an issue of how I perceive it rather than how it appears to others. At one...
  8. Akubra Man

    LIST YOUR HAT BOOKS

    I have two hat books Both are about the Akubra hat, the company that makes them and the people who wear them. Both are a good read. What else would Akubra man read? The Akubra Hat by Jill Bowen Akubra Is Australian for Hat by Grenville Turner.
  9. Akubra Man

    Dusters?

    Civil War Watch Coat The American Civil War Overcoats with shoulder capes were made of wool. Perhaps this is what you are referring to. Here is a photo and a link to a site that sells them. I have seen them for sale on other sites as well.
  10. Akubra Man

    Vintage Sunglasses

    I saw them priced at the Sunglass Hut for $239. This is the price in Canada in Canadian dollars. Still 2 bucks in any currency is a great deal. If only the knew what they could have gotten for them. Cheap mall kiosk homages are selling for $12. You have got to feel good about that purchase.
  11. Akubra Man

    Halloween Costumes

  13. Akubra Man

    Vintage Sunglasses

    For me Rayban Clubmasters. I have had mine for 22 years now.
  14. Akubra Man

    GQ Guide to Buying a Hat

    I think the hat revival has already begun with the young guys and their stingy brims. Eventually, they will move on to something different and perhaps the wider brim fedors will be it.
  15. Akubra Man

    A Killer Hat - now with pics

    Great thread Sort of witness to history kind of thing going on here. I would love to see more of these historical hat photos.
  16. Akubra Man

    If Indiana Jones wears a watch.. what would it be?

    I would think he would wear the Panerai. It is different enough that it would have had to have been discovered on his travels as it would have been unavailable in America at that time. Also, an extremely rugged watch. That Omega is just pure design beauty.
  17. Akubra Man

    Canadians in the Lounge?

    Summers in Winnipeg have have a couple of weeks in July running around 32C which converts to about 90F. Then temps settle in around 30C which converts to about 85F. August runs in the range of 30C to 25C which is between 85 to 77. Winnipeg is big blue prairie sky country and we have more sunny...
  19. Akubra Man

    Canadians in the Lounge?

    Good enough to earn you an honored visitor status. I am from Winnipeg and the weather here is perfect hat wearing weather year round. Fur felt fall, winter and spring with summers very hot making it Panama season. Glad to see other Peggers here. I love this town. Cheers
  20. Akubra Man

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Just won a Stetson for a good price Here is a link to a John B Stetson Silver Belly Hat I just won on eBay. I do not go for the Cowboy hat style and I will re-bash it in an Australian style but just had to have the hat because of the color. I think a pinch front C crease with the brim flattened...
  21. Akubra Man

    New here but not new to hats

    While I am new to the FL I am not new to hats having worn hat hat in some form since I was a small child. My first grown up hat was given to me when I was 8. It was a Winnipeg, Goldeyes baseball cap and I wore that cap until it was worn out. Later I replaced it with assorted baseball caps until...
  22. Akubra Man

    Cowboy Hat Conversion

    You have inspired me I never thought of attempting this until I found this forum. Your hat has a real Aus Akubra style to it now and I have couple of Cowboy hats I am going to try to re-style. Cheers
  23. Akubra Man

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Watched Gunga Din last night What a fun movie, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Cary Grant and Victor McLaglen star in one of the early buddy movies. This was on Turner Classic movies which is a great source of early cinema.

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