Apologies for not replying sooner. I had a motherboard crash which has kept me away for a while, and I'm just now firing up an old laptop to keep me limping along online. (One of these days I'll get a smart phone with data plan.)
If anyone's still (or newly) interested, drop me a line here...
Two Akubra hats for sale, both size 59.
I'm selling because I'm thrilled with my recently arrived Squatter, and I really only need one hat. (Shocking on this board, I know!)
I wore these two purely as rain hats while commuting. If it wasn't raining, or threatening rain, I didn't wear 'em...
Thanks once more for all the input. I placed an order for the Squatter in Regency Fawn today, open crown. Start the clock ticking on the ~3 month wait. :)
Now I just have to resist the urge to also buy a Coober Pedy (or any of 4 or so others mentioned in this thread I quite like)!
Thank you, all, for your responses.
I'm going to give it some more thought based on all the helpful replies, but I'm pretty strongly leaning towards the Squatter.
The outback styles I think are just too casual, and most seem to have fairly stiff felt. I'm sure they would soften up over...
Kyle, RJR, tommyK -- thank you all for your feedback, both detailed and seconded.
tK -- I neglected the Bushman since I thought the crown was even bigger than the CD, but I gather the crowns are both 5.5" (though I've seen conflicting heights for both). It's also a wider brim, at 3.25". But...
I've spent endless hours trolling through new and old TFL posts gleaning bits of information here and there, enjoying the many pictures posted (and wishing many of the older "missing" ones were still available), and checking out basic specs on a variety of hats from here and websites like...
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