Akubra Campdraft

[ConsiderMeMilesDavis]

YOu look much like a fedora'd mysterious gentleman in one of Jack Vettriano's retro-style paintings: http://eldibujante.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Jack-Vettriano-3.jpg

"As so often in Vettriano, the hat becomes a form of disguise, a means of shutting out inquiry. His characters like to look, but not all of them like to be looked at."

- From Jack Vettriano, published by Pavilion​

 

[El Zipster]

SB Campdraft Deluxe, Christmas was good to me this year!!
Cheers
Zip

 

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

What a great looking hat, and what lovely weather. May i be so bold as to ask what area of Spain?

 

[El Zipster]

What a great looking hat, and what lovely weather. May i be so bold as to ask what area of Spain?

Thanks.
The photo was taken in Yecla a town in the far north of the Murcia region.
Cheers
Zip

 

[moontheloon]

nicely shaped hat Zip
you wear it well

 

[RJR]

+1,nice crease.

 

[El Zipster]

Thanks Moon and RJR, much inspiration has rubbed off from you guys and many others
here in the Lounge.
Cheers
Zip

 

[tommyK]

there are only twos sizes offered by RM? Seems a bit odd. Is this a problem with their website or with their stock?

Their stock of sizes is probably down due to the holiday

 

[hatfanoldfatman]

Maybe this isn't the place to say this, since I have no experience with RM CD's. However, I have purchased two Campdrafts this year, a CD Deluxe from Hats Direct (Australia) and a plain CD from Everything Australian (also in Australia). Here is the odd thing: the CD Deluxe--the so-called Heritage grade--is heavier and harder to block than the standard, less expensive Imperial grade Campdraft. I was trying to do an Open Road look with the CD Deluxe, and it ended up looking like a cowboy hat. The standard CD, being of lighter felt, was easy to block, and it looks just like a Stetson Open Road (except nicer); plus it is lighter, cooler and more comfortable. And lest anyone suspect that my difficulty with the CD Deluxe is due to inability to block a hat, au contraire--I have been doing it for decades. I might add that Hats Direct sent me the wrong color.

 

[hatfanoldfatman]

I pretty much agree about the difference in quality between the two. So far 1 bluegrass and 2 silver belly. I'm missing a moonstone Campdraft in the lineup, I'll probably order one, even though I swore off buying any more hats. I have no need for tawny. Akubra Campdraft, as well as others in their lineup, happen to be one of the best values in hats IMHO.

 

[hatfanoldfatman]

My discovery of a vintage OR is what started me down the same hole.

I think the Campdraft leans more towards the OR specs than it does the Stratoliner specs. I think Strats are a little narrower in the brim (though they can be found in various widths, I believe). The Campdraft will be very close to the OR you inherited. Akubra once made Stetson's Open Roads, so depending on the age of your OR, it may have been Australian made.

Besides the Alessandria, most hat makers back in the day had OR clones.




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[hatfanoldfatman]

I bought a Stetson 6X Open Road this year, and two open-crown Akubra Campdrafts (one Imperial grade, one Heritage grade). The crown height on the Stetson is about 1/2 inch lower than the crown on the Campdraft is after blocking, which matters if you have a tall head. The Stetson brim is advertised as 2 3/4 inch, whereas the Campdraft brim is advertised as 2 7/8 inch, an imperceptible difference in appearance. The sweatband in the Campdraft is much more comfortable than in the Stetson; this is true in either the standard or Deluxe Campdraft. The Stetson 6X looks good, but it is stiff and would best be reblocked by a professional, whereas Campdrafts can be blocked at home (usually). I have also had other Akubras: the Squatter, the Bushman, both easy to block.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

My CD with a nice tight teardrop & no hail damage.

 

[1mach1]

Awesome, Jack. Send some of the Laphroaig my way.

 

[RJR]

My CD with a nice tight teardrop & no hail damage.

Nice crease.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Awesome, Jack. Send some of the Laphroaig my way.

Might trade you some Laphroaig for some Longmorn!?

 

[ConsiderMeMilesDavis]

That's a keeper, Jack.

Modern? Vintage? The ribbon shows some wear (in all the right ways).

 

[JackieMatra]

My CD with a nice tight teardrop & no hail damage.

What color is that, please?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

That's a keeper, Jack.

Modern? Vintage? The ribbon shows some wear (in all the right ways).

Modern. The ribbon & the wind trolley did battle with each other once so the ribbon could probably stand to be pressed again. I favor the idea of changing to a wider ribbon anyway & that's probably what I'll do.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

What color is that, please?

Not sure what the name for the color is or if they even have one, but it's a chocolate brown. The ribbon sometimes looks like it has a tint of rust red in the chocolate.