Akubra Campdraft

[moontheloon]

The reason distilled water is used in steaming is not for the hat, but to reduce mineral build up in the device, depending on the quality of water in your area. If you're on a well, I recommend it. If you're on "city water," it's likely not necessary.

If you're on Flint, MI, water, run like hell.


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That wouldn't matter in a kettle

I am on a well and do use distilled in my steamer


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[Frunobulax]

That wouldn't matter in a kettle

I am on a well and do use distilled in my steamer


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I'm on excellent city water, but use it because I'm OCD. Or CDO (the letters are in the right order that way).

 

[moontheloon]

I'm on excellent city water, but use it because I'm OCD. Or CDO (the letters are in the right order that way).

Or COD if you like to ship that way...or are possibly at a seafood restaurant

I also very literally battle OCD and have my entire life... it can be absolutely exhausting ... not sure if that is why I use distilled though... could very well be


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[Frunobulax]

Or COD if you like to ship that way...or are possibly at a seafood restaurant

I also very literally battle OCD and have my entire life... it can be absolutely exhausting ... not sure if that is why I use distilled though... could very well be


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I'd say mine's a mild case, but still present. I'm sure I irritate others, but it can often be tapped to our advantage.

COD? Now I want fish.


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[Zombie_61]

The reason distilled water is used in steaming is not for the hat, but to reduce mineral build up in the device, depending on the quality of water in your area. If you're on a well, I recommend it. If you're on "city water," it's likely not necessary.

If you're on Flint, MI, water, run like hell.

As your last comment implies, it depends on the city. They put so many chemicals in our water that it sometimes smells and tastes like they're drawing it from the local public swimming pool.

 

[shrek]

Ryan289 Great job on the hat bash !!!!

 

[HatAddict94]

Show off your akubra campdrafts folks while i wait to get mine in july

 

[moontheloon]

my man there are photos of CDs all over this forum... hundreds of them

with all due respect this thread is completely unnecessary

 

[HatAddict94]

my man there are photos of CDs all over this forum... hundreds of them

with all due respect this thread is completely unnecessary

Boredom at it's best. No worries i take no offense.

 

[moontheloon]

Boredom at its best.

there is a 222 pg thread on the hat as well ... maybe look through it

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/akubra-campdraft.32716/

 

[Zombie_61]

there is a 222 pg thread on the hat as well ... maybe look through it

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/akubra-campdraft.32716/

@HatAddict94, just to save you some time you might want to start with the last page of that thread and work your way backwards. They updated the software on The Lounge some months ago, and a lot of links to photos in older posts were lost in the process.

 

[RBH]

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[Michael R.]

For anyone that hasn't looked , www.hatsdirect.com , AKA The Hattery , has a New Color In-Stock for the Heritage Deluxe Campdraft ... Cedar Brown , but I didn't see an example of the color . I didn't search the other Hats to see if it showed there .

 

[andrew_AU]

For anyone that hasn't looked , www.hatsdirect.com , AKA The Hattery , has a New Color In-Stock for the Heritage Deluxe Campdraft ... Cedar Brown , but I didn't see an example of the color . I didn't search the other Hats to see if it showed there .

You might also want to take a look at the RM Williams "RM" Hat

http://www.rmwilliams.com.au/akubra--rm--hat/HA179.html

In my opinion it's a nicer brown than the Cedar Brown CD and slightly taller crown. Not open crown but very easy to reshape into a fedora with a little bit of steam.

 

[andrew_AU]

For anyone that hasn't looked , www.hatsdirect.com , AKA The Hattery , has a New Color In-Stock for the Heritage Deluxe Campdraft ... Cedar Brown , but I didn't see an example of the color . I didn't search the other Hats to see if it showed there .

Here are some pics of a Cedar Brown Campdraft Deluxe that a fellow lounger was selling a little while ago.

rclark, I hope you don't mind me reposting your photos here.

(taken from this classified post http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/akubra-campdraft-deluxe-cedar-brown-size-58-7-1-4.89191/)

 

[Michael R.]

Thanks Andrew _Australia , I saw that Campdraft Rick was selling , but I thought it was the RM Williams Campdraft by Akubra . Both colors look good to me , I know several that have the RM Williams , but yeah , the Crown is already pressed , so it needs to be Blown Out and Re-Creased . Seems the Brim maybe flanged , but shown down all around , as I recall . I need to take another look . Seems Rick ended up keeping that one .

 

[andrew_AU]

Thanks Andrew _Australia , I saw that Campdraft Rick was selling , but I thought it was the RM Williams Campdraft by Akubra . Both colors look good to me , I know several that have the RM Williams , but yeah , the Crown is already pressed , so it needs to be Blown Out and Re-Creased . Seems the Brim maybe flanged , but shown down all around , as I recall . I need to take another look .

Michael, yes the brim is down all the way around but it was easy enough to get an upward curve on the back of the brim.

I rolled up a tea towel, put an elastic band at each end of the 'roll' to keep the roll tight, steamed the back of the brim and curved it around the rolled up tea towel. It took a couple of goes but I was pretty happy with the result.

I will try to find some photos of my RM hat

 

[andrew_AU]

Here are some pics of my RM hat with a slightly upturned brim at the back and a fedora bash

 

[andrew_AU]

For reference, here is the catalogue photo of the RM hat as it is sold.

The bash is called the RM Bash. It's a replica of the hat that Reginald Murray Williams (the founder of RM Williams) wore

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

For anyone that hasn't looked , www.hatsdirect.com , AKA The Hattery , has a New Color In-Stock for the Heritage Deluxe Campdraft ... Cedar Brown , but I didn't see an example of the color . I didn't search the other Hats to see if it showed there .

Check the Hampton to see a photo of the Cedar Brown. Might possibly just a bit lighter than the "mid brown" of the RM Williams version, but that could just be my monitor settings or the lighting from when the photo was taken. Not a lot of difference to my eye.

Also, the brim of the RM Williams is only slightly flanged - not nearly as much as most CampDrafts. It will turn up enough for the fedora look, but looks better when turned down in the Aussie slouch manner. This is my favorite method because I want the neck protection from sun, it sheds water better and I prefer the look.

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