Akubra Capricorn Review

[NivlemRulz]

Just ordered myself a Hayman! I wish the wait wasn't so long. I guess I will have to look at all of your guys hats until mine gets here!

 

[carldelo]

^^^ Nice - what color did you choose?

 

[NivlemRulz]

I went with the fawn color. I'm excited to have a summer hat to choose from! Just hope I chose the right size

 

[Hoyt Clagwell]

I haven't had it for long so I don't know how this hat will be in the hottest part of summer, but on these warm spring days the ventilated area lets you feel the breeze so nicely.This is a great hat!

 

[NivlemRulz]

Got my Hayman in one week! I couldn't believe how fast it came. This is an awesome hat. I am looking forward to seeing how cool it is on really hot days, but in the cool mornings I can feel the breeze blow through it which is what I was hoping. I ordered a 57 which is the same size as my Fed IV. I know the Fed IV runs 1/2 size small, but Jenny suggested I leave room for this one to shrink as I sweat. I put a small amount of foam under the sweat band and it is perfect! I have very limited knowledge at this point, but Akubra is becoming a favorite brand for me

 

[DarthBish]

Just recieved my Cap..

VERY nice hat

 

[Edward]

I'm wearing both my Capricorns again this week in Beijing, where the temperature is a steady 29+ Celsius. Ideal hat for that heat. Anyone know if the copper colour is still available anywhere? Quite fancy one of those... I'm still tempted by the green, but I really want to see one in person before I buy. Just the wrong shade and I could end up looking like some plastic paddy in mid-March...

 

[Peregrine]

The Capricorn arrived on Saturday. It looks great, but also has a quality that I hadn't counted on...the aerodynamics with the brim snapped down are perfect for open topped motoring!

 

[Hoyt Clagwell]

They stay put in the wind. Im liking mine better each day!

 

[Peregrine]

They do indeed! Even at 115mph with the top down!

(Allegedly.)

 

[Ande1964]

Got mine the other day. Seems nice, but I had forgotten how not ready for a long oval head the Akubras tend to be. I need to dunk this thing and stretch out lengthwise.

Anj

 

[scooter]

The only thing I do not care for about this hat, is the "pleather" sweatband. Other than that it is a fine chapeau, indeed. I also ordered a Country Club from Everything Australian recently, and since we missed the mailman on Friday, it is sitting at the Post Office awaiting rescue on Tuesday. Saturday was my birthday, and I had really hoped to have the opportunity to model it as the "Birthday Boy".

 

[carldelo]

It would be very good for what you want. The brim is about as stiff (perhaps a little stiffer on mine) as the Capricorn. One of my complaints about the Capricorn is the brim is smaller than I like both in terms of style and also sun protection. I hear you on not liking floppy brims. In Hawaii we generally have constant trade wind breezes which is nice temperature wise but makes a Panama with a wide brim flop about. Also we get regular light showers which are also not kind to Panamas... So I now wear polystraw.

While getting ready to order a Country Club, I found a Rink in stock and on sale in my size so ordered it and received it about a month ago. I'm not sure why it's not called a Capricorn, it's the same hat, but in cream. The only difference is that it has no tip label. The brim binding on my cream hat is white, which doesn't bother me, but is slightly noticeable. It's a very nice lid, although I didn't care for the black ribbon or the lack of a bow. The ribbon is held in place with metal hooks that are too visible, and the ribbon is not wide enough to cover the shadow of the sweatband on the interior of the hat.

So I did some research on the lounge and put on a striped ribbon I had around the house. I had planned to put it on my gray Capricorn, but am glad I saved it for the Rink The polystraw was easy to work with, by the way. I'm very happy with the result, and was really encouraged by seeing the same ribbon on another straw done by Art. Here's the before and after:

 

[celestial]

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Hi everybody. It looks like a really nice forum that you've got here.

 

[Rogera]

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Hi everybody. It looks like a really nice forum that you've got here.

Welcome to the Lounge Celestial! It looks like a really nice lid you've got there!

 

[celestial]

He he, thanks, Roger! It was quite a difficult find. Go the Fedora...

 

[ManofKent]

Looks a nice hat. I must look into the Capricorn for next spring.

 

[Hoyt Clagwell]

After two years of hard wearing my Capricorn started coming apart just above the ventilated portion. The thread had worn and unraveled causing the top portion to separate. I mended it with some tan thread and although my sewing isn't the best, it is barely noticeable. It will get me through the rest of the warm weather for this year, and I will be ordering a couple new ones over the winter from Sam, for next spring.

 

[celestial]

Good to hear, Hoyt.

Edit: Does anybody know if the crown is supposed to be a little off-center? You can notice it a bit in the photo, but it's actually worse than that. I noticed that a lot of Johnny Depp's Fedoras have off-center crowns...

 

[celestial]

Anybody else get one of these with dings on the sides or a loose fitting band? So annoying... I'd been waiting to get the grey one for ages until now.

Edit: The band just had to be rehooked (although it does still stick out more than the other one). And the dings aren't noticeable enough to stress about. It's just that thing you get when you finally get something you've been waiting for and/or spend a fair amount of money I guess... You want everything to be exact. But therein lies the problem with desire... nothing is truly perfect.