Akubra Overload

[Fed in a Fedora]

High tech long oval vice

Has anyone seen the high tech method used to put a long oval shape on Akubras?



Fed

 

[job]

The original device was on the knee and pulling back.
If it works then use it.

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[Fed in a Fedora]

How long does it take for hats to come from EA to the USA?

Got my shipping notice this morning

The package just cleared Melbourne and I was wondering when I should expect it to arrive in the Gulf South. (Or more accurately, when should I plan to take some time off to play with the new toys...)

Fed

 

[Zombie_61]

How long does it take for hats to come from EA to the USA?

Mine have arrived in less than a week, but I'm on the west coast so it might take two or three days beyond that to reach you.

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

Thanks Zombie!

Looking forward to a pair of new CampDrafts - complete with long oval shape. It has been a long wait for the Silverbelly and I am finally getting impatient.

By the way, what is the hat and color in your photo? Particularly, nice hat!

Fed

 

[Rogera]

How long does it take for hats to come from EA to the USA?

It took all of mine 10-12 days to get to West Texas. The time in customs at LAX is why it takes so long.

 

[Zombie_61]

...By the way, what is the hat and color in your photo? Particularly, nice hat!

Thank you! It's an Akubra Federation IV in Tawny Fawn. It's currently my favorite, and my go-to hat on most days.

 

[Neophyte]

Welp, I just lost my Banjo Paterson a couple days ago. Hung it on my bike rack as I put my things into my car at the end of the work day and...well...had driven all the way back to my apartment before I realized I hadn't taken it off that rack.

So, I'm in the market for a new Akubra. Thinking about a lighter-colored one for the summer. The Cattleman in Sand sold by EA is lookin' mighty appealing right about now lol.

 

[Rogera]

Welp, I just lost my Banjo Paterson a couple days ago. Hung it on my bike rack as I put my things into my car at the end of the work day and...well...had driven all the way back to my apartment before I realized I hadn't taken it off that rack.

So, I'm in the market for a new Akubra. Thinking about a lighter-colored one for the summer. The Cattleman in Sand sold by EA is lookin' mighty appealing right about now lol.

Nooooooooooooo! Oh well, at least there is a silver lining to that cloud!

 

[gtdean48]

... The Cattleman in Sand sold by EA is lookin' mighty appealing right about now lol.

Cattleman is a whole lot of brim Alexander.
Good lid tho...lots of cowboy remarks instead of Indy ones...

 

[old-time-stevie]

Welp, I just lost my Banjo Paterson a couple days ago. Hung it on my bike rack as I put my things into my car at the end of the work day and...well...had driven all the way back to my apartment before I realized I hadn't taken it off that rack.

So, I'm in the market for a new Akubra. Thinking about a lighter-colored one for the summer. The Cattleman in Sand sold by EA is lookin' mighty appealing right about now lol.

Oh man - major bummer about losing the BP!
Have you considered a Panama?

 

[Neophyte]

I haven't, actually. Can a Panama hold up under rainy weather? I was lookin' at Akubras mainly for outdoorsing/inclement weather. Most other times in hot weather I either wear a newsboy or no hat at all.

 

[old-time-stevie]

No, a Panama won't hold up to much rain. A little is ok but they will lose their shape in a downpour and you will have to reshape it as it dries. An Akubra is great in a downpour as you already know. Where a Panama shines is in the hot sun. By reflecting the sun, providing shade and breathing; it makes me feel much cooler than no hat at all.
Maybe you need both? Can't have too many hats can we?

 

[Neophyte]

You, sir, make an excellent point. And welcome to the Lounge! Hope you enjoy your stay.

 

[Crazy Dave]

My Sombrero got here. This is not a subtle hat. It is wild. Something like the deranged mutant wide-brim offspring of a top hat, a bowler, and a wallaby. The crown is enormous, gave it a tugboat crease to bring it down a little. Still tugboat-sized. I love it.

Pics included.

 

[ManofKent]

That's a lot of hat for the money Great fun too.

 

[Brian Niebuhr]

Looks great Crazy Dave! These hats ARE boats! The vent holes in the crown even look like friggin portholes!
You're a guitar slinger, is this hat gonna see any stage time?

My avitar pic is me with my well loved '52 reissue tele and an old 10x Stetson. I forgot I even had an avitar pic, they don't show on my crappy phone internet.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

The sombrero is huge
Hmmine looks to have a lower crown. Let me check...

 

[Neophyte]

Awesome lid, Crazy Dave. I'm been considering a Sombrero for a while, but the only good pics I could find of it were Bush Tucker Man pics. Looks great!


Since I lost my Banjo Paterson last week, I've been looking around thinking about what Akubra to buy next. I had been considering the Cattleman in Fawn, but had a hard time conceptualizing the shape and brim width and wondering if it were right for me. When lo and behold who do I meet this morning but a man working in the same building with a Cattleman in Fawn. I was shocked at the coincidence. He was shocked to meet someone else who knew what Akubra was lol. That sold it, though. My next hat's gonna be a Cattleman, just gotta agonize over the color choices and whether to order from DM or EA, all that jazz.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

My Sombrero.