Akubra Overload

[Frunobulax]

Dammit Jim.

BGGCD ordered. “WELCOME10EA” promo code helped a little. Although it appeared to discount about 5% and that was offset by PayPal’s conversion rate.

Thanks for the heads-up!

You'll love it!

 

[M Hatman]

Dammit Jim.

Thanks for the heads-up!

DIDO!!!!!

EDIT: CRAP............they were now out of my size........

 

[Frunobulax]

DIDO!!!!!
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EDIT: CRAP............they were now out of my size........

Dammit, Janet?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

CRAP............they were now out of my size........

What colors are you wanting Mark?

 

[M Hatman]

What colors are you wanting Mark?

Black CD.....everyone seems out of them now. Would LOVE to get a grey one which they do not seem to have made for a few........

 

[Frunobulax]

Black CD.....everyone seems out of them now. Would LOVE to get a grey one which they do not seem to have made for a few........

Didn't they used to make one in moonstone?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Black CD.....everyone seems out of them now. Would LOVE to get a grey one which they do not seem to have made for a few........

PM sent. Glen Gray in the CD was very short lived.

 

[The Shoe]

Many of you will have seen my new BG Blue Mountains on the WHAYWT thread, but it deserves a showing here as well.
It has the same hat band, with feathers woven into it, as the Leisure Time (my wife’s favourite; she owns three of them in different colours), but with a much bigger brim.

I organised to have it waiting at my hotel in Australia when I arrived.

The big brim with the deep dip front and back does a great job at protecting nose, ears & neck from the severe Southern Hemisphere sun.

 

[The Shoe]

While I’m here, I thought I’d offer my contribution to the great Campdraft vs Federation IV debate. I took the advice I found on this thread to buy both, “because you will end up with both in the end, anyhow”.
I was expecting to love the Fed IV more, but found that I preferred the snap brim and softer felt of the Campdraft. Now, 2½ years later, I’m finding that the brim on the Campdraft snaps back up far too readily, and that both the felt and the sweatband on the Fed IV have softened up nicely. I’d have to say I prefer the Fed IV now.
I do, however, believe I was right to take that advice to get them both.

 

[GuitarGuy99]

My new Akubra Adventurer.

 

[wsmontana]

Ready for Montana rivers is this new to me 30+ year old Bushman. It was pretty abused with missing liner and hat band and dried out sweatband but it cleaned up and creased nicely. The sweatband is supple again after a couple rounds of Pecard’s. I made a fur felt hat band from a cut down brim of an old 3X Resistol — the dense fur felt is great for holding flies.

 

[GLewis]

I wore my bowler yesterday, and people said I looked like Winston Churchill!

 

[Who?]

I wore my bowler yesterday, and people said I looked like Winston Churchill!

To coin a phrase …… “Close, but no cigar.“

 

[wsmontana]

I wore my bowler yesterday, and people said I looked like Winston Churchill!

Definitely getting a Churchill vibe — very nice indeed!

 

[The Shoe]

I wore my bowler yesterday, and people said I looked like Winston Churchill!

Looks great.
Are you on the wrong page (we’ve all done it), or is that an Akubra bowler? I don’t recall having seen one before.

 

[GLewis]

Looks great.
Are you on the wrong page (we’ve all done it), or is that an Akubra bowler? I don’t recall having seen one before.

It is an Akubra bowler. I got it from Strand Hatters, and it was one of the last two in my size! Wish Akubra still made them!

 

[GuitarGuy99]

My Adventurer after much reshaping. I also wore it in the rain a couple of times. The wide brim is taking some getting used to.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

My Adventurer after much reshaping. I also wore it in the rain a couple of times. The wide brim is taking some getting used to.

Looks great to me - it seems to suit you well. Out of curiosity, what is your head size?

 

[GuitarGuy99]

Looks great to me - it seems to suit you well. Out of curiosity, what is your head size?

I wear a 58, but the hat is a 59. I bought it big in case of shrinkage.

 

[CRH]

I wear a 58, but the hat is a 59. I bought it big in case of shrinkage.

All my 58s need regular stretching if I want to wear them. I recently purchased a Tablelands and a Stylemaster in size 59. Now I can judge my hat size like Dua Lipa sings.