Akubra Overload

[SnowyViking]

Today I got my Akubra FEderation IV Deluxe in Moonstone color

 

[jeffgarf]

Today I got my Akubra FEderation IV Deluxe in Moonstone color
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Love these hats. Wear in the best of health.

 

[SnowyViking]

Love these hats. Wear in the best of health.

Thanks I will

 

[CRH]

Today I got my Akubra FEderation IV Deluxe in Moonstone color
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Well done. I should probably get me Fed. Lol

 

[CRH]

I had my heart set on a Cattleman in sand. I got it in the new branding! It's my first Cattleman. Most of my hats are city hats, but I like this one a lot.

Note the new color of the sweatband. It feels softer than the old ones. New tags for the size and care instructions. Feels great on the head and has that new Akubra smell!

This new, more durable and focused tagging sceme is sending me positive signals that Akubra has come into good business hands under the sale to Tattarang. Just feel bad for the dealers that weren't under Akubra ownership before the sale.

Business is brutal

 

[One Drop]

Darned if I didn't just pull the trigger an a second vintage Snowy River, this time in grey. I was looking at eBay sales to find one similar to my brown one for a female friend, and made a very low offer for one in great shape, with my preferred thin ribbon instead of the leather hatband.

 

[Ent]

It was only fitting that I got my Fern Cattleman from Brisbane Hatters because it was at this very store where I really saw an Akubra for the first time back in August of 2024. I wanted to get a hat from there at that time but circumstances prevented me from buying one that day. That's another story.

At any rate, now I had a bit of a problem on my hands. I had two Cattlemans in Brisbane, but only one head. So, how was I supposed to get both of them back to Japan on the plane? Well, I begged my wife to wear one back, and she agreed! View attachment 692865

The better looking one wearing Loden Green?

 

[Ent]

Agreed. I've been ordering my last few Akubras a size large and using a shim because I know they will shrink - and not just the sweatband, the whole hat.

My Sombrero, on the other hand, is running a little large. Gotta get it broke in and ready for mushroom season!

I agree.

 

[Jw1799]

My latest purchase a Banjo Patterson.

 

[rogueclimber]

Akubra Traveller was my constant companion for the last 10 days in Japan

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Akubra Traveller was my constant companion for the last 10 days in Japan

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PERFECT!

 

[One Drop]

My new to me vintage Snowy River arrived a few day ago, I love this shade of dark grey, which is more of a slate grey than the brownish tint that appears in the photos. The hat is in great condition, save for a very dry headband which I treated to a few applications of Hesalin, an excellent Swiss conditioning cream for Aniline leathers that resembles Pecards. I ripped out the glued-in cream coloured satin and plastic liner, and pulled the shape into a long oval before leaving it on a stretcher for a few days, it's almost perfect now after wearing for a few hours and just needs a bit more wear to fit perfectly.

The brim is heavily stiffened, I'm leaving it as is with the incline on the front of the brim, I might adjust my other light brown one's brim to incorporate the same tilt for better sun protection.