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[DeeDub]

Great choice! the “Campdraft” is a fantastic hat. Just check out all the campdraft threads here and you will see how much people love it.
An alternative to vintage is custom. Have a look at Northwest Hats on Instagram and Facebook they do a lot of open road style hats. You can choose your colour and any special requests you want.
Enjoy your new hat when it comes in and remember to post pictures for everyone.
Wear it in good health
Johnny

I'll put in another plug for Northwest Hats and yet another alternative to custom. Mike Miller at Northwest knows hat history and technology inside out and he's a dedicated hat artisan. I learn something new every time I visit. He's making me a custom fedora right now -- fortunately I got in there for measurements and material selection before the pandemic put me on lockdown -- but I've also gotten great results from restyling a hat.

I have a Stetson Gun Club that I liked at first, then found I wasn't wearing it because, well, I guess I didn't really like it. I discussed it with Mike and he cropped the brim, reshaped it, and changed the ribbon. I don't remember what it cost, but it was pocket money and I'm a lot happier with it. This hat is now in my regular rotation.

Don't forget the option of tuning up an older hat to make it spiffy again. Your hat needs maintenance just like your shoes.

Here's some additional contact information for Northwest Hats: www.northwesthats.com, mike@northwesthats.com, or 541-515-0422. If you're passing through Eugene, OR, it's worth your time to drop in to look around and say howdy.

Here are before and after photos of that Stetson.

 

[The Shoe]

It should not cost more to get a ribbon. So, I would buy it with a basic ribbon then send it to the other hatter and get the ribbon replaced. Hatters replace ribbons all the time. And of course post a picture so we can enjoy the outcome.

One aspect is the added cost of the extra postage. I have commissioned just ribbons from custom hatters and then attached them to the hat myself. It is much cheaper to mail a ribbon than an entire hat.

I finally got around to sending Bunjirow an email. The reply was that they won’t do work on any hats other than their own, so can’t replace a ribbon for me. I haven’t asked about buying just the ribbon, but I’m not confident enough in my needle skills to do it myself.

 

[Rmccamey]

Is HAS considered an underlying health condition?

 

[SteveFord]

Yes and no one is working on a cure.
Sorry.

 

[Blare]

I’m thinking no one WANTS a cure... except maybe our wives!

 

[J Williams]

Can one of you folks who wear a 7 1/8 let me know your head diameter? I’m looking for a hat for a family member and she measured her head at 22 1/2” - some charts show this as a 7 1/8 and some show it closer to 7 1/4

 

[Frunobulax]

Can one of you folks who wear a 7 1/8 let me know your head diameter? I’m looking for a hat for a family member and she measured her head at 22 1/2” - some charts show this as a 7 1/8 and some show it closer to 7 1/4

You may be looking at English vs. US charts, as there is a difference. Go with centimeters.

57 cm = 7 1/8
58 cm = 7 1/4

 

[deadlyhandsome]

You may be looking at English vs. US charts, as there is a difference. Go with centimeters.

57 cm = 7 1/8
58 cm = 7 1/4

Then there are those that just don’t conform.

7 1/2 UK is a size 61cm.
7 5/8 US is a size 61cm.

Neither US nor UK sizes should be a 62cm. And the hat fits like a 7 5/8 US. Go figure.

 

[Frunobulax]

Then there are those that just don’t conform.

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7 1/2 UK is a size 61cm.
7 5/8 US is a size 61cm.

Neither US nor UK sizes should be a 62cm. And the hat fits like a 7 5/8 US. Go figure.

Inflation.

 

[Rmccamey]

The metric system is unproven.

Then there are those that just don’t conform.

View attachment 222146


7 1/2 UK is a size 61cm.
7 5/8 US is a size 61cm.

Neither US nor UK sizes should be a 62cm. And the hat fits like a 7 5/8 US. Go figure.

Inflation.

 

[belfastboy]

Then there are those that just don’t conform.

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7 1/2 UK is a size 61cm.
7 5/8 US is a size 61cm.

Neither US nor UK sizes should be a 62cm. And the hat fits like a 7 5/8 US. Go figure.

Russian judge!

 

[jgod333]

The new Campdraft arrived this weekend. I have quickly become a big fan of this hat! I am stunned to get this quality at this price.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

The metric system is unproven.

I agree. It will never catch on.

 

[Rmccamey]

And any measurement over 7 1/2 is unreliable. Even the distance from the earth to the moon is an "estimate".

I agree. It will never catch on.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Can one of you folks who wear a 7 1/8 let me know your head diameter? I’m looking for a hat for a family member and she measured her head at 22 1/2” - some charts show this as a 7 1/8 and some show it closer to 7 1/4

I'm 22 3/4". I wear a 7 1/8 or 7 1/4. I prefer a 7 1/8 and if necessary I give it a small stretch. On some 7 1/4 I have to add a felt strip behind the sweatband but many fit fine without the strip.

I would think a 7 1/8 would be better in your case. But be warned, unless you are dealing with a good custom hatter the sizes will vary hat to hat. And, if you are looking at vintage hats the hat may very will be stretched out. So a 7 1/8 may be closer to a 7 1/4 or even 7 3/8.

 

[new2hats]

Hey Bill, funny! We are same, but different!

 

[new2hats]

Is HAS considered an underlying health condition?

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Is that a new hat? What kind is that?

 

[new2hats]

The new Campdraft arrived this weekend. I have quickly become a big fan of this hat! I am stunned to get this quality at this price. View attachment 222150 View attachment 222151 View attachment 222152

Nice hat. Am about to order one myself! Is that the Imperial or Deluxe? Am torn. Also what color is that?

 

[J Williams]

I'm 22 3/4". I wear a 7 1/8 or 7 1/4. I prefer a 7 1/8 and if necessary I give it a small stretch. On some 7 1/4 I have to add a felt strip behind the sweatband but many fit fine without the strip.

I would think a 7 1/8 would be better in your case. But be warned, unless you are dealing with a good custom hatter the sizes will vary hat to hat. And, if you are looking at vintage hats the hat may very will be stretched out. So a 7 1/8 may be closer to a 7 1/4 or even 7 3/8.

Thanks Bill, that’s helpful. I’ll probably stick with a 7 1/8 - she wants a wide flat brim and asked me for guidance otherwise she would probably end up with one of those ‘lack of colour’ wool jobs that are crazy overpriced. I’m thinking I will convert a half decent vintage western for her as it’s her first hat.

 

[jgod333]

Nice hat. Am about to order one myself! Is that the Imperial or Deluxe? Am torn. Also what color is that?

Imperial. It is bluegrass green, but is nearly gray. I got it at Everything Australia.