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You're welcome, Methusalah, glad I could help.
frussell said:"Burma" is not the color it appears on the Hornets website, but is really a pretty dark brown, with a hint of greenish hue.
frussell said:Got the Christy's Adventurer in Burma color today in the mail. Initial observations: Cons - Stitching is not precise like many hats. Liner does indeed seem to be firmly glued in place. "Burma" is not the color it appears on the Hornets website, but is really a pretty dark brown, with a hint of greenish hue. Yes, the stitching holding the ribbon down is a bit funky and obvious. Christy's version of size 63 seems to be more like a 62 from another company, like Akubra or Stetson. This is a snug little puppy. Sweatband does not line up with the front and back of the hat, at least at the "bow" end. Pros - Nice feel to the felt, finer than my Akubras so far. Very easy to shape dry. Lightweight, and looks good on. All in all, I guess it's a keeper, although I would have preferred a bit more grey in color, and a bit larger in size. Thankfully, Hornets refunded my shipping costs due to lack of communication on their part, which was nice. I'm still waiting on the carbon grey Fed IV to come in a few days, so I'll post pix then. Frank
Thanks Blackthorn -Blackthorn said:And your daughters are cuties!
Excellent, GClark! I love Ireland. In fact, that's how I picked my screen name. Every time I go to Ireland I come back with a new blackthorn stick. I had a great two weeks there last year, my sixth time there.GClark said:Thanks Blackthorn -
That pic was taken on a vaction to Ireland. The locals kept thinking the little one must be Irish - she sure has the hair (and the personality) for it...
GC
besdor said:I would love to carry Akubras full line of hats but they are too expensive to stock now because the US dollar is in the crapper now.
Steven
www.bencrafthats.com
besdor said:Blackthorn, the problem here in the USA with the Akubra "rep" is that they are not hatters. For them the hats are just another one of their lines. When there were two reps in the USA, thing were different . Outback Trading cared more about the hat part of the business even though they sold clothing as well. The problem today as some loungers are seeing is that it is expensive to buy the hats from Austrailia and import them into the USA.
I would love to carry Akubras full line of hats but they are too expensive to stock now because the US dollar is in the crapper now.
Steven
www.bencrafthats.com
Interesting, Steven, thank you for the insight.besdor said:Blackthorn, the problem here in the USA with the Akubra "rep" is that they are not hatters. For them the hats are just another one of their lines. When there were two reps in the USA, thing were different . Outback Trading cared more about the hat part of the business even though they sold clothing as well. The problem today as some loungers are seeing is that it is expensive to buy the hats from Austrailia and import them into the USA.
I would love to carry Akubras full line of hats but they are too expensive to stock now because the US dollar is in the crapper now.
Steven
www.bencrafthats.com
Duper,Duper said:GClark, can I ask about your Trilby? I noticed it has a nice narrow ribbon. Was that a modification done before it was shipped to you? Also what name does your Trilby go by on the Hornets Hat website if that is where you acquired it?
Thanks!
Duper said:Merci Blackthorn and GClark for the info.
I also have a Foldaway I picked up from another FL member Aureliano. I like it very much. Really nice feel to the felt. One of the reasons I am very curious about acquiring another Christy's. Perhaps in the grey mix.
GClark, I have one more question for you. What is the brim size on your trilby?
carcassi said:Some of the dimension on Hornets site are incorrect. My knightsbridge was labeled as having the same crown height as the open crown adventurer. There's no way it is 5 3/4". My head hits the top when I try wearing it in a normal fashion.
The color that I ordered (burma) does not match the small sample that is given either. I thought as well that it would have more grey in it, but it ends up being more olive in color. It would be nice if they would post good photos with every color and also give some ribbon colors as well.
Overall, for the price I'm happy with it. I'm going to try the adventurer next.