Gallery - Akubra Campdraft

[Desert dog]

It is a great color, Michael. I'm liking the color & crease a lot. I do plan to take out just a bit of the cup from the flange & leave a bit of it at the binding the next time I make steam. Plus it has a couple of dimples in the crease to smooth out. But it has just a bit too much cup for what I like & I can't get used to it.

Here is my silver belly camp draft. I steamed some of the cup out of the front.

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[KarlCrow]

Here is my silver belly camp draft. I steamed some of the cup out of the front.

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lovely

 

[Desert dog]

lovely

Thank you!

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[Hurricane Jack]

Here is my silver belly camp draft. I steamed some of the cup out of the front.

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And it looks great too, DD! You have some beautiful OR clones in the Cattleman style. I look but have trouble finding many other brands in an OR, probably due to my size.

 

[Desert dog]

And it looks great too, DD! You have some beautiful OR clones in the Cattleman style. I look but have trouble finding many other brands in an OR, probably due to my size.

Thank you Hurricane. I have the same problem with size. It's frustrating to see so many OR clones in 6 7/8 - 7 1/8, at great prices.


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[bluesforchallah]

This was posted a few days ago in the Outerwear>What Jacket Are You Wearing Today thread, I thought I'd post it here as well.

Since growing my hair, anything =/< 2" brim just looks goofy on me.

BGGCD:

 

[belfastboy]

Here is my silver belly camp draft. I steamed some of the cup out of the front.

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Particularly nice bash you have given this one!

 

[boze]

Here is my silver belly camp draft. I steamed some of the cup out of the front.

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Ugh, I think I'm gonna have to order one now from the EA sale even with the three month wait. Is it as good to wear as it is to look at?

 

[Desert dog]

Particularly nice bash you have given this one!

Thank you!

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[Desert dog]

Ugh, I think I'm gonna have to order one now from the EA sale even with the three month wait. Is it as good to wear as it is to look at?

Very good wearing, very comfortable. I probably wear this hat more than any others.

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[belfastboy]

Ugh, I think I'm gonna have to order one now from the EA sale even with the three month wait. Is it as good to wear as it is to look at?

I am thinking the same thought!

 

[bluesforchallah]

Ugh, I think I'm gonna have to order one now from the EA sale even with the three month wait. Is it as good to wear as it is to look at?

My EA BGGCD was suppose to take 3 months. 3 months turned into 5 1/2 months, with me having to chase down status updates. Time costs money, and if possible and with a vendor I'm not positive about, sometimes I'd rather spend the extra to not have to wait. The Hattery aka Hatsdirect.com may have the Silverbelly in stock in your size; maybe worth asking if you're willing to pay the difference. Otherwise, by the time you get your CD, it may be time to break out the straw again.

 

[T Jones]

Here is my silver belly camp draft. I steamed some of the cup out of the front.

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Nice job on the crease, Desert dog. It looks great.

 

[Desert dog]

Nice job on the crease, Desert dog. It looks great.

Thank you!

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[Zombie_61]

Ugh, I think I'm gonna have to order one now from the EA sale even with the three month wait. Is it as good to wear as it is to look at?

If you're going to order one that Everything Australian doesn't have in stock, at this time of year sooner is better than later. Remember, the southern hemisphere of the planet is transitioning from spring into summer, and Akubra shuts down for two or three weeks (in January or February, I think) because the temperatures during their summers are regularly in the upper-90s to low-100s (°F) and they don't want to kill their employees.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Adding a MidBrown CD to the Gallery. MidBrown is no longer available.

 

[Michael R.]

Thanks to boze , BGGCD ...
I'm trying a Diamond ...

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hoping to reactivate this thread started by gtdean48 in 2009 in an effort to consolidate more info specific to the Akubra Campdraft. Hoping the mods will consolidate such threads into this one, & specifically the thread concerning the Stetson Open Road/Akubra Campdraft crossovers.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/stetson-akubra-open-road.52809/

I was not able to come up with much additional info on my latest Campdraft other than it was originally sold by The Panama Hat Company when they were an Akubra dealer some time ago. It arrived like new & is the softest felt of the CD's I have. It was looking very Western or Outback-like with no brim flange to speak of, no brim binding & a two cord Western ribbon. I immediately liked the tall straight block so I sent it off to Scott for some brim work including a simple circle stitch color matched to a 7/8" mid ribbon. To me this version of Silverbelly is what Silverbelly used to be, before the tan undertones common today. So I chose a silver blue ribbon. Added just a simple center crease. Scott did a great job for me!

There wasn't necessarily anything wrong with it as received but I have plenty of Western hats & was wanting something more along the lines of an early crossover Western dress hat.

Please add your Campdraft pics & info to this thread.

Just when I thought I could do without a Campdraft I see this. What a great hat. Thanks for sharing.

 

[moontheloon]

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Thanks to boze , BGGCD ...
I'm trying a Diamond ...

looks good Michael ... that hat looks right at home on your head ... almost like I wouldn't recognize you without it ... to me the wide brim thin ribbon is all you

awesome !!!

 

[Redfokker]

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Thanks to boze , BGGCD ...
I'm trying a Diamond ...

I'm with Ant on this one, looks really good on you. Great color.