Gallery - Akubra Campdraft

[gtdean48]

Glen Grey

Silver Belly (spots are rain drops!)

 

[kiltie]

Toupe Fawn

 

[Chuck Bobuck]

Glen Grey

 

[carter]

Silverbelly

Tawny Fawn

Glen Grey

 

[Dundee]

silver belly

 

[univibe88]

Silverbelly

 

[kaosharper1]

Silverbelly with a diamond bash:

 

[KeyGrip]

Silverbelly, various bashes:

 

[Hurricane Jack]

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.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Sure. Current production.

 

[KarlCrow]

bluegrass green

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Bob, I really like your crease in the Silverbelly, especially from that camera angle. Do you have a pic down from the top?

 

[Bob Roberts]

Bob, I really like your crease in the Silverbelly, especially from that camera angle. Do you have a pic down from the top?

Thx Jack, no sorry I dont. I just looked. Next time I will get one and post it.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

^^^You two guys currently have the best look of anyone who has tried it at wearing the CD brim up.

 

[belfastboy]

Sure. Current production. View attachment 80615 View attachment 80616

Bob, does the current EA silverbelly CD have the strong grey tones that Hurricane Jack suggests on his older model or are the newer ones displaying the brownish undertones?

 

[KarlCrow]

^^^You two guys currently have the best look of anyone who has tried it at wearing the CD brim up.

on me it just works better brim up, can't say that about any other hat i own. Maybe cause i wear them so far down my forhead, it just works with the larger brim. Edit // it's the natural shape to the flange too.

 

[Bob Roberts]

^^^You two guys currently have the best look of anyone who has tried it at wearing the CD brim up.

Thanks Jack. The flatter brim flange helped. As you can see on the BGG it works down but the Silverbelly usually stays up.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Bob, does the current EA silverbelly CD have the strong grey tones that Hurricane Jack suggests on his older model or are the newer ones displaying the brownish undertones?

Mine shows brownish. It's abt 2 or 3 years old. Hearing the more current ones do as well.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Thanks Jack. The flatter brim flange helped. As you can see on the BGG it works down but the Silverbelly usually stays up.

I like mine mostly neutral.

 

[bluesforchallah]

Silverbelly

Bluegrass Green