Am I to guess that it's back to Square One:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?81152-Getting-musty-smell-out-of-hats
J T
Hahahahah!Akubra doesent use dog in their felting process....... sorry couldn't help it.
Johnny
I do think the felt material itself is far different then your Akubra. And for sure how it is dyed may play some part in it. I can tell you a good way to rid your hat of some of that smell....buy some french vanilla coffee, put some in a paper cup like what you use for cup cakes...put you hat crown side down in what box you store it in...CAREFULLY place your cup with the coffee ground in the center of your hat with your hat in a hat box...and have the hat box someplace like a counter top or table so you can slide the box with the lid on it, into a large plastic trash bag and do not spill the coffee grounds...then close up with out moving the box around, close up the plastic bag with a twist tie. Let is sit for at least 24 hours...your hat will smell real nice...and the coffee will have absorbed any "stink". I do this to vintage hats that have that nasty strong musty smell.....it works every time for me and no complaints...just do not spell those coffee grounds in your hat or they will stain it badly!I've never noticed any odor when I've worn an Akubra in the rain, but when my Stetson Chatham gets just a little wet it develops that "wet dog" smell, which is very off-putting. Any thoughts on why that happens with one brand and not the other?
you might have added the helpful hint of holding onto the brim and shaking your head from left to right, vigorously.Akubra doesent use dog in their felting process....... sorry couldn't help it.
Johnny
Akubra doesent use dog in their felting process....... sorry couldn't help it.
Johnny
If you want a serious answer. You could always use scotchguard to protect the hat from getting wet. If it can't get wet it won't smell.
Johnny.
They actually make a fairly decent hat spray (Bick) for helping water repel off a fedora. I think we used it on a few dress hats that were not a light or silverbelly color, and it worked great. However it has to be applied real lightly or it makes a hat sort of sticky.If you want a serious answer. You could always use scotchguard to protect the hat from getting wet. If it can't get wet it won't smell.
Johnny.
It depends on what you exactly mean with " "wet dog" smell ". I bought a hemp-hat this Spring, and it had a very bad smell when damp/wet - not as much anymore, though. A bit like "rotten" socks.I've never noticed any odor when I've worn an Akubra in the rain, but when my Stetson Chatham gets just a little wet it develops that "wet dog" smell, which is very off-putting. Any thoughts on why that happens with one brand and not the other?