Photographs Of Hats Fresh From Surviving The Elements

[1mach1]

Five mile hike in the Campdraft. It soaked through.

 

[TPD166]

Rainy day in South Texas for my favorite "beater" - a 1970s Stetson 4X western, rescued from a thrift shop & given a new look.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Only one side of the brim wet?

Rain has started here but I have not been out in the pouring rain.

 

[tropicalbob]

TPD166, that's a nice-looking hat. Plain and comfortable-looking.

 

[TPD166]

Only one side of the brim wet?

Joao - it was wet all around, just didn't show well in the picture. But the sides of crown didn't get very wet.

TPD166, that's a nice-looking hat. Plain and comfortable-looking.

Thanks - it has become a go-to favorite. I wanted a 1950s TV western look & think I found it.

 

[Rogera]

Harv how did the CD hold up with the soaking?

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

Spent some time wandering through some thrift stores yesterday. The Resistol lived up to its name. First shot is right after I got inside, and the second is after I had a moment to hang it with its friends.

 

[rogerstg]

After preparing the outdoor equipment, etc as the remnants of Patricia blew through. My head stayed dry and the hat dried out without an issue. Very little penetrated through the felt.

 

[1mach1]

Harv how did the CD hold up with the soaking?

Roger, I just saw your post. Sorry for the delay. Both of my CDs love to get wet. They seem to get softer and fit better when they get a good soaking. I have not noticed any deformity or degradation in the felt. The Australian bunny felt seems to love water. The brim and crown soaked through, but my head kept relatively dry, which is a bonus when you have no hair.

 

[RJR]

My experience with Akubras is the same as 1M1's.

 

[Zombie_61]

My experience with Akubras is the same as 1M1's.

Mine too. They like rain.

 

[Duper]

Five mile hike in the Campdraft. It soaked through.

I have always liked the deeper contrast look of the Campdraft's ribbon and bound brim after a nice walk in the rain.

,,,Mike in Canada

 

[Rogera]

Harv, Zombie, RJR, thanks for the input guys. It never rains enough here to get my Akubras wet or if it does I'm always at work and inside. I guess that's not a reason to complain though!

 

[Zombie_61]

Harv, Zombie, RJR, thanks for the input guys. It never rains enough here to get my Akubras wet or if it does I'm always at work and inside. I guess that's not a reason to complain though!

The thing I find interesting is that I use distilled water to shape my Akubras, but it doesn't seem to affect the felt the same as rain water does--spray 'em, shape 'em, and let 'em dry, and the felt feels the same as it did before I shaped them. But let a little rain fall on them, and it's just as Harv described above in post #569; the felt feels a bit softer, and they seem to fit just a little better. My guess is it's because the rain drops are bringing with them some of the pollution in our atmosphere and that somehow affects the felt, but whatever the reason the hats seem to feel, fit, and even look a little better after rain has soaked them a bit. And, of course, you can always take the opportunity to refine the crease a little if you like.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

My Open Road did a great job protecting me from this morning's showers.

 

[Bamaboots]

S4C, you may need to use that hat as a boat to get home today. Stay safe.

 

[el_ote]

my Saxon from this morning keeping my head toasty and dry


- Elías O.

 

[moehawk]

A Channel Charlie Challenge!

My tantalizingly touchable Teutonic top tolerated a torrent terrifically today!
*drops microphone*

A sight rarely seen lately in dry, dry California.

 

[Bushman]

Snowing pretty heavily here in Chicago land. This is what my hat looked like by the time I was done with my hour walk:

 

[seilerjp]

It's coming my way....

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