WTB: Vintage/New OR style hat 7 1/2 LO

[degliblues]

Really looking for a vintage or new Open Road style lid in 7 1/2 LO. Open to clones or other companies versions as well! Silverbelly is the color I am looking for! Thanks

 

[Willybob]

Akubra has the best copy IMHO in the form of the Camp Draft. $160 new from Hats Direct of Australia. Everything Austrailian also carries them but the wait is longer. Im a 7-1/2 LO. I have 3 various era Open Roads and the Camp Draft measures up.

 

[degliblues]

Akubra has the best copy IMHO in the form of the Camp Draft. $160 new from Hats Direct of Australia. Everything Austrailian also carries them but the wait is longer. Im a 7-1/2 LO. I have 3 various era Open Roads and the Camp Draft measures up.

Perfect! so if you're a 7 1/2 LO, did you order a 60 and they stretched it out for you or did you have it done yourself?

 

[Willybob]

I ordered a 60 and it was fine. They do tighten up to your head comfortably so a little loose is not a concern. I believe Hats Direct just has standard hats on the shelf and makes an attempt to stretch it to a long oval. I reblocked mine anyway after some rough wear since I have several plastic Hat Shaper forms, so it was no big deal. I have heard that Everything Australian orders them LO from Akubra, thus the wait. email them to confirm. There are a lot of Camp Draft fans on the lounge so Im sure someone will know better than I. Check out the Camp Draft and Akubra threads to get input from the experts.

This is my reblocked Campy on the left next to my old OR beater.

 

[degliblues]

I ordered a 60 and it was fine. They do tighten up to your head comfortably so a little loose is not a concern. I believe Hats Direct just has standard hats on the shelf and makes an attempt to stretch it to a long oval. I reblocked mine anyway after some rough wear since I have several plastic Hat Shaper forms, so it was no big deal. I have heard that Everything Australian orders them LO from Akubra, thus the wait. email them to confirm. There are a lot of Camp Draft fans on the lounge so Im sure someone will know better than I. Check out the Camp Draft and Akubra threads to get input from the experts.

This is my reblocked Campy on the left next to my old OR beater.

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Sounds like we're the same size so I may snag a 60 in that case and hope for the best!

 

[belfastboy]

Akubra has the best copy IMHO in the form of the Camp Draft. $160 new from Hats Direct of Australia. Everything Austrailian also carries them but the wait is longer. Im a 7-1/2 LO. I have 3 various era Open Roads and the Camp Draft measures up.

I checked Everything Aus the other day and they have the Silverbelly in stock.

 

[bluesforchallah]

I checked Everything Aus the other day and they have the Silverbelly in stock.

It's depends on size. Where they may have your size in stock, the larger sizes may be made to order. When I ordered my BGGCD, I was advised a 3 month wait (turned into six months), where others with smaller sizes were reporting much shorter wait times.