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Recommendation for Outdoors Hat
Downside to the Akubra Territory. 1.Very thick and heavy. 2.Quite a low crown which leaves nowhere for the hot air inside to go. The two above factors make it rather hot in warmer weather. 3.Unusually large vent holes, four in all, two on each side. This compensates somewhat for 1 and 2 above...- JackieMatra
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- Forum: Hats
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What are you wearing today??
Walker Slater, alas, like so many online retailers, ignored my questions to them regarding their apparel. Why these websites have "Contact Us" pages and forms is not quite comprehensible to me.- JackieMatra
- Post #23,382
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
"what the heck is punti?" Punti = Italian term for older style European hat sizing, also used in at least France and Germany, but not in the United Kingdom or Ireland. Punti 4 = 55cm, 4-1/2 = 56cm, 5 = 57cm. 5-1/2 = 58cm, 6 = 59cm, 6-1/2 = 60cm, 7 = 61cm, etc.- JackieMatra
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Am I in the right place?
Q1 Can someone tell me what this website is about? A1 It's largely about " NOT like this https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/72/18/1b/72181baaf95a1b58d7d7525928d8eab9.jpg " Q2 What is the golden age? A2 Hereabouts, it's usually considered to be round about the half a century between...- JackieMatra
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
More like a lot of patches with the remnants of some LVC jeans attached. Rather like real southern Indian food, where there's a little food mixed in with all the spices. Don't get mad. I like just about everything else in your photographs. (How is it that your significant other hasn't...- JackieMatra
- Post #23,378
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Akubra Campdraft
"I'm not sure that extra 1/8" makes much of a difference. I think the narrow ribbon on the Campdraft gives it the illusion of having a taller crown, but otherwise they're essentially the same hat with different brims." No illusion. The Campdraft is taller, and likely more like 1/4"+, too. I...- JackieMatra
- Post #3,948
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Who has the lowest price on Akubra Campdrafts (FOB USA) these days?
Actually probably a bit more than $80 exclusive of shipping, as both PayPal and credit cards tend to use their own exchange rates which are higher than the "official" market ones.- JackieMatra
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Akubra Campdraft
Thank you for your photographs, stratcat. I like the rest of your outfits, as well, particularly the necktie and handkerchief one.- JackieMatra
- Post #3,939
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Who has the lowest price on Akubra Campdrafts (FOB USA) these days?
Everything Australian does have the lowest prices, as BR said, but you have to wait three months for shipment of all the Campdrafts except the Bluegrass Green color ones. The Deluxe Campdrafts are heavier in weight than the standard ones, and are not sold by Everything Australian, but only by...- JackieMatra
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Akubra Campdraft
"That's the color I was looking for." You could also buy a "made for sale in America" Akubra Adventurer with a 5.625" tall open crown and 3.125" x 2.75" wide brim in that "mid-brown" color from The Cultured Cowboy, Kakadu Trader, or David Morgan, and trim down the brim if it's too wide for you...- JackieMatra
- Post #3,934
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Akubra Campdraft
"I would love to own one of their hats, but the do not make this easy at all! Their site still lists only 2 sizes and also states that international shipping is $85 for orders under $500!!! How did you do business with these people?" I lucked onto a brand new one in my size on Etsy for less...- JackieMatra
- Post #3,930
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Akubra Campdraft
It depends on one's computer monitor settings. My moonstone Akubras looks nowhere near as light as that photograph, but nonetheless, I would consider moonstone to be a light to medium-light gray color.- JackieMatra
- Post #3,924
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Akubra Campdraft
R.M. Williams is the exclusive retailer of the Akubra RM, which has the same dimensions as the Akubra Campdraft, but comes in Akubra's "mid-brown" color, is pre-creased, and is higher priced than other Akubras. My RM is also lighter in weight than my Campdrafts. The representation of the color...- JackieMatra
- Post #3,923
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Akubra Campdraft
American retailers only sell the "American version" Akubra hats of which David Morgan is the sole importer. I have been told this by both Kakadu Trader and The Cultured Cowboy, both of whom buy their, Akubra hats that they sell, from David Morgan. Akubra Campdrafts are only sold by Australian...- JackieMatra
- Post #3,917
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Akubra Campdraft
"the open crown height is 5 3/4, that gives me a nice deep center crease, and the brim is 2 3/4 front to back, 2 5/8 on the sides....the final conversion" Looks great to me. The brim dimensions are exactly right, and it's even a quarter inch taller so you have that nice deep center crease. If...- JackieMatra
- Post #3,911
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Akubra Campdraft
Doesn't work for me. I must have a cone head. If I crease the top that deeply, the hat sits so high on my head that I look like a Hassidic Jones.- JackieMatra
- Post #3,903
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Akubra Campdraft
The Australian Akubra Adventurer is a completely different and considerably smaller hat then the made for sale in America Akubra Adventurer. The brim of the Akubra Federation IV is smaller on the sides than the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" indy hat. The Akubra Federation IV that I received from...- JackieMatra
- Post #3,901
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Akubra Campdraft
I wrote to HatsDirect to inquire about the difference in weight between their various Campdrafts. In reply they gave me the weights for their Campdrafts in both grades of felt and in various colors. All the hats had different weights, but all of the more expensive Deluxe version hats were...- JackieMatra
- Post #3,895
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Akubra Campdraft
Only one of my many hats has ever been referred to by others as an "Indiana Jones", and that's an American version Akubra Adventurer which is considerably larger than any of the the Indiana Jones hats in any of the films. I would suppose that is because of its dark brown color and its ribbon...- JackieMatra
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