Akubra Adventurer Alliance

[007]

Boy oh boy, Peter's is always on our list when were up that'a way!






You sound just like my Father-in-Law! lol I am sure he may have 'forgotten' to turn in some of his gats when the law came into effect ...I am sure his basement looks like a "guns & ammo" centerfold. They DO say AB. is the most "USA" like of the provinces... I love it all the same!

Guns and Ammo is a great mag. Your father in law sounds like a gentleman and a scholar!!

 

[Tango Yankee]

Welcome to the Alliance, Rick and Tom. :eusa_clap

Tom, so what happened to the first Adventurer--or dare I ask?

Ummm... let's just say that it wasn't a good day for it to be the third box with a hat in it to arrive that day. She got over it which is why I got the second one, but not until her point had been made. I hadn't had time to tell her I'd just been hired at a new job.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[AlanC]

Well, congrats on the new job, then!

 

[Colby Jack]

Yes Congraulations on the new job!!! :eusa_clap
Now wear that Adventurer with pride!

 

[Rick Blaine]

Someone has already bailed....

... on the Alliance!

Akubra Adventurer Fedora Size 7 3/8

 

[Tango Yankee]

Thanks, Alan, Colby Jack!

I'm now an Adult Education Instructor, teaching HTML (which I don't know) and Computer Service and Repair. Last night one of my students told me that he feels under-dressed when he comes in to class compared to me--I told him that was the whole idea!

I saw that hat, Rick. Dunno who it is, though.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[jimmy the lid]

... Looks like someone has already bailed on the Alliance!

Looks like a fragile Alliance...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[fedoracpa]

I guess it is time for me to fess up:

I was hoping no one would see my Ebay posting...but it was caught.

No offense to the other Adventurer Alliance members, but the more I looked at the hat and my wife was not thrilled with it, I decided that I should give someone else the opportunity to wear the hat that would enjoy it much more than me. It would have probably collected dust in my closet more than it would be on my head. I think the hat looks great on many of you, but I just could not sell the look to myself as much as I tried to.

I shall now gracefully bow out of the AAA...

 

[Rick Blaine]

Whoa now !

....
I shall now gracefully bow out of the AAA...

NONononono!... Still a Charter member, (in fact, the FOUNDING member) just not an active member, that's all! You know, like emeritus status

 

[Colby Jack]

Fedoracpa...At least you made a nice profit on that Adventurer! :eusa_clap

 

[fedoracpa]

Unfortunately, I made only a few dollars. I charged $10 for shipping USPS Priority Mail, and when I went to the post office, since it was being shipped to Colorado and I live in Pennsylvania - they charged me $21.50 to ship it. If I would have known that, I would have shipped UPS instead, but it was too late since I advertised on the listing that I would ship priority mail.

Rick Blaine - thanks for keeping me in the AAA in some status, hopefully whomever I sold the hat to will become a member.

 

[Colby Jack]

Live and learn...:eusa_doh:
Did ya slip in a piece of paper with FL on it?

 

[AlanC]

I'm working on rebashing my Adventurer. My bashing skills are pretty much zero, so I figured it was time for some on the job training with it. This is after some work last night with a water spritzer. I keep trying to get the center dent straighter/less wide, but the hat wants to return back to its old center dent dimensions, I think. Any thoughts?

I gave the safari style bash an attempt, similar to the Optimo picture I posted earlier, but the crown height on the Adventurer isn't high enough to do it well.

 

[Rick Blaine]

My Adventurer Mods...

In trying to "I.J." the Adventurer a little more I made a few minor mods; tightened the pinch which had the effect of giving the brim in front allot more "swoop" & teardropped the crown (I know, I know, NOT very IJ)... whatcha'll think?

 

[AlanC]

Very nice, RB. You did a good job fighting the inherent taper in the hat, too. I need to tighten up my pinch more. Did you wet it and/or use a clip?

 

[Rick Blaine]

Very nice, RB. You did a good job fighting the inherent taper in the hat, too. I need to tighten up my pinch more. Did you wet it and/or use a clip?

Naw... that is all dry by hand coaxing. The felt is so soft I'd be hesitant to "clip it" I am afraid you would then be left w/ the indentations left by the clip.
I would still like to shave 1/4" or so offa the brim. I think this might have the effect of making the crown appear higher to mitigate & further obscure its "Jackaroo" ancestry.

 

[AlanC]

Naw... that is all dry by hand coaxing.

You're a better man than me, then. I used a water spritzer to dampen mine in order to do the bashing I did.

 

[RBH]

Rick, I like what you did with the Adventurer, now that looks like a fedora I would like!!! I may be joining soon...

 

[Colby Jack]

That looks great!

I'd still like to get another, one size bigger...I wonder if we can find more?
Although I've done a few searches to seee if it pops up anywhere...But to no avail....[huh] :eusa_doh:

 

[007]

Well, I am finally an official member of the Adventurer Alliance. My hat finally arrived last Friday. It was actually on it's way back to the store because UPS cannot deliver to a PO box. I had asked the nice lady at Outback Outlet to send it via USPS but in all the excitement she must have forgotten. Finally someone at UPS got the brainstorm to phone me and make alternate arrangments for delivery, just barely in time. Why in hell don't these courier companies tell the customer that they will not be able to complete the contract at the point of shipping?
Anyway, the hat is great, I really like it and it fits pretty well, although if I get chance to buy another one size larger, I'll take it.