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Akubra Campdraft Question

daddy0d0

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Good day all, would like an opinion. I'm getting a new Campdraft soon and cannot decide on color. It's between the Taupe Fawn or the Silverbelly. I like both but I'm wondering which one will be more versatile? Any thoughts?
 
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My opinion for what it is worth.......I am very conventional when it comes to colour co-ordination. I wear my Brown tone hats with my brown jackets/boots and my Grey/Navy hats with my black jackets/boots and shoes. I do not have one hat that can straddle both worlds. In my view a hat either has brown tones or grey/black tones and never the twain shall meet. Even my Granite felt seems more brown toned to me and I wear it with my brown toned wardrobe. In your shoes I would look at what/where/when would the hat be worn and with what clothing/shoes and then choose the hat accordingly. Or often my response has been to buy both and be done with it!!!
 

RJR

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My opinion for what it is worth.......I am very conventional when it comes to colour co-ordination. I wear my Brown tone hats with my brown jackets/boots and my Grey/Navy hats with my black jackets/boots and shoes. I do not have one hat that can straddle both worlds. In my view a hat either has brown tones or grey/black tones and never the twain shall meet. Even my Granite felt seems more brown toned to me and I wear it with my brown toned wardrobe. In your shoes I would look at what/where/when would the hat be worn and with what clothing/shoes and then choose the hat accordingly. Or often my response has been to buy both and be done with it!!!
I tend to agree but I have four and if I had to limit to one for multiple colors it would be silver belly.
 

moontheloon

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SB CD is my least favorite hat of my entire collection

the Taupe is really nice

any interest in waiting for the new brown to drop next month ?

sounds like it may be the nicest of all
 
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rclark

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SB CD is my least favorite hat of my entire collection

the Taupe is really nice

any interest in waiting for the new brown to drop next month ?

sounds like it may be the nicest of all
Anthony @moontheloon , is the new brown color a mid-brown like the RM or even darker? I really like the taupe and I love the mid-brown on the RM. Although Akubra calls the RM mid-brown, it appears dark brown with a greenish hue to my eye. The RM is my favorite Akubra (after re-shaping).
 

RJR

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The color of Silverbelly ain't what it used to be.
Hat-Akubra-DLX CD SB-1.jpg

I tend to agree but this CD Deluxe is a pretty versatile color.
 

moontheloon

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Anthony @moontheloon , is the new brown color a mid-brown like the RM or even darker? I really like the taupe and I love the mid-brown on the RM. Although Akubra calls the RM mid-brown, it appears dark brown with a greenish hue to my eye. The RM is my favorite Akubra (after re-shaping).
they call it Cedar Brown ... there are other hats in this color if you search

it's a pretty dark brown as far as I can see from pictures

this is the cedar brown

http://www.hatsbythe100.com.au/akubra-hampton-ceder-brown.html
 

daddy0d0

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SB CD is my least favorite hat of my entire collection

the Taupe is really nice

any interest in waiting for the new brown to drop next month ?

sounds like it may be the nicest of all
Did not know there was a new brown coming out. I think I will wait.
 
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they call it Cedar Brown ... there are other hats in this color if you search

it's a pretty dark brown as far as I can see from pictures

this is the cedar brown

http://www.hatsbythe100.com.au/akubra-hampton-ceder-brown.html
I would think "Cedar Brown" should have some red undertones to it? My Akubra MBCD has some red undertones to it. The ribbon does also. I don't see the green. Don't know how it differs from an RM, never having owned one.
 

johnnycanuck

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I would wait for the brown or go for the fawn. I treat my hats very well but my lighter colours seem to get marks on them over time.
My two cents worth anyway.
Johnny
 

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