Akubra Campdraft

[Spats McGee]

The green Campdraft is now with my Silver Belly, Glen Grey & Mid-Brown. Purchased from Cookie in Australia, this one will probably become my Go-To field hat & retire the Riverina...

The noggin shots...

Deputy, that's one good-looking hat! I really like those green CDs.

 

[CRH]

The green Campdraft is now with my Silver Belly, Glen Grey & Mid-Brown. Purchased from Cookie in Australia, this one will probably become my Go-To field hat & retire the Riverina...
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I love green hats. I love the Campdraft. Way to go, Deputy!

 

[RBH]

I like that'un Tom!!!!

 

[Mr. Paladin]

The green Campdraft is now with my Silver Belly, Glen Grey & Mid-Brown. Purchased from Cookie in Australia, this one will probably become my Go-To field hat & retire the Riverina...

I like that shade of green; you are getting quite the selection of CDs!

 

[gtdean48]

I like that shade of green; you are getting quite the selection of CDs!

Thanks Mr P & all the others as well. If I can get 1 in Moonstone, I think my Campdraft Corral would be full!

 

[Mr. Paladin]

I'm with you on the moonstone; I hope they give in eventually....[huh]

 

[daizawaguy]

Soon to be a month without an entry...the weak $??

 

[cybergentleman]

moonstone...shmoonstone

why stop with moonstone. as we were kvetching about in the christy's thread, you can see that akubra has a huge array of felts in their inventory. the akubra mother site actually shows some beautiful sand colored felts, seemingly lighter than their silver belly, as well as other sharp looking colors too.

they should really offer all or at least some of their hats in a larger number of options...a retailer like hats-direct could compile a number of orders and then place it as the buyer-my two cents.


perhaps this is the way to go about this?

 

[daizawaguy]

I think its been discussed the minimum amount they need to order...was it 200-300? Thats a big stock for a retailer...In a particular color...they might get 20 orders from the lounge...?

 

[cybergentleman]

hm...

i remember reading that; slipped my mind.

but, i still don't see why akubra would be unwilling to do this...i could call them myself obviously...but really, it's not like the hat scene is piping hot these days, even a 20 hat order would bring them sizable revenue that they might otherwise not have.

maybe if i get some free time (ha!) i'll drop them a line and see what they say.

thanks for the heads up.

 

[John in Covina]

The model of most manufacturers is based on volume and volume allows them to price competetively. After a while the factory gets set in it's ways to a point that they have a hard time in doing anything out of the ordinary.

Then there is the fact that short runs take as much time to set up as long runs. There maybe cleaning and resetting involved in changes of colors of felts that makes short runs less desirable. And higher cost per unit.

Doing a run of a lesser demand color is not a free of costs thing, the time and effort is the same (more even if it was a short run) and the color may prove unpopular which means the money in the form of hats sits on a shelf as opposed to being sold and creating wealth.

HOWEVER! This is where a marketing plan is helpful. Enthusiasts just might like "Limited Special Editions" done with special color(s) with a special detail twist like better felt, never to be repeated, numbered with certificates and you can charge more for them. That's the tact that could sell the unusual color, but it is still a gamble and how to get the word out to the enthusiasts?
[huh]

 

[cybergentleman]

but wait..

your logic makes sense here...but, surely, there must be overlap of felt bodies used among different hat models.

perhaps the federation and the campdraft differ, but maybe the campdraft or the fed share a felt body with another model...afterall they could just slip a different color felt body into the process.

 

[CRH]

One of my other hobbies

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HOWEVER! This is where a marketing plan is helpful. Enthusiasts just might like "Limited Special Editions" done with special color(s) with a special detail twist like better felt, never to be repeated, numbered with certificates and you can charge more for them. That's the tact that could sell the unusual color, but it is still a gamble and how to get the word out to the enthusiasts?
[huh]

Similar business models have done well and continue to do so. Here are some of my limited edition Benchmades.

They are all "1 of x". The blue 960 in D2 steel is 1 of 50. The black 960 is S30V steel. The perimeter 940s are both S30V blades with variations on the Ti handle theme.

Left to right is a vintage Mallory and a Whippet.

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Similar business models have done well and continue to do so. Here are some of my limited edition Benchmades.

They are all "1 of x". The blue 960 in D2 steel is 1 of 50. The black 960 is S30V steel. The perimeter 940s are both S30V blades with variations on the Ti handle theme.

Left to right is a vintage Mallory and a Whippet.

CRH! You are indeed a man of many facets (and edges)! I love sharp things and those are really fine! Nice hats too; don't nick one....

 

[CRH]

Bump

... Nice hats too; don't nick one....

I'll try not too .


Here's a couple of Kershaw Bumps, my Campdraft, and a leather strop loaded with green magic (silicon carbide compound).

 

[Chuck Bobuck]

They are all "1 of x". The blue 960 in D2 steel is 1 of 50. The black 960 is S30V steel. The perimeter 940s are both S30V blades with variations on the Ti handle theme.

CRH,
I always knew there was something I liked about you... Squatter and Campdraft.

 

[theinterchange]

I literally winced when I saw that photo! NICE collection of Benchmades!

Randy

 

[CRH]

CRH,
I always knew there was something I liked about you... Squatter and Campdraft.
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Very sharp, Chuck!

 

[Duper]

Bluegrass Green Campdraft

Well I think it is time to place an order for a Campdraft. To the folks out there that have the bluegrass green colour (gtdean48, Dundee, possibly others), are you still enjoying them and is the bluegrass get much noggin time? I really like the tawny fawn, but I have a Fed IV in the fawn. My next choice would probably be the silverbelly but I just recently acquired a vintage Open Road with a 2 1/4" brim that is silverbelly.

Also on sizing, My two Fed IV's were 58's and they were huge when they first arrived but have conformed nicely now. Being an open crown like the Fed IV I was wondering what size to order in the Campdraft model. Do they typically fall on the large end of the scale in sizing?

 

[billyspew]

Well I think it is time to place an order for a Campdraft. To the folks out there that have the bluegrass green colour (gtdean48, Dundee, possibly others), are you still enjoying them and is the bluegrass get much noggin time? I really like the tawny fawn, but I have a Fed IV in the fawn. My next choice would probably be the silverbelly but I just recently acquired a vintage Open Road with a 2 1/4" brim that is silverbelly.

Also on sizing, My two Fed IV's were 58's and they were huge when they first arrived but have conformed nicely now. Being an open crown like the Fed IV I was wondering what size to order in the Campdraft model. Do they typically fall on the large end of the scale in sizing?

I have a Bluegrass Green one, ordered a 58 (which I normally am) and it fits a treat. Still probably one of my top 10 worn hats. Wear it nearly as much as the fawn one.

If you want a green hat, get it.