Akubra crown heights and model info

[wedgetail]

I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me the (preferably open) crown heights of an Akubra Warrego and Riverina? I'm wanting the higher crown of the two, but not sure if they're high enough. They look a little higher than the Territory, am I right?

I'm wanting to end up with something similar to a Border (NLA, very sad). I tried for a tanbark brown Bobby but after 5 months I got fed up and hassled people to find they no longer make it in that colour. The supplier is offering me any Akubra for cost though now

I'll make the band and trim the brim (if needed) so could get a woomera (my favourite all time work hat which is the old getting replaced, but looking for a change this time) but it's still MTO and I'm now impatient. So I'm thinking of a riverina in Loden or Warrego in fawn (I know heaps lighter but at least it's not sand). My criteria are 92mm (3.6") + brim, dark as brown as possible, high as crown as possible, preferably no air holes (riverina has them but comes in dark brown) and off the shelf (not MTO), is there any other model that meets this that anyone knows of? I also like the look of the Pilbara but MTO, and would have loved a Cowboy but they've discontinued too. Can't believe they've dropped all these great hats - if there was an alternative I'd boycott them (to make me feel better)...

 

[wedgetail]

Hmm not very popular hats here I guess...

 

[wedgetail]

Alright so my deliberating is evolving... The Warrego I think is too low crowned. So it's down to the Riverina or Sombrero. I know not many here will have direct experience of these two, but given the following details - could anyone comment on which would be better to get closest to the above Border? If I flattened and trimmed the sombrero brim (to say 92-95mm roughly 3.7"), could I get the crown low enough to be the same proportions as the Border? If I trimmed the brim of the Riverina would the crown be high enough to match the Border shape?

Sombrero
brim 4 5/8" x 5", crown 6 1/4".

 

[wedgetail]

Riverina
brim 4", crown height 4 1/2" or 4.7" depending on which website, not sure if this is open or precreased (I guess the latter)

 

[007]

I think you are overestimating the height of the crown on that Border. I reckon it's 4 to 4.5 inches at the front. There's a similar hat available from Golders of Toowoomba;



http://www.golderstoowoombaroma.com/akubra/akubra-kanga-in-fawn/


I hope this answer isn't too late to do you any good