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Great looking hat!
Great looking hat!
OK, friends...I feel a little embarrassed to ask this because I know I was spoofed with good meaning, but here goes.Great looking hat!
That was the first "good" hat when I got into wearing hats. At the time I got both the fawn and black, the fawn being the most worn hat I have. It's probably 10+ years old and still looks like new. Not much snow and Ice down here in E Texas, if we forget about last Feb, and have never dropped it in the mud, but did chase it across a parking lot or two.55 degrees here today. Great day for early spring cleaning in the yard. My Akubra Banjo Patterson is always ready for yard work. 5+ years old, it's been rained on, covered in snow and ice. Dropped in mud.
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That one looks like my Banjo Patterson, my first felt hat.
I like that color a lot. Can you tell me how high the crown is?Akubra Federation IV in Tawny Fawn today.
It would be great if Tawny Fawn came in the Deluxe version.
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Hello ADK and welcome to The Lounge as a former lurker!Anyhow, curious on how much shrinking I should expect on my Akubra…? I just received a new Coober Pedy in Bluegrass Green, 59. It’s loose enough without the two thin strips of felt in the brim from David Morgan that it would fall off of my head. The two strips make it perfect… Should I expect over the next few years that it might shrink enough to remove those two strips and then it’ll steady out?
Hello ADK and welcome to The Lounge as a former lurker!
I currently have nine Akubra hats; three Campdrafts, three Federation IVs, and three Hamptons, all size 60. The sizing and shrinkage on all nine was basically the same--wear 'em until they shrink down to a good fit. The key is sweating while you're wearing them, because the moisture and chemicals in our perspiration slightly dehydrate the leather Akubra uses for their sweatbands, which causes them to shrink, which causes their hats to snug down and fit better if you've chosen the right size for you. For me, that only took three to seven days on each hat.
In my case, the only exception was the three Campdrafts; by the time they finished shrinking they were a little too snug for comfort, but a hat jack and a little stretching solved that problem.
Good luck!
I started wearing hats regularly later in life (my late 40s) so I don't have a lot of experience with different makers; Akubra tops my personal list for fur felt hats, and I got my one and only Stetson in February, bought used off of evilBay. My Akubras all fit loose at first as well, but wearing (and sweating in) them resulted in each hat shrinking down to a comfortable fit (except for the aforementioned Campdrafts). If your measurement was 58-1/2 cm I'd say 59 is your size in new Akubras, but if you have your doubts you should send an e-mail to someone at David Morgan, or perhaps Hats Direct, and ask for their "professional advice" on which size you should order. And maybe get a hat jack if you don't already own one, just in case.Thanks!
It‘s so tough to tell. I’ve worn my cattleman quite a bit, the territory less, and the bushman even less. The Coober Pedy is only two days new.
If I were to buy a Stetson used, I’d buy a 7-1/2. If I were to buy a Resistol used, I’d buy a 7-5/8…. If I measure my head, I’m a 58-1/2 cm, and the 59 fits loose when it’s new.
I’d order more right out of the gate (there‘s a Coober Pedy in bran that I’d like to pick up…) but I don’t know if I should keep ordering 59s or 60s!
Thanks!
It‘s so tough to tell. I’ve worn my cattleman quite a bit, the territory less, and the bushman even less. The Coober Pedy is only two days new.
If I were to buy a Stetson used, I’d buy a 7-1/2. If I were to buy a Resistol used, I’d buy a 7-5/8…. If I measure my head, I’m a 58-1/2 cm, and the 59 fits loose when it’s new.
I’d order more right out of the gate (there‘s a Coober Pedy in bran that I’d like to pick up…) but I don’t know if I should keep ordering 59s or 60s!
I also measure just under 59 (just over 58 1/2). I have three second hand Akubras - a ‘60s Stylemaster, an ’80s Snowy River, and a Cattleman. All are size 60. The Stylemaster is a nice fit, the Snowy River was too small and needed a hat jack and he Catleman was too big and has some sponge placed under the sweatband.Thanks!
It‘s so tough to tell. I’ve worn my cattleman quite a bit, the territory less, and the bushman even less. The Coober Pedy is only two days new.
If I were to buy a Stetson used, I’d buy a 7-1/2. If I were to buy a Resistol used, I’d buy a 7-5/8…. If I measure my head, I’m a 58-1/2 cm, and the 59 fits loose when it’s new.
I’d order more right out of the gate (there‘s a Coober Pedy in bran that I’d like to pick up…) but I don’t know if I should keep ordering 59s or 60s!
Ugh, I keep forgetting about ovality because my head is so close to a regular oval that it isn't an issue for me. Thanks for adding that very helpful information Brent!If you’re a 58.5cm and you’re wearing 7 5/8 (61cm) hats I suspect you are a long or extra long oval. The shape matters almost as much as the size. In stiff/firm western hats that don’t easily conform to my head shape I always prefer a size larger as I’m a long oval.
All my Akubra hats are one size up. I add weather stripping to snug it up and as it shrinks I remove the stripping. I find it takes about two years of daily wear for my Akubras to become second skin comfortable. But I also overheat easily and sweat easily. If you are a cool customer that doesent sweat much it may take longer.Hi All! Longtime lurker and first time poster…. I primarily wear Akubra hats from David Morgan along with a strong contingent of berets from South Pacific Berets. (Beret’s are a whole other story, I know!)
Anyhow, curious on how much shrinking I should expect on my Akubra…? I just received a new Coober Pedy in Bluegrass Green, 59. It’s loose enough without the two thin strips of felt in the brim from David Morgan that it would fall off of my head. The two strips make it perfect… Should I expect over the next few years that it might shrink enough to remove those two strips and then it’ll steady out?
Current Akubra collection for discussion, from left to right: cattleman, Coober Pedy, bushman (in 60 cm with four pieces of felt in the brim) and a territory.
Thanks!
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The Federation IV is exclusive to hatsdirect.com , also known as the HatteryI like that color a lot. Can you tell me how high the crown is?