mine arrived today, too!

[scottyrocks]

Hey, all. My Akubra Fed IV arrived today. I am absolutely thrilled! Ive already wet-bashed it. I love it! I dont know if Im ever gonna take this hat off my head.

 

[Tampahound]

Congratz scottyrocks!

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap Looks great! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Looking good, Scotty! Nice crease job.

 

[KY Gentleman]

That looks great Scottyrocks! I think those are great lids.:eusa_clap

 

[scottyrocks]

Thanks, guys.

Tampahound, I had been meaning to post this when I first got home, but a bunch of stuff happened that had to be addressed right then and there. So I logged onto FL and there was your post that you got your Fed IV! That was very cool. I took the picture and made my post.

Your hat looks great. I love these Fed IVs. Wear it well!

 

[Wil Tam]

all the feds are coming in!!

congrats! looks great on ya!

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Now playing: Cold War Kids - Dreams Old Men Dream
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[Johnny.]

Wow, looks great man! Awesome job on the bashing. Was it easy getting the pinch right?

*squirms in seat* I really want mine now!!!!

 

[trailrunner]

Like several have already said - Great job on that bash, and congrats on the new lid.

 

[Johnny.]

Newb question... how stiff exactly is that brim? Like is it bendy or inflexible?

 

[tortswon]

Looks great!

Scotty, you look good enough to be chased through the jungle by suitable bad guys. Best, Sam

 

[MattJH]

Newb question... how stiff exactly is that brim? Like is it bendy or inflexible?

Bendy, but not floppy. You have to coax it down when you first get it.

 

[jlagman]

Gah...one more Federation arrival thread and I'm going to take the plunge. Nice lid.

 

[ryang]

Nice lid Scotty - great job on the bash.:eusa_clap It suits you well. Is that a deluxe or a regular Fed IV? I got a regular and did not realize how comfortable it had become until I started wearing a different fedora and then switched back again.

Now just watch out for the Hovitos.

 

[Johnny.]

Bendy, but not floppy. You have to coax it down when you first get it.

Ahh, ok. What do you mean by "coax it down"?

 

[MattJH]

Ahh, ok. What do you mean by "coax it down"?

Like... train it down. I've owned three Federations (and still have two), and the brim is definitely not a snap brim out of the box. It just sort of bends down and then pops right back up. It's not stiff, it's just not snappy. You have to train / coax it to look how you want. Mine still don't snap. Once I trained the brims down, they just stayed down. I'd have to retrain the brim to go back up.

 

[scottyrocks]

Like... train it down. I've owned three Federations (and still have two), and the brim is definitely not a snap brim out of the box. It just sort of bends down and then pops right back up. It's not stiff, it's just not snappy. You have to train / coax it to look how you want. Mine still don't snap. Once I trained the brims down, they just stayed down. I'd have to retrain the brim to go back up.

This is very easy to do with the distilled water in a squirt bottle. Spray it til its coated but not drenched, and then dont be afraid to muutcher it a bit to get it to stay where you want it to be. With non-snap brims I have found that I have to over bend them a bit ('muutchering') to get them to end up where I want. (Muutcher is pronounced with the ou sound from 'would.' Ive never seen satisfatctory spellings of this word, or 'buuby,' so thats how I spell them - with two u's).

 

[thecoolmiester]

nice fed, is that a Crystal Skull bash?
And is that a regular or deluxe?

 

[Goose.]

ScottyRocks...

Nice hat! Cool dents! Congratualtions!!!

 

[jlagman]

Could a Fed owner post up a picture of the ribbon, more specifically, the stitching (if it's visible) holding it in place?

 

[CRH]

... Ive already wet-bashed it. ...

And so you have! Another great example of that wet bashed lived in look.

A wet bash gives a lived in look that I just can't seem to find with steam. My vote is for wet and I'd be happy to argue my position over a few cocktails with anyone who is willing .