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[DOGMAN]

this Cedar Brown CD showed up yesterday .
as I expected it is typical Akubra less than mediocre construction completely unimpressive hat....
It is hard as a rock and stiff as a board.
The flanging is awful
It has the famous toliker line on the brim that Akubra for some reason cannot get figured out and frankly doesn't seem to care to.
It looks to have been pounced by a child.
The color is somewhat patchy.
All of this just further solidified my opinion of Akubra hats that they are highly overrated poorly made hats made of very mediocre materials.
I should have known better but I figured I would give them one more chance... I wasted my money.
Can't say I'm disappointed because I sort of expected this... but this hat is in no way worth what I spent on it.
I know Akubra gets very hyped here and I respect those who swear by them... but this hat is a costume hat at best

So after that glowing review... who wants it?
What size is it?I like a nasty stiff hat.....for the right price.

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[bowlerman]

Brooks Brothers?

Possible? I'll try and get pics later


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[moontheloon]

it's in classifieds Chuck

 

[moontheloon]

my heart is pounding... because ...

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[Bob Roberts]

I'm just astounded.

 

[Frunobulax]

Oh Lordy. Wonderful, Anthony. Simply wonderful.


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[philosophy101]

That is just extraordinary. Is it "new" old stock? It surely looks it. Wow!

 

[moontheloon]

That is just extraordinary. Is it "new" old stock? It surely looks it. Wow!

all I can say is that it looks pretty much untouched
Not a flaw on it nor is there any show of wear


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[moehawk]

my heart is pounding... because ...

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Whoa.
Strats usually don't float my boat like they do for lots of others here, but that one is sweet.
I'd wear it.

 

[Redfokker]

my heart is pounding... because ...

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Wow Ant! Did you invent a time machine and go back to buy this one new! This is amazing. Made my day. Merry Christmas my friend!

 

[Frunobulax]

This just shows you have to keep the faith. There's a pristine hat out there waiting for you.


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[moontheloon]

Wow Ant! Did you invent a time machine and go back to buy this one new! This is amazing. Made my day. Merry Christmas my friend!

Thank you sir
To you the same

This just shows you have to keep the faith. There's a pristine hat out there waiting for you.


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Indeed sir
They are out there



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[Hurricane Jack]

Whoa.
Strats usually don't float my boat like they do for lots of others here, but that one is sweet.
I'd wear it.

I love the look of Strats but @ 7-5/8 the chance of owning a vintage one or willing to pay the price for one for me is slim. I have some 150th Annie Strats that I love & think of as (almost) daily hats, for what I have in them $wise (as well as my Akubra CD's) I love them even if some posters think of them as costume hats.

 

[Frunobulax]

Thank you sir
To you the same



Indeed sir
They are out there



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Sir??!! That was my dad.


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[Dlaniger]

My first 3 Akubras bought abt 2 and a half years ago were all good to decent re stiffness and pouncing. My 4th and very last, an Imperial Fed was incredibly stiff. It will be my last Akubra.

Good for inclement weather in my book! Stiff indeed.


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[moontheloon]

I love the look of Strats but @ 7-5/8 the chance of owning a vintage one or willing to pay the price for one for me is slim. I have some 150th Annie Strats that I love & think of as (almost) daily hats, for what I have in them $wise (as well as my Akubra CD's) I love them even if some posters think of them as costume hats.

not sure how you got ... all CDs are costume hats ... from "this hat is a costume hat at best"

I'm speaking about one specific hat

two of my CDs I absolutely love ...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

not sure how you got ... all CDs are costume hats ... from "this hat is a costume hat at best"

I'm speaking about one specific hat

two of my CDs I absolutely love ...

Moon, everyone is entitled to their opinion & no one's opinion effects mine or how I think or choose to spend my money. So don't take this personally; I certainly don't. But just for example it has been posted several times by you that among the Stetson hat line anything below a Premier grade is just a costume hat. And I'm okay with that opinion. Doesn't change what I buy or do. I love my custom western hats & they are what I always reach for first, but there are times when I realize as I get older I want a fedora for dress, even sometimes everyday wear. I have bought some fedora Customs but am beginning to think what I really only need is 2-3 Akubras & my Annie Strats, besides my Western Customs.

Again, don't take anything I've said personally; I don't take comments that way either. We all are only here because it is enjoyable & once that stops we won't be here any longer.

 

[moontheloon]

Moon, everyone is entitled to their opinion & no one's opinion effects mine or how I think or choose to spend my money. So don't take this personally; I certainly don't. But just for example it has been posted several times by you that among the Stetson hat line anything below a Premier grade is just a costume hat. And I'm okay with that opinion. Doesn't change what I buy or do. I love my custom western hats & they are what I always reach for first, but there are times when I realize as I get older I want a fedora for dress, even sometimes everyday wear. I have bought some fedora Customs but am beginning to think what I really only need is 2-3 Akubras & my Annie Strats, besides my Western Customs.

Again, don't take anything I've said personally; I don't take comments that way either. We all are only here because it is enjoyable & once that stops we won't be here any longer.

never took anything personally ... just clearing up that I do not think all CDs are costume hats

I am fond of all of your hats

I often admire very much what others wear even if it is not something I would buy for myself ... your headwear is always smashing... always !

 

[DJH]

See, that's the problem with you "vintage" and "custom" guys--you've lost the ability to appreciate a modern mass-produced hat that someone slammed together just to get it on the shelf and make room for the next hat they have to slam together while probably getting paid not much more than minimum wage.

I have a Campdraft, the very first felt hat I bought - it's the bluegrass green.

When it arrived, the felt was so stiff, it felt like it was made of cardboard.

Since then, and with lots of wear (from blizzards in New England, to sweatfests in Texas) it has softened up and honestly the felt quality is as good and soft as any hat I own.

I've worn the heck out of this hat and it still looks just about perfect. A couple of years ago, I removed the liner to make it work better in warns weather and I must have re-creased it a dozen or more times.

Since then, I've bought a Tablelands (I swapped the the leather band with an Aussie pug that I bought from a bloke in Singapore) which I swear is tough enough to stop a bullet.

Sure, I have a bunch of vintage and custom hats, but my Akubras are both great hats and probably have the best cost/quality ratio of anything I own.


Cheers!
David - 21st Century Man

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Since then, and with lots of wear (from blizzards in New England, to sweatfests in Texas) it has softened up and honestly the felt quality is as good and soft as any hat I own.

OT from my opinion as laid out above, but I could list several things I own that have been with me thru thick & thin, & they have earned their keep! I never gave up on them & now they ain't going anywhere as far as I'm concerned!