Stetson 6X versus Akubra Heritage collection

[Fedster]

Hi All,

I would like to ask you how does a Stetson 6X felt compare to the felt of an Akubra Heritage collection hat. Which one is more durable? which one is smoother, softer etc? And of we look at the leather sweatband, how would a 6X Stetson compare to Akubra Heritage (softness, width, etc)?

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[gtdean48]

6X Stetson is a western weight body where Heritage by Akubra is a dress weight body.
I'm sitting here with a 6X silverbelly Stetson western hat & a Campdraft Deluxe.
The CD Deluxe is smoother finished, lighter weigh (stated above), denser felt, softer to the touch & more easily shaped, brim & crown.
I like the look & feel of the Heritage sweatband over the Stetson but they are both nice sweats.

 

[Bob Roberts]

6X Stetson is a western weight body where Heritage by Akubra is a dress weight body.
I'm sitting here with a 6X silverbelly Stetson western hat & a Campdraft Deluxe.
The CD Deluxe is smoother finished, lighter weigh (stated above), denser felt, softer to the touch & more easily shaped, brim & crown.
I like the look & feel of the Heritage sweatband over the Stetson but they are both nice sweats.

...and if you don't mind, where does the Fed IV "Deluxe" fit in to this mix? Thx.

 

[jlee562]

Fed IV deluxe and CD deluxe should be pretty equivalent, all other things being equal. It's the same grade of felt.

 

[Ginseng]

The felt of my Fed IV Deluxe feels very much like that of my Campdraft Deluxe. The only difference is that the F4D feels more stiff, presumably due to more lacquer or stiffener. They are both really nice and substantial in the hand.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Thx for that info.

 

[Fedster]

Hi All,

thanks for the info, especially thanks to gtdean48! I am not sure what the difference between dress and western weight felts is, I own a Banjo, and I was under the impression that it is an outdoors hat designed to take sun and rain in abundance -- the heritage felt should be more not less resilient than the imperial felt. I am overly optimistic?

 

[jlee562]

All Akubra hats are tough hats, whether imperial or heritage. But yes, the heritage felt should be more resilient.