Recent content by Brian Niebuhr

I'd wear that 7x the way it is. With a new sweat.

Has anyone actually ordered from Nungar Trading? I've sent several emails over the last couple years with no response.

Her westerns have only a 4.5 inch open crown?

Akubra stopped making the Silver Spur. Why it wasn't a top seller is beyond me. Great open crown hat with felt that wasn't hard as a rock like most westerns. The Boss of the Plains was also a really good hat. It had the same light weight felt as the Silver Spur but with a little higher crown...

You could just hang them on every last object in your house that can be used to hang a hat. That's what I do. Guests usually feel the need to count hats. It's entertaining.

The sweatbands look really crude but I actually kinda like them in a way. Looks like something a mountain man might put together. I don't think I trust the felt though. It looks unstable. I'm thinking shrinkage and taper would be a real problem. I once purchased a rabbit felt blank that reminds...

I like his style and wouldn't mind seeing him in action. His Facebook says he travels around to different events and makes hats in his tent. Sounds like a pretty awesome gig!

I've had the two week delay on an "in stock" hat. From what I understand, the hat is not actually in stock at EA but it has already been made and is in stock at Akubra's warehouse and just needs to be shipped to EA before it can be shipped to the customer.

Has anyone ordered from Nungar Trading co recently? I noticed they still list some hats that were discontinued. I'm assuming that they just don't keep their site very up to date but it would be fantastic if maybe they still had a supply. I tried to email them but got no response. I can't call...

It's been about a year since I've gotten a new hat. Too long. I was thinking about another Akubra but there just isn't a model that I want bad enough since they thinned the herd and I don't trust other hat companies enough to shell out the dough. Used hats in my size are few and rarely ever open...

I ground down my stretcher to better fit my "pointy" forehead. I have an extra long egg oval. I rarely have to use it but it works pretty well when I do. Your hat should "remember" your head shape fairly well on its own as long as it isn't disturbed too much while drying. Try hanging it to dry...

Last night I sent a message to one of those sellers who seem to think, well I'm not sure what they're thinking. You know, the $500 hat (for something that might go for around $50-$75. I mentioned that it was a nice hat and that it would sell in a lower price range, I think I said something like...

I get pretty bad hat hair since my hair is fairly thick and shaggy. My hat doesn't come off until I get home at night anyway so it doesn't bother me. Best fix for hat hair? Put a hat on.

I've been thinking of getting another Woomera and leaving the crown open. Taking the side swoop out of the brim and working the kettle curl like my current Woomera but only with an open crown. The reason for the crown left open is because I've been wanting a mushroom hunting hat that'll kinda...

How about the Colly? I don't own one but I've been wanting to get one. It has a bigger brim and a taller crown than the Cattleman. Might be too big for your taste though. Otherwise the Territory seems like a good choice. Wide brim with a shorter crown than the Colly. The wider brims are nice but...