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The Nutria and Beaver felt from the two companies are the same price. The Beaver is sourced from Ukraine but isn't due to arrive until christmas. I was wondering if beaver is better, and if so, is it better enough to justify 4 months of waiting?

I also forgot to mention, I'm looking for a very stiff hard hat. The finish doesn't really matter, I'm not that picky as it's my first real hat.

I got this from another forum, someone posted an email from their felter. "We use Nutria fur on a regular basis to mix with Beaver fur and do a quality we call CN (CastorNutria) on a 50/50 % blend. Nutria fur is the almost similar to Beaver, but Beaver is still much better. Price of Nutria...

Hi, I'm currently in the talks with a member on here about creating a fully western rugged hat. My only question is whether or not to go with 100% beaver, offered by the millinery warehouse in 210g western weight, or 100% coypu (nutria) offered by sunrise hat supplies in 220g western weight.