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if you don't like the Fed IV....
Pinnacle - nice! "I have a new Pinnacle & yes you notice the difference in a 100% beaver felt & a rabbit/hare felt." Yes, I too am enjoying my super-soft Pinnacle that I got from one of the Lounge's regulars. I thought the Akubra Sydney was nice, but that plush black Pinnacle makes me feel...- thomasrodd
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Semi calado madness
Me, too Panama Bob quoted me a range of $140-400 depending on weave for a size 8 of this open-weave type, custom order due to size. Maybe later this year if I feel flush. Last year I took out the liner and leather sweatband and put in a coolmax fabric band, and added large brass...- thomasrodd
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Felt hats in summer..
Escapeway for moisture helps me Last year I installed grommets on two new hats --a fairly tightly woven panama and -- gasp! -- an akubra federation. These hats were too hot and thus pretty uncomfortable for me even in mild weather, -- I run hot-blooded, I guess. The grommets I put in are...- thomasrodd
- Post #121
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The idea that hats keep you cooler...
photos worked, but too small -- help?- thomasrodd
- Post #42
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The idea that hats keep you cooler...
Fino fino w/grommets photos as per request, this is how i got my costly panama to be comfortable on hot days. I have no idea what size these photos will be when I post them. The one I posted earlier in this thread was pretty small. Where on this site can I get some guidance on that? The...- thomasrodd
- Post #41
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The idea that hats keep you cooler...
a cool customer thanks to grommets works for me!- thomasrodd
- Post #27
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The idea that hats keep you cooler...
Grommets on a fino fino I put four brass grommets with 3/8 inch holes, two in each side of a panama i got from panama hats direct, because it was simply too uncomfortable to wear otherwise. I took the idea from my tilley hat. OK, it's not the maltese falcon look, but i wanted to wear the hat...- thomasrodd
- Post #26
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Hat story
that stetson I had to give the stetson to my son when I reascended to size 8.- thomasrodd
- Post #21
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Hat story
one more big head truth well, i still can't PM, so maybe I need to do a few more posts: so, another big head truth: Two years of weight watchers about 1999-2001) took me from 238 to 175. (I'm back "up there" today, thank you very much). Waist size reduction was expected, of course, but...- thomasrodd
- Post #20
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Hat story
more big head tales -- sydney fans? A couple of years ago, LL Bean had a sale on "XXL" boating hats -- light, nylon, vented, great quality I got two. They Just barely fit -- a little uncomfortable, to tell the truth. oh, the strain of the big head! anyone else out there have an akubra...- thomasrodd
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Hat story
big head truths one learns to appreciate mucho the folks who sell size 8. Tilleys have been a staple for me when not being dressy in town. they get filthy but you can wash them in the sink. i liked the sydney in the article photo because it evoked "eliot ness -- scambuster!" now i...- thomasrodd
- Post #15
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Hat story
a deflated lawyer what I took away from that deposition was the lawyer's rather notable (and delicious) deflation at my answer. Apparently, the lawyer didn't "get" the CRUCIAL important of the fedora v. boater question. some people just don't have their priorities straight! this, by the...- thomasrodd
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Hat story
getting the picture i'm getting the picture on multiple posts!- thomasrodd
- Post #11
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Hat story
more on the hat story and a question for carter i got the hat I wore in the photo probably in 1998 from david morgan, because they stock akubra sydneys in size 8/64 cm, pretty hard to find that size I've found. a very soft, comfortable, low-key hat. my dad was in WWII with a bunch of...- thomasrodd
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Hat story
the magazine was newsweek. it was a year or two after i started the court job, which was in January 1997. i have the clipping in a scrapbook somewhere, i'll look for it this weekend.- thomasrodd
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Hat story
I need to get 15 posts so I can PM. Ok, here's a hat story, sorry no picture to go with it, although I have one somewhere that I may post when I find it. I was working as a consumer protection lawyer for the state, and sued a direct mail genius who was make millions on illegal "you have...- thomasrodd
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