HERITAGE grade Akubra Campdraft in Silver Belly Campaign

[danofarlington]

 

[Brando11]

Love the Heritage Campdraft. That's the only reason we really need, isn't it?

Hanging on my hatrack at work with a new elongated Teardrop bash:

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

I think there are a lot of OR fans on the forum that like that one style of hat. Which is fine an having various versions from different MFG. is a cool way of enjoying wearing your
favorite hat. I say enjoy if you don't want another silverbelly OR that is fine too. A few knocked the CD heritage as to tan and not enough silverbelly. I say whatever it fills a spot in my hat rotation for me.

 

[Harry Gooch]

I did a quick Montana but punch it back out until I can get the comparison with the Imperial CD done.
It looked good & I'll post some photos when I get it creased again...

Did you ever do the final version of the montana, gtdean?

Harry.

 

[gtdean48]

Did you ever do the final version of the montana, gtdean?

Harry.

Nope, I went to the JtL Arrowhead...

 

[Lastmohecken]

Regarding shrinking, mine definately shrunk. When I got it, it was too big, but after a light steaming, and later getting it wet in the rain, my campdraft did shrink from to big to too small. I had to use the hat stretcher on it. So, in my experience, they come big for size, but get them wet, and or steam them some and they definately will shrink.

 

[EggHead]

I think it may depend on the thickness of the felt. I have 4 Imperial Akubras. CD has thin medium soft felt, Sydney thin very soft felt, Leisure Time and Stockman thick medium soft felt. All 3 types feel different. I think that "Imperial" is assigned to content of the felt, not thickness or finish.
Anyway, I didn't experience much shrinking on any, although CD is my new hat and I will let you know in 6 months.

 

[Hoyt Clagwell]

After reading through this thread and seeing all the work it took to get this hat produced,I feel like I really should order one!

 

[jkingrph]

After reading through this thread and seeing all the work it took to get this hat produced,I feel like I really should order one!

It's worth it!!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Very well made hat for sure.

 

[SGT Rocket]

I'm looking at getting the campdraft delux. I'm a little bummed out that it isn't a true silverbelly, from what I've read on this thread. But, I think I'll get one because I love my reagular taupe fawn CD. However, the silverbelly campdraft is much lighter than the taupe fawn color... right? Or is it only slightly lighter?

Also, does anyone have an LBJ crease in their campdraft? I would love to see a picture of this because that is what I'd like to do with my silverbelly CD.

 

[Atticus Finch]

Also, does anyone have an LBJ crease in their campdraft? I would love to see a picture of this because that is what I'd like to do with my silverbelly CD.

Silverbelly Campdraft Deluxe with cattleman's crease by Optimo.

AF

 

[SGT Rocket]

^^^^^ awesome!!!!

 

[Atticus Finch]

^^^^^ awesome!!!!

Thank you! The good news is the Camp Draft turned out to be a great hat. The bad news is by the time I bought the hat, paid for the shipping, paid Optimo to crease the hat and paid for that shipping...I could have purchased a custom Jaxon.

AF

 

[Edward]

Yes, paying out for a professional bash and the additional shipping must all add up.... I'm too cheap to pay anyone else to do it, but then my bashes don't tend to be very complicated, so!

 

[SGT Rocket]

So, will Hats Direct give you a professional bash if you ask them too (and pay them too)?

 

[James71]

So, will Hats Direct give you a professional bash if you ask them too (and pay them too)?

I believe they will.

 

[Edward]

Don't see why not. Never thought to ask them myself, but then for me half the joy of buying an open-crown hat is in getting to do the bash myself.

 

[jkingrph]

So, will Hats Direct give you a professional bash if you ask them too (and pay them too)?

I don't know, but like that one by Atticus enough that I just e mailed them and posed the questiion.

 

[jlee562]

Don't see why not. Never thought to ask them myself, but then for me half the joy of buying an open-crown hat is in getting to do the bash myself.

This.

It's not hard to crease a hat! Especially a cattleman's crease.