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Day two at the rugby 7s. Envious of all the snow, although it is only 32c today. The hat is an old Wrangler Jhonson.

Playing rugby at the Hottest 7s In The World today. 33 celsius, 57% humidity in Darwin. So it is the Akubra Hayman to keep the sun off, and let the heat out, between games.

The Akubras definitely shrink a size with time (my stylemaster probably lost a bit more than a size over its life). So, if you are able to contact the supplier and amend your order it would be a good idea. You can always pad the band if it is too big, there is not a lot you can do if it is too...

Not every task is suited for a fur felt, so I've pulled out a hat from a German manufacturer. The Edelrid Ultralight in polypropylene (mine is a 1999 vintage). It came in blue and red, but I chose the stylish basic white (newer models also come in orange and black) This being the lounge, I must...

Ground Control to Major Tom, your circuit's dead, there's something wrong. Can you hear me, Major Tom? Sent from my GT-I9210T using Tapatalk

I think I might take issue with the claim of abuse. The Akubra is traditionally the hat of the Australian man on the land & this one has done its job (and been retired). A drive through any Australian country town will see plenty of hats not dissimilar to this. The wear on the crown comes from...

Spent the day in Sydney, the photo is at the Museum of Contemporary Art. I happen to think my Fed Deluxe is a piece of contemporary art & the photo is my evidence. Sent from my GT-I9210T using Tapatalk

I'm currently visiting my father and thought the lounge would like a look at his cattleman, worn for many years on the tractor. Sent from my GT-I9210T using Tapatalk

Whoops, posted two of the same image. This was the front on view

I posted about my purchase of a (long coveted) Fed Deluxe on the new hat thread, but given that I have now bashed it and am wearing it I thought I'd post post-bash photos here. Loving that new hat smell! Sent from my GT-I9210T using Tapatalk

I was driving through Katoomba today, so had to stop for breakfast at the cafe next to the Hattery. And, being there I had to pop into the Hattery and look at hats. And, as it happened, my old stylemaster has a hole at the pinch... I have also liked the Federation, for some time. I think some of...

Sorry, I can't help you with dating the hat. But, figured I'd say that you need to put a dent in it and show us how it looks on your head. Because, if it suits you then it is $100 well spent, regardless of the age. The word 'vintage' though is not worth much on an hat bought online. I was...

An Akubra Snowy River? My first fur felt was a black Snowy River. Bought it from the Strand Hatters in Sydney. With it fixed firmly on my head, I walked to Moore Park. This turned out to be an error, because as a teenage boy in a hat walking up Oxford Street I was met with a lot of "ohhh hello...

For me today was my Akubra Flat Top. No real idea of the vintage of this one, it is 'pocketweight' and, really does have a flat top (although, when I found it, someone had tried to give it a bash. But it is much too shallow for that to work). From what I can find, looking through old Australian...

An Akubra can cope with that sort of thing. In my younger days, it was not unheard of for 'friends' to place a warm cowpat in your Akubra and jam it firmly on your head. I used shampoo on the hair and sunlight on the hat. I suspect this is all you need.