Recent content by Wade H

I agree, there is less pressure with the shaping and hole since it's supposed to be a working hat.

I did a thing. Braved the interwebs and bought an Akubra Silverspur on EBay. The photos made it look like it was in decent shape but needed a little love. When I got it I found there was a small hole in the pinch that wasn’t very visible in the photos. After a lot of trial and error I was able...

Thanks. That's the one I'm looking at. As long as it isn't too much longer than 3" it will probably work. I definitely don't want the curl but that could be ironed/steamed out. Looking for a good trustworthy hiking hat. Looks like you cut the brim on your. How did you go about getting it clean...

I'm looking at buying an old Akubra Silver Spur. I know it's no longer made, but I can't seem to find anything that talks about brim width. It looks fairly wide. I'm hoping that someone here has one can can tell me the measurements. Thanks in advance.

Thanks. Good to know about packable felt vs wool. They definitely don't show the shaggy side of the hat that yours shows.

Not new to me "today" but it's almost my one year anniversary with my first custom hat, a This is Folklore hat from Portland. I can believe it took me so many years to learn there is a custom hat maker just a few blocks from my house. The hat fits like a glove and I can't wait for the weather to...

Does it fit true to Stetson sizing? I thought that I read the sizing was slightly different. I like the packable concept.

I just got an Open Road and it fits surprisingly well on my slightly long oval head but it doesn't fit as well as my custom Foklore hat which fits like a glove. The custom hat was quite a bit more than the Royal Deluxe OR. You mentioned that you can find custom hats that are roughly the same...