Interesting. Every one of my Akubras (six, so far) was oversized when I received them, but after wearing them (and *sweating in them) shrunk down to what I consider to be a perfect fit after a few days (though all three Campdrafts eventually required a little stretching). However, the one Heritage Quality/Deluxe Fed IV I received was much less oversized than the Imperial Quality/Regular hats and shrank only a little.
Your * makes sense to me because Akubra makes hats for Australians who I believe are generally using them for outdoor protection and use, and correct me if I'm wrong but I believe its hot in Oz is it not?
The Australian summers are so hot that Akubra closes down and stops production for at least two weeks every year. I've never been to Australia myself, but a good friend who spent a couple of weeks there during their summer months once said you'd have to be a "rugged" individual to live there year after year.
My understanding is that "rugged" is an understatement.
[emoji14]
dont wanna see those little suckers for another 6mos.
The yellow ones taste better...
[emoji14]
Whenever that has happened with one of the hats I've ordered it was usually because it was sitting in customs waiting for them to clear it. The last hat I ordered cleared customs so fast that it was on our front porch six hours after it arrived in the U.S., but another one sat in customs for a week. *shrug* Nature of the beast.
I had the same experience with Heritage Akubra's being less oversized than Imperial. I think that's because the Heritage sweatband is a thicker leather. It certainly feels thicker but I've never bothered to compare them side by side.
