Akubra Overload

Hurricane Jack · Jun 20, 2019

Scooterz said:
Ok now you guys have done it. Telling me about the sale. Please mark your calendars and remind me in 4 months a taupe CD should be on my doorstep...

I think Taupe will be a nice versatile color. I have a Taupe Fawn & really like it.

Yamahana · Jul 5, 2019

Before following and learning here on the lounge I had disregarded the Akubra line of hats mistakingly assuming they were all outback Aussie style with lamp shade brims hanging down front and back. Picked up this 3 1/4” brim Bushman in Moonstone and pretty much wore it all winter.

It’s a great hat, really like it’s bluish grey color, bound brim and dimensions.

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GLewis · Jul 6, 2019

Yamahana said:
Before following and learning here on the lounge I had disregarded the Akubra line of hats mistakingly assuming they were all outback Aussie style with lamp shade brims hanging down front and back. Picked up this 3 1/4” brim Bushman in Moonstone and pretty much wore it all winter.

It’s a great hat, really like it’s bluish grey color, bound brim and dimensions.

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Nice hat! Did you bash it yourself?

Desert dog · Jul 6, 2019

GLewis said:
Nice hat! Did you bash it yourself?

I really love my vintage hats, but I wear Akubra Camp drafts a lot! The moonstone color is so versatile. Your hat looks great, with a really nice crease!

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Yamahana · Jul 6, 2019

GLewis said:
Nice hat! Did you bash it yourself?

Thanks..Yes I did, it came as an open crown from David Morgan.

Yamahana · Jul 6, 2019

Desert dog said:
I really love my vintage hats, but I wear Akubra Camp drafts a lot! The moonstone color is so versatile. Your hat looks great, with a really nice

Yamahana · Jul 6, 2019

Thanks Ed, I really like the moonstone color

Rmccamey · Jul 6, 2019

Did it shrink at all since it was new?

Yamahana said:
Before following and learning here on the lounge I had disregarded the Akubra line of hats mistakingly assuming they were all outback Aussie style with lamp shade brims hanging down front and back. Picked up this 3 1/4” brim Bushman in Moonstone and pretty much wore it all winter.

It’s a great hat, really like it’s bluish grey color, bound brim and dimensions.

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Yamahana · Jul 6, 2019

Rmccamey said:
Did it shrink at all since it was new?

No I don’t felt like it has shrunk or got any tighter fitting

Hurricane Jack · Jul 8, 2019

Desert dog said:
I really love my vintage hats, but I wear Akubra Camp drafts a lot! The moonstone color is so versatile.

Me too.

Yamahana · Jul 11, 2019

Akubra Sundowner I picked up this past winter. Not a fan of paracord type hat band probably change it when I find the right ribbon. The felt is lighter, denser and more refined than my Bushman.

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HatNut-Jack · Jul 20, 2019

Wildblue said:
It's been 7 years, I need to Akubra again. Going to Sydney in January for a cruise. Thinking of getting a Cattleman, perhaps something else like a Traveller. Previous purchase was a Lawson in Heritage Fawn. Starting my research now.

My most recent purchase is the Wentworth in Sorrel. Greta color and great look and feel IMHO.

GLewis · Jul 21, 2019

I recently received a silver belly Camp Draft. It’s nice! My next Akubra, hopefully, will be a moonstone Fed IV.

Boomerang · Jul 22, 2019

You caught me before I could properly introduce myself to the folks in the Lounge, but I'd like to say that I have 2 Akubra Bushmen, one in Moonstone and one in Nullarbar Tan, both bashed with a cattleman's crease.

Boomerang · Jul 23, 2019

Sorry for my delay in providing pics. I haven't been a member of a forum for a few years and my photo posting skills are out of date. That said, you got a glimpse of the Moonstone Bushman above, so I thought I'd show the NT as well.

deadlyhandsome · Jul 23, 2019

Boomerang said:
Sorry for my delay in providing pics. I haven't been a member of a forum for a few years and my photo posting skills are out of date. That said, you got a glimpse of the Moonstone Bushman above, so I thought I'd show the NT as well.

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My problem is that both colors look great and it’s hard to decide between them. You had the right idea by just getting both.

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GLewis · Jul 23, 2019

I recently bought a Camp Draft, and it was very loose when I bought it! After I bashed it, it tightened up considerably. I really recommend the silver belly Camp Draft.

Ribook · Jul 23, 2019

Can anyone identify the style of this Akubra hat listed on ebay?

https://tinyurl.com/y4s3u5jw

The last photo in the ad shows writing on the front of the sweat band where I've seen the hat style written for other Akubra hats. I can't figure out what it says and don't know enough about these hats to identify it from the other photos.

Thanks in advance,
Russ

Hurricane Jack · Jul 23, 2019

Ribook said:
Can anyone identify the style of this Akubra hat listed on ebay?

https://tinyurl.com/y4s3u5jw

The last photo in the ad shows writing on the front of the sweat band where I've seen the hat style written for other Akubra hats. I can't figure out what it says and don't know enough about these hats to identify it from the other photos.

Thanks in advance,
Russ

I can't make it out. Looks like "Long--t-n" to me but that doesn't bring anything up. It's Imperial grade so if you like the style & dimensions then you know about what you would be getting.

jlee562 · Jul 23, 2019

My guess was Longreach, also the name of a town.

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