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    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    Well, I was outside for many hours today, so I wore my campaign hat to keep the sun off, in spite of the fact that it gives me a headache due to the stiff brim and sweatband. And I wore it at a tilt that would have made even AbbaDatDeHat proud. ;) Total tally for the day was as follows...
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    Akubra Overload

    Looking very dapper, Scott, and welcome to the forum!
  3. J

    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    I'm sure there's a reason, but I agree with David, I don't care for the look. I do admit that it looks more professional, when a uniformed person wears it that way, but it still looks a bit goofy to me. The best way I can describe it is like the furry hats the guards wear at Buckingham...
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    Akubra Overload

    I appreciate the photos and your opinion on it. In looking closer, I don't believe my Slouch has that wire in it. I do, on the other hand, think my Cattleman does. I've been trying to shrink the size of my Akubra collection (without success). If I keep my Cattleman I might do the same.
  5. J

    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    That was nice of you to let Robert Duvall borrow your campaign hat! :D
  7. J

    Akubra Overload

    I may do the same thing, provided my hat even has the wire in it. One of my Slouch hats I've tried stretching and steaming on more than one occasion, and it still won't get quite loose enough for me to find comfortable. And although I have tried selling it in the classified section, the price...
  8. J

    Akubra Overload

    I'm starting to get serious about having a couple vent grommets installed in an Akubra or two. It's not a task I want to take on myself, and I'm wondering if anyone here has suggestions of places to get it done. I already checked with both David Morgan and Akubra, and they won't. I tried to...
  9. J

    Akubra Overload

    Wow! I had no idea there was a wire inside the head bands! Interesting! Thanks for the tip (although I like how my bands fit currently.
  10. J

    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    Awesome photos, and a family history to be very proud of. Thanks for sharing! The very narrow pinched center crease with side dents, as seen in the first photo, seems to have been a very popular style. When you see photos of Australian soldiers in WWII, their slouch hats are almost always in...
  11. J

    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    I’m sure you’re correct. I got these off Google images, and it said they were Marines in the “Banana Wars”. So that would make sense.
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    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    Good call, that's exactly what it looks like. Interesting that the acorns predate the "non-acorn" hat. I didn't realize they'd been around for so long on the campaign hat. And speaking of hats in movies (at least I was), the newer remake of the Humphry Bogart classic, "Sahara", with Jim...
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    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    I recently watched "They were Expendable", one of my favorite John Wayne WWII movies, and I'd forgotten how many scenes there were of Marines wearing campaign hats in that movie. What I did find particularly interesting was the lack of forward rake. The movie was shot during WWII, and so I'm...
  15. J

    Akubra "Slouch" size 59 for sale

    Well, this has been up almost a month with no takers. Maybe I priced it too high. How about $80 shipped to CONUS? PS- Happy New Year!! :D
  16. J

    Akubra Overload

    Merry Christmas (belated)! :D I’ve got a quick question for the Akubra crowd... Lots of the YouTube videos and forum posts I read mention raising the crown so it doesn’t contact the top of your head. Is this strictly a comfort thing? The reason I ask is that I actually find it more...
  17. J

    Akubra "Slouch" size 59 for sale

    Thanks! :)
  19. J

    Akubra "Slouch" size 59 for sale

    Hello all, I'm selling my almost brand new Akubra Slouch hat. I've only owned it for a few months, and only worn it for about 4 days, on a cruise. It is still in like new condition, except for some slight soiling on the Akubra label inside the crown, which is also peeling off a little. The...
  20. J

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    Sorry, it was just an off-topic musing. Just another example of how even though something may not make much sense, once it gets drilled into you enough, it's tough to change. We were taught never to carry anything in our "gun hand", because that hand couldn't be distracted from it's primary...
  21. J

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    Growing up the only hat etiquette I knew was to remove it during a prayer, the National Anthem (unless in a military uniform and saluting), or the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. Fast forward to my late 20's, and in the police academy it was drilled into me that the second you break the...
  22. J

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I hadn't realized I was almost exactly quoting Steur's compliment, it just goes to show you, great minds think alike. :D But seriously, it's a great look for you, and you wear it well. And you're right about it looking good with a suit.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    That's just excellent, Brent!

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