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  1. Doc Glockster

    Miraculous Hat Survival Stories

    I ordered an Akubra from David Morgan a few weeks ago. When I went to the post office to pick it up, I noticed that the entire lower half of the box was crushed. The postmaster could see the horrified look on my face. "Can I open it and inspect it before I sign for it?" I asked. "I can't...
  2. Doc Glockster

    Hat Storage Question

    I've recently purchased a couple of new fur and felt hats, one an Akubra and the other a Stetson. I basically have a choice of two closets to store them in. One is a walk-in closet, with a door, attached to the master bathroom. The door will stay shut most of the time, and if I use that...
  3. Doc Glockster

    LEXOL okay on Akubra sweat bands?

    I just bought a charcoal Banjo Paterson and it's already my favorite hat. I love it so much I want a spare to put in storage. I plan to store it with a hat jack but is it okay to use LEXOl leather conditioner on the "reeded roan sweat band?"
  4. Doc Glockster

    Akubra Banjo Paterson or Angler?

    I'm torn between ordering a Banjo Paterson in charcoal or an Angler. Pics or suggestions would help. I had an Angler a few years ago, but splashed some chemicals on it and ruined it. I kind of lean toward another, but the Banjo keeps calling me too. HELP!
  5. Doc Glockster

    Looking for a particular configuration if it exists

    I'm looking for a fedora with no wider than a 3" brim with vent holes for cooling. I want it to be wool or fur felt and durable. I do NOT want it to be crushable. I like a stiff hat because it will get rained on...repeatedly. The Akubra Angler is pretty darn close, and I may just knuckle...
  7. Doc Glockster

    Looking for a lightweight but stiff summer fedora

    I've been wearing the Jaxon safari hat from Village Hat Shop in the summer because of its light weight. I replaced the cheesy hat band with a puggaree. I actually prefer a wool or fur felt hat because I like a stiff hat, but those are dang hot in the summer. Does anyone make a lightweight...
  8. Doc Glockster

    Spotting a fake leather sweat band

    How do you spot a fake leather sweat band? My "day to day" hat is a Stetson Hutchins that I got for not too much money. The other day I turned over the sweat band to reglue part of the liner and noticed that the sweat band had some strange "cross-hatching" on the inside, like it was rolled...
  9. Doc Glockster

    Questions about the Akubra Snowy River

    I've been tempted to order one of these for some time now, but due to budget concerns I settled for a Stetson Hutchins, which has been a good hat but I'm sure the Akubra Snowy River is better. Some questions for you Snowy River owners: 1. Does the hat tend to ride a little uncomfortably...
  10. Doc Glockster

    This is an essential tool for reshaping a hat brim

    The Smokey Bear hat press. http://www.thewoodshopcustomshutters.com/images/Hat%20Press%20Front%20View.bmp I bought one at a gun show and I've used it so many times it's paid for itself many times over. When you reshape a brim by hand, it ends up with bumps and wrinkles, but putting a hat...
  11. Doc Glockster

    How to "age" bright yellow cavalry hat cords?

    I have a hat conversion going where I'm taking a Stetson Hutchins and turning it into a tan Indian Wars cavalry campaign hat. My problem is, the hat is on its way to looking nice and rustic, but the yellow hat cords look garish on it. The yellow is way too bright. I need a way to take...
  13. Doc Glockster

    Thoughts on this safari hat & this company?

    I've been tempted to order one of these safari hats for several months now: http://www.tagsafari.com/item/h-018_african+safari+felt+hat+zebra_hats I don't know anything about the hat or the company. I'm kind of reluctant to buy a hat that has part of a dead animal on it. I hunt...
  14. Doc Glockster

    Can a dried out leather sweat band be saved?

    I can't tell you how many hats I've gotten off eBay that were in near mint condition, except that the sweat band had dried out to the point that it tore like paper. I thought a generous application of leather conditioner was enough to save it, but my last hat purchased proved me wrong. I...
  15. Doc Glockster

    Altering a felt or fur hat's color?

    Some weeks ago while in Tombstone Arizona I bought a Serratelli hat with a telescope crown and a stiff flat brim. In the store, the hat looked like a dark charcoal gray, almost black. When I got it home, though, and got it out in the sunlight, the color was more of a "blue gray"...
  16. Doc Glockster

    Guessing a hat size if someone only knows the inside diameter?

    I keep seeing some rare hats on Ebay that I want, and it seems like invariably in listings like that the tag is missing. More often than not, the seller will take a measurement of the diameter inside the sweatband. Is there a "pretty accurate" way to guess the hat size if you know the...
  17. Doc Glockster

    Return of the Son of the Homemade Safari Hat Threads

    Several months ago I scored an inexpensive safari hat off eBay. The inner lining says "Dynafelt" but by the cooling holes on the side we had figured out from a thread here that it was probably made by Beaver Brand, and maybe for the old Banana Republic stores from the 1970's...
  19. Doc Glockster

    Stetson Austral Question

    I like the simple, uncurled flat brim of the hat, but the open crown is something I don't like. I live out in the middle of nowhere with not much access to someone who could professionally crease the crown. How difficult would it be for me (at home) to turn that open crown in to a telescope...
  20. Doc Glockster

    The "Little Joe Cartwright" hat?

    I'm calling the hat style I'm looking for the "Little Joe Cartwright" hat just to give everyone a common visual. I have searched a couple dozen hat vendor websites and no one seems to make this style hat anymore. I located a place that makes an actual reproduction...
  21. Doc Glockster

    Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers

    Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Major Sutlers Ever since I was a kid, I have been fascinated by the Civil War forage cap, or bummer. Often erroneously called a kepi, the forage cap is distinguished by the taller crown and lack of a prominent welt around the crown disc’s top edge. This...
  22. Doc Glockster

    Less pricey Banjo Paterson-Indiana Jones-Akubra hat alternatives?

    Greetings, Gents. I posted a question similar to this in the "ask a question" thread, and after thinking about it I decided maybe I should start a full thread on this. I'm a rancher. I love hats that are the Indiana Jones/Banjo Paterson/Akubra style, but I don't want to spend an arm and...

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