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    Hat sizing revisited

    Camp Drafts look very cool! Looks like a 3 month wait via the link though :( No other USA retailers seem to stock them. Reading about Akubra hats got me confused about sizing. I read somewhere on-line that they are sold big and come with shims and will eventually shrink....Is this true? How...
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    Hat sizing revisited

    Glad to see I'm not the only one willing to abuse these hats! :D I'd not be so concerned if it wasn't a mint condition older version...but such a good price I can only lose money by searching for another copy now. I have been using an old ~1/8 inch leather belt for the shim. If I understand you...
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    Hat sizing revisited

    Yea...I have a straw hat but they get more stiff and brittle with age and shrank at least one full size. Mine is a good quality Larry Mahan I think about 15 years old but it just doesn't work for me as a filed hat. I have considered the Akubras but understand they have odd sizing issues as...
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    Hat sizing revisited

    Wow! I haven't seen one yet, but I've only been looking a week or so.
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    Hat sizing revisited

    Shrinking Sizing Stetsons, a new concern.... Hi, this is my first post. I am a geologist and while searching for the perfect field hat found a Stetson Open Road. But at size 7 it is one size too big. I have added a strip of leather around the inside of the band and it is snugged up although now...

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