Akubra Campdraft

[shodan]

I really like the Campdraft except for one thing; the height of the crown. I would like for the crown to be "shorter". Is this possible to do with the bashing or would you recommend a diffferent Akubra?

 

[RBH]

I really like the Campdraft except for one thing; the height of the crown. I would like for the crown to be "shorter". Is this possible to do with the bashing or would you recommend a diffferent Akubra?

Just make your crease deeper.

 

[CRH]

Just make your crease deeper.

"Journey To the Bottom of the Crease".....

This is dangerous territory, shodan. Be careful. Men have been lost setting deep creases in fur felts.

 

[KY Gentleman]

Tall, Tall, Tall! The tall crown is the thing I love about the Camp Draft.
I went with the center dent to maximize height!

 

[cookie]

I did my new Camp Draft last night as well. I decided on a teardrop for the crease since I did a diamond for my FED IV. I wore it to church this morning, but I am not yet sure it is a "suit hat". Looks a bit too casual maybe???

Au contraire mon ami...the hat looks splendide!

 

[kaosharper1]

I really like the Campdraft except for one thing; the height of the crown. I would like for the crown to be "shorter". Is this possible to do with the bashing or would you recommend a diffferent Akubra?

Give it a diamond or c-crown.

 

[gtdean48]

I've got 2 Campdrafts on order. One of them is getting a diamond for sure!

 

[CRH]

Moon Juice

Just headed outside with old fours legs after a quick poker match and noticed the nice moon so I snapped off a few and caught one that'll work.

Poker went well tonight. I think I've found an edge. See, the dog's been cheeting. She's been shiff'n my hand. The cat - he's pretty tame and doesn't have much balls for poker - Hmmm.... now that I think of it he doesn't have balls for anything.

So tonight before I delt the first hand, becouse I always deal the first hand, I gave the dog a good lick of this stuff

and that seemed to help a lot. She still sniffs my hand but can't smell my cards.

 

[gtdean48]

Thought this was cool....

1940's Stetson Open Road...

2009 Camp Draft...

The brim is a touch wider on the OR

 

[carter]

That looks very good, gtd. Still lookin' for that noggin shot.

 

[gtdean48]

That looks very good, gtd. Still lookin' for that noggin shot.

Will experiment with self photo of digi camera this weekend, if I have time...suppose to visit friends & son is home for Spring Break...

 

[jpbales]

look what you guys have done-

now you got me wanting to get a campdraft!:eusa_doh: My girlfriend will kill me if I get one before getting her a ring

 

[BobC]

now you got me wanting to get a campdraft!:eusa_doh: My girlfriend will kill me if I get one before getting her a ring

Campdrafts are a lot cheaper than rings, JP.

 

[gtdean48]

now you got me wanting to get a campdraft!:eusa_doh: My girlfriend will kill me if I get one before getting her a ring

Do what I did. I got my wife to get me an antique pocket watch as an engagement gift when I got her an engagement ring. She said she had never heard of such a tradition & I said I started it. So I see you getting a Campdraft from her & her getting that ring. I've got a silver belly 61cm Campdraft Long Oval waiting on me to pickup at the Alpharetta Post Office that I could make her a good deal on...

 

[jpbales]

Do what I did. I got my wife to get me an antique pocket watch as an engagement gift when I got her an engagement ring. She said she had never heard of such a tradition & I said I started it. So I see you getting a Campdraft from her & her getting that ring. I've got a silver belly 61cm Campdraft Long Oval waiting on me to pickup at the Alpharetta Post Office that I could make her a good deal on...

Great idea! I'll just say it's a tradition.

do they normally make Akubras in Long Oval sizes? If so, what retailer sells them? Thanks!

 

[jpbales]

Campdrafts are a lot cheaper than rings, JP.

I know, that's why it hurts so bad
We went to a hat store yesterday (or a store that happened to have hats, some that were left over from the Wormser store which closed down in Chattanooga) and it was the first time I have been to a hat store. They had one Wormser hat that looked very similar to the campdraft and she actually said she liked it (which she doesn't happen often about most fedora-style hats). The hat was too big on me, and after closer inspection I found that the felt while thin sort of like a vintage hat, but was stiff like a modern, and the ribbon binding was poorly sewn on and there were strings hanging out and frayed spots. I told her that I could get a better one from Akubra for even cheaper!

 

[gtdean48]

Great idea! I'll just say it's a tradition.

do they normally make Akubras in Long Oval sizes? If so, what retailer sells them? Thanks!

I emailed Sam at Everything Australian & he said he can order them that way or since I didn't know to do so, he could block it once he got it to Long Oval.

I posted it in one of these many threads...

 

[jpbales]

I emailed Sam at Everything Australian & he said he can order them that way or since I didn't know to do so, he could block it once he got it to Long Oval.

I posted it in one of these many threads...

awesome! I'll be sure to get my Campdraft in a long oval whenever enough time has passed to make me feel less guilty about buying it.

 

[CRH]

awesome! I'll be sure to get my Campdraft in a long oval whenever enough time has passed to make me feel less guilty about buying it.

fftopic:

Good men are good because they have a sense or moral restraint. Great men are great because they exhibit a sense of gracious restraint.

You will know when you are ready. How about tomorrow!

Carry on........

 

[Spats McGee]

FYI

From an email that I got from Sam at Everything Australian today:

I have organized with Akubra to have a special run of Campdraft hats in the
colour bluegrass green. I have ordered 50 hats and they will be available in
approximately 3 months. I will shortly update my website to again include
the colour bluegrass green. Please pass this message on to anyone who you
think might be interested. Thank you very much for your support.

I'll post this in several threads, because I suspect that it is of some interest to my fellow Lounge members.