Not much at all. It is not like the pressed in factory crease of the western weight modern OR's. I got 2 of these Royal DeLuxe OR's, one open crown & this one. The crease was fairly easily modified. HTH
Yep, jumped on them when first offered, felt they wouldn't last long. We just don't drive that much market demand for HatCo. I was hoping to get the sage one in open crown but have modified a Road Master a while back. These are how a dress weight OR should be, JMHO
I like the ribbon contrast of the OR over the matching of the CD myself...just subtle enough.
That's my experience with a couple of Heritage felt Akubras.
Assuming you're referring to what we commonly call "the pinch" (the front of the crown after the hat has been creased) my three Campdrafts are 4-1/8" to 4-1/4"; not by design or plan, that's just where they ended up after I creased them. That being said, I don't particularly care for tall crowns and tend to crease my hats a bit lower than most. As a result, the gap between the top of the hat and the top of my head is only about 1/8"-1/4", which is comfortable for me. The funny thing is, even though the difference is only 1/8", for some reason my Bluegrass Green Campdraft looks taller to me than the other two (Silverbelly and Taupe Fawn).
If I remember correctly the Campdraft's open crown height is somewhere around 5-1/2" or 5-5/8", so it wouldn't give you much to work with at your preferred crease height.
As much as I like Akubra's hats, I have to agree with Zoukatron about their sizing issues. After reading some of the posts on The Lounge about hats that were allegedly size "XX" but were ridiculously too large or small, I'm convinced I've just been lucky that the hats I've received all fit as well as they do. I also agree with his suggestion to get a hat that's one size larger and add padding behind the sweatband until it shrinks down; that seems to be the prevalent wisdom simply because a hat that's too small will never fit, but a hat that's a little too big can be made to fit.
As much as I like Akubra's hats, I have to agree with Zoukatron about their sizing issues. After reading some of the posts on The Lounge about hats that were allegedly size "XX" but were ridiculously too large or small, I'm convinced I've just been lucky that the hats I've received all fit as well as they do. I also agree with his suggestion to get a hat that's one size larger and add padding behind the sweatband until it shrinks down; that seems to be the prevalent wisdom simply because a hat that's too small will never fit, but a hat that's a little too big can be made to fit.
That being said, Akubra's hats are known for their "shrink to fit" quality. In my experience, you can expect yours to shrink 1/2 to a full size, but it will arrive slightly oversized to compensate for this and should shrink down to slightly smaller than a 59. Their Imperial Quality hats shrink more than their Heritage Quality hats, but both will shrink somewhat. Your comment "right around 59" is a little vague. If you're above an exact 59, definitely go up one size. But if you're under an exact 59, you might consider getting a 59 and a Hat Jack so you can stretch the hat a bit if it ends up being too snug for your tastes. Actually, if you're planning to own more than one hat you should probably get a Hat Jack anyway.
Hey gtdean et al:Sort of a modified Alpine crease on a Sage Royal DeLuxe Open Road...
One thing I should have included when I wrote "...and should shrink down to slightly smaller than a 59..." is that's what you might expect if you ordered a size 59. If you really are close to a 59 and order a 60, odds are it will still be a little loose after shrinking.
