ISO Stetson open road silverbelly

[Jerm]

Size 7 1/8

 

[DaveProc]

Size 7 1/8

I think I saw a couple on either Ebay or Etsy in the last couple days.

 

[Jerm]

I saw some, but i can buy a brand new one on Amazon for what they want

 

[DaveProc]

I saw some, but i can buy a brand new one on Amazon for what they want

Are you looking for a used vintage Open Road, or a used modern one?

 

[DaveProc]

There are two new 6X Open Roads on ebay right now for $139 that is a good price. The vintage ones that are similar prices to the ones on Amazon are those prices because the felt is infinitely better than that of the modern ones.

 

[Jerm]

Yes im just looking for a used modern one for now. They are 139 plus shipping. I saw those. Amazon has them, or had them for 155 new. These would be about the same and are displayed. However that fawn color is pretty nice

 

[Frunobulax]

Just get a Camp Draft and call it a day.

 

[DaveProc]

Just get a Camp Draft and call it a day.

Yes, I agree. I have two. A Camp Draft is a good choice.

 

[Jerm]

Just get a Camp Draft and call it a day.

Im not a fan of them. The crown seems to high to me. They look goofy imo. I have a snowy river on the way tho

 

[DaveProc]

Im not a fan of them. The crown seems to high to me. They look goofy imo. I have a snowy river on the way tho

Camp Drafts are made to the same specs as the original Open Road. I own a couple of each. The crowns when open are pretty much the same height. Modern Open Roads are made of very stiff felt and are almost impossible to reshape, Camp Drafts are a softer felt that is easy to shape. Also, the modern Stetson don't like percipitation whereas the Akubras ate practically indestructible

 

[DaveProc]

This is an Open Road with crown open before I shaped it.

 

[Frunobulax]

Camp Drafts are made to the same specs as the original Open Road. I own a couple of each. The crowns when open are pretty much the same height. Modern Open Roads are made of very stiff felt and are almost impossible to reshape, Camp Drafts are a softer felt that is easy to shape.

What he said.

I'd take a CD over a modern OR at this point. Or hold out for a nice vintage.

 

[Jerm]

Can i have a cattlemans crease done on the campdraft? To look like the OR. Because the crown is way to high for my taste

 

[DaveProc]

Can i have a cattlemans crease done on the campdraft? To look like the OR. Because the crown is way to high for my taste

Yes, you can do any crease you like. It takes a small amount of practice but you can change it any time you like. You just need a bit of steam, a tea pot works nicely, although I soaked mine in the shower. There are plenty of videos on youtube. You can also search this forum. There is more knowledge about hats assembled here than probably anywhere in the world.

 

[Jerm]

Yes, you can do any crease you like. It takes a small amount of practice but you can change it any time you like. You just need a bit of steam, a tea pot works nicely, although I soaked mine in the shower. There are plenty of videos on youtube. You can also search this forum. There is more knowledge about hats assembled here than probably anywhere in the world.

Ok. So i guess the campdraft is just shipped crown all the way out for you to style how you want? Ill look into it, thanks alot

 

[DaveProc]

Ok. So i guess the campdraft is just shipped crown all the way out for you to style how you want? Ill look into it, thanks alot

You're welcome. Most folks on this site will be happy to help. The crown all the way out is called Open Crown. At one time a majority of hats came this way and were either shaped to the buyers' desired crease in the hat shop upon purchase or the buyer did it themselves at home

 

[Frunobulax]

Once you discover the joys of open crown hats, you'll be hooked.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Im not a fan of them. The crown seems to high to me. They look goofy imo. I have a snowy river on the way tho

If you want the crown to be lower just deepen the crease. It’s a simple thing to change the as creased height on the Campdraft.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Better to have too much crown than not enough crown as she said.
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[Jerm]

Heres what im looking for. The closest i have found so far is this stetson and an akubra stylemaster. I have a stratoliner but its to nice