New Akubra "R.M."

[jimmy the lid]

Hi, Riccardo -- Check out this info. Perhaps cookie can also weigh in with a more personal perspective.

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Havana]

I just checked the website. Now it says $171.93 USD. Ouch! Anyway, what is the brim width on the R.M.?

 

[jimmy the lid]

Brim width is 2 7/8". Check out the link for Nungar Trading Company posted earlier in this thread for a much better price on this lid -- looks to be AUD $105 (or USD $97).

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Benny Holiday]

Hi Riccardo,

The info Jimmy posted as a link about RM Williams is great. From an Aussie perspective, RM represents the rugged 'can-do' attitude of the archetypal bushman. Truth is, most Australians live in large urban centres on the coast, not in the outback. RM came to personify what we most romanticise about the bush - the real Aussie pioneer, the laconic survivor with a dry sense of humour who can take on the hard times and come out on top. He's tough as nails but at the same time a 'good bloke'. RM was, and remains, a focal point for the qualities city slickers and Aussies in general admire about the country folk: a down-to-earth, no-nonsense practicality mixed with determination, honesty, grit, and an ability to make light of even the most trying circumstances.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Well put, Benny!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Benny Holiday]

Thank you, kind sir! I was both sad and amazed to hear of RM's passing several years ago. He was such a rugged iconic character, and he was well into his 90s, I think most of us figured he'd be with us forever.

 

[Colby Jack]

That RM is great looking!

Jimmy...Your hat looks similar to DM's Bushman....What kind of fur does that RM have?...Superfine, Imperial or Heritage?[huh]

 

[jimmy the lid]

Glad you like it, CJ. It is Imperial quality felt.

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Colby Jack]

Well thats what my Snowy and Adventurer are made of...and they are at the extreme ends of the hard/soft spectrum![huh] ...The Snowy is very solid...and the Adventurer is soft and floppy...to the point I sometimes consider it a "crushable"...lol lol

 

[Razzman]

Great looking hat JTL! :eusa_clap Nice job on the re-bash.:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[jimmy the lid]

The "R.M." is soft to the touch, but at the same time, extremely sturdy -- it's a great combination!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Colby Jack]

Very nice!:eusa_clap

 

[riccardo]

Many thanks for the link and for the word about him.
Best regards.
Riccardo

 

[jimmy the lid]

Great looking hat JTL! :eusa_clap Nice job on the re-bash.:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Thanks, Razz.


Cheers,
JtL

 

[KY Gentleman]

The conversion works out to about $100 USD. I might have to consider it....
NB

WOW- its up to $173.00 USD now....that was fast!

 

[jimmy the lid]

WOW- its up to $173.00 USD now....that was fast!

The R.M. Williams web price has only gone up about $26 (from USD $146). But it looks like other web sources for the "R.M." still have it available for around USD $100, which is what I paid for it.

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Joel Tunnah]

Maybe I'm the only one, but I love the original bash. It looks just like the Stetson Jr Cowboy, in the Stetson Hats book.

 

[riccardo]

Hi to all,
I'm going for the Akubra R.M. Williams I'll pick up it at the Nungar website.
I've emailed with Steve, here's the price $125,00AUD+$45,00AUD for shipping to Italy.
Many thanks to Jimmy the Lid that has introduce this nice lid to me.
Best regards.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Hi to all, I'm going for the Akubra R.M. Williams I'll pick up it at the Nungar website. I've emailed with Steve, here's the price $125,00AUD+$45,00AUD for shipping to Italy. Many thanks to Jimmy the Lid that has introduce this nice lid to me.

You're welcome, Riccardo! That's great news -- I'm sure you're really going to like this lid. Let us know when it arrives!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Colby Jack]

Hi to all,
I'm going for the Akubra R.M. Williams I'll pick up it at the Nungar website.
I've emailed with Steve, here's the price $125,00AUD+$45,00AUD for shipping to Italy.
Many thanks to Jimmy the Lid that has introduce this nice lid to me.
Best regards.

Riccardo...Have you got pics of the Bushman yet?