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replaceing hat band on akubra cattleman

tuco1963

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im thinking of putting a new hat band on my sand akubra cattleman but i cant find anything to make it look less cowboyish and more hiker camper outdoor
any suggestions ?
thanks
charlie
 

bluesforchallah

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im thinking of putting a new hat band on my sand akubra cattleman but i cant find anything to make it look less cowboyish and more hiker camper outdoor
any suggestions ?
thanks
charlie

I think by the true sense of the name, "Cattleman" and the style of hat, you may be a little pressed to make it look less cowboyish.

If you're looking for a more casual outdoors-man look, My suggestion would be to add a Campdraft to the collection if you haven't already. Just my $0.02.

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cmoy

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I think by the true sense of the name, "Cattleman" and the style of hat, you may be a little pressed to make it look less cowboyish.

If you're looking for a more casual outdoors-man look, My suggestion would be to add a Campdraft to the collection if you haven't already. Just my $0.02.

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Those are NICE! Especially your first hat! Maybe this could be a nice alternative to a vintage Stratoliner or Open Road.
 

bluesforchallah

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Those are NICE! Especially your first hat! Maybe this could be a nice alternative to a vintage Stratoliner or Open Road.

They're not mine, but examples I pulled from Google images. Though I do have a Campdraft in Silverbelly in my collection already, I also have one in Bluegrass Green, same as the first pic, on its way to me as we speak.
 
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im thinking of putting a new hat band on my sand akubra cattleman but i cant find anything to make it look less cowboyish and more hiker camper outdoor
any suggestions ?
thanks
charlie
Charlie, you can make it look more "outback" by changing the band to a satin pug. Easy to do with hooks on both ends. If the brim looks a little too wide you might have to add a little bit of packer draw to the front & back of the brim.

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GLB Pro

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thanks all
i guess i need to reembrace the cattleman for what it is
I have a 20 year old Cattleman that came with a combination braided leather hatband/chin strap - what I did was wind the chinstrap around the crown and tie a bow in front. Not sure if this achieves the look you are going for but it does get the chin strap out of the way:

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johnnycanuck

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If you really want to do something completely different use a bandanna/hanker chief to tie around the hat. Old British people were known to do that.
Johnny
 

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