As promised, here are some photos - It isn't bashed correctly as I just got the hat and in the first photo - I realised that the front of the brim was sticking up : http://photobucket.com/albums/a40/hawkangel777/?action=view&current=indy001.jpg http://photobucket.com/albums/a40/hawkangel777/?act...

Do you travel far to get to Katoomba? I head up from Penrith (50 mins drive).

Heh! You're not that far away, really! We live at Kellyville, so add an extra half hour to the trip. I did grow up at Penrith, though and know the area well.

I settled on the regular Federation in the end. The staff are very friendly and helpful there, they even sit you down and show you how to bash the hat. Looking around the store, I was surprised to see Henry Jones Sr hat there and even a Sherlock Holmes hat! My wife and daughter then had lunch at the...

Awesome stuff. I'm going to Hatsdirect tomorrow with my wife.
I'm still tossing up between the deluxe Federation or the regular one (money permitting).

Is that this one here ?-

http://www.hatsdirect.com/cgi/products. ... turnpage=0


My missus and I might take a drive to Katoomba one day to visit this store. It's a lovely place.

Hi everyone,

As I have a mortgage to pay off and a 4-and-a-half month old daughter's college education to save for, I was wondering what is the cheapest Fedora hat to buy that looks like Indys?
I'm willing spend say $75 to $150 on a hat.