I've known a lot of people who do social work and the issue is really one of safety. You don't give out your number or ever tell anyone at work your last name because that little bit of anonymity will keep you safe. It the same reason radio personalities use 'stage names' and adopt 'on air' persona...

Bufflehead Jones wrote:Maybe, I never had a problem because I carry a gun.

What kind?

Holy taper, Batman!


Is that the fed reg?

The Fed regular I got had a green undertone to it when first out of the box. It's definitely brown but it does pick up that hue. One of the few times I ever wore it, a woman at work said right off the bat, "It's too tall and it's green." This was an off-the-cuff remark at a hat I'd mentio...

I don't remember if it's the reg or deluxe, but rest assured, in real life it's nowhere NEAR that green! yea, I know, I've seen a picture of the actual "Hemi Green", and it looks like it'd only be really noticeable under certain types of lighting. Uh, wait, I think we just had a brainfart...

binkmeisterRick wrote:I don't remember if it's the reg or deluxe, but rest assured, in real life it's nowhere NEAR that green!

yea, I know, I've seen a picture of the actual "Hemi Green", and it looks like it'd only be really noticeable under certain types of lighting.

Whazzat hemi's fed regular?

I distinctly remember bink once stating anytime the fed was brought up it would only be a matter of time before VP posted the green pic

I have an Akubra Cattleman that I have worn extensively all over Africa and worse, I wear it while doing hours of lawn work each week (in the summer) here in the hot & humid southern USA. I sweat a lot and sometimes the brim is literally dripping with sweat. Not a pretty picture I know. After a...

As for the green, I think it's a matter of the hat fading over time. There's a doctored photo (which VP will post once he sees this) of Hemingway's Akubra a nice, rich green. I've never seen one get that bad. I had the Regular Federation in the mid brown and thoughht it was a good color, though I'd...

The regular Federation "Mid brown" is pretty dark, if that is what you're after. It is a bit flat though, lacking the lustre of finer felts, but for the money, many people here have had great luck with them. Hem- I've been checking out a fed regular as a beater hat. A few questions: 1) Wh...

So, does the AFD or the AB hold the LC bash better? Price isn't a concern here, but I will be getting one hat at a time lest my wife kick me in the head , so I want to be sure to get the right one for my style at first. That said, I've heard overwhelmingly positive things about both the AFD and AB,...

Oh, so you have to order the material before you can actually fill an order? Or is the time so long because you are solo op swamped with orders? Either way, glad to hear business is booming, even if would take forever to get my hat My price on my pure beaver hats is the lowest on the internet, and ...

I have been trying to find the best hat in terms of shape and color for a while. I have many hats but none I feel get the look perfect. I have 3 regular federations, a PB, 2 AB, a miller, and a keppler. It seems based on other post that the Fed Delux is a very good choice. I was wondering about the...

Interesting. I would've thought it would've taken longer for beav felt to taper. I guess it just depends on the local weather. Where in the general area of the states did it come from? Does humidity cause taper as much as rain? Here in missouri, we get the occaisonal good downpour, but nothing that ...

Is the turnaround time on your AB beavers still around a month? For the brown hats, the turnaround time is more like 5 to 6 weeks!! Business is good. Eegads :shock: Deciding which style fedora to get has been torturous enough, tacking on another 5-6 weeks will have me digging out my eyeballs with s...

Your face and head shape remind me a lot of GraveRobbingGreg's head (that's a compliment, by the way :wink: ). Take a look at some of his photos (his avatar is a source). He has a Raider's type bash, though with a more relaxed front pinch, and I think it suits his face and shape perfectly. It's som...

Truth told, I'm a horribly indecisive person, so I'd like some opinions on which bash would look good for my face structure. Here are some pics. The one in which i have a goatee is the most recent, and none are more than a few months old. Just some side shots and a frontal shot. Number 1 Number 2 Nu...

Yea, from what I've heard on here there seems to be a lot of variation in terms of production with the AFD. How would you break in the brim like that, just by flexing it? Also, is that fedora in your avatar one of yours? It depends on the amount of stiffener, as to how you would soften the brim up....

p.s. Fedora- I take it the beaver AB is a bit less "stiff" around the brim than the AFD? Truthfully, I have gotten in a few runs that had more stiffener in the brim than I cared for. See, that is part of the hat business, sometimes consistency is not observed. But, that is a thing of the ...

I have owned literally a score of the Akubra Federation. In fact, I just made one of my hats for one brother, while this guy's brother ordered a Deluxe Fed and had it sent to me to do the creases. It was a 7 3/8 size hat. Now, this particular Federation that I just creased, had the standard stiff b...

I've always been a big fan of the LC bash as opposed to the ROTLA bash. Don't get me wrong, I like the raiders bash plenty, but the LC bash is definitely the one I like best. That said, which had hold the LC Bash the best? I'm currently tossing between the AFD and the AB. I know previously I stated ...

Good call, then! Nothing like an educated consumer. You won't be disappointed with the AdventureBilt! :wink: bink I have to be educated, I was a debt collector :D :twisted: I've never been shy about spending money on stuff that I know will last, just because it's far less expensive over the long ru...

Welcome to COW! Yes, the AdventureBilt is a top notch fedora. You can't go wrong with it. It will last you a lifetime. But to echo what some of my fellow gearheads have said, don't feel like you have to rush into buying everything all at once. If your budget is a big concern, there are plenty of op...

Heya! :D Just another indy fan, this time from St. Louis. Haven't gotten the fedora yet, but will be soon. I came to this site to research which one to get, and lo and behold, was presented with dozens of options. I was thinking of a fed deluxe first, since I was operating off of a budget, but after...