I was brave and went whole hog. I washed it warm and then slung it in the dryer with a pair of old leather shoes (I call em my beatin shoes, cause i use them to bash denim soft etc etc). :D I would test fit every 10 minutes to check for shrinking. Rolled up the sleeves just as it was almost dry and ...

Got caught in tonights torrential down pour in VA. This is a Akubra Adventurer, 1 year old almost to the day. http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae226/TD-Kyle/th_20150929_200725.jpg http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae226/TD-Kyle/th_20150929_200622.jpg http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae226/TD-Ky...

I can't seem to get the curve flair in the back as good as I'd like. Hmmm, maybe I should've gotten mine soaked the last couple of days out here when it rained. =P~ All I did was after the day of being on my head just let it dry upside down. I can only assume because I was wearing it all day in the...

Absolutely I will need to check my camera to see if I have any pictures of it drenched but my tiny wife could attest it was torrential rain in Florida last week for a couple days. Lol. I think the pinch tightened nicely and I even got that much sought after up curve flair to the back half of the bri...

It has held up very nice through the above normal abuses of being stuffed under seats on rides and into bags... I know the Akubra isn't suppose to be "crushable" but trust me this thing was crushed, soaked, smashed, and dropped. over the 10 days I wore it all but 2 of those days.

Wore the hat through rain and shine. Extremely heavy rain one day. Just got home and thought I'd show you guys how my 100% rabbit has held up through being soaked almost to the core. :D http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae226/TD-Kyle/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20141121_104444459.jpg http://i974.photobuck...

I love you guys

You've definitely given me some confidence in wearing my hat.

I was a talking point in Hollywood Studios today so i swapped my Khaki shirt for the "fan" Raiders Shirt.... got less comments as i just "looked like one of the crowd"

thanks fellas!

I have a rough time not wearing the jacket haha. The hat and the jacket are staples in my outfit right now. After reading many responses (even the off topic Bilt posts! Ha!) I feel more at ease and I do hope that I look like I belong in my hat as much as you guys do!

Is it possible to "kill" the felt on a factory hat e.g Akubra Adventurer... ...

Could anyone point me in the direction of brim trimming instructions for an Akubra? Did a search but found nothing of significance.

That's a fair point. But alas... Happy wife happy life. I'm sure a wise man said that once.

... I see my Fed hanging on my pc monitor in the back..:D Do you like it as your daily wear? 150 (nearer 170 with shipping) is just a bit of a chunk to drop on a hat. Wife would have a caniption fit. Ha! I was looking at another place that does 100% Beaver with a tag on only 225 which after looking...

looks great. now to try and convince my mrs that i need a Fed IV. its the closest to the AB, in shape....

Not a dang thing wrong with THAT fedora! Looks well used, and part of YOU, not just something sitting on your head. You wear it well! Regard! M :M: :tup: not sure if you talking to me? BUT if you are..thanks a lot!!..i never wear my AB..its in a box put away..lol..I just have a hard time wearing th...

My Adventuerer on my noggin.


that weird looking arch in the brim is slowy being worked out so its Flat with an up swoop.

I love my hat. I do enjoy wearing it and my wife thinks i look good in it. she is currently on the other side of the couch mocking me in a voice i don't have saying things like "Hey guys, what color fedora you wearin today? me? i'm going with a burnt amber hue" Simply because I'm on a foru...

Thank you all for you're fantastic replies! I wasn't expecting such a response from the community! I'm still getting over the inner thoughts of "The hat looks good, I love it! but people think I look stupid, people think I look stupid people think, I look stupid..." monologue in my head......

Does the indy fedora have the same stigma that "fedoras of okc" has perpetuated?

I wasn't aware of this unholy hatred of men who wear fedoras...until today.

I know this is an odd first post but I thought I'd ask what do you daily wearers wear with your Indy Headwear?