Club Obi Wan

AttyOzzy

Very nice TOD lighting with the picture in which you have your gear on and are touching a leaf. The jacket's color looks screen accurate enough that I half expected to see a yellow raft or a drenched blonde lady behind you.

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Hi! I had been on a mission to buy a Wested goat Indy jacket for some time. A few months ago I bought a size 44 goat. It was nice, durable, with some slight gray coloring. I knew to expect some gray so I didn't mind. About 2 months later I realized that I should size down to a 42. I ordered another ...

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Hi Indy Brothers and Sisters! I have acquired some very excellent gear within the last few months, and I have some catching up to do. I am happy to begin with a discussion about my beaver felt Poet fedora from Herbert Johnson. While KOTCS may not be my favorite movie in the Indy franchise, it is hom...

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Hi Indy Friends, I was scanning the net last night looking for Indy Jackets. I came across FlightJacket. They sell, amongst many other styles, an Indy Jacket. One can buy it off of the rack (“OTR”), or have it custom made. The jacket looks to be based on the Raiders version. Does anyone own, or have...

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Hmmm, IndyFrench, you make many valid points. I don’t mean to say that the films attempted to hide the hat, per se. Rather, it just seems to me that the non-Raiders hats seem less “in your face,” than does the Raiders. I actually love the Raiders hat, with KOTCS being my favorite - - favorite hat (!...

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I am enjoying this discussion and wanted to contribute. I must say that I used to quietly wish that one of the versions of the Raiders hat (whether it be SOC, Tunisia, the Idol Grab, or the Raven bar) had survived to star in at least one more movie, like Temple or Last Crusade. I personally do have ...

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I may have missed it, but what kind of leather is this? Looks fantastic!

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I may be mistaken, but I believe that HF had to keep messing with his hat to keep a pinch? Is it possible that he pinched the hat just right - moments before filming the idol grab scene? I bring this up because I notice that the pinch is somewhat looser in other scenes, especially in the Cairo scene...

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Looks great! Did you go for a “Temple of Doom” bash?

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When I saw the title of this thread, I was expecting to see Robert DeNiro wearing a leather jacket, chewing a cigar, and saying something about doing, "Fourteen years in a 4x9 cell with men who were less than human."

Anyway, never mind.

AttyOzzy

My new beaver Raiders “Raven bar” Herbert Johnson arrived today. Took it for a walk tonight and fits wonderfully! You all probably know this about H J, but for those who don’t, the ordering process was easy, precise, and Michelle was very responsive to my inquiries and style requests. The speed wit...

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My new beaver Raiders “Raven bar” Herbert Johnson arrived today. Took it for a walk tonight and fits wonderfully! You all probably know this about H J, but for those who don’t, the ordering process was easy, precise, and Michelle was very responsive to my inquiries and style requests. The speed with...

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I am not an expert, I am just shooting from the hip. But, I seem to recall the TOD jacket having a larger upper back yoke than the Raiders. Your jacket looks to have a more substantial upper yoke than the Raiders (albeit not as large as the LC). Thus, perhaps this is the TOD Fortune and Glory as adv...

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I literally just spit out my beer in a fit of laughter at the Freddy Kruger comment! Someone owes me a round, or a mop! That was right up there with the people will call you Indy if you wear a sombrero with a duster - or it went something like that. I love the humor here because it is so true! Be we...

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I recently received a Last Crusade style beaver felt Poet from Michelle. It is wonderful and durable. Moreover, the turn over time from placing the order to receiving the finished product (aka work of art) was impressively fast. My HJ has certainly become my Holy Grail and I wear it everyday as I ve...

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I am enjoying this thread. I personally feel that anytime an Indy fan receives excellent customer service and a fedora that meets or exceeds his/her expectations, and can wear it confidently and continuously - he/she has found his/her Holy Grail. My experience with all of the above named vendors has...

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Thank you for this information, Clipper. You have given me much to consider!

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May I inquire of the Herbert Johnson hat owners as to whether you notice a difference in floppiness or thickness in the HJ Rabbit and the HJ Beaver? If you have an HJ Rabbit but not a HJ Beaver to compare to, I would still be happy to hear about these details even without a Beaver comparison. Thank ...

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Hi! I appreciate your inquiry. I must say that I have only had one Indy Jacket where I found the action pleats to be objectionable in appearance (out of 3 vendors and 5 jackets). I first contemplated a non-action pleat jacket, but ultimately decided that it just isn’t Indy without the pleats. I am h...

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Hi All, Now that the New England Fall is upon us, I am thrilled to be able to wear my fedoras more comfortably. Nonetheless, I would like to wear a hat most screen accurate to Belloq’s Cairo (and yes submarine) hat next summer. Does anyone have a hatmaker and a hat model that is most similar to Bell...

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Will do ! Thank you.

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Thank you all for your keen eyes and assistance. I went with the opening scene hat and now the wait begins !

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Hi All, I have always liked the KOTCS hat. It is usually tied with Raiders as being my favorite hat. I am contemplating purchasing a KOTCS style hat from one of our awesome vendors. I anticipate that one of the ordering questions will be, "What movie scene?" So, my question is this: Does a...

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I am no expert - but I may have trimmed a brim recently (scariest thing - "felt" like (no pun intended) I was doing heart surgery) to get a closer Temple brim on the sides and I would guess no more than 2.5 and certainly no less than 2.25 on the sides. I was happy where I ended up - but wa...

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Thank you Hunter!

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Howard Weinstein wrote:Nice combo of Indy style elements! Which color is it?

Hi Howard,

Thank you!

It is Thomas' "Raiders Sable" as opposed to the "Light Sable" and "Regular Sable" that he offers.

AttyOzzy

Hi All, I have never used imgur without assistance, so here it goes. I recently received a custom 100% beaver fedora from Advintage. I have an Advintage SOC, a Clipper, and an Idol grab. They are all fantastic. I choose which hat to wear based on the day's attire (suit, going to work, jeans and polo...

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The Emperor wears pre-distressed clothes! LOL. Just kidding. Feeling giddy on a Saturday morning. Personally, I see value in distressing and non-distressing, turning and not turning. I have Indy fedoras that turn and don't. I have always enjoyed putting my own miles on the gear as well. I once had a...

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I always order my hats a little larger, stuff it with some foam or cork, and within 6 months they fit like a dream.

The same can be said about my pants as of late also, but that is another story

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Hi all: I just tried to post a reply to this thread and likely through some fault of my own it disappeared. So if it shows up twice, please forgive me. Nonetheless, given I am making two efforts to post something positive about Thomas and Advintage, that should say something. I have three (3) Advint...

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I have seen the Raiders turn depicted in a few ROTLA still photos, but to be honest, and it could just be my eyes, I do not find the "turn" to be either as frequent or as prominent in ROTLA as is frequently discussed. I feel like most of the ROTLA does not have the turn. I have a few hats ...

AttyOzzy

Beautiful!

I love the different colors and variations of the Clipper hat - and my favorite version is always the bluish-grey version as exhibited by vendors and in your photos. Something steely and cool about the whole thing.

Looks great!

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Hi, Welcome DrewGarcia618, In the last two years, I have had two Indy jacket vendors make me a Raiders jacket with a slight taper for the reasons you mentioned. Both came out very well. The person who takes your order may remind you that the Indy Raiders jacket is intended to be a box jacket, but li...

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I hope whoever stole Indy Magnoli's hat also steals the wrong Grail.

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Hi Indy Brothers and Sisters, I recently received my new custom Steele & Jones thin chocolate horsehide Raiders Jacket. I would like to share with you my ordering experience and end result. ORDERING: I am always nervous ordering anything custom made online for obvious reasons. As experienced par...

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I share my the opinion of my friends that these are very handsome hats. The deep center dent is very nice. The depth of the center dent gives rise to a question I have not seen discussed very often: How deep should a center dent be for a SA Raiders hat? I see many different depths in the Raiders mov...

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I received my new S&J Raiders approximately two weeks ago. It is the chocolate thin horsehide. I am so very pleased with it. I will send photos soon - but I wanted to add that the joy of working with S&J is not only the product (which is fantastic) but also their customer service. Diego is g...

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Anyone ever use BLACKROCK ? Sarge recommended it when I purchased my first USW jacket. He suggested I wear the jacket regularly for at least a year before applying it. I have only used this product on a light-tan hat sweatband - and it did leave the sweatband permanently dark. But I imagine the swea...

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Don't feel bad. This hobby has a "trial and error" factor given that most of us aren't tailors and specific measurements can evade us without guidance. Thankfully we have vendors with sage expertise like Diego and others. It is all part of the adventure. But when we get an article of cloth...

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Hi All, I really enjoy reading how COW members wear and insert their gear into every day life. I particularly enjoy learning how you all wear your fedoras and under what circumstances. When I first started wearing fedoras on the daily, I started small. First, I wore a straw trilby on vacations and o...

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I am enjoying your responses to this inquiry.

Thank you so much - the only problem is now my credit card is starting to get that "use me" glow to it.

And Fifthchamber, I'll bet that burgundy hat looks amazing!

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Hi All, I thought I would pose this question because I often see pics posted by members either showing their new (and very nice looking) LC hats or their discussing their affection for the LC hat. In posting this question, I am not suggesting in any way that people shouldn't like the LC hat(s). I un...

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I have enjoyed observing this discussion. I have gone back and forth in my own mind as to whether I would bring my hat, jacket, etc. I too love my Indygear (and I have happily paid a pretty price for the items). I have spent almost every day for the last 15 years in a suit for work, thus I know I wi...

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Thank you Pdraycott and Photoss!

I do love me some gussets!

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Hi Photoss,

Does the Relic Hunter come with underarm gussets?

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I love my Akubras - I have a Moonstone Fed and a Deluxe brown Fed. I will only recommend - as I do when I order from any of the Indy hat makers - and I mean all from whom I have ordered - hats/ sweatbands shrink (even with the preventative efforts of a hat jack). I would recommend maybe ordering one...

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Ahhhh - but if I bury this post in the desert for 1,000 years it will be priceless!

Ok - I sent you a pm/email. Thank you for your help!

AO

AttyOzzy

Hi All, I am the proud owner of a beaver Poet that Michelle made for me a few months ago and it is amazing. Its height and color and bash are SA (as to the opening whip- the -gun -out -of the guy's-hand scene) and very comfortable. In fact, as an aside, until this hat arrived I hadn't realized that ...

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Interesting Phenomena! Perhaps someone has some insight: When it comes to the Temple hat on Indy - in the movie TOD, the hat has some points of critique. BUT!!!!! - Every time I see a Temple hat (such as this gorgeous one worn by Teneas) the Temple hats always look amazing on real people. Any though...

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