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I've dedicated a portion of
The Fedora Chronicles to endorsing
The Adventurebilt fedora. As Time Goes By I'll have other pages dedicated to other worth-while and excelent fedora vendors, but since The Adventurebilt has a special place in my heart because I've watched them develope from the very start.
I also love The Akubra Federations I've owned, but don't wear them anymore since I've put them away for my boys when they get old enought to wear them, they get first dibs on the ones I wore to the hospital the day they were born.
The Akubra Fedora's arn't perfect Raiders hats, they're best for Do-it-yourself'ers who like to bash their own. They're rugged, might taper a bit in the back but are ment to be worn in all types of weather.
The Adventurebilt is made to look just like the ones worn by Harrison Ford in Raiders of The Lost Ark but also like most other fedora's worn by men in the late 1930's. I love these because they're also made by hand just like the ones of that era.
Cut to the chaise, save up and buy the fedora that you actually want, insteed of settling for something cheap just to have it. Save your self the time and fustration and buy what you actually want. In the short run you'll go a few months with out having a fedora, but in the long run you'll have one that you'll actually enjoy and get on with your life.