me and my missus in Mexico with a Federation Deluxe

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:19 am

http://au.msnusers.com/LifeatRiley/shoe ... hotoID=156
self portrait,with the missus in the background,Creel Mexico 2 weeks back

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:28 am

http://au.msnusers.com/LifeatRiley/shoe ... hotoID=157

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:17 am

Hoo boy, look at that brim! Sweet. Thanks for sharing!

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:25 am

It's great to see other hats out in the field. Lookin' good!

bink

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:04 am

That is possibly the best looking Fed I've seen. If you had said it was an AB I would have taken it hook line and sinker.

Kaleponi Craig · Post by **Kaleponi Craig** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:22 am

Nice! Where in Mexico were you?...KC

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:28 am

Very nice!

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:48 pm

Where in Mexico?
Entered via San Diego
Flew into Mexico City
Bus up to Taxco,back to Mexico
Flew to Puerta Vallarta
Bus toMazatlan,bus to Los Mochis
Train to Creel ( where the pics are )
Bus to Chihuaha
Bus to Juarez and then back into the states thru El Passo
Bus to LA plane to Melbourne
sleep sleep
work
Thanks for the kind words,the plan was to get an AB for the trip ( i felt my the optimos may have been too fragile ) but the AB will have to wait un til March ( Birthday )
The Federation in the pic is at least 3 years old and has been knocked about,i had it reblocked in Chihuaha for $10 US and it looks even better now.

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:08 pm

Nice hat! Very nice!

Hey - does "me gusta las gafas de sol, también," mean anything to you?

In Christ,
Shane

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:20 pm

nope,not a sausage
my Spanish is rather sparse but my english is pretty good

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:25 pm

Wow! How did this get by me? Awesome photos! I love the aviators, and you hat looks good. Fedoras go well with equines. We're seeing more and more GearHeads on horseback.

BTW, I'll be in Mexico in two weeks!

GraveRobberGreg · Post by **GraveRobberGreg** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:29 pm

I must agree with everyone else...GREAT PICS

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:46 am

golpeo_rapidamente wrote:nope,not a sausage
my Spanish is rather sparse but my english is pretty good

Okay then - translation: "I like the glasses, too!"

In Christ,
Shane

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:55 am

Sam, I didn't know you'd gotten married. My Congrats to you!

Pitfall Harry · Post by **Pitfall Harry** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:43 am

That's what the Fed. Deluxe looks like? Wow! I really like that hat. How long ago did you buy it? The reason I ask this is because I was wondering if over time the company changes the way the make their hats because I've read some people complain that the hat has a greenish hue to it. The color of your hat in the photos looks spot on.

Mmmm....Maybe next year I'll get one of these.

Pitfall

VP · Post by VP » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:50 am

Pitfall Harry wrote:'ve read some people complain that the hat has a greenish hue to it.

That's just with the regular one. Mine's 20 months old and it's still dark brown.

Pitfall Harry · Post by **Pitfall Harry** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:52 am

So I should skip getting the Regular Fed. and go straight to the Deluxe?

Pitfall

VP · Post by VP » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:53 am

Or get both.

The regular's liner is cooler than the Deluxe one.

Pitfall Harry · Post by **Pitfall Harry** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:58 am

VP wrote:Or get both. The regular's liner is cooler than the Deluxe one.

Ha!

Yeah, I wish I could. Why would the cheaper version have the better liner?

Pitfall

VP · Post by VP » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:07 pm

The liner isn't better quality, it just looks better.

Prof. Ed · Post by **Prof. Ed** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:34 pm

I have a Fed Deluxe, what happened to mine

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The real Henry · Post by **The real Henry** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:13 am

@ VP: I always thought the Deluxe Liner looks better, so I think It's again a question of the own taste!

Pitfall Harry · Post by **Pitfall Harry** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:02 pm

Is there a thread around here that has shots of what both the liners look like so I could compare the two?

Pitfall

VP · Post by VP » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:14 am

This is what the Regular looks like:

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:56 am

Fed Deluxe liner:

excuse any random sweat and coffee stains.

The hat is over a year old and no color fade.

Pitfall Harry · Post by **Pitfall Harry** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:43 am

Both of them look nice in my opinion. I would still probably buy the Deluxe if I get one though. The impression that I got from people on here is the darn thing is near bullet proof!

Pitfall

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:46 pm

Hey Holly
Not married,its the girlfriend

Antone · Post by **Antone** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:55 am

Pitfall Harry wrote:Both of them look nice in my opinion. I would still probably buy the Deluxe if I get one though. The impression that I got from people on here is the darn thing is near bullet proof!

Pitfall

It really is, I cannot recommend this hat enough as a beater hat; it has an excellent indy fedora look, and it's designed to be used and abused in most climates; not a hat to sit on the shelf and occasionally taken out for formal occasions, it's a hat for sweat and weather and hard use, and it just gets tougher looking the more action it sees!

Antone