Post your Adventurebilts here!

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:04 am

Giving this a bump with some new photos.

I was watching Last Crusade, and I thought that I would shape my AB into the LC shape for the fun of it, and back to Raiders. The whole transition took like ... 5 seconds. Wonderful thing, the AB. Crusade on the left, Raiders on the right. And no, I didn't take the Raiders pic first!

Nice 'n Easy 105.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:29 pm

Is that the same beaver hat from Pagey, Errico? If so, it sure looks better once you played with it!!

Fedora

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:35 pm

Erri, I agree. That hat looks great now.

Strider, that LC bash looks awesome, just perfect.

The AB is an amazing creature.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:10 pm

eeri, that hat looks better and better evrytime I see it.

prairie, your right about that, The Ab is a amazing creature.

Strider, those pics are real cool.

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:19 am

Fedora wrote:Is that the same beaver hat from Pagey, Errico? If so, it sure looks better once you played with it!! Fedora

Yes it is, i played with it a lot.

prairiejones wrote:Erri, I agree. That hat looks great now.

jpenman wrote:eeri, that hat looks better and better evrytime I see it.

prairie, your right about that, The Ab is a amazing creature.

Thank you guys, nonetheless there's still some taper there unfortunately

I'm still looking for a good size box to send it to steve for another reblock he offered me but i might even sell it... i'm tempted by the dark side (also called "need of money"

).
Well anyone interested can send me a PM with his offer while i find an appropriate box for it

otherwise i'll send it for a reblock to Steve.

Steve my friend, i hope you don't mind.

Anyway for the pleasure of gearheads... here a picture for ya

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:52 am

Erri, if you sell your hat, you'll only buy another one in the future. If you're tight on money, just scrimp elsewhere for the time being and hold on to yur hat. That's the one thing I never understood about Pagey, he'd buy something, then sell it, then buy another, then sell it, then buy another... As far as I know, he's still doing it. Sounds like an eventual waste of money by the time you add up all the taxes and shipping over time.

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:33 am

binkmeisterRick wrote:Erri, if you sell your hat, you'll only buy another one in the future. If you're tight on money, just scrimp elsewhere for the time being and hold on to yur hat. That's the one thing I never understood about Pagey, he'd buy something, then sell it, then buy another, then sell it, then buy another... As far as I know, he's still doing it. Sounds like an eventual waste of money by the time you add up all the taxes and shipping over time.

in fact I'm following Pagey's steps

crazy enough isnt it?

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:37 am

erri,
Please don't go off the deep end. There is nothing wrong with that hat. It is one of the nicest I have ever seen posted. Hold on to it. -Just my advice; remember I am Virgil to your Dante.

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:40 am

Hemingway Jones wrote:erri,
Please don't go off the deep end. There is nothing wrong with that hat. It is one of the nicest I have ever seen posted. Hold on to it. -Just my advice; remember I am Virgil to your Dante.

You're right, you're Virgil for me

well... your word is always convincing. Well i'm still here trying to find a box to send it for a reblock

But for the future projects i have... i have to sell one of my 2 hats... i wonder which one

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:49 am

I just don't see how the hat in the above pic needs a reblock or anything else, except to be worn with pride.

BTW, what hat size are you?

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:53 am

Hemingway Jones wrote:I just don't see how the hat in the above pic needs a reblock or anything else, except to be worn with pride.
BTW, what hat size are you?

The hat is 59

I'm 58 but now with not short hair 59 is very fine to me. 58 is now too fitting. My next hat will surely be a 59

I took it from an high angle so you can't see it but it is a wee tapered.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:35 pm

Here are some shots of my Adventurebilt out in the field at Felicita Park in Escondido. Now Fedora can see where his hat went. I'm posting links, because these look better if they aren't resized.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/ ... 0_0138.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/ ... 0_0151.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/ ... 0_0157.jpg

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:29 pm

Strider it looks like you took my hat

Nice pics ( the hat looks great).

erri- you nuts the hat looks just fine keep it. or sell it to me

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:34 pm

Your hat looks fantastic...

erri_wan wrote:But for the future projects i have... i have to sell one of my 2 hats... i wonder which one

Not necessarily... do you still have most of your organs? ;c)

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:17 pm

jpenman wrote: erri- you nuts the hat looks just fine keep it. or sell it to me

keep an eye on FOR SALE, you never know

Rusty Jones wrote:Your hat looks fantastic...

erri_wan wrote:But for the future projects i have... i have to sell one of my 2 hats... i wonder which one
Not necessarily... do you still have most of your organs? ;c)

Well i have some plans about future buyings

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:37 pm

darn all those hats look so cool

i just wish i had some more dough so i could buy one

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:53 pm

Yay! At last I can join in and post! By the way, you gentlemen look very handsome in your Adventurebilts!

Well, I'm always being told that I don't post enough outdoor shots, so here are some I took earlier today.

The rest of my AB pictures can be found here: viewtopic.php?t=15835

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:23 pm

That first pic is perfect, Canyon!

But this one NEEDS a caption...

Canyon wrote:

"What's that rustling in the woods??? Oh, just Indy fanboys who've never seen a woman in a fedora before...move along, move along..."

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:14 am

Wonderful outdoor pics canyon

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:01 pm

The lighting shows off the felt beautifully, great hat Canyon!

Indycraze71 · Post by **Indycraze71** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:55 pm

Wow... lookin' good guys and gals. Strider I think your hat looks good in both styles. Are you wearing it in the LC bash then switching to ROTLA or were ya just foolin' about and always wear it Raiders style? I like that brim treatment you have in the LC mode. Erri you should keep that lid it looks great to me and suits you well. Canyon that hat looks great and looks great on you... glad your in the AB club now!

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:59 pm

I always wear the hat in the Raiders style, but can switch it over to LC whenever I want. See, like 3thoubucks has taken a close look at the Raiders hat, I have done so with the Crusade hat. With the Adventurebilt, it's easy to go back and forth.

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:08 am

hahaha...great pics, Tone!

(But what happened to your hair???

)

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:05 am

Extreem haircut!

Very funny pics... the deer is so lovely

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:38 pm

Wow, dude, you look totally different without your hat on!

Great pics, as usual.

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:45 pm

"Bet it made your hat feel loose". In best Hannibal Lector Voice

Next pic running with scissors.

Nicht Storen · Post by **Nicht Storen** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:59 pm

Hey Tone- Was that pic in the mine car taken at Goldfield??

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:42 pm

Awesome mine cart shot.

I'd like to go to a bar that was still called a Saloon. That would be great.

Nicht Storen · Post by **Nicht Storen** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:17 pm

Indiana_Tone wrote:
Nicht Storen wrote: Hey Tone- Was that pic in the mine car taken at Goldfield??
Sure was. I love the Saloon there.

I know what you mean. I was out there this past June for a wedding at Gold Canyon Resort. We stopped at Goldfield one day on the way to Tortilla Flat.

BTW your shots of Sedona in the other thread are very cool.

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:34 am

Tone, your hat looks amazing!

That picture from the back is incredible. The hat is catching the sunlight perfectly.

PS. Real men use a razor.

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:38 pm

Welcome to the forums Harris, and be sure to add pics of your AB when it gets there... those hats never dissapoint ;c)

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:52 pm

Yes, welcome aboard, and I am glad you make it here!! ( I am the unofficial COW recruiter!!).

Fedora

Indyjim · Post by **Indyjim** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:06 pm

Tortilla Flat. Wow, I've been there. haven't thought about it in years though.
Got some great pictures there but that was way pre-Indy days.

Kaleponi Craig · Post by **Kaleponi Craig** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:07 pm

Took a 4 day stroll on the Inca Trail a few months ago and here are a couple of photos of me and my AB at the end of the trek, at Machu Picchu.

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:26 pm

THAT'S how someone's fedora looks after it's taken on an individual's 'personality'!

GREAT looking hat, my friend!!

High regards! Michaelson

Indakin · Post by **Indakin** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:06 pm

craig i agree the AB looks great on you, and i also agree that making the fedora look like indys crush is one thing, but letting it become u makes it look more natural.

Kaleponi Craig · Post by **Kaleponi Craig** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:30 pm

Here are a couple more pics of me and my AB from the Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley, near Cuzco, Peru and on the top of Dead Woman's Pass (14,000 feet!!) with Mrs. Kaleponi...

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Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:58 pm

Very nice, Craig. I love the way your AB looks in those pics. Keep great pics like that coming

Best Regards,
Joe

Indakin · Post by **Indakin** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:59 pm

man i cant wait to go visit some sites with my gear. Alot of places like the aztec temple and others, are going to be shutting down in the near future, just because of wear and tear to the sites. I went to a lecture about it at my school.

Kaleponi Craig · Post by **Kaleponi Craig** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:31 pm

MorgonKenbur wrote:man i cant wait to go visit some sites with my gear. Alot of places like the aztec temple and others, are going to be shutting down in the near future, just because of wear and tear to the sites. I went to a lecture about it at my school.

They have said that about Machu Picchu (an Inca site) in Peru for awhile, but I can't imagine the Peruvian government shutting it down, as it provides just too many tourist dollars. But you can see where some of the walls are starting to come apart, due we were told, to the 2500+ tourists that visit there everyday.

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:08 pm

Excellent hat! well worn, and nice Ray Bans I might add :c) (I'm assuming their Ray Bans)

Kaleponi Craig · Post by **Kaleponi Craig** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:36 pm

Rusty Jones wrote:Excellent hat! well worn, and nice Ray Bans I might add :c) (I'm assuming their Ray Bans)

Yup, Wayfarers.

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:13 pm

Kaleponi Craig wrote:
Rusty Jones wrote:Excellent hat! well worn, and nice Ray Bans I might add :c) (I'm assuming their Ray Bans)
Yup, Wayfarers.

Rock on! Wear 'em well! :c) I got a fake imitation pair I wear with my fedora sometimes while driving

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:19 pm

Kaleponi Craig wrote:
Rusty Jones wrote:Excellent hat! well worn, and nice Ray Bans I might add :c) (I'm assuming their Ray Bans)
Yup, Wayfarers.

Nice shades, Craig

I have a pair of Wayfarers myself.

PIC
Best Regards,
Joe

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:45 am

Great shots guys!

Harris, welcome to Club Obi Wan!

Indiana Jerry wrote:That first pic is perfect, Canyon!

But this one NEEDS a caption...
Canyon wrote:
"What's that rustling in the woods??? Oh, just Indy fanboys who've never seen a woman in a fedora before...move along, move along..."

Hehe. Nice one Jerry!

erri_wan wrote:Wonderful outdoor pics canyon

Rusty Jones wrote:The lighting shows off the felt beautifully, great hat Canyon!

Indycraze71 wrote:Canyon that hat looks great and looks great on you... glad your in the AB club now!

Indycraze, I'm glad too... Thanks guys.

Gee, I love my AB!!!

Modern Jones · Post by **Modern Jones** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:00 pm

Hey all!

It's been a looong time since I've posted and I couldn't believe this thread! All of the amazing AB's.

Here's my vintage AB. It's well into its second winter and I had to do the mirror in the bathroom trick. I reversed all of the pics and they didn't come out too bad.

Regards,

MJ

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:21 pm

Modern Jones,

I really like the new photos as well as the photos on the 1st page of the thread. The photo of you and your son in the snow is fantastic. There are a lot of amazing ABs on this link but yours is my favorite. I even talked to Steve about getting the exact same color as yours but he explained about yours being a vintage felt that he had back then.

You wear it well!

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:26 pm

Fantastic Looking hat MJ, the colour and shape is great, is the felt thicker than the modern *Felt* AB, or can you tell?

EDIT: Added *felt* because at first I assumed it was vintage as in old AB, rather than vintage material... After Reading GMANN's post I realized I misunderstood...

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:43 pm

Ok, I'm lost. What is a "vintage" Adventurebilt? Is this to imply that it is one of the first few made, or is it made out of a vintage felt? Thanks for any info. And Moden Jones, that hat looks like a million bucks.

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:52 pm

Strider wrote:Ok, I'm lost. What is a "vintage" Adventurebilt? Is this to imply that it is one of the first few made, or is it made out of a vintage felt? Thanks for any info. And Moden Jones, that hat looks like a million bucks.

From what Steve told me over the pnone it was Vintage felt, Rabbit or a Rabbit blend.

Post your Adventurebilts here!

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AB at Machu Picchu

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