Keppler Fedora?
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Keppler Fedora?
I've pretty much decided I'm wanting to order a Keppler fedora. I was wondering what the general opinion of his hats is. Pros, cons, pluses, minuses? Thanks for any imput.
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He quoted 6-8 weeks in an email I sent him. I would probably be applying fuller's to it. Would that make a difference color wise?Mulceber wrote:The big con that I know of is the wait time that it can have. Also, I think the color may be a LITTLE light.
Other than that, I hear it's a great hat. :junior: -M
ah, well that never mind about the wait time.
Probably not, but then again, the reason I tend to think it's light is because of the pictures on his website...most of the user-provided pictures I've seen look fine. I wouldn't worry too much about it. :junior: -MI would probably be applying fuller's to it. Would that make a difference color wise?
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I've had my keppler just over a year, and I love it!!!
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The Keppler fed looks the same color as the AB does after someone has worn the AB for a year and the color fades. My Ab now looks just like the color my Keppler did when I owned it. The keppler is a good fed, just don't get it more than a little bit wet. Mine got drenched and that was the end of it. It tapered up quick as a wink.
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Now I'm scared.. I was going to wear this hat out and about, also while fishing.. that might not be a good idea then....Strider wrote:The Keppler fed looks the same color as the AB does after someone has worn the AB for a year and the color fades. My Ab now looks just like the color my Keppler did when I owned it. The keppler is a good fed, just don't get it more than a little bit wet. Mine got drenched and that was the end of it. It tapered up quick as a wink.
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theinterchange wrote:Now I'm scared.. I was going to wear this hat out and about, also while fishing.. that might not be a good idea then....Strider wrote:The Keppler fed looks the same color as the AB does after someone has worn the AB for a year and the color fades. My Ab now looks just like the color my Keppler did when I owned it. The keppler is a good fed, just don't get it more than a little bit wet. Mine got drenched and that was the end of it. It tapered up quick as a wink.
Eh... I waited for over a year for my Keppler.
Compared to an AB or an Akubra, it didn't really do it for me.
It's a solid hat- but almost solid to the point of being like a helmet.
I didn't keep it long enough to see it taper. I'd reconsider if I were you.
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I spoke with Lee concerning 'wearability' and durability, such as rain, and let him know I needed an all weather outdoor activity hat...He said that his hats are fine to get wet, drenched even, as long as they are allowed to dry on their own...no lampshades or blowdryers, as any felt hat should be treated when wet. He commented that the tapering he had been told about were the result of people A: leaving them in a hot car, B: putting them on lampshades or C: using a blowdryer to dry them.Neolithic wrote:theinterchange wrote:Now I'm scared.. I was going to wear this hat out and about, also while fishing.. that might not be a good idea then....Strider wrote:The Keppler fed looks the same color as the AB does after someone has worn the AB for a year and the color fades. My Ab now looks just like the color my Keppler did when I owned it. The keppler is a good fed, just don't get it more than a little bit wet. Mine got drenched and that was the end of it. It tapered up quick as a wink.
Eh... I waited for over a year for my Keppler.
Compared to an AB or an Akubra, it didn't really do it for me.
It's a solid hat- but almost solid to the point of being like a helmet.
I didn't keep it long enough to see it taper. I'd reconsider if I were you.
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Here’s some shots of the man himself. Just thought that I’d put these up since there doesn’t seem to be an abundance of pics of the Keppler hat. Cheers
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He might have tweaked his hat over the years. I've had a few Keppler's over the years, although now I don't have one (or any Indy hat for that matter). I believe that these photos of Lee are of the most current offering. CheersMichaelson wrote:The crown of mine was a bit taller than the one seen in your photos, Adam.
Regards! Michaelson
PS- Back in the old days there were endless debates about what the Indy hat was and wasn’t. It’s only now that the hat has been pretty well nailed by almost everyone. Steve Delk has been able to see what one of his hats looks like on Harrison Ford himself, for goodness sake. There’s obviously differences in all the hat offerings, but they’re all pretty decent at this point.
I got my second Keepler a few weeks ago and it did not look that good. It was tapered and mishapen right out of the box. I looks like it has what I would call dead spots in the felt. The first hat I got from him is my main raiders hat. It looks great! I don't know what to do with this one. I have tried to shape it but it just does not look as good as the first one. I called Optimo to see about getting a reblock he was short on the phone and when I told him what hat it was he said it was not even worth messing with it. Not the first time optimo told me that. I have sent 2 akubra, 1 miller and AB there and he said everyone was cheap.
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