Akubra Adventurer (OH NO, It's not an AB! lol, kidding)

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Akubra Adventurer (OH NO, It's not an AB! lol, kidding)

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Yep, I went with the Akubra Adventurer from David Morgan. I was originally going to go with the old model of the Federation, but they were out of my size. And I didn't want to wait for the new version. I went with.......well, I was GOING for a KotCS bash. Not positive that's what I got. Hey, the bash looks like the CS bash to me. And This'll probably take on its own life in the future. I'm happy with it, even though I've only had it since it got here yesterday :)

Without further ado, the pics (again, I'll resize if needed:

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2008/ ... raptor.jpg
fresh from the box

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs30/i/2008/ ... raptor.jpg
From the front

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs25/i/2008/ ... raptor.jpg
The side

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2008/ ... raptor.jpg
And on my head.
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Post by Tron7960 »

Congratulations. Nice hat and good job on the bash!

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nice job. It's a fine looking hat.
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Post by Luke Warmwater »

Yeah, very cool. Based on your photos I just ordered one. The price is hard to beat... cheaper than the Stetson I currently own, and it is a better hat.
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Post by Indiana G »

great bash job jared! what can you say about the colour and the pounce of the felt?
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Post by IndianaSolo »

Good choice with the Adventurer, I also have the hat. I cut the brim and put in a LC bash. It also feels amazingly comfortable. And since it's an Akubra it can stand up to all kinds of !@#$.

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Post by McFly »

Excellent job on the bash, bro! Lookin *good!*

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Post by Pitfall Harry »

Looking good! :D From what I can tell it looks very close to the CS bash. ;)
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Post by DanielJones »

Looks great! Dig on what you did with the bash. Good job! :D

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Post by gabrielle »

What a great looking hat!!!! Very nice job on the bash it fits you fine.

One question though, what is pounce?
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Post by Jaredraptor »

Heh, thanks everyone. I'm glad to hear the bash looks good. It was my first REAL bash job (I did tighten the pinch on my old Mayser, but not a complete rebash).
Indiana G wrote:what can you say about the colour and the pounce of the felt?
Well..... the color seems to be a tiny bit darker than Indy's, but not very much. In the sunlight it looks really close, actually. And.....I have no idea what pounce is :oops: heheh.
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Post by Oklahoma Jones »

Did you do any trimming to the brim, or did you leave it as delivered??
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Oklahoma Jones wrote:Did you do any trimming to the brim, or did you leave it as delivered??
Left as delivered. I'm debating whether I should eventually trim it or not. But my mom would KILL me if she found out I'd trimmed a brand new $125 fedora. So if I do trim it, it'll have to wait until I'm out of the house and in college
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