Affordable Hat

darthbish · Post by **darthbish** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:55 am

Hi all,
just a quick note to say that the Aussie Dollar is currently worth about 80 US cents.
This brings a Fed IV down to about 85 bucks and a Fed Deluxe down to about 135.

A good price for a GREAT couple of hats.

spenyk · Post by **spenyk** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:56 pm

Thanks for the info, can anyone post any links on where to purchase these hats?

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:01 pm

http://hatsdirect.com/federation/index.html

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:06 pm

And it's 62 euros!!

riothamus · Post by **riothamus** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:07 am

Hi guys,

I think I'm going to take advantage of this good exchange rate. I need advice on color though. I'm going with the Fed IV regular, and I have two ABs from Steve on order, one CS brown, one CS gray. What color Fed IV should I get?

Excelsior!
Riothamus

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:28 am

Dark brown!

Herr Doktor · Post by **Herr Doktor** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:56 am

Might have to pick one of these up. For about $120 shipped to the US, it's a heck of a deal right now!

If only I could find my tape measure.

Nicolas Jones · Post by **Nicolas Jones** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:18 pm

I think that a cheaper way to "get" a hat is to make your own!
Mine cost me about 60$ (40€).

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t ... highlight=

For what I know Akubras are great too.

Regards,

Nico

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:19 pm

riothamus wrote:Hi guys,

I think I'm going to take advantage of this good exchange rate. I need advice on color though. I'm going with the Fed IV regular, and I have two ABs from Steve on order, one CS brown, one CS gray. What color Fed IV should I get?

Excelsior!
Riothamus

That fawn color is nice, especially with the dark ribbon contrast. If not, I say get a color that you don't have (or will have). Diversify!

lpa53 · Post by **lpa53** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:18 am

I'm waiting for my Keppler brown Indy but eventually want a grey fedora, too, and this could be a good route to go. A couple o questions:

What's the difference in the Fed IV and the Deluxe (couldn't find the Deluxe on the site)?

I was watching ROLA last night and noticed a grey that was darker than I remenbered. Were there different darknesses of grey throughout the IJ movies?

It looks like most grey offerings out there are lighter. Would they go with a darker grey winter coat?

darthbish · Post by **darthbish** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:20 am

Update...
Au$$ie is now 67.7 US cents, bringing it to about 73 US for a Fed IV

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:37 pm

darthbish wrote:Update...
Au$$ie is now 67.7 US cents, bringing it to about 73 US for a Fed IV

i know.......i just sent money to aus for my terry jacka whip.....ended up costing less than my david morgan!

now's the time to buy from down under folks!

Herr Doktor · Post by **Herr Doktor** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:50 pm

Indiana G wrote:now's the time to buy from down under folks!

No kidding. A deluxe, with shipping included, is about $140.

RobocopIndy · Post by **RobocopIndy** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:01 pm

Herr Doktor wrote:
Indiana G wrote:now's the time to buy from down under folks!
No kidding. A deluxe, with shipping included, is about $140.

I just got my AB Henry the other week, but I did order a Fed IV Deluxe for my dad last night.

Indiana Venkman · Post by **Indiana Venkman** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:43 pm

If I didn't have my money tied up on a Camptown I would be all over getting a deluxe right now. Can't beat the price.

KenS · Post by **KenS** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:00 am

With the Australian dollar at a low against the US dollar it sure would be a good time for a new Akubra.
Hmm, I'll have to check the piggy bank. ;-)
Ken.