how SA is a Christy's Adventurer?

blueoakleyz · Post by **blueoakleyz** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:47 am

Just curious.. it seems pretty cheap

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:56 am

I don't have this hat, but for what I know is one of the more Raiders SA: very similar to the original HJ. But not of the same quality.

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:16 am

I think it is very SA. I have a grey Christy's and it looks great. It won't stand up to a beating like some other rabbit fur's out there (even though mine has not had a problem taking a light rain), but it looks great.

Dave

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:40 am

I think its the most sa hat out there, the felt just seems to have the same colour, although the quality is point of discussion, hats where never ment to withstand what indy's does,

Yes there are SA hats at a low price

thats one of the many gifts in this hobby

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:11 am

the ribbon work is not very SA and i do not know if the brim is dimensionally cut. other than that, the block shape looks nice and i've seen some great hats that have come out of it.

DR Ulloa · Post by **DR Ulloa** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:20 am

Dimensional cut...yes...ribbon work...big no no.

Dave

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:25 am

Indiana G wrote:the ribbon work is not very SA and i do not know if the brim is dimensionally cut. other than that, the block shape looks nice and i've seen some great hats that have come out of it.

thats one of the easiest things to fix yourself

I wouldn't pay more money on another hat just because it has a better bow.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:37 am

Dutch_jones wrote:
Indiana G wrote:the ribbon work is not very SA and i do not know if the brim is dimensionally cut. other than that, the block shape looks nice and i've seen some great hats that have come out of it.
thats one of the easiest things to fix yourself I wouldn't pay more money on another hat just because it has a better bow.

she's priced that way because of the felt. if its the same felt as HJ, you have to be veeeeeeeery careful with it. i've never lost less than 1/4" on my reblocking experiments with this felt. keep her dry and out of rain and humidity and she'll be okay....if you get caught in the rain, you'll be wearing a witch's hat in no time soon.

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:04 pm

$100 for a hat this accurate, I can overlook the default bow work.

with the mag and the HJ on virtually the same stuff, this hat seems a great option for the price.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:32 pm

Dutch_jones wrote:$100 for a hat this accurate, I can overlook the default bow work.

with the mag and the HJ on virtually the same stuff, this hat seems a great option for the price.

the IMHJ is further improved than a stock HJ as steve will shrink an oversized hat body down to your size and further pounce it. unfortunately, you'd probably need to start with a stock HJ that is sized 3 to 4 sizes up to get the felt to "sit" at an acceptable level.

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:36 pm

Then again, you could probably just get a Christy's as many seem not to have these issues.
I'm starting to think the Christy's might be a bit more substantial than the HJ felt.

Tremolo · Post by **Tremolo** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:53 pm

My Christy´s is still looking very good after some light rains, it even has some reverse taper now. It´s a nice hat but the ribbon really looks funny. Does anyone know where I can get a new ribbon? (Except Todd´s)
But I´m very happy with it. Actually I have a brown one on order to have a "budget" Raiders hat.

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:56 pm

Tremolo wrote:My Christy´s is still looking very good after some light rains, it even has some reverse taper now. It´s a nice hat but the ribbon really looks funny. Does anyone know where I can get a new ribbon? (Except Todd´s)
But I´m very happy with it. Actually I have a brown one on order to have a "budget" Raiders hat.

The ribbon on the christy's isn bad, its the tacking and bow work.

thats easily redone.

Tremolo · Post by **Tremolo** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:16 pm

Yes it looks good to me, it´s just that I´m thinking about putting a bigger ribbon on it. Maybe something like 45mm or 49mm

eazybox · Post by **eazybox** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:06 pm

I bought my Christys as a cheap "surrogate" for my Magnoli HJ, which I want to make sure is preserverved in good condition. The Christys has fulfilled that purpose very nicely and for the money I don't see anything else out there that looks as SA to my eyes. I would echo the precautions about taking good care of it and not subjecting it to much heavy weather or rough treatment, but other than that one caveat I would not hesitate to recommend it, especially as a starter or extra hat.

Jack

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:19 pm

I think this answers your Question Blueoakleyz doesn't it?