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Got my Brown Raiders Explorador! Fits perfectly!! Got a 60 and I am usualy between a 7 1/2 and 7 3/8

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Film at 11 as they used to say!!
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heck ya...........lets see it!
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Post 'em up, Pike! :P
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That one looks pretty good! Is that Rabbit or Beaver? and how much does a hat like that costs?

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-Alfonso :)

EDIT: Hey! You put the picture and now it's gone! :-k
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Piker wrote:Image
Picture's back again! :lol:
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They are supposed to be 320 by 240. Why are they EXPLODING?

Wild Rabbit! Super soft too! "99€ + envio"

I resized them before posting, but they went back to full size?
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Just look at that StovePipe!
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Hey Piker,

nice hat. whered you get it?

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rover smith wrote:Hey Piker,

nice hat. whered you get it?

Scott
Odo on here turned me on to these from the Spanish Language Indy Forum

http://www.indianajones.es/ropa/fedora_ ... explorador
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That's a GREAT site! I love how they have a list of all hats with a review of each one with the pros and cons!
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I've had my Explorador 1936 for some months now and I've been wearing it most every day. Took it with me to Disney World last month and while there was caught in a tropical downpour! It dried quickly and retained it's shape. I should also let you know that I don't treat this hat with kid gloves. This hat gets treated rough! I'm pleased to announce this hat can take it!
Here's a pic of me at the Animal Kingdom...
http://i39.tinypic.com/2lt0wpl.jpg
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Rain has stopped here, but the wind is up!!! Should I use my stapler on the hat? :shock:
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Sure. Place the staple above the ribbon band and insure it is well anchored into your skull. ;-)
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Glad to hear you are happy with that hat!!!
Specially considering it was one of the very first hats we made (I think is #9 or #10), and that the previous owner also abused of it.
That hat has been under the rain in Paris and under the hot sun of Bolivia, and now resides in the US. Who knows where will you take it...
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Odo on here turned me on to these from the Spanish Language Indy Forum

http://www.indianajones.es/ropa/fedora_ ... explorador
A pity my Spanish isnt upto much, looks like an interesting read.
Specially considering it was one of the very first hats we made (I think is #9 or #10), and that the previous owner also abused of it.
That hat has been under the rain in Paris and under the hot sun of Bolivia, and now resides in the US. Who knows where will you take it...
Are these hats reblocks then, or just Alphareds? The brim looks massive from the picutres on the site, but from what i can gather its 70mmx66mm?

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:whip: Nr. 9 !
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The brims are 7mm wide, and we cut the sides using scissors, usually 6.6 unless any different required...
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Odo wrote:The brims are 7mm wide, and we cut the sides using scissors, usually 6.6 unless any different required...
I guess you mean 70mm and 66mm, otherwise you have redefined the concept of stingy fedora's ;-) :lol:

Regards, Geert
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i took a quick look at the website just to see where you can get HJ's these days. the replix hat looks really good.......but do you actually get that when you order it? too bad that all of them except for the IMHJ have a really, extremely, nasty, ugly, cruddy, terrible, horrible, disgusting, pukey bow work on them.....and i'm being nice too :lol:

quick question though, why does the AB review state that their ribbon is a petersham?

oh man......my stitch nazi mentallity is starting to infest itself in my hat making mentallity.......i think dr. hatch will have to prescribe me more meds!!! :shock:
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gwyddion wrote:
Odo wrote:The brims are 7mm wide, and we cut the sides using scissors, usually 6.6 unless any different required...
I guess you mean 70mm and 66mm, otherwise you have redefined the concept of stingy fedora's ;-) :lol:

Regards, Geert
No, in fact we are making tiny hats for people with a very small head... :rolling:
Only joking, of course it was my mistake, and you are right...
Indiana G wrote:quick question though, why does the AB review state that their ribbon is a petersham?
No idea, I don't remember when was it writen that review, but I'll tell the admins of the forum to change that info...thanks for discovering the mistake...
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Man, I'm really intrigued by this hat! Can anyone compare it to other similarly priced hats, i.e. Fed IV, Christy's, JPD rabbit, etc.? Color, bow, felt, finish, floppiness, sweatband, liner, etc.?

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Indiana G wrote:i took a quick look at the website just to see where you can get HJ's these days. the replix hat looks really good.......but do you actually get that when you order it? too bad that all of them except for the IMHJ have a really, extremely, nasty, ugly, cruddy, terrible, horrible, disgusting, pukey bow work on them.....and i'm being nice too :lol:

quick question though, why does the AB review state that their ribbon is a petersham?

oh man......my stitch nazi mentallity is starting to infest itself in my hat making mentallity.......i think dr. hatch will have to prescribe me more meds!!! :shock:
G, I don't know what it is these days but the term grosgrain and petersham get mixed together and they shouldn't
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RaiderZee wrote:Man, I'm really intrigued by this hat! Can anyone compare it to other similarly priced hats, i.e. Fed IV, Christy's, JPD rabbit, etc.? Color, bow, felt, finish, floppiness, sweatband, liner, etc.?
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There aren't many here, so there won't be much opinions...
We have been making hats for the people at the Spanish Forum who wanted something already bashed, tough, and as cheap as possible, so our hat isn't better than any other you can get from all the hatmakers at this forum, I guess.
I think our is better that the Christies (felt and shape), but that's just my opinion.

The lining is ivory, with the golden compass logo for the browns ("Explorador"), or the DC-3 for the greys ("Viajero"), and the sweatband is made of black leather. We use petersham ribbons.

Here are a couple of pics...
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RaiderZee wrote:Man, I'm really intrigued by this hat! Can anyone compare it to other similarly priced hats, i.e. Fed IV, Christy's, JPD rabbit, etc.? Color, bow, felt, finish, floppiness, sweatband, liner, etc.?

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The felt is much softer than a Regular Fed, thicker than my IV but thinner than the III's I own, just right for a dress hat. Did I mention it is soft? :mrgreen:

The Crown height is taller than the Fed III (wow!) But not quite as tall as my Penman CS Train hat.

The Bow material and shape is very well done, the color looks right to me.
Feels very well sanded, or pounced, much more so than my Fed IV the III's come close but not quite.

It is stiff, but not Fed Stiff, but not so floppy that it won't hold shape. The open crown one I got was easy to dry bash.

The brim is nowhere near as stiff as a Fed. "Firm," I'd call it

The Liner does not have a plastic sweat cap, I'm in Georgia, don't need one.

The logo on the liner is a compass rose in gold and has Explorador written on it. Cream color, not white. The Liner stays in place and does not droop and tickle the top of my head. Glued like a Fed.

The Sweat band is larger than on a Fed and soft.

The Explorador says US 7 1/2, but any other 7 1/2 I have ever had I needed tape, this one is perfect. It is a 60 cm but is rather more like my 59 cm Fed III's.

I have Standard Feds, not the Dlx. And I know nothing about the others.

Like the Fed's, the Dimensional cut was done so well, that it is a perfect oval, no flaws whatsoever.

Hope that helps.
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How would you compare the felt finish between the two hats?
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RaiderZee wrote:How would you compare the felt finish between the two hats?
A "digital" gauge..... My fingers. :mrgreen:


Explorador is softer to the touch and fuller feeling. "Rich" for lack of a more technical term, describes the felt.
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