Question about a Fed4

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Question about a Fed4

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I have a fed4 but don't know if it is a deluxe or other wise. I got it from a friend and I didn't aske him. How can you tell?
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It should say somewhere inside the hat (sweatband or liner) if it's "Heritage" or "Imperial" quality. Heritage is the Deluxe.
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Its an imperial. Does it make a good raider's hat?
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there is no difference in the shape. so either a H or I quality, the bash will be the same.

I personally like a alittle stiffer hat like the Heritage quality. but floppyness is raiders all the way.

if you have seen my fed 4 you will notice that a fed can make a good raiders hat.
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Indiana Holt wrote:if you have seen my fed 4 you will notice that a fed can make a good raiders hat.
:D
Yeah... it's a "good" Raiders hat all right, Holt...

:-k
...assuming, of course, that when you say "good" you actually mean "pretty dang good"... or "just fine"... or even "downright alright"...
;)

...of course, if you're anything like me, agreeing that you got a "good" Raiders hat out of the Fed4 is -to me- a bit like saying that Tarantino got a "good" performance out of Christoph Waltz.
:TOH:

(That is to say: QUITE GOOD!)
;)
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I have to agree with everyone here, the Fed 4 makes nice Raiders' hats. The color is dark, but the shape is great. Enjoy!! :TOH:
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Just wondering, is a Fed IV available only via hats direct or do they have a physical store in Australia? I have a cousin there and I might just ask her to ship one my way if possible.
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fenris wrote:Just wondering, is a Fed IV available only via hats direct or do they have a physical store in Australia? I have a cousin there and I might just ask her to ship one my way if possible.
On the Hats Direct website, if you click on the left column tab for "About Us", they say:
The Hattery
# is located just west of Sydney, Australia, in the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains at Katoomba.
# is open 7 days a week, for visitors to our shop and on line customers
http://hatsdirect.com/help/about.html
Their physical address is also listed at the bottom of that page, as well as phone numbers.

:TOH: Best wishes,
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Thanks!

Hehe... I never noticed they had an address at the bottom part of their site... #-o
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Mitch LaRue wrote:
Indiana Holt wrote:if you have seen my fed 4 you will notice that a fed can make a good raiders hat.
:D
Yeah... it's a "good" Raiders hat all right, Holt...

:-k
...assuming, of course, that when you say "good" you actually mean "pretty dang good"... or "just fine"... or even "downright alright"...
;)

...of course, if you're anything like me, agreeing that you got a "good" Raiders hat out of the Fed4 is -to me- a bit like saying that Tarantino got a "good" performance out of Christoph Waltz.
:TOH:

(That is to say: QUITE GOOD!)
;)
:lol: ;)
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Re: Question about a Fed4

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Is there a difference in the color of the two felt types?
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Sallah4

Your fed is the older Akruba Fed 3 - it is their older block shape....
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Well c3 if you would have told me that I wouldn't have had to post this.
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sallah4 wrote:I got it from a friend and I didn't aske him.
I suppose you could have asked? ;)
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