My Dad's new Fed IV bashed by John Penman.

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:39 am

For Christmas I bought my Dad his own Fed IV after he kept trying to steal mine. Before giving it to him, I sent it to John Penman to bash in the LC style. Here is a pic of my Dad proudly wearing it, along with a pic of him and me with our hats and the new union suits we got for Christmas.

He's not winking. His eye is dead and eyepatches aren't his thing.

djd · Post by **djd** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:43 am

Nice job!

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:54 am

I love that you guys got union suits, too!

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:37 am

Gotta respect the union suit. Makes trips to the outhouse much more pleasant.

Post by **Michaelson** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:17 pm

Hopefully they came with 'drop bottoms'....otherwise, you're in for a ugly surprise first trip out there.

BRAVO on the new hat for Dad! Looks great!!

HIGH regards! Michaelson

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:29 pm

Great photos!
Beautiful hats!
Fantastic suits!

Hollowpond · Post by **Hollowpond** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:50 pm

Yeah... Gotta have a "bomb chute".

Travis

Post by **Michaelson** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:56 pm

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:03 pm

Michaelson wrote:Hopefully they came with 'drop bottoms'....otherwise, you're in for a ugly surprise first trip out there.

BRAVO on the new hat for Dad! Looks great!!

HIGH regards! Michaelson

Of course they have the drop bottom. However, it isn't the 2 button flap anymore. They are now a 1 button flap, and the flap goes sideways.

Post by **Michaelson** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:09 pm

Good.

They actually make them WITHOUT that important opening, believe it or not, and many folks have discovered this at extremely ackward times.

....and no, I am not one of them....but I know a couple guys who did.

Regards! Michaelson

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:12 pm

That was after they were fed ExLax, right?

Post by **Michaelson** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:14 pm

No, but you're getting the idea.

Anyway, the hat suits your Dad's face shape perfectly! I'm sure he'll get GOOD use out of it....and you peace of mind getting YOUR hats back.

Regards! Michaelson

jkdbuck76 · Post by **jkdbuck76** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:21 pm

maboot,

is that a Fed IV Regular or Deluxe on your Dad?

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:48 pm

jkdbuck76 wrote:maboot,

is that a Fed IV Regular or Deluxe on your Dad?

Fed IV Regular.

coronado3 · Post by **coronado3** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:16 pm

How about yours?

maboot38 wrote:
jkdbuck76 wrote:maboot,

is that a Fed IV Regular or Deluxe on your Dad?
Fed IV Regular.

jkdbuck76 · Post by **jkdbuck76** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:57 pm

maboot38 wrote:
jkdbuck76 wrote:maboot,

is that a Fed IV Regular or Deluxe on your Dad?
Fed IV Regular.

Looks good. I just might get one. I've been himhawing about getting a Regular since I need a grey hat. But since they don't make the Moonstone in a 62 (!!!!! yes my mellon is THAT huge) Deluxe, I'll have to take a Regular. This thread of yours just about closes the deal for me. Thanks for sharing!

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:52 pm

coronado3 wrote:How about yours?
maboot38 wrote:
jkdbuck76 wrote:maboot,

is that a Fed IV Regular or Deluxe on your Dad?
Fed IV Regular.

Mine is a Fed IV Regular also.

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:53 pm

jkdbuck76 wrote: Looks good. I just might get one. I've been himhawing about getting a Regular since I need a grey hat. But since they don't make the Moonstone in a 62 (!!!!! yes my mellon is THAT huge) Deluxe, I'll have to take a Regular. This thread of yours just about closes the deal for me. Thanks for sharing!

Glad I could help. It is a solid hat for the price. It's not a Penman or an Adventurebilt, but it's 1000x better than a Dorfman Pacific, and you can really beat on it without worrying about ruining it.

Indiana Bugs · Post by **Indiana Bugs** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:05 am

My union suits have a large vertical slot in the back. Id prefer the drop-bottom. Great looking hats, maboot.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:17 am

Your dad looks awesome in that Fed!! Perfect fit, everything!!

Didn't know what a union suit was till now...

Ian

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:23 pm

A hat well done! Very cool!

Cheers!

Dan

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:42 pm

You guys look great together. Glade I could help out.

Lao Feng · Post by **Lao Feng** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:38 pm

Great looking hat! What color is it?

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:59 am

Lao Feng wrote:Great looking hat! What color is it?

That is the Carbon Gray Fed IV.