The EXPLORADOR fedora - photo gallery

Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:43 pm

Looks great on you. Congrats.

Screencapped · Post by **Screencapped** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:31 pm

RayROnline wrote:I think US customs wanted to keep it, but after nearly a month in their hands, they released my HJ replica Explorador 36 SC style and I LOVE it. It really comes to life when it is put on with the turn action. This is literally right out of the box (and still has some box dust on it). but I want to share a few shots before I add Fullers...(note: indoor lighting at night, color may not be accurate in these images)

I am totally in LOVE with Roberto's work

You who have dusted your own hat...do you wet it in areas like around the ribbon, first? Any special tips you care to share? I'm thinking using a soft make up brush and just hitting around the ribbon and key spots then using a hat brush or just smacking it a few times to settle it.

First of all your hat looks AMAZING!!! I'm

actually lol! As for applying the Fuller's earth, what I do is put some in a stocking then put it in another stocking than go around patting the hat sort of like how a pitcher uses a rosin bag. Then I'll brush the excess off to give it a little more of a realistic look. Congratulations once again on your new hat. Roberto does wonders with felt.

cybertrek · Post by **cybertrek** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:58 pm

Roberto sent me these pics before shipping. I'm eagerly awaiting for mine to arrive.

I'll post in hand pics when it arrives.
Jim

Indiego Jones · Post by **Indiego Jones** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:24 am

One word: screen-used (...or are two....?)

fedoraiders · Post by **fedoraiders** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:37 am

Amazing work!

I would like to see the pictures on your head when you recive it.

It’s a opinion but no one should never take a picture of too close or a selfie because this does not emphasize the work and this distorts the hat.

Odo · Post by **Odo** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:32 pm

Thanks, Jason...specially coming from you, who make the best Cairo fedoras I've seen.

Totally agree about the close pics, and selfies...the distorsion doesn't help to show how will the hat look on you.
I've taken some other pics of that hat with a camera at some distance, and them zoomed...and hat looks much better.
I guess it's complicated for those who recive the hat to have someone else taking a pic instead of shooting a selfie...but the resulting image would be much better, you are right on this!

fedoraiders · Post by **fedoraiders** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 8:02 pm

I'm very happy Odo, We understand us very well.

cybertrek · Post by **cybertrek** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:55 pm

It has cleared customs and out for delivery.

I hope to share pics this evening

cybertrek · Post by **cybertrek** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:45 pm

I'd like to publicly thank Roberto for his dedication and professionalism. I will be a repeat customer. The Hat feels amazing to the hand.
Supple and soft yet very solid in construction and density of the fur. He hit all the items on my checklist out of the park.

To be clear it wasn't a here are pics of the hat. Thanks. next....

Roberto made MY hat. he used my feedback and thoughts on it until we were both happy. Incredible customer communication and workmanship.

If you are thinking about having Steele and Jones make you a hat do it quick...or you'll be in line behind me for my Viajero '36.

Best,
jim

Post by **Cajunkraut** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:59 pm

Now that's a SOC fedora. Nice n' muffiny.

Charybdis · Post by **Charybdis** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:46 pm

Wow, that thing looks nice!

fedoraiders · Post by **fedoraiders** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:58 pm

Beautiful work of Steele and Jones, I love it.

Congratulations Jim for this purchase and you took the good pictures!

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:33 pm

Lookin' GOOD, Jim!

GREAT job, S&J!

Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:37 pm

Awesome and looks great on you.

indyfan1234 · Post by **indyfan1234** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:11 pm

Awesome fedora!!! I'm still waiting for my Steele and jones raiders from customs. It's been in their hands now since December 2nd.... hurry up customs!!!

cybertrek · Post by **cybertrek** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:37 am

indyfan1234 wrote:Awesome fedora!!! I'm still waiting for my Steele and jones raiders from customs. It's been in their hands now since December 2nd.... hurry up customs!!!

WOW!
Mine hit customs on Dec 28th and was delivered Jan 3rd.
I hope yours arrives soon .
Jim

indyfan1234 · Post by **indyfan1234** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 1:34 pm

cybertrek wrote:
indyfan1234 wrote:Awesome fedora!!! I'm still waiting for my Steele and jones raiders from customs. It's been in their hands now since December 2nd.... hurry up customs!!!
WOW!
Mine hit customs on Dec 28th and was delivered Jan 3rd.
I hope yours arrives soon .
Jim

Great.... now I'm worried it's stuck there or they decided to keep it or is not clearing it or even lost

Indiego Jones · Post by **Indiego Jones** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:10 pm

Don't worry.

If you can see it on the tracking is "in transit"
And it isn't lost. Just delayed.

Patience.
Some packages arrives sooner...it's a matter of luck.

Regards.-

cybertrek · Post by **cybertrek** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:44 pm

In my experience there's no such thing as luck.

sorry...couldn't resist.

Every time I'm on the phone with FedEx or UPS and they assure me a package is on the truck for delivery
I ask them. Truck, What truck?

they are seldom amused.

Best of luck. I'm sure the wait will be forgotten when it arrives.

jim

Indiego Jones · Post by **Indiego Jones** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:01 pm

cybertrek wrote: Every time I'm on the phone with FedEx or UPS and they assure me a package is on the truck for delivery
I ask them. Truck, What truck?

they are seldom amused.

Awesome!

indyfan1234 · Post by **indyfan1234** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:16 pm

Indiego Jones wrote:Don't worry.

If you can see it on the tracking is "in transit"
And it isn't lost. Just delayed.

Patience.
Some packages arrives sooner...it's a matter of luck.

Regards.-

Maybe because I have the holster with it they are doing more checks haha. So far it still says on pre-shipment on usps website. Hopefully not much longer. Cybertrek got very lucky with a small wait time.

Odo · Post by **Odo** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:08 am

The longer delay usually is at the Customs. Once they deliver it to USPS and they update anything in their web...they are soon to deliver...

indyfan1234 · Post by **indyfan1234** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:30 am

Wish I got as lucky as some others on here and only waited a week or two. Customs has had mine over a month. Still isn't a update on it. Wish there was a way to call customs and get a eta haha. But I know the wait will be worth it as Steele and jones fedoras are beautiful

indyfan1234 · Post by **indyfan1234** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 1:09 pm

My fedora finally processed through customs and is in the New York usps. Hopefully it won't take long to arrive in California. No eta yet on delivery but I imagine soon.

Screencapped · Post by **Screencapped** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:16 pm

cybertrek wrote:My new Steele & Jones Explorador '36 Streets of Cairo

and the required on the head shot

below is a link to even more pics.
https://goo.gl/photos/GDdZ25mbaTpak1YX9

I'd like to publicly thank Roberto for his dedication and professionalism. I will be a repeat customer. The Hat feels amazing to the hand.
Supple and soft yet very solid in construction and density of the fur. He hit all the items on my checklist out of the park.

To be clear it wasn't a here are pics of the hat. Thanks. next....

Roberto made MY hat. he used my feedback and thoughts on it until we were both happy. Incredible customer communication and workmanship.

If you are thinking about having Steele and Jones make you a hat do it quick...or you'll be in line behind me for my Viajero '36.

Best,
jim

That looks incredible! I have to have one of these! I've ordered hats from both Steve & Garrison in the last month. May as well add another S&J to the mix lol!

cybertrek · Post by **cybertrek** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:01 am

Thanks Everyone and a HUGE Thanks again to Steele & Jones. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

The HAT was a big hit on the recent Trek Cruise.

jim

indyfan1234 · Post by **indyfan1234** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:41 am

Charybdis · Post by **Charybdis** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 12:12 pm

I hear the sound of a lot of wallets fluttering away since they are so light!!! ha!!

Odo · Post by **Odo** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 12:49 pm

Hi, Stephen...I'm glad that the Customs released that Hovito hat and you already recived it!

cybertrek · Post by **cybertrek** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:03 pm

indyfan1234,
Great to see it arrived! Now wheres that holster you order too? pics man...
jim

indyfan1234 · Post by **indyfan1234** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:12 pm

Odo wrote:Hi, Stephen...I'm glad that the Customs released that Hovito hat and you already recived it!

After seeing cybertrek SOC I might have to get another one like his. Love his bash on his SOC.

Clipper · Post by **Clipper** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:13 pm

cybertrek that is unbelievably amazing looking. I am kind of in shock and awe of how great that looks. Hats off to Roberto and S&J. They really know how to nail the look.

I've already got Roberto making me a Last Crusade but now I may just need to order a SOC soon too...

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:52 pm

Whats up with photobucket? Cant see anything.

Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:58 pm

What’s up is photobucket now charges a ransom to use for image file sharing. If you don’t pay, all your older uploads are kaput.

I suggest imgur.

Odo · Post by **Odo** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:20 pm

giantthugee86 wrote:Whats up with photobucket? Cant see anything.

Hi, Giant Thugee,
Like Jermiah said, Photobucket is not working as it used to, so, you can see some pics in this post (from members which use Imgur).
Here you can see some more of our work, or you can find us at Facebook or Instagram.
Thanks for your interest!

Roberto O'Brien (S&J)

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=68085" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:24 pm

Jeremiah wrote:What’s up is photobucket now charges a ransom to use for image file sharing. If you don’t pay, all your older uploads are kaput.

I suggest imgur.

Why do so many people on here still use it?

Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:07 pm

Not sure, but if the pics are not showing it’s more likely they themselves are not aware that photobucket no longer allows free hosting. I could go to my photobucket and attempt to upload a pic but it would probably have the same outcome as those broken links above.

Hobbit Fedora · Post by **Hobbit Fedora** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:55 pm

Just ordered an Explorador 38 a little over a week ago and I can’t wait for it to get here in Florida!

Have a Fed IV already, which I love but I suspect the Explorador will “Steele” the heart!

Chose Poorly · Post by **Chose Poorly** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:15 pm

Anybody received a hat from S&J recently? Curious to get this thread rolling again. Ordered mine a few weeks ago and can’t wait for it to arrive. Roberto and Diego are just delightful to work with.

Hobbit Fedora · Post by **Hobbit Fedora** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:28 am

Should be getting a Last Crusade from them soon, really excited about it. I’ll be using a trip to Colorado to break it in. Just curious how durable others have found their Exploradors? And how well they are in the heat? I live in Florida currently so heat’s never far from the mind.

Chose Poorly · Post by **Chose Poorly** » Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:35 am

Hobbit Fedora wrote:Should be getting a Last Crusade from them soon, really excited about it. I’ll be using a trip to Colorado to break it in. Just curious how durable others have found their Exploradors? And how well they are in the heat? I live in Florida currently so heat’s never far from the mind.

Awesome. Excited to see it when it arrives.

I’m waiting on a nice and clean Raiders ‘Raven Bar’ hat from them. With how focused S&J is on screen accuracy, I imagine they’re using pretty lightweight hare fur felt, so it should do nicely protecting you from the sun without melting your head.

Though I haven’t tried an S&J hat yet, I have worn an Akubra Adventurer (which was a very lightweight, floppy rabbit felt) in the warm climates of Florida, Texas, and Southern California. I was comfortable in temperatures ranging from high 40s to high 90s F, and I run very hot. Hoping for the same versatility from my S&J hat.

Roberto can definitely speak to the weight and breathability of his felt bodies.

Chose Poorly · Post by **Chose Poorly** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:44 am

Chose Poorly wrote:
Hobbit Fedora wrote:Should be getting a Last Crusade from them soon, really excited about it. I’ll be using a trip to Colorado to break it in. Just curious how durable others have found their Exploradors? And how well they are in the heat? I live in Florida currently so heat’s never far from the mind.
Awesome. Excited to see it when it arrives.

I’m waiting on a nice and clean Raiders ‘Raven Bar’ hat from them. With how focused S&J is on screen accuracy, I imagine they’re using pretty lightweight hare fur felt, so it should do nicely protecting you from the sun without melting your head.

Though I haven’t tried an S&J hat yet, I have worn an Akubra Adventurer (which was a very lightweight, floppy rabbit felt) in the warm climates of Florida, Texas, and Southern California. I was comfortable in temperatures ranging from high 40s to high 90s F, and I run very hot. Hoping for the same versatility from my S&J hat.

Roberto can definitely speak to the weight and breathability of his felt bodies.

Hobbit - Did you get your LC hat yet? Post some pics if so!

Chose Poorly · Post by **Chose Poorly** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:01 am

Just got word that my Raiders Raven Bar hat is en route. Really excited to try it on when it arrives!

https://imgur.com/gallery/ULloz0L

Hedji · Post by **Hedji** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:57 am

Looks lovely! Raven Bar is a nice choice.

IJJTM · Post by **IJJTM** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:00 am

Very nice.

Chose Poorly · Post by **Chose Poorly** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:14 am

Hedji wrote:Looks lovely! Raven Bar is a nice choice.

Thanks! I figured it would compliment my somewhat new looking Legacy jacket. They can grow old together.

Chose Poorly · Post by **Chose Poorly** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:44 pm

Showed up today. Will get better pics eventually. For now, enjoy my mother-in-law’s dirty bathroom mirror again...

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tubasthebest · Post by **tubasthebest** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:30 pm

It looks fantastic!

Hedji · Post by **Hedji** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:48 am

Chose Poorly wrote:Showed up today. Will get better pics eventually. For now, enjoy my mother-in-law’s dirty bathroom mirror again...

https://imgur.com/a/ULloz0L" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yeah, great combo with your jacket! Really splendid!

Chose Poorly · Post by **Chose Poorly** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:27 pm

Grabbed a few more when I went out to feed the horses. Better lighting. Better idea of how talented Roberto is!

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