Club Obi Wan

Giving this a bump with some new photos.

I was watching Last Crusade, and I thought that I would shape my AB into the LC shape for the fun of it, and back to Raiders. The whole transition took like ... 5 seconds. Wonderful thing, the AB. Crusade on the left, Raiders on the right. And no, I didn't take the Raiders pic first!



Nice 'n Easy 105.

Is that the same beaver hat from Pagey, Errico? If so, it sure looks better once you played with it!! Fedora

Erri, I agree. That hat looks great now.

Strider, that LC bash looks awesome, just perfect.
The AB is an amazing creature.

eeri, that hat looks better and better evrytime I see it.

prairie, your right about that, The Ab is a amazing creature.


Strider, those pics are real cool.

Fedora wrote:Is that the same beaver hat from Pagey, Errico? If so, it sure looks better once you played with it!! Fedora

Yes it is, i played with it a lot.

prairiejones wrote:Erri, I agree. That hat looks great now.

jpenman wrote:eeri, that hat looks better and better evrytime I see it.

prairie, your right about that, The Ab is a amazing creature.

Thank you guys, nonetheless there's still some taper there unfortunately

I'm still looking for a good size box to send it to steve for another reblock he offered me but i might even sell it... i'm tempted by the dark side (also called "need of money" ).
Well anyone interested can send me a PM with his offer while i find an appropriate box for it otherwise i'll send it for a reblock to Steve.

Steve my friend, i hope you don't mind.


Anyway for the pleasure of gearheads... here a picture for ya

Erri, if you sell your hat, you'll only buy another one in the future. If you're tight on money, just scrimp elsewhere for the time being and hold on to yur hat. That's the one thing I never understood about Pagey, he'd buy something, then sell it, then buy another, then sell it, then buy another... As far as I know, he's still doing it. Sounds like an eventual waste of money by the time you add up all the taxes and shipping over time.

binkmeisterRick wrote:Erri, if you sell your hat, you'll only buy another one in the future. If you're tight on money, just scrimp elsewhere for the time being and hold on to yur hat. That's the one thing I never understood about Pagey, he'd buy something, then sell it, then buy another, then sell it, then buy another... As far as I know, he's still doing it. Sounds like an eventual waste of money by the time you add up all the taxes and shipping over time.

in fact I'm following Pagey's steps crazy enough isnt it?

erri,
Please don't go off the deep end. There is nothing wrong with that hat. It is one of the nicest I have ever seen posted. Hold on to it. -Just my advice; remember I am Virgil to your Dante.

Hemingway Jones wrote:erri,
Please don't go off the deep end. There is nothing wrong with that hat. It is one of the nicest I have ever seen posted. Hold on to it. -Just my advice; remember I am Virgil to your Dante.

You're right, you're Virgil for me well... your word is always convincing. Well i'm still here trying to find a box to send it for a reblock

But for the future projects i have... i have to sell one of my 2 hats... i wonder which one

I just don't see how the hat in the above pic needs a reblock or anything else, except to be worn with pride.
BTW, what hat size are you?

Hemingway Jones wrote:I just don't see how the hat in the above pic needs a reblock or anything else, except to be worn with pride.
BTW, what hat size are you?

The hat is 59 I'm 58 but now with not short hair 59 is very fine to me. 58 is now too fitting. My next hat will surely be a 59

I took it from an high angle so you can't see it but it is a wee tapered.

Here are some shots of my Adventurebilt out in the field at Felicita Park in Escondido. Now Fedora can see where his hat went. I'm posting links, because these look better if they aren't resized.

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Strider it looks like you took my hat Nice pics ( the hat looks great).

erri- you nuts the hat looks just fine keep it. or sell it to me

Your hat looks fantastic...

erri_wan wrote:But for the future projects i have... i have to sell one of my 2 hats... i wonder which one

Not necessarily... do you still have most of your organs? ;c)

jpenman wrote: erri- you nuts the hat looks just fine keep it. or sell it to me

keep an eye on FOR SALE, you never know

Rusty Jones wrote:Your hat looks fantastic...

erri_wan wrote:But for the future projects i have... i have to sell one of my 2 hats... i wonder which one

Not necessarily... do you still have most of your organs? ;c)

Well i have some plans about future buyings

darn all those hats look so cool i just wish i had some more dough so i could buy one

Yay! At last I can join in and post! By the way, you gentlemen look very handsome in your Adventurebilts!

Well, I'm always being told that I don't post enough outdoor shots, so here are some I took earlier today.










The rest of my AB pictures can be found here: viewtopic.php?t=15835

That first pic is perfect, Canyon!

But this one NEEDS a caption...

Canyon wrote:

"What's that rustling in the woods??? Oh, just Indy fanboys who've never seen a woman in a fedora before...move along, move along..."

Wonderful outdoor pics canyon

The lighting shows off the felt beautifully, great hat Canyon!

Wow... lookin' good guys and gals. Strider I think your hat looks good in both styles. Are you wearing it in the LC bash then switching to ROTLA or were ya just foolin' about and always wear it Raiders style? I like that brim treatment you have in the LC mode. Erri you should keep that lid it looks great to me and suits you well. Canyon that hat looks great and looks great on you... glad your in the AB club now!

I always wear the hat in the Raiders style, but can switch it over to LC whenever I want. See, like 3thoubucks has taken a close look at the Raiders hat, I have done so with the Crusade hat. With the Adventurebilt, it's easy to go back and forth.

hahaha...great pics, Tone!

(But what happened to your hair??? )

Extreem haircut!

Very funny pics... the deer is so lovely

Wow, dude, you look totally different without your hat on!

Great pics, as usual.

"Bet it made your hat feel loose". In best Hannibal Lector Voice

Next pic running with scissors.

Hey Tone- Was that pic in the mine car taken at Goldfield??

Awesome mine cart shot. I'd like to go to a bar that was still called a Saloon. That would be great.

Indiana_Tone wrote:

Nicht Storen wrote: Hey Tone- Was that pic in the mine car taken at Goldfield??

Sure was. I love the Saloon there.

I know what you mean. I was out there this past June for a wedding at Gold Canyon Resort. We stopped at Goldfield one day on the way to Tortilla Flat.

BTW your shots of Sedona in the other thread are very cool.

Tone, your hat looks amazing! That picture from the back is incredible. The hat is catching the sunlight perfectly.

PS. Real men use a razor.

Welcome to the forums Harris, and be sure to add pics of your AB when it gets there... those hats never dissapoint ;c)

Yes, welcome aboard, and I am glad you make it here!! ( I am the unofficial COW recruiter!!). Fedora

Tortilla Flat. Wow, I've been there. haven't thought about it in years though.
Got some great pictures there but that was way pre-Indy days.

Took a 4 day stroll on the Inca Trail a few months ago and here are a couple of photos of me and my AB at the end of the trek, at Machu Picchu.

THAT'S how someone's fedora looks after it's taken on an individual's 'personality'!

GREAT looking hat, my friend!!

High regards! Michaelson

craig i agree the AB looks great on you, and i also agree that making the fedora look like indys crush is one thing, but letting it become u makes it look more natural.

Here are a couple more pics of me and my AB from the Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley, near Cuzco, Peru and on the top of Dead Woman's Pass (14,000 feet!!) with Mrs. Kaleponi...


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Very nice, Craig. I love the way your AB looks in those pics. Keep great pics like that coming
Best Regards,
Joe

man i cant wait to go visit some sites with my gear. Alot of places like the aztec temple and others, are going to be shutting down in the near future, just because of wear and tear to the sites. I went to a lecture about it at my school.

MorgonKenbur wrote:man i cant wait to go visit some sites with my gear. Alot of places like the aztec temple and others, are going to be shutting down in the near future, just because of wear and tear to the sites. I went to a lecture about it at my school.

They have said that about Machu Picchu (an Inca site) in Peru for awhile, but I can't imagine the Peruvian government shutting it down, as it provides just too many tourist dollars. But you can see where some of the walls are starting to come apart, due we were told, to the 2500+ tourists that visit there everyday.

Excellent hat! well worn, and nice Ray Bans I might add :c) (I'm assuming their Ray Bans)

Rusty Jones wrote:Excellent hat! well worn, and nice Ray Bans I might add :c) (I'm assuming their Ray Bans)

Yup, Wayfarers.

Kaleponi Craig wrote:

Rusty Jones wrote:Excellent hat! well worn, and nice Ray Bans I might add :c) (I'm assuming their Ray Bans)

Yup, Wayfarers.

Rock on! Wear 'em well! :c) I got a fake imitation pair I wear with my fedora sometimes while driving

Kaleponi Craig wrote:

Rusty Jones wrote:Excellent hat! well worn, and nice Ray Bans I might add :c) (I'm assuming their Ray Bans)

Yup, Wayfarers.

Nice shades, Craig I have a pair of Wayfarers myself. PIC
Best Regards,
Joe

Great shots guys!

Harris, welcome to Club Obi Wan!

Indiana Jerry wrote:That first pic is perfect, Canyon!

But this one NEEDS a caption...

Canyon wrote:

"What's that rustling in the woods??? Oh, just Indy fanboys who've never seen a woman in a fedora before...move along, move along..."

Hehe. Nice one Jerry!

erri_wan wrote:Wonderful outdoor pics canyon

Rusty Jones wrote:The lighting shows off the felt beautifully, great hat Canyon!

Indycraze71 wrote:Canyon that hat looks great and looks great on you... glad your in the AB club now!

Indycraze, I'm glad too... Thanks guys. Gee, I love my AB!!!

Hey all!

It's been a looong time since I've posted and I couldn't believe this thread! All of the amazing AB's.

Here's my vintage AB. It's well into its second winter and I had to do the mirror in the bathroom trick. I reversed all of the pics and they didn't come out too bad.







Regards,

MJ

Modern Jones,

I really like the new photos as well as the photos on the 1st page of the thread. The photo of you and your son in the snow is fantastic. There are a lot of amazing ABs on this link but yours is my favorite. I even talked to Steve about getting the exact same color as yours but he explained about yours being a vintage felt that he had back then.

You wear it well!

Fantastic Looking hat MJ, the colour and shape is great, is the felt thicker than the modern *Felt* AB, or can you tell?

EDIT: Added *felt* because at first I assumed it was vintage as in old AB, rather than vintage material... After Reading GMANN's post I realized I misunderstood...

Ok, I'm lost. What is a "vintage" Adventurebilt? Is this to imply that it is one of the first few made, or is it made out of a vintage felt? Thanks for any info. And Moden Jones, that hat looks like a million bucks.

Strider wrote:Ok, I'm lost. What is a "vintage" Adventurebilt? Is this to imply that it is one of the first few made, or is it made out of a vintage felt? Thanks for any info. And Moden Jones, that hat looks like a million bucks.

From what Steve told me over the pnone it was Vintage felt, Rabbit or a Rabbit blend.