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Photobucket was down for a while. Should be back up now.

Finally had a chance to take some pics of the nice Garrison Raiders hat I got back in June.
Once it arrived, I was impressed with soft, light but sturdy felt -- but decided I preferred the less-beat-up look of the Crystal Skull style. So I re-blocked the crown and retained David Garrison's well-done swoopy brim. It's perched on my US Wings lamb jacket, for color comparison.

The hat is light enough to wear on warm-ish days yet warm enough for chilly November morning dog-walks -- and at a great price!

Looks great with the change.

Jeremiah wrote:Good to hear. You may find that keeping it on the stretcher at the set tension when not wearing of course, will ensure the sweat does not revert so quickly.

Now maybe some pics so we all believe you really have said hat

You were correct. It reverted back to the original size when I took it off and it sat for a couple of days. Will end up being in the stretcher on a permanent basis when not in use. Kind of a pain in the butt.

If you wet the inside of the sweat band before stretching, then allow it to dry ON the stretcher, it will eventually stay the size you stretch it out to.

Regards! Michaelson

Glenville86 wrote:Looks great with the change.

Thanks, Glenville86. The Garrison felt was so soft and supple, I had to spray on a little stiffener in order to coax the hat into holding my modified bash. Then, once I steamed it and left it on the open-crown wooden block overnight to keep it from sneaking back the more-deeply pinched and slightly-turned Raiders shape, the hat cooperated.

Now it's my own customized hybrid of styles from the different movies.

Howard, I've already said it elsewhere but I may as well tell you again while I'm here; that hat IS awesome!!! I'm about to pull the trigger on one myself. What is the wait time like nowadays with David from time of placing the order to actually receiving your hat? I bought one from him last year and if I'm not mistaken I ordered in mid August and got it near the end of October. Regardless, kudos once a gin on your new lid!

Michaelson wrote:If you wet the inside of the sweat band before stretching, then allow it to dry ON the stretcher, it will eventually stay the size you stretch it out to.

Regards! Michaelson

The hat is at work and I did put some moisture on the band and left it for the long weekend. Will check it out today. First time around I did not really dampen the band very much.

Sorry to be the dark cloud here but, I wet the sweatband in my Garrison then left the hat stretcher in for almost a week and it did fit better when I first put it on but then it gradually shrunk again. I found this was a process that was necessary to do every day and I eventually tired of the ritual.

Myself and good friend we call the "Squatch" at our company Christmas party. My Garrison looks a bit misshaped after being knocked around next to me all night. No places ever have a good spot to put a hat!

Was that Christmas party being held in 1936?

Looking good.


Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Indiana Jeff wrote:Was that Christmas party being held in 1936?

Looking good.


Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Thanks Jeff! We decided to go for a sort of mafia look for fun. The other guy who was going to join us forgot to wear his or anything themed so the two of us had to do it! Under the duster I had on my Die Hard Christmas sweater shirt. It says "Now I have a machine gun...ho ho ho".

I have wanted one of Garrison's hats for some time now. Today, I pulled the trigger! Ordered a standard Raiders in the new reddish felt. Can't wait. By the way, I'm selling my Akubra Fed IV to make room. Check bazaar if interested...

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Very nice hat

I love those beards

And the hat of course

Here's a few shots of the Garrison I got recently...




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Nice bash. Looks too tall though.

Jeremiah wrote:Nice bash. Looks too tall though.

LOL! It's actually 5 1/2 OTB. Looks shorter than the new HJ imo.

Gotta love a Garrison. Wear it in good health.


Regards,

Indiana Jeff

anindyjones wrote:

Jeremiah wrote:Nice bash. Looks too tall though.

LOL! It's actually 5 1/2 OTB. Looks shorter than the new HJ imo.

anindyjones: Your pic look like the "whip swing over chasm" hat. The numbers I pulled from the pics of the film hat are: Front 4-1/4 to 4-1/2", Side 5", Rear 3-3/4". Those are for the standard "turned" hat. The opening scenes hat has different numbers.

Here are a couple of recent pics of my hat that I wear everyday while surveying the lands of Georgia. It is shaped with the "turn" using my number.






The new color is holding up well under constant sun exposure. I love this hat more and more every day.

Looks great. Is that one beaver or rabbit you have on?

Rabbit

Local Land Surveyor wrote:Rabbit

Great to see you stop by! Now stop being a stranger around these parts!

Local Land Surveyor wrote:

anindyjones wrote:

Jeremiah wrote:Nice bash. Looks too tall though.

LOL! It's actually 5 1/2 OTB. Looks shorter than the new HJ imo.

anindyjones: Your pic look like the "whip swing over chasm" hat. The numbers I pulled from the pics of the film hat are: Front 4-1/4 to 4-1/2", Side 5", Rear 3-3/4". Those are for the standard "turned" hat. The opening scenes hat has different numbers.

Here are a couple of recent pics of my hat that I wear everyday while surveying the lands of Georgia. It is shaped with the "turn" using my number.






The new color is holding up well under constant sun exposure. I love this hat more and more every day.

Your hat looks awesome David. And thanks again for the fantastic hat you made me!

ChrisMD wrote:Myself and good friend we call the "Squatch" at our company Christmas party. My Garrison looks a bit misshaped after being knocked around next to me all night. No places ever have a good spot to put a hat!

I hope I never run into you guys in a dark alley.

Great looking duo and great hat!

I can't wait until I get mine!

The wait is over! Nice box on the porch today..Pics to come...

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Nice looking hat!

Nice, just having a Garrison should put a smile on your face.


Regards,

Indiana Jeff

The more you wear it, the more it will take on YOUR personality too!

You got a winner there!

GREAT hats!

Regards! Michaelson

I get more comments on my Garrison than I do from other vendors' hats. I really love it!!

Oklahoma Jones wrote:I get more comments on my Garrison than I do from other vendors' hats. I really love it!!

That warms the heart.

My Garrison Rabbit Raiders in full sun...

Charybdis wrote:My Garrison Rabbit Raiders in full sun...

Thank you for posting your hat this way in full sunlight. I really like the contrast between the hat and ribbon. It looks great on you. Looks well balanced on you.

Looks great. Color is awesome.

WOW!!! Looks great!

Chilling out in Clarksdale

Got an email with these pictures attached from David.

My Garrison Raiders Travel Fedora with the Washington, D.C. bash is on its way to me!

Should be at my home by the end of the week. I'll post more pictures then!

Now, this one is truly for 'The Books' -- or, perhaps, I should say "The Screen!" This is so 'Indy Travel' it will probably attract Nazi's that migrated to Argentina all those years ago ! Seriously, great looking hat ! W>

I hadn't seen one of those yet. Very nice. That is probably the next hat I would like to get...if only I had the money...

Update, hat arrived yesterday. But it got beat up badly in shipping, including something weird with the sweatband. David is just as puzzled as I am. Hat is going back to him for repair. I'll post pictures after I get it back from him.

Tinplatejeff wrote:Update, hat arrived yesterday. But it got beat up badly in shipping, including something weird with the sweatband. David is just as puzzled as I am. Hat is going back to him for repair. I'll post pictures after I get it back from him.

No doubt he will take care of you. He's a real stand up guy, and his hat will serve you well for a lifetime. I am committing myself to starting to wear fedoras again, then saving up for a beaver felt LC fedora. I have literally been annoying David since 2013 to make a LC hat. (Sorry LLS).

But the time has come!!!

ChrisMD wrote:

Tinplatejeff wrote:Update, hat arrived yesterday. But it got beat up badly in shipping, including something weird with the sweatband. David is just as puzzled as I am. Hat is going back to him for repair. I'll post pictures after I get it back from him.

No doubt he will take care of you. He's a real stand up guy, and his hat will serve you well for a lifetime. I am committing myself to starting to wear fedoras again, then saving up for a beaver felt LC fedora. I have literally been annoying David since 2013 to make a LC hat. (Sorry LLS).

But the time has come!!!

My pleasure. Natural progression through persuasion.
That leaves only one other line left.

Got my grey travel hat from David Garrison!

It was made brand new for me by him but was damaged in the mail on the first try, so David reworked.

Here are some pics taken indoors with LED lights using my iPhone. What do people think?

So we ordered my girlfriend a Cairo from David. He said it was the first Cairo ever ordered by a female. She makes this hat look good, and it's a good looking hat anyway! I intend to get better pictures soon, but these are the ones she sent me while I was at work, and the first day she wore it.

Teneas, that is so awesome!

Here are some side by side pics of my Garrison Raiders with my new Garrison Travel.

All pics taken outside in full sun, no post processing.

Great hats one and all. The gray looks fantastic and the ladies look cool in the fedora as well!

Great looking lids, one and all!


Regards,

Indiana Jeff

I've had my Garrison a few years now - it's aging better than I am