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I was talking to a hatter and he told me The Adventurebilt was the best beaver hat he had ever seen no matter the price. He told me I should buy every color that Steve makes. If I didn't want another Indy style buy it anyway and have it styled by a hatter.
He said Steve/Fedora 100% pure beaver hat was the best priced hat
"In The Whole World" Pretty nice remarks from a Master Hatter with 15 plus years in the business.

Steve, all I can say is get more colors lol.

You know, if Marc's AdventureBilt line is going to have even nicer felt that Steve's, then WOW! things will just keep getting better! I've also made several hatters drool over my AdventreBilts. I have yet to meet a hatter who doesn't like them!

I love Steve's gray. I get so many compliments on that hat. It is such a great shade of gray; not drab nor too blue. My brown AB is my workhorse hat. It's awesome. Every hatter I showed was impressed as well. I always find myself writing Steve's web address down on napkins for people.

It certainly is the best hat I have ever had!...KC

I do love my AB as well. This is truly a golden era (pun intended!) for the Indygear Hobby. We've got fedora choices galore, wonderful jackets, MK VIIs everywhere (original AND repro both), Indy Shirts coming out of the woodwork, and it goes on and on. Add to that Master Replica making props in 2006.... man, what ELSE can go right for us?

Add to that Master Replica making props in 2006.... man, what ELSE can go right for us?

They won't be TOO over-priced?

I was talking to a hatter and he told me The Adventurebilt was the best beaver hat he had ever seen no matter the price. He told me I should buy every color that Steve makes. If I didn't want another Indy style buy it anyway and have it styled by a hatter.
He said Steve/Fedora 100% pure beaver hat was the best priced hat
"In The Whole World"

Who told you that? Steve Delk?

Hey Hem! How long did it take to get the grey from start to finish. Looks like I'm going down that route but just can't decide if I want a less pinched Raiders or a swanky LC like your own.

I too have my Raiders as a workhorse hat, but OH MAN...that grey is pretty!

Warm Regards
Kilgour Trout

agent5 wrote:

I was talking to a hatter and he told me The Adventurebilt was the best beaver hat he had ever seen no matter the price. He told me I should buy every color that Steve makes. If I didn't want another Indy style buy it anyway and have it styled by a hatter.
He said Steve/Fedora 100% pure beaver hat was the best priced hat
"In The Whole World"

Who told you that? Steve Delk?

I don't think so since Steve hasn't been making hats for 15 years. Besides he doesn't need to toot his own horn other honest hatters and his customers do it for him!

I will toot it some myself as I have one from him I love. I also have 2 Optimo's which I love as well, but I'm curious which felt you are referrring to, the Winchester or the Portugal?

regards fedoralover

SHARPETOYS wrote: all I can say is get more colors lol.

What colors can you get the hat in now?

fedoralover wrote:I will toot it some myself as I have one from him I love. I also have 2 Optimo's which I love as well, but I'm curious which felt you are referrring to, the Winchester or the Portugal?

regards fedoralover

The USA felt. Alot of the hatters use the same felt as Steve does. The quality is consesent.

I don't think so since Steve hasn't been making hats for 15 years. Besides he doesn't need to toot his own horn other honest hatters and his customers do it for him!

My comment was supposed to be taken in jest. See all the smileys?

What ever!

webley420 wrote:

SHARPETOYS wrote: all I can say is get more colors lol.

What colors can you get the hat in now?

Just send Steve a pm or email with the color you want. It may take awhile if he has to tag in on a that color run.

I have them in Indy grey,black,chestnut, silverbelly and Indy brown.
I hope this helps.

Sharpey

What ever!

Jeez! I thought these were supposed to be the friendliest members on the net? Do you not understand that I first made a joke, then when you seemed to not get it I made it clear. I thought the smileys made it evident it was a freakin' JOKE! I wasn't trying to be smart or cocky with you and I was not bashing Steve or his hats.

Loosen up and get over it.

OK... neutral corners guys... Keep it friendly and informational.

Fedora, looks like you are doing a bang-up job.

-Sergei

You got it, big guy.

Wow we get off topic fast lol

Wow we get off topic fast lol

Just wait'll Bink gets back.






















Hey, Bink. Got nuthin' but love for you baby.

Fedora, looks like you are doing a bang-up job.

Thank you my friend!! Yeah, it makes me feel good when another hatter thinks my hats are good!! Roger told me who it was, a western hatter, and I know of him. But, I will be the first to say, that it has taken me awhile and several hundred hats to get to where I am now. Knowing how to do something, and actually doing it are separate things!! You only improve with practice, and hands on experience is impossible to beat. And doing all of the steps by hand without the use of hatmaking equipment is something that even some hatters could not do!!! Heck, they learned the easy way-on machines!! The handmade hats are mostly western hats nowadays, from small shops. They also cost a pretty penny. Fedora

agent5 wrote: I was not bashing Steve or his hats.

Really, I have already bashed one of Steve's hats and hope to bash many more!

Kilgour Trout wrote:Hey Hem! How long did it take to get the grey from start to finish. Looks like I'm going down that route but just can't decide if I want a less pinched Raiders or a swanky LC like your own.

I too have my Raiders as a workhorse hat, but OH MAN...that grey is pretty!

Warm Regards
Kilgour Trout

Hi Kilgour,
Thanks for your kind words on my hat! I am wearing it right now!
It took about three weeks. It would look great with a Raiders bash as well. Just do it, my friend!
Best,
-HJ

I am currently away from home, but have a gray AB waiting for me upon return. I had it bashed Raiders style, unturned, more like the clipper plane hat. (I'll get pics up when I get back). Three weeks or less was about right then, but at my last discussion with Fedora last week on the shipping of my gray he said that the Christmas rush was on.

binkmeisterRick wrote:You know, if Marc's AdventureBilt line is going to have even nicer felt that Steve's, then WOW! things will just keep getting better! I've also made several hatters drool over my AdventreBilts. I have yet to meet a hatter who doesn't like them!

Sry to steal thread but plz quick answer, Ive been pretty inactive when is Marc starting with the European AB line?

Thanks in advance guys!