My Akubra

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Sat May 13, 2006 10:52 pm

A few months back posted some pics of my Akubra fed. I had taken the ribbon off, removed the sweat band, then sinched the ribbon tighter. This gave it a great SOC look. However, i wasn't a fan of wearing it without a sweat band. So I just put the sweat band back in. as this hat was a bit large to begin with, it maintained a nice SOC sinched look.
This hat is my work hat. It has a good dusting of sheet-rock on it.

Antone · Post by **Antone** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:01 pm

That hat looks great, and I think the dust only helps with the SOC look! I'd love to see more pictures from other angles, if you get the chance.

Coincidentally, my own Fed is being reblocked right now for a Cairo bash...and it's going to be my work hat

Regards,

Antone

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:37 pm

Prairie, that hat looks great! It's funny how a person gravitates back to the Akubra, isn't it?

Thanks for the compliments.

You know, I still wear the AB 90% of the time, but if I'm heading out into the yard to do some sweating, I pop the Akubra on.

IndyFlyer · Post by **IndyFlyer** » Sun May 14, 2006 12:03 am

Great hat Prairie! Broken in yet tense at the same time, just right for SOC. I remember your original post after removing the sweat and tightening the ribbon, putting the sweat back in didn't harm the original look at all.

I have a Fed Deluxe that I've yet to bash, gotta get on it and put some pics up. Just been traveling too much this year.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Sun May 14, 2006 1:11 am

You could have said that was your Adventurebilt, and I would have believed you. Looks fantastic. The sides are very straight for an Akubra, what size hat do you wear?

Pitfall Harry · Post by **Pitfall Harry** » Sun May 14, 2006 1:23 am

I'm going to guess a 58 or 59. My Fed. Deluxe's sides are very straight also.

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:35 am

prairiejones wrote:You know, I still wear the AB 90% of the time, but if I'm heading out into the yard to do some sweating, I pop the Akubra on.

This very thing is going through my mind. I have a great Akubra Fed regular (it's in the avatar) and I have an AB on order. I'm the type who can't stand to have two hats of the same color and style, and am wondering what the fate of my great Akubra will be when I get the AB. I only have one head, and can't imagine spending a day outside with anything less than my first choice on my head. Yet I can't bear the thought of hanging that great Akubra on a peg for the rest of its existence.

I suppose my Akubra will be the one that gets the rough treatment as well, but it's ironic that the all beaver AB is the one that can take abuse better -- including rain. I'm curious which situations warrant wearing an Akubra Fed over an AB -- for those who own both.

Your Fed looks fantastic, by the way!

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:52 am

It's a 57. The sides are straighter because of the sinched ribbon.

marco polo · Post by **marco polo** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:13 pm

Looks great PJ !

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:24 pm

Looks great man!

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Sun May 14, 2006 6:29 pm

Oh my. That hat is AWESOME, Tone! Wowie wow wow wow.

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Sun May 14, 2006 6:37 pm

Tone, dude, that hat looks AWESOME!

How about a few more pics? And what did you do to it?

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Sun May 14, 2006 8:11 pm

These look great, once I get some cash flow going I'm gonna order an Akubera backup hat... thanks for sharing the pics guys!

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Sun May 14, 2006 11:48 pm

That might be the best looking hat on here, Tone. No kidding!! That thing rocks. Not only is the crown great, but the brim is amazing. Just the right amount of tension. Hello!!!!! Thanks for finally turning!!! I am in complete and total awe.

WOW!!!!

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:09 pm

Buddy, I think that one's a keeper!

Thanks for posting.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Mon May 15, 2006 4:16 pm

Y'know, it's hard to tell from the shot of you wearing the hat that the brim is too short. I'd say it looks just fine. How much did you bleach this hat, if any?

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:48 pm

Tone and prairie... what a couple of fantastic hats!!!!!!!!!!! Why the SOMETHING I cannot get that same look on my (wee tapered) AB???? Is that ever possible??

I'm SOOOOO jealous

Come on guys... reveal me where did you get those 1981 screen used hats!!!! :evil:

Pitfall Harry · Post by **Pitfall Harry** » Tue May 16, 2006 12:58 pm

Tone, I know you don't like the crown on your hat being that tall but I was looking at your pics and I think the hat looks great.

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:18 am

You two guys have the best Akubra ever seen on cow by me, again congratulations. I never thought the akubra could have worked in "cairo-style"...

Tone, when are you going to reveal us your secrets?

Indiana Lee · Post by **Indiana Lee** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:53 am

Wow!!! Is the Akubra Fed Deluxe or just the regular one? What is this about a green hue, I dont see it?

Indiana Cromeens · Post by **Indiana Cromeens** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:39 am

Tone I love the swoop you got going on the sides of your brim, loks great man!

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:00 pm

Indiana Lee wrote:Wow!!! Is the Akubra Fed Deluxe or just the regular one? What is this about a green hue, I dont see it?

The regular Federation has a greenish coloration that is most evident when it's brand new. I also hear it comes back later in the hat's life, but mine isn't that old yet. I'm just getting the green out now.

Anyway, I noticed that when I took pictures of it, even at it's greenest, it didn't show in the photos. Weird.
Chewie

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:05 pm

For the heck of it, I threw my Akubra into my daughters playpen, just to see what would happen. She smashed it up pretty well, and it gave me a new bash idea. I gave the crown a bit of what I think is a John Wayne look.

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:26 pm

prairiejones and Indiana_tone. You guys take Akubra distressing to the next level!

kalkamel · Post by **kalkamel** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:12 pm

Indiana_Tone wrote:Thanks, dude. Just a reminder: the last three are AB pics, so if you're talking about the swoop from the pic at the top, which is the Akubra, it did that just by turning it. (The brim's shorter so it will show more. I don't think a brand new Akubra can get this without working the brim a good deal. They're pretty stiff brims OOTB.)

Tell me about it, Tone! I've tried curling the brim to create that swoop both my with older Fed as well as my new Fed and it's just so darn hard! The fact that you manage to do it to yours simply amazes me!

kalkamel · Post by **kalkamel** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:46 pm

Thanks, Tone... you da man!

VP · Post by VP » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:37 am

prairiejones wrote:

That's exactly the kind of dent I was talking about with Tone a couple days ago.