Club Obi Wan

anyone got any info about this hat? what do you think of it?

http://www.indianajoneshat.co.uk/indian ... urFelt.htm


regards


Ronny

Seems like pretty accurate hat, with the right bashing this could be a good raiders.

The crown has a good height.

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Mulceber wrote:viewtopic.php?t=26657

:junior: -M

Ignoring the link above, and a little help with google and some friends
We've found that Christy's is a London hat company like HJ is.

http://www.christys-hats.com/viewfurfelts.php

It's a made to order so that could be why we haven't seen these around much.

Dutch_jones wrote:

Mulceber wrote:viewtopic.php?t=26657

:junior: -M

Ignoring the link above, and a little help with google and some friends
We've found that Christy's is a London hat company like HJ is.

http://www.christys-hats.com/viewfurfelts.php

It's a made to order so that could be why we haven't seen these around much.

The website in the first post says they have them in stock to order. It looks like the wool christys is even more SA than the wool DP.

i found that site maybe one or two weeks ago. when i first found it, Barons Indy hat was shown there too but looks like it has been removed. Didnt see the AB then. must have been put up recently.

the christy hat looks really nice. i did search for the official christy hat site when i first found THAT site but with no luck so thank you Dutch_Jones


regards



Ronny

After reading the tread Mulceber posted, it looks like this hat company is a little "shaddy"?

Why would they need to put pictures of AB's stuff on there site if they make the hats themselves? I mean just get a digicam... Secondly they photoshopped "their" hat which looks like a raider's on to harrison ford's head from Last Crusade....(bad job too).

So I'm not sure about this. I do like the prices though. Anybody actually buy from them?

Yeah, I definitely think this company isn't on the up and up. It might be interesting to see what hat they can provide (or even if they can provide), but just bear in mind that it's a risk. :junior: -IJ

i have sendt a mail to christys and asked them if they know that theyr hat is on that site. may get the answer tomorrow but, i'm guessing, they dont know.

I smell a scam

I don't know, but the hat touted as the "Indiana Jones Lucasfilm Fur Felt Fedora Hat" looks EXACTLY like the cheapo hat I got at Disney World years ago. I got my hat out of the closet and the Indiana Jones pin on the ribbon are identical.

Buyers beware.

Mulceber wrote:Yeah, I definitely think this company isn't on the up and up. It might be interesting to see what hat they can provide (or even if they can provide), but just bear in mind that it's a risk. :junior: -IJ

I would not make such a comment up here, before you see what Christy's has to say. For all we know we might just have found the cheaper HJ close enough


Oh and in case you havent read any part of this forum yet... The lucasfilm fedora is the official hat. As in the licensed fedora.

Dutch_jones wrote:

Mulceber wrote:Yeah, I definitely think this company isn't on the up and up. It might be interesting to see what hat they can provide (or even if they can provide), but just bear in mind that it's a risk. :junior: -IJ

I would not make such a comment up here, before you see what Christy's has to say. For all we know we might just have found the cheaper HJ close enough


Oh and in case you havent read any part of this forum yet... The lucasfilm fedora is the official hat. As in the licensed fedora.

Heh I hope your right

What's funny is, they have the wool felt fedora which they say comes as an open crown...and i think as we all know wool bashing isn't that easy...heck im not sure if it's possible. Right?

Hmm I'm actually checking the site now..and I think there updating it as I'm typing this...there adding new photos.

Isn't this the German site that was selling open crown Herbert Johnson hats 2 years ago?

I know this might sound like a stupid question but i never realized why the wool fedoras are so much cheaper than the fer felt! can anyone tell me why?

And has Anyone purchased this hat yet in wool? and or fur?

Because wool felt is so much lower-quality than fur felt - it'll pretty much taper the first time you take it into a rain storm. :junior: -M

Indywanabe91 wrote:I know this might sound like a stupid question but i never realized why the wool fedoras are so much cheaper than the fer felt! can anyone tell me why?

I think it was because there is more fur on a sheep than a rabbit. Excluding the rabbit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail

haha
is that the only reason? so there is no extra added to the fur or something?

Is it just me being confused or is wool also a type of fur?

Wikipedia says :

Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats, llamas and rabbits may also be called wool.

I was going to say about the same thing, but decided to double check. Fur is from animals that aren't sheep, like beaver or something...and im just going out on a limb here (or a branch?) and say other types of fur aside from the sheep's fur have extra oils "built in" that add texture and strength to the felt.

Mulceber wrote:Because wool felt is so much lower-quality than fur felt - it'll pretty much taper the first time you take it into a rain storm. :junior: -M

isnt it possible that you could just put a waterproof coating on the hat to make it water proof? so wat would make it so much better?

Yes, like any hat you could waterproof it, but that only lasts so long. Generally, wool felt fedoras are disposable hats since they are extremely difficult to reblock/reshape. :junior: -M

These guys are on the money. Wool has different properties than fur that predisposes it to shrinking, very, very badly. That's why wool garments tend to be dry-clean only. They'll felt right up if they get wet. Wool felt hats are just cheaply made. I'm guess that the the felt is stretched something fierce when they're made and the moment they get damp they just want to shrink back up to their original yardage.

I don't think you could sufficiently waterproof one to prevent shrinkage... make it a little more resistant, maybe, but not prevent it.

i still havent got a reply from Christys, but i found this site:

http://www.themovieshop.com/HeadwearMens


looks almost exactly the same as the other, but a bit better


R

the website provided in the original post is only for the distributor for the hat and not the supplier. The hat is made my Christy which uses rabbit fur. They happen to also have a wool model, and the DP and HJ models. As for quality, it's difficult to tell, All I know is that for the price of a christy hat you'd still be better off with a Fed. Dlx. as this hat has great reviews (right under the AB of course )

Chiliana Jones wrote:i still havent got a reply from Christys, but i found this site:

http://www.themovieshop.com/HeadwearMens


looks almost exactly the same as the other, but a bit better


R

A side brim that is over 5,000 inches? that can't be right.

indiana smith wrote:

Chiliana Jones wrote:i still havent got a reply from Christys, but i found this site:

http://www.themovieshop.com/HeadwearMens


looks almost exactly the same as the other, but a bit better


R

A side brim that is over 5,000 inches? that can't be right.

Chiliana Jones wrote:i still havent got a reply from Christys, but i found this site:

http://www.themovieshop.com/HeadwearMens


looks almost exactly the same as the other, but a bit better


R

...that appears to be the same site that was advertising AB's for sale-

http://www.themovieshop.com/index.asp and
http://www.indianajoneshat.co.uk/index.htm are not the same site........ but they may be run by the same people


but still, advertising hats like AB without permision....thats a big no-no.

IndianaSolo wrote: All I know is that for the price of a christy hat you'd still be better off with a Fed. Dlx.

THE FED Deluxe is too tall. This hat has a 5 1/4 crown, the fed deluxe 6''.

I contacted Christy's about where I could buy their fedoras and they said:

You are able to buy the Adventurer hat from our registered on line retailer at www.hornetshats.com

I just replied to their email asking them if the two named sites above are registered to sell and advertise their hats. I will post their response when I receive it.

Dutch_jones wrote:

IndianaSolo wrote: All I know is that for the price of a christy hat you'd still be better off with a Fed. Dlx.

THE FED Deluxe is too tall. This hat has a 5 1/4 crown, the fed deluxe 6''.

The hat isn't designed to be an indy hat. It's open crown and you make it into one. Yes the size is more SA but since this company works from London, how would it compare to Akubra in terms of Durability and quality?

Dutch_jones wrote:

IndianaSolo wrote: All I know is that for the price of a christy hat you'd still be better off with a Fed. Dlx.

THE FED Deluxe is too tall. This hat has a 5 1/4 crown, the fed deluxe 6''.

5 1/2" in my size...a 56 cm. They go up as head size go up.

Christie's a gentlemen's dress hat company. Akubra is an outdoorsman's hat co. Which one do YOU think would be more durable in terms of day to day outside use?

Regards! Michaelson

I like the look of the Christie's on the the mvoieshop page. It has a really neat crest and the hat looks fine. Hmmm, maybe I should try one...

I'll bet Christys' are wondering what the heck happened now that the Eye of Indygear has focussed on them!

They're probably hiding behind their counter like Swales used to do at HJ!

Regards! Michaelson

swcrazyfan wrote:I contacted Christy's about where I could buy their fedoras and they said:

You are able to buy the Adventurer hat from our registered on line retailer at www.hornetshats.com

I just replied to their email asking them if the two named sites above are registered to sell and advertise their hats. I will post their response when I receive it.

Mmm...I'm reading this while sitting in a hotel near Kew Green in London and I'm heading back to Manchester tomorrow which will take me past Kensington on the tube. If I escape from work early enough it's very tempting to pop in to Hornets and have a look.

Must try and resist though, my AB Dlx will be ready soon!

If you do michaeljcr, take pictures please, expecially if they have them opencrown!!!

whiskyman wrote:I like the look of the Christie's on the the mvoieshop page. It has a really neat crest and the hat looks fine. Hmmm, maybe I should try one...

And for the price its not really as expensive as the HJ.

Keep us updated

I must have missed something... do we have a price for the 2 versions form some one who isn't "indianajoneshats.co.uk"?