Should I get a wool felt Fedora?

jasonyong26 · Post by **jasonyong26** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:42 am

Should I get a wool felt Fedora? Or should I get a fur felt and spend the money?

Help Required! Thks in advance....

Jason

:junior:

Doctor_Jones · Post by **Doctor_Jones** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:51 am

woolfelt is not really my cup of tea as it shrinks over time.
get a furfelt.

okayletsrock · Post by **okayletsrock** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:16 am

right now i have a wool felt, for me it wasnt really that hard to get it bashed like ive read on here previously. but that was before i realized , or rather got addicted to finding that SA lid. id say go fur, currently saving up for JPD myself.

Earl Weber · Post by **Earl Weber** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:31 am

Nope. You can get a decent fur felt for a little over $100 if you look around. It's worth it. Wool is heavy and doesn't breathe as well.

jkdbuck76 · Post by **jkdbuck76** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:21 pm

I've owned two wool felt hats.

The first was the TOD Stetson from back in the late 80's. It was the "official" hat with no liner and a picture of Indy on it.

It was garbage. It was too dark. The ribbon was lighter than the hat. The brim was way too short. In fact, it looked more like Sean Connery's hat it was so bad. I let my stepdad cut it up to look like Goober's hat from Andy Grifith and he gave it to my nephew.

I owned a second one. It shrunk. I plan on destroying it by fire.

Wool = t3h sux0r. Get a fur felt hat. If you're pinching pennies, buy Fed IV. Akubra makes good stuff for the money.

Webley Jones · Post by **Webley Jones** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:27 pm

WOOL IS WAY TOO HOT ON YOUR HEAD. DON'T GET WOOL ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!

WEBLEY JONES...............JUNNIIIIOOOORRRRR

Indiana Greg · Post by **Indiana Greg** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:20 pm

jasonyong26 wrote:Should I get a wool felt Fedora?

NO

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:41 pm

What Indiana Greg said.

Don't waste your time - or your money - on wool. Buy a real Indy Fedora. :junior: -M

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:04 pm

If you can afford to go with a fur felt, do it. There are many good hats under $200 that are vastly superior to wool. Based on personal experience, I'd recommend Akubra or JPD... but there are others out there I've never owned.

If you must go wool, do your research. Some wool hats are nothing more than bad costume items, and some are not much better. The best of the wools seems to be the Christy's Wool Adventurer, based on word of mouth here.

Fink · Post by **Fink** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:12 pm

Chewbacca Jones wrote:The best of the wools seems to be the Christy's Wool Adventurer, based on word of mouth here.

The Christy's Wool is beautiful as a display / costume Indy hat! (Obviously, I have one!)

But still anyone knows this is not a “real” hat, meaning it won’t stand the use and the elements, but quite cheap for such a good looking hat though!

Indiana Greg · Post by **Indiana Greg** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:33 pm

"...friends don't let friends buy wool fedoras!"

IndianaBogart · Post by **IndianaBogart** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:36 pm

Wool fedora? .........ummmmm...........uhhhhhhh............oh yeah, ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!

morethanatimelord · Post by **morethanatimelord** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:48 am

no, get a fed IV its cheaper in the long run and it lasts longer

Kladd · Post by **Kladd** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:23 pm

... My friend ... Please ...
You can't be serious ... ?!? ...
TAKE A FED IV !!! ...
Trust me ... It worth EVERY PENNY!!!!!!!! ...
I LOVE my Hat ... =)

Reguards ...

~§~

gabrielle · Post by **gabrielle** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:59 pm

jasonyong26 wrote:Should I get a wool felt Fedora?

Jason
:junior:

NO

Cairo Jones · Post by **Cairo Jones** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:56 pm

Not a lot of point when you can get the fur felt Christys Adventurer for $99 (£50 UKP) plus shipping from Hornet's Hats in London:

http://www.hornetshats.com/f_hatview.ph ... ur%20Felts

A surprisingly good hat for very little money, and increasingly popular at the low end of the market!

- Cairo

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