Time for a new hat...

[kwad]

Last time I wore my brown Fed IV, it got rained on to the point of soaking it through. I remember thinking "Hey, it's an Akubra! What's a little water going to hurt?"

Well, turns out it hurt quite a bit as the crown shrank up and developed some taper.
Time to find a new Indy hat.

I was trying to decide between getting another Akubra or possibly a Garrison's when I saw an add on COW that read "AB Rabbit for the price of an Akubra!" and it was my size!!.
I PM'd the seller as quick as my shakey little fingers could type.
He politely responded to tell me that someone else had already contacted him, but, he would let me know if the deal fell through. Oh well, story of my life. Back to trying to decide....

The next day, I get a message from the seller. The other guy changed his mind and he wanted to know if I still wanted the hat.

Needless to say, two days later it was at my door.

I love this hat!! The felt is amazing. Soooo comfortable.
It conformed to my head after wearing it one day (the felt on my Akubra was soft, but, the sweat band never softened up. Made the hat feel like a helmet).


The previous owner never really wore it and only gave it a soft bash, so I just popped the old dents out and started fresh.
I tried to go for an Idol Grab bash, and I think it came out pretty good.






Here's some of me wearing it...




Here's one just for fun...


And, the icing on the cake....a "Staff of Ra" liner!



Sorry about the long post, I'm just excited to get my first handmade hat. And it's an AdventureBilt to boot!!!

[trdaggers]

Sure is a beautiful fedora!

Gailen

[Mr. Fusion]

An AB for the price of an Akubra? That is steal!!! Congrats! It looks great on you.

-Josh

[kwad]

Thanks guys! I'm beyond stoked over this deal!

Josh,
It ended up being CHEAPER than a Fed4 Deluxe (including shipping).

[fifthchamber]

Hahahah....

I'd seen that, and decided I can't make my head shrink in time to fit it!! Nice buy dude!!

And it suits ya, totally!!

Nice one!

[GCR]

Congrats on the new hat, Kwad! I had an AB Rabbit myself a few years ago and it was one of my favorite hats! Enjoy!

[indianasloan]

Excellent fedora Kwad! Congratulations. Any plans on trying to fix the old one?

[zmarty]

looks quite nice my friend! well played!

[kwad]

Thanks guys!


indianasloan,

I doubt that I'll ever have the Akubra reblocked as most hatters won't mess with them, and if they will, a reblock is about the same price as a new Fed IV.

I just rebashed it with a deep teardrop shape. Looks good now, just not very Indy-ish.

[niagrawhipco]

Sweet hat and nice looking whip too!

[kwad]

Thanks, that's one of Dusty's whips. The man does great work.

[patchcamel]

Excellent hat my friend! It fits you well and looks fantastic!

[sammy]

What a great find!!!! Looks good on you!!

[indianasloan]

Pm sent kwad