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The lining is easily removed/reinstalled in the akubra hats. Provides more comfort and versatility. I enjoyed your video.

too much wind noise couldn't be bothered lstening

Why would anyone wear felt in the summer?

Your arms are very sexy

Can I use this on Stetson cowboy hats too?

It's an open crown, so experiment with what feels right for you. It doesn't have to be a fedora bash. I've embraced the hat's heritage and adopted a squatter style.

A cotton sweat band will leave sweat stains on the base of the crown and inside edge of the brim. I have one hat with a cloth sweat band. One summer and it was ruined with stains and salt deposts on the outside. Never again. Get a straw hat for summer wear. Don't blow money on a felt hat with a make believe cotton sweat band that will soak up the sweat and pass it on to the hat leaving some ugly stains and salt deposits. Get a hat designed for summer wear

The Coober Pedy is a great looking hat and cuts the glare. I've got a black one.

Damn excellent video!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!

I have a small collection (5) of Akubra hats and they are just all of the highest quality! No other hat really is made better or with higher standard materials and workmanship than Akubra hats do theirs. I love them and stick with them, although I have 2 Stetsons and 1 Lucky 7 from the American Hat Company, which are all fabulous hats, too.

Do you think its possible to change the hat Band? I like the usual hat band, but i like the hat band of the traveller more.

Nicely done

Hello, I bought a Scippis Brandon without a chinstrap and it also has a short stitch length. Thanks to your video, I bought the Akubra chinstrap after all. Thank you!

To reshape the brim steaming it over a boiling hot kettle anti-clockwise then find some swade leather oil and spray it anti-clockwise then get some fine grit sandpaper to get rid of the excess fluff then brush the hat in a anti-clockwise direction

which do you like better this one or your campdraft? do you use steam to shape them?

Thanks for your video... My Akubra is the same color as this one you are showing but mine is an Akubra Squatter Imperial and it really looks the same as yours. I am attempting to shape mine today so your video is helpful.

I have this hat in a lovely brown color (Fawn) with red lining. I just worked on re-shaping the top and hope I will feel good wearing it now.

really like this hat, i have a campdraft too andxjust got a federation aswel. i wanted a,hat i can wear open crown but alotcof the hats have crowns that are too high, so this might be perfect to wear open crown without being too high

I like it, is this possible with every felt hat?

Thanks for sharing this video. I got a Traveller and a chin strap which I didn’t install because the instructions say that it doesn’t work on buckram (soft) headbands, however you demonstrated that it can be installed without problems.

Isn't this the akubra style master or akubra bogart?

Also known as the camp draft

Thanks. I was wondering if you could use it with the felt brim strap

Back in the day, Akubra made the Stetson Open Road under licence & the Camp Draft is a copy of the hat Akubra made during that era. It is far superior to the modern day Stetson Open Roads

Like the tall crown best. Can you get it with a raw edge brim ?

Good day. How do Coober Pedy’s handle heat? Do they get too warm with that liner?

Nice overview of the hat. I have one, and you've given me lots of ideas for it. Thank you!

Nice hat!

I bet the Avalon won't last as long. The cotton band will wear and rot over time. Great video. Thank you & thumbs up!

Nice to finally find a video that shows a longer, in-the-field look and review on the Avalon. Can't find a lot about this hat but looks good on you. I also have a Cattleman that I'm glad I pulled the lining out of, and an Angler that I left the liner in so I only use seasonally here in California.

So what's the color of this hat?

I've never seen the campdraft in brown! I love it!

Just bought/ordered the campdraft and the sombrero.... looking forward to seeing how they compare to US Stetson brand!

One of these days I'll get one. I'm waiting to see if they'll ever offer one at David Morgan in a darker color like yours.

I'm on the low low end of a Large. 57.8 cm. Contemplating a medium. I don't want a loose hat. Does the Avalon run large in your opinion?

Man Australia is getting weird with this lockdown stuff, Crocodile Dundee would of never stood for it if the cops didn’t shoot him

I wear a Banjo Patterson fall and winter and a hemp Range for summer on walk-a-bouts in town. The leather bands are great and provide an excellent fit but I removed the liner in the Banjo. I find that it made my bald head sweat because it doesn’t breathe. I have never conditioned the sheep leather bands but I wear them often so the oils from my skin probably keep them conditioned. My Banjo is knocking on five years old and the Range maybe three, both live on hat racks in my truck/RV while modern day Waltzing Matilda. The Banjo has seen many rain and snow storms. There’s is no evidence of cracking or deterioration to either band but the graphics are completely worn away. I wear a Double H (Darby, Montana) palm cowboy hat that can be dunked in a stream or soaked by other means when working or recreating when it is real hot.

Great tips and insight. Thanks very much bro

Thank you so much for uploading this video! I have also got 2 Akubra hats - Riverina Loden and The Croc - and love 'em! But realised soon enough that a chinstrap was essential when my Riverina flew straight into the middle of the road. Thank god the car stopped instead of running over it! This is the best video showing how to attach the Akubra chinstrap with good step-by-step explanation. Many thanks again 😊

Hey mate, pull the lining out of the Cooper Pedy, this helps the heat. I have the Banjo Patterson, pulled the lining out, very much improved for heat escaping.

Hi Great vid What do you recommend with Sizing on the Cooperpedy? My measurements are are 57 with a tape measure, should I go a 58 or 59? Thanks

That string is a wind cord.

I'd just pounce it a little. (Sand lightly with 400-800 grit paper) rip out the liner because I don't like em. Steam to shape and wear. If it were too tapered or small I'd reblock it but that would be the last resort.

Well done!

Very slick set up

I love them, I have 3. But is it a copy of the American Stetson Stratoliner or vice versa?

Very talented,,,, looks a lot like,,,, a pork/ Bishop,,,, great video,,,, Love them hats 🤠👍💯

I would love to have one ! Only problem is They don't make them anymore !

Once felt has faded or become discoloured there isn"t a great deal one can do. Light sanding will only remove surface stains & you risk damaging the felt if you go too far. This kind of wear & tear though is all part of the hat's history. Akubra's brim edges do tend to go soft if they get a lot of rain. Commercial hat stiffeners aren't that great & it's best to make your own shellac stiffener using unwaxed blonde shellac flakes disolved in denatured alcohol. Incidently, Akubra's 'Down Under' was the model used by Paul Hogan in 'Cocodile Dundee'

I liked teardrop best