AKUBRA HAT.ONE YEAR FULL REVIEW.CUSTOMISING.COMPARISONS.TIPS & TRICKS 

Im soooo grateful i found the name of this hat. Excited to get one. Thank you sir

Very good review. I'm in the USA. I have 4 Akubras...2 Federation IV Deluxe, 1 Campdraft and 1 very old Ringer. All are lined. The Ringer is so old (I'm guessing 20-30 years old) that it had the macrame hat band around the outside of the crown. It was a $20 beat up, smelly, smoky, beat up pile of junk when I got it off of ebay. I cleaned it up, treated it with ozone about 15 times to get rid of the cigarette smoke odor, and steamed it into shape. It looks great now, tall crown and 83mm bound edge brim. It is shaped very similar to your Riverina. I am amazed at how stiff the Imperial grade rabbit fur felt became after steaming. I haven't added any stiffener at all. It is my daily driver. I wear it every day when walking my border collies. Rain and snow just roll off that felt. Frankly, I prefer my Akubras to my Stetsons and Borsalino fedoras. Thanks for this video!!

I have three Akubra Style Masters. Love them.

Great Hats, I have the Cattleman by Akubra and love it! You're absolutely correct about the brims in the forest, keeps the nasties out of the collar! Great presentation, Thank You!!

Marvellous review, lots of useful information, well explained: much thanks! I often say I 'acquired' my Akubra 'The Boss' in an accidental battle of wits with a blues-man. It was just shy of ten years ago and I've worn it nearly every day since. Acquired? battle of wits? I was playing fiddle for a burlesque show, and during rehearsals the bandleader had 3 of us each pick a hat from his collection of over a dozen different splendidly customised Akubras. Most hats don't fit me, but by luck he was also a size 62 (borderline freakishly big, and nowadays mostly only by special order) and from the moment 'The Boss' met my noggin it just felt and looked right. After the first 'dress rehearsal' we went out, and I literally forgot I was still wearing it until someone complimented me on my fine hat. I kept being reminded, and honestly forgetting, to leave it backstage after the show- it just felt more and more 'right', and even though I'd never really worn a hat before, I started feeling a bit naked without it. Long story short, by the end of the first run of gigs the hat was so 'me' that the boss said "It obviously wants to live on your head, so I guess it's your hat now", and I've worn it ever since! After nearly a decade of everyday, touring and stage wear, it's still looking great (I've learnt how to care for it, mostly with respect, steam and a brush) but it has collected a few 'battle scars' (including a small hole where it had been brought to too sharp an angle when he had it shaped) so earlier this year I went about finding another 'The Boss' in size 62. Turns out neither the model or size are 'standard issue' anymore, but I was delighted to discover that everythingaustralian dot com dot au could have one custom-made by Akubra for a great price, albeit with a 3 month wait. It arrived a month ago and is a thing of rare beauty. I'm still deciding how much to 'shape' it (turns out my 'original' has the crown lowered nearly an inch as well as the teardrop shaping that eventually caused the small hole) because it looks so damn good straight out of the box! Decisions, decisions!

Alright mate. Brilliant chat. You really get a lot of use out of that and it's looking good as new. Pretty sure dad has one, I'll ask him. Weird crap in the world, I hear you, I'm feeling the wild calling more and more for sanity while I scratch my head. What I like about what you do here is you really know the product inside out, talk about things is never considered. Great to see a video, I hear the cicadas already, tui on song to. Cheers Dave.

Nice one mate 👍

Great hat mate, looks great and practical too. Im looking at getting a different hat. I'll keep that one in mind. Cheers.

I have 2 traveler hats from Akubra. Regency fawn and sand.

I've got probably 10 or so Akubras. Been wearing a Bushman for about 4 years now as my main hat. It's got some character now but fantastic hat. Nice and light. Cool in the summer, nice shade, takes rain well. I bought two at the time so still have one that's brand new.

nice hat love it

Nice work

beautiful hat and functional. Felt brimmed hats are great for outdoors. I have a leather and oilskin hats, but i prefer felt. Greater temperature range.

Good review mate. I just bought one of these Riverina Hats. I live in Sedona, Arizona, US and decided it was time to cover the neck and shoulders more, so I'll see how I like the larger brim. But it is good to know it can be cut down and look so good. I have an Akubra "lightning ridge" that I bought around 20 years ago (I don't think they even make it now) with a brim about the size of yours. It has been the only hat I wear between October and April and it still looks and fits fine; totally indestructible. I sort of feel like I was cheating on it by buying another Akubra. One kind of grows attached to these things.

It's interesting that you selected one of their bigger brimmed models and then trimmed it down that much. My initial gut reaction was dismay ("That's not a Riverina!") but I can't argue with results, your unique customization looks great! I've got a similar chin strap on some of mine, but I really like how the paracord on yours is a single piece in a continuous loop, it just looks more "squared away" than mine with it's loose ends. Can't go wrong with Akubras!

I was shocked at first at noticing that you trimmed the brim, and believe me I noticed but by the end of the video I was quite liking that it was,does seem more practical

When I heard about the trimming and reshape of your hat, I thought that it sounded like something Tess would do and surprise, she did it 😂. Now, I’ll take mine and ask Tess to reshape the crown as I played with it and looks weird.

Good on ya hat review was well done

I trimmed the brim on my Akubra Sombrero to about that size, and then bashed it like Les Hiddins. Then i missed the look of the old brim, so I bought another one and left the brim alone.

Can you dunk them into the water to keep your head cold? Do they hold up to that okay?

Mate, that’s not an Akubra Riverina.

Where can I buy one ?