Unapologetic Hat (STRONG LANGUAGE) 

Sorry Liberals I will never back down

I wear an Akubra "The Territory" hat daily in the USA. It has the same monster brim as the Riverina, but with a different crown. Men need to man-up and start wearing hats again.

See, I run a ranch with 8 horses and it took me a bit to get my own cowboy hat. However, once I was wearing it in the sun, cleaning shit, sitting on the tractor, cutting brush and training in the beating sun..... it's become both a needed part of my daily sun gear and a central part of "fuck the city, I'm never going back" as well.

you're absolutely right. the baseball cap (or god forbid it the reverse trucker cap) have no effing clue about head protection (or style). it's time to win back our hat rights.

Anyone that works outside, and has had a nasty sunburn on the top of their ears, knows why a hat like this is a solid choice.

I legitimately feel sorry for all the people not subscribed to this channel, they miss out on all this truly epic content!

Nice one Pete, size 58 normie here. I’ve got a handful of them lying around, even one of the sombrero models but I need a few drinks in me before I have the confidence for it. New hat day or new knife day is always good. Thanks mate.

At -50F , I showed up to work in my heavy duty camo hunting coat (it was unusually cold). I got made fun of, but I was warm. But everyone else was freezing their nits off... Better a safe, comfortable dork, than a trendy, frozen, scorched fashionista. Be yourself, be as genuine as you can. Bugger the rest.

I have a size 63 head, I have struggled my whole life finding hats that actually fit. In my quest to find a hat that actually fits I stumbled upon a Canadian company called Tilley whose hats go all the way up to size 64 or 65! needless to say I was excited but still felt a little unsure because all of their "plus size" hats are the full brimmed bucket style hats and I've never worn something like that before i wasn't sure if i could "pull it off". I said screw it and bought that hat, and you know what, I don't even care if i look goofy because of all the damn shade, these hats are so practical!

I completely agree! I have a Stetson Catera Gun Club hat that has lasted six years through California desert and Rocky Mountain hikes.

I have three (different colours) of Akubra's "classic" *fedora* .... and tonight it got blown right off my head into the river (Swan River, Perth, WA). I took it home as soon as I could and gave it a wash and used a hair-dryer to get it dry again [obviously]. Not only did my hat stay just fine, but it *even kept its form* [a traditional Fedora 'bash' that I had given it by using the steam from a kettle]. I'm unbelievably impressed that it kept its shape and that I didn't have to redo it (using the kettle again) to keep the style I like. There's something magical about Akubra hats....

That's one of my favorite things about Australia, as a country your hat game is top notch. I've even seen some of your city folk with fedoras and making them work with the right modern and chic touches. The only grudge I have is that somehow everyone associates the anglo-american slouche hat with your country, even though you guys made it a thing long after America and Britain did.

LMAO, love the video sir!! In Texas we never apologize for our hats either!! Thank you for the laughs my friend!!

As a Texan that's worn hats my whole life....love this! and that hat is kinda badass!

I have a Resistol hat that looks exactly like that first hat except beaver pelt. Love it. I have Resistosl and Stetsons in beaver pelt.

Epic hat man! As a landscaper, fisherman, and overall adventurer screw what people think, life’s to short.

I think the Riverina might be a bit extreme for the UK & London, but I’m considering a Snowy River!

"That's not a hat, this is a hat."

I have several Camp Drafts. I love them.

That hat is top-notch! Jealous here! It's the same colors as my hat but a little bigger and better-proportioned. Well-done, sir!

Bought the Akubra Territory in 2008 when I visited Ozz for walking the Bibbulmun Track. Still my go to hat in sun or rain...

That must be the best looking hat I've ever seen!

I feel the same stigma here in the US with cowboy hats. it’s like get real - this is stylish and practical in every way. Men wear real hats; boys wear baseball caps

Nothing wrong with a proper hat...ask Uncle Randy...he put me onto them when I met him at the Betoota Pub years ago. It was about the time Goozy rolled the Zephyr out the front of the pub. The local sergeant kicked him out of town for that.

Nice hat. I picked up a Barmah leather foldaway hat several years ago, and it is my go-to outside hat. Freaking love that thing. One of the great things about passing through middle age is that you get to ignore other peoples opinions.

Funnily enough, I was born and raised in the countryside but never wore hats. Then I moved to a major city and started working outside for about ten hours a day six days a week year-round, and now I barely leave the flat without a broad-brimmed hat. -20°C? Hat. +40°C? Hat. Rain? Hat. Snow? Hat. Apocalypse? Hat. Hats are great.

Good on you, nice hat. I am a city dweller and hat wearer, I find it fascinating that in two generations the wearing of men's hats has gone from mandatory - you wouldn't be caught dead in public without a hat - to now where it is seen as odd, I think the pendulum is swinging back because of fashion and sun protection reasons.

After just having 8 skin cancers removed from my fore head 🙃 I wish I had worn such a hat. Keep up the good work 👏

I love the Riverina! I picked on up at the rogue pony in Geraldton, WA because I lost my Stetson out there. I’ve got one in Loden and Sand. I also picked up a Coober Pedy in Sydney at the Strand Hatters for my city wear. I’ve got one in Khaki and Sand. I got the two different colors for winter and summer use here in Texas. We don’t get the same issues here since every other person here wears a hat but I’ve had so many folks here ask about my Akubras since we don’t have them here.

RIP Snowy River. Congrats on the new hat. Enjoy. In 1998 I picked up a hat similar to the Territory/Riverina. It was named after a mob tian range in a mining area in Souther Australia I recall. The town was like the Territory 4+" high with a a 4" brim. Three vent holes. A durable hat, hasn't been abused, except for oil from an oil lamp soak in it. Sent to a hat shop, they cleaned it and shrunk it to size 59. I'm forever stretching it. Also picked up a Bushman in 2020. Open crown so it's flexible but rugged. I wear it with the brim down and my wife prefers the brims being down.

I wear an akubra cattlemen hat at work everyday and I love this hat. I will be being more of them

I had a great hat for sun protection. But I needed an outdoor lamp shade and it worked so well that it lives there now.

I got an Akubra made for or designed for R.M Williams. Great Australian iconic piece of kit

At first I was thinking you were going to whip out the Akubra Sombrero. Saw one in the flesh out at Longreach last year. My eyes teared up. But when my Rough Rider dies I'm gong get a Golden Spur.

You're right...a head is a must have. I swear by Stetson and I have a size 61. Started wearing a Stetson in 1999...in that time people (Belgium) looked at my as if I was an alien.

Spending 7 years on Oz, I got one just like that. It had to be an Akubra…snowy river no less. But it’s been hijacked by my cuz a very long time ago.

My partner recently bought me a Thomas cook crushable wool hat, can’t wait to break in 🙌

Isn't it supposed to have a bunch of corks on strings hanging down from the brim? I thought that was the law in Australia.

John Wayne, Indiana Jones, Dick Tracy, me, the list of great men who wear hats goes on and on.

Still, one of the best channels on RU-vid.

That hat looks awesome!

I had a black Stetson hat for 20 years - had the same hole that yours does. Shortly after getting married my beloved hat somehow disappeared from my hat rack.

Amazing.

You beautiful Aussie bastard. Fabulous hat & I was pleased to see a real watch with a dial & numbers around the face. It's both disturbing & perplexing how many young people have no idea how to tell the time unless it's a digital watch or clock. You know you can use your classic style watch in a pinch to discern the direction if the sun is out & you don't have a compass. Good on you mate. Wear the hat & watch proudly. This from a Canadian subscriber.

In 1986 (or '87) my college girlfriend bought me a hat. An Akubra Snowy River. I live in the northeastern United States. That hat has seen sun, wind, rain, snow, sleet, etc. It is now 35 years later and I still wear the hat. I haven't seen that girlfriend in almost 30 years but my hat still has its place in my regular hat rotation.

I were an American hat Co. 50x quarter horse style, One in felt for the winter and one made of straw for the summer here in Mississippi and they are far more practical then a baseball/trucker hat in my opinion. I grew up with horses and tending livestock and bushcraft, that style of hat has always protected me through the years and my labors

Beautiful hat, I just got my Akubra Sombrero a couple weeks ago. I love it!

Brilliant! Congrats on the hat

What a simply marvellous hat! I love it! Great detailed review too!

I have a 62.5 cm head. Easy to find closeouts and what not. Hard to find protective headgear. Like bicycle or hardhats that fit well.

That is a great hat! As I replied to a woman who once informed me my overalls were out of style, "Thnaks, but why the f**k should I care?" Same with a hat, I wear it to protect from sun, rain and bugs.

I recently got myself a nice Boonie hat replica with a neck shade attachment. Dorkiest item i own, and i wear it every day!

I spend half my work time in the city - and my hat goes with me - I pity the fools getting sunburned on a hot day!

And other hat makers have the gall to call their 8cm brims "wide brim". 9 and up only for me. Problem with akubras is the heat stroke they give my skull in summer, I can only wear it in winter. Newcastle Hats Nullabor breeze mesh is the best summer alternative.

I think you made a great choice of sun protection and wardrobe. I would have to keep the old one and just do a little repair to it. It was such a good friend all these years and hiding it away would be a shame to do. I think everyone in your family wearing one would make a great family portrait to have.👒☺👑

LOVE this review!

Cedric. Nice hat. I been thinking about that one myself. I have several hats from several companies, but my current favorite is a Snowy River. Once again you reminded my of one of the reasons I like living in Kansas, U.S.A. Hats are fairly common here and are making a big come back. Even if they weren't seen often, I'd wear mine with the attitude of who ever didn't like it could kiss my ass. Thanks for another great video.

I appreciate your sentiment: F the city; F the sun. I got my sun hats on sale at a hardware store. They're big-brimmed utilitarian and floppy, made of a synthetic canvas-esque material. They have a mesh vent beneath the top for head-steam to escape. F the sun: F the city.

I live in a large Aussie city, and love my Dallas and Snowy River. Man's best friend I say, after your dog. Love it!

That is enormous but beautiful. I have a coolabah and banjo paterson, but will get a riverina next.

I can't believe you are retiring that hat...that little vent hole up top is merely a flesh wound. Looks like that hat is just now broken in! Love your channel, BTW

Awesome! Will get one, definitely.

I know it feels cool to apply and remove your hat by the crown and peak, but if you do it from the brim(supposedly the correct way) it's meant to stop the hole and make them life long hats

Twenty-five or so years ago, as the dermatologist was removing a pre-cancerous lesion from the top of my ear, he told me to ditch the baseball caps and start wearing wide brimmed hats if I wanted to keep my ears. I have been wearing brimmed hats ever since. My favorite style is a fedora with a 2 1/2” brim, but my favorite hat is an Akubra Banjo Paterson. Akubra makes great hats! Here in Texas, most men wear either baseball caps or cowboy hats, so my fedoras stand out in the crowd, but I’m too old to care. If you like it, wear it and don’t worry what others think. When you take a hat off by pinching at the crown, it does 2 things to the hat. First, it distorts the the front of the hat and changes the shape of the bash. Second it weakens the material and eventually causes a hole. This is especially true on straw hats as pinching the front cracks the straw rather quickly. The proper way to remove a hat is to grasp it by the brim, close to the hatband, and lift the hat off your head. However, that twisted bash at the front does give the hat a little character.

Love your videos!

I love the hat, it suits you...great choice.

Whatever wide brimmed hat you wear, own it and wear it with pride. Your head will thank you. Don’t forget boots, no shoestrings to tie

I just got that exact Akubra snowy river in grey on ebay almost brand new for $40. Its my second one since i also wore out my first one. My wife likes it on me. I reshaped it closer to yours since it comes with a slightly more American upturn brim. helps out alot with my outside job during the summers!

Whether I'm in the countryside or making a trip to the city, im sporting a wide brimmed hat. I have a pile of them but my two favorites are the Australian Aruba Territory and the Texas made Bailey Cavalry II. Im telling you now, ive wore my Acubra Territory in the City abmnd strangers have come up and complimented me on it!

Size 61 here. I reckon the leisure time is a nice middle ground hat. Not too dorky for the city should you choose to venture there one day.

I love my Akubra Balmoral, and I'm right with you - I live in a small US city, and get some weird looks for sure, but my balding head needs a good hat to avoid sunburns. People can look all they want. I'm gonna wear my hat on a sunny day.

I have 2 hats, both the Travelers. Love them! One is 5 years old and the other 2 years.

That's a nice hat, you wear it like a Boss. Great video!

Legend says he’s still spinning

In Canada we have the Tilley's Endurable hat which is really kind of similar

Damn man I love the look of that Pastoralist but I think you made the right call. I wear Stetsons and Resistols but even in the somewhat rural area where I live, I'm lucky if I see just one other person wearing a similar hat. Looks good on you bro, keep rocking it!

I went to the Riverina after they stopped making the Pilbara. Love them both, but when I'm in a mood, I wear my Territory.

Rockin the Riverina! I was gifted one about a decade ago, the fkn things bigger than me but one of my prized possessions.

Love the hats mate. If you take your felt hat on and off by the brim and not but pinching the crown, it will last a lot longer and not blow through the point on the front.

i knew someone who wore an akubra for 52 years untill he got a new one

Love the Riverina ❤ Almost as much as my Akubra Sombrero.

This might be your greatest video

When the hat is so beat that it looks like it was owned by Jed Clampett is when the real authentic you begins to show. Then you can wear it with pride cuz there are some real interesting life stories to be reminded of every time you don your chapeau. Well doggie!!

Love it brother

In life if you want to get ahead, get a hat !

No apologies needed. Your hat rocks. I where a Stetson Pawnee, and I grew up in New York City. F the sun!

Looking at this exact same hat. I have an Akubra slouch hat that I wear brim down, ribbon band, and no insignia. I have a big outdoor project coming up. Let it rip. Very entertaining.

Nice hat. Very practical.

I’d love a hat like that! I always wear a hat, usually a Tilly. I have a hemp one for summer and a tweed one for winter. They also have a wide brim that’s shaped like yours. Keep the rain off my glasses. I live in the country too, but still wear a hat in the city… I’m bald!

It helps to have an absolute disdain for most people and their opinions and tastes. I wear a thrift shop Stetson that I’ve beat the shit out of every day. Good on you mate for just doing your thing.

Wow Pete , hear your pride in talking about it with a hat on !!

I wear one every time I’m in the field, I’m a geologist in Utah. It’s really a piece of safety gear! I like your new hat Pete!

Nice hat Pete, I got my Akubra about five years ago. I got the Territory size 61 (when your neighbour needs some shade).

I have a green cotton fabric, large floppy full brimmed hat, with stretchy one size fits all fitment, and vented sides. I find it very nice for the same reasons you like your hats, sans the water proofness. I'm sure I look like a dorky old guy wearing it at 44yo but I don't care, its to good of a sunburn protector and make shift sweat band. Your hat looks pretty cool in my opinion, but I'm not sure I could pull it off. I have to take into consiteration my rather large full beard.

As a country boy Texan with a nice handlebar mustache, I absolutely want to get a hat like that!

I live in the country in Alabama. I wear an Akubra fed 4 that I shaped myself. Love this hat. Keeps me dry, warm and protects me from the sun.

Awesome video! F the city and F the sun. True words. I dipped my toe into this arena by buying a billabong straw hat but I can already see where a more robust unit will be needed.

I love wearing my wide brimmed hat when I'm doing anything outdoors. And yes, sir, that is a handsome looking hat.

Love it! Have a few Akubras myself. I've slowly indoctrinated my kids into being Akubra fans as well. Upward and onward.

Best review I've ever watched 👏👏