What To Do With Your Akubra When The Rain Sets In! (Hint: It's not what you think).

[@rossthefiddler5890]

I remember my father using a rain cover for his hat when most men all wore hats (many decades ago).

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Do you still wear one?

[@rossthefiddler5890]

@@goldersromatoowoomba372 Not me! 😊

[@richiethesee]

I live in Upstate New York State, closer to Canada. Adirondack Mountains- no NY City within 5 hours :) We get 164 days of rain on average a year, or about +/- 64" average . I have the Akubra Angler, I got it to keep the rain out of my shirt when fishing and or canoeing/boating in the rain, and while camping, and to keep the bug netting away from my face in bug season... I have had horizontal rain where I had to tilt my head into it and watched it cascade off, while smiling to my friend who was wishing he had one! I treat it with stiffener and rain guard when needed, and I block, carefully dry it and brush it. It keeps me dry and comfortable and looking very sporty, an exceptional hat. No it dos not look as new as those in your video, but it still looks fantastic, would not hesitate to wear it out on the town. I call it my rain hat... I love it, and it will probably last longer than I do. The lining is stained though, it is, after all, a working hat :-)

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Hi Rich, thanks for sharing your experience with these amazing hats and it is great to hear of the world outside of Australia enjoying a part of Australia's heritage/history. Out of interest, which stiffener and rain guard do you use?

[@tomhickman1006]

Those hat covers work great.. I've worn those during November Elk hunts in the Cascades when it rain all week with no break in the rain.

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Hey Tom, that is a perfect example of when they come in handy!

[@gobigrey9352]

That's just wrong.

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Hey Gobi, this is just from our experience. What is the best thing to do if you want to wear your Akubra in heavy rain, in your opinion?

[@gobigrey9352]

@@goldersromatoowoomba372 wear your Akubra. That's what it's for! *tips hat to James Bond Golden Eye, "Use the bumper, that's what it's for"

[@Doc.Holiday]

I just wear mine too… the more it pours down on ol’ Banjo the better it gets. Air dry and it’s good to go.

[@EasyOgre]

Akubra tells ya not to cover it.

[@fergspan5727]

Rabbits don’t wear a plastic coat when it rains

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Haha that is true!

[@ianwalker1198]

Try living in the u.k rains most of the time. Get back home asap and use paper towels to get most of the wetness off it and place it brim upwards and leave it dry. Bought it in Melbourne in 2017 ,wear it evey day, it is still going strong.

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Have you found it shrink at all, or does wearing it daily help with that?

[@trevorburgess8971]

My Riverina cops a flogging and is my work hat. I’ll let it cop a hyden. My tablelands I baby I little more though. My point being my riv has been soaked and is just fine. And us people in the bush don’t put plastic on our hats.

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Hey Trevor, thanks for the input! If you continually wear your hat (like it sounds like you do) your head will act as a stretcher or form protector so definitely no need to cover it up. But if you have a few Akubras or don't wear it everyday and let it get wet and dry without protection it can shrink pretty badly! But maybe people should just wear their Akubras more often ;) Thanks again.

[@fairwaywoods]

Can’t find them on the web site.

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Hi Fairwaywoods, sorry for the delay in replying! You can find there here: www.golderstoowoombaroma.com/main/men/hats/hat-protector-keeps-hat-dry-and-protected/ Let me know if you have any issues :)

[@Sirtristan31]

Why on earth put a plastic bag over an Akubra hat??? They’re absolutely weatherproof.

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

Hey Sirtristan31 they definitely are if you are a regular user. I couldn't agree more. However, If your akubra gets wet and dries (especially if it dries in a hot environment) the leather will shrink, unless... you are wearing it while it dries then your head will keep it in shape! The thing is a lot of people buy Akubra for special occasions or have multiple so each one doesn't get worn as much. Moral of the story: wear your Akubra everyday ;)

[@philliphinkle2812]

I agree. You never should put a cover on any hat. Ridiculous

[@mblackmon7191]

The reason I wear a Stetson

[@goldersromatoowoomba372]

What is your favourite thing about Stetsons?

[@mblackmon7191]

I like them because they tote a beating, they come in all different styles as I started off with western hats in my youth, and as I grew older I switched to other types and have several open roads in several different blends. I hear nice things about akubra, but nobody stocks them around where I live. I will admit the quality control with Stetson has gone down some over the last few years though. And… they just fit me right.

[@supertrickyrickyandtheslip1473]

Yeah…. Nah!!