Max Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Hello Everyone My 69 year old father has finally lost it and has booked a trip to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in January next year. He is as fit as a fiddle but I do worry. Anyway, he has made his mind up so despite my protestations he is going ahead with it. Having accepted the inevitable I thought it would be nice to buy him something for the trip and am considering getting him a hat similar to the one in the image. The one in the picture is probably the best quality that you can buy but being a bit of a tight **** I am looking for something a bit cheaper. Problem is there seems to be a dearth of suppliers of Aussie stockman type hats in this country and I am looking for any advice that Pals can give me. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Dont be so bloomin tight !!! Get it for your dad and he'll cherish it for the rest of his days !(not saying he'll wear it all the time ? but hung on a hook, It will remind him of you ) your right that hat is the best you can get, its a "snowy river"?? My dad bought me one about 15 years ago for my birthday and thats seen a few countries too. I would'nt take anything for it !!! not because of what it is , but because he bought it for me. hope your dad will be the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Dads going to climb Kilamanjaro and your to tight to buy him a hat? Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle bill Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Ask Tom Morgan. Dig deep into the dusty corners of your pockets Ebenezer !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Hazell_Great_Grandson Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Dads going to climb Kilamanjaro and your to tight to buy him a hat? Mick Why not buy two. I would be tempted to join him if i was you. Sounds a cracking adventure. Roland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 ...but being a bit of a tight ****.... I am dismayed by the comments made about Andy's reluctance to part with too much cash. Do you not realise that you are glibly passing judgement on an entire culture. It borders on racism. Do you not realise that Andy has a Yorkshire connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 being a bit of a tight **** Just to evidence that stereotypes always have a basis in fact. Yorkshiremen in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted 2 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Alright, already!!!! I've been shamed into it. After carefully weighing up the options I have just purchased online a "Snowy River" from a shop in Burford. I am now going for a lie down to take the weight off of my wallet. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Alright, already!!!! I've been shamed into it. After carefully weighing up the options I have just purchased online a "Snowy River" from a shop in Burford. I am now going for a lie down to take the weight off of my wallet. Andy Could he have been persuaded to climb your wallet? mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookaburra Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Alright, already!!!! I've been shamed into it. Good on you!! I suppose your dad would need a porter or two as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 By coincidence a friend contacted me yesterday to say she is doing a sponsored climb up Kilamanjaro in January, a group of staff from New Hall prison near Wakefield. I will tell her to look for a gentleman wearing a smart hat. And yes i did sponsor her. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 I am slightly older than your dad and wanted a hat for walking in the bush in Oz. They all said "Akubra" and they are very nice, but I did find that many people were as picky about brands of leisure wear as kids are about trainers, and for the same reasons. I eventually got a hat that gives similar protection but folds up. (Norfolk Hats, London). Try putting an Akubra in your duffle bag or anorak pocket! Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 He's having all the fun... let him buy his own hat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Fathers should be indulged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 QUOTE (Phil_B @ Dec 2 2006, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am slightly older than your dad and wanted a hat for walking in the bush in Oz. There seem to be an awful lot of films and documentaries about walking in the bush, they usually end up the same way, main character either dead, disappeared or found wandering naked by a passing sheep shearer. Much like a friday night out in Wakefield. mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 I always take a long ball of string. Seriously, though, you do have to be sensible. I would further caution your father to make sure his travel insurance knows of any pre-existing medical conditions. A cardiovascular accident abroad can cost you £100,000+ if the insurance people can find a loophole. It`s an easy way to bankruptcy! Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 I've got an Akubra and they're brilliant hats. Mine isn't quite the same style as the one you're looking at, though - it has an even wider brim. They are top quality but rather stiff, so they don't hold their shape too well if they are being stuffed into corners, sat on, etc. See the hats in "I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!" to see what I mean. Mind you, the slightly beat-up look is part of the appeal. Your dad will love it. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Max, what a wonderful son you are. Now, you could have got him a "Ringer". Made famous by the Great White Shark. Not as big as some but a big hat. The ones the boys "outback" wear are huge. Now, you have to break the hat it. Steam the brim and turn it down, belt a few cows over the head with it, cause they are putting you out of the yard, cause they have new calves, jump on it in temper, cause the sheep got boxed up, throw it at the dog, cause he was the cause of the sheep getting boxed up, and then sit on it, cause after the day you have had, you had one too many rums and forgot where you put your hat, then you will have a hat that has a story. On second thoughts. By the time your Dad gets back from his trip, his hat will have its own story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Now, you have to break the hat it. Steam the brim and turn it down, belt a few cows over the head with it, cause they are putting you out of the yard, cause they have new calves, jump on it in temper, cause the sheep got boxed up, throw it at the dog, cause he was the cause of the sheep getting boxed up, You`ve never been to Doncaster, have you, Ozzie? Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Munson Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Re- Silly old sod! I'm sure the same sentiment is sometimes used in conversations about me cycling some 5,000 miles a year. Don't go with him you might not keep up - 1937 was indeed a good year! Cheers Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Alright, already!!!! I've been shamed into it. After carefully weighing up the options I have just purchased online a "Snowy River" from a shop in Burford. I work in Burford, and I know that shop. As a guide to its exclusivity: it doesn't have prices in the window! There seem to be an awful lot of films and documentaries about walking in the bush, they usually end up the same way, main character either dead, disappeared or found wandering naked by a passing sheep shearer. Much like a friday night out in Wakefield. mick Particularly memorable was the one with Jenny Agguter. Phwoooooar. Oh...is that non-PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Does the hat come with corks on strings, or are they an optional extra? cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KevinEndon Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Save your cash, you could get him a bar of Kendal mint cake for less than a quid, it will show him you love him as it will help him climb that hill in Africa. If the cake it too expensive then some waterproof matches for 50p would come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Maier Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 End of life crisis? At 69? I think not. Anyway I hope not, for my sake as well as your father’s. Akubra hats are very high quality so they are never cheap but even so, they are overpriced in the UK. You can often get a better price by shipping one in from The Hattery at Katoomba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAAEd Posted 2 December , 2006 Share Posted 2 December , 2006 Alright, already!!!! I've been shamed into it. After carefully weighing up the options I have just purchased online a "Snowy River" from a shop in Burford. I am now going for a lie down to take the weight off of my wallet. Andy Doh! If I had spotted this one earlier I would have suggested a Tilley, excellent for outdoors, not ovewr-expensive and best of all life time guarantee by replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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