Traveller Hat Coober Pedy - Akubra

Traveller hat Coober Pedy - Akubra

Coober Pedy is the world's largest opal mine.

This stone gives it its name, hence the name Coober Pedy. Hat made of "imperial quality" rabbit fur felt with three eyelets on each side to ventilate the head, featuring a beautiful band enhanced with a genuine Australian opal mounted on a patterned kangaroo leather trim.

A hat designed for casual wear but can also be worn with more formal attire. Each hat band is handmade from kangaroo leather. This leather is purchased under Australian control authorities with the rates in force in the country. As such, each is different in color and texture. This is a unique feature of the kangaroo trim. Each band stands out in shade and texture and is paired with an Australian opal directly from the Coober Pedy Mines in South Australia. This thus gives a unique hat. The Coober Pedy hat by Akubra is a very popular fur felt hat for both city and outback. Its brims are tilted down at the front and back for protection against the sun as well as rain.

The pre-creased crown is 4 inches high at the front, 4-1/2 inches on the sides, its eyelets are fully lined. The rabbit felt is pure rabbit fur; the Akubra quality type is: Imperial Akubra. 

About the Coober Pedy hat

• Composition: pure fur felt - Imperial Akubra Quality
• Water-resistant Pre-creased at the center of the crown
• The hat has brim dimensions of 83 mm or 8.3 cm and a crown of 11 cm. 
• Fully lined with inner leather - featuring 3 eyelets for ventilation on each side of the Crown 
• Color Black, Santone Fawn or Sand are the stock colors. Made in Australia by Akubra 
• Kangaroo leather band and Coober Pedy Opal Available in 3 colors: sand, Santone Fawn and black 
• This hat is sold and marketed under the name Lightning Ridge Hat in the United States and Canada. 

A bit of history about Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy comes from the indigenous name piti kupu, which means "white Burrow Fellows".
The famous opal fields in South Australia were so named by the local Indigenous people because miners dug tunnels not only to extract opal, but to live in as well. 70% of Coober Pedy's inhabitants still live underground to escape the stifling heat and sun of this desert region.

The Coober Pedy hat doesn't quite provide the coolness and shade of a burrow, but it's the next best thing when you need to go out in the sun or rain. Think of it as your own portable burrow!

If the size you wish to purchase is currently "out of stock", please contact us and we can advise you when it will be available - we carry the largest range of AKUBRA hats in France and we also deliver worldwide.