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WESA: 2012

February 3, 2012

Will and Mike took another trip to WESA (Western and English Sales Association) this past January. They met old friends and made some new ones, including vendors from Canada and Mexico.

Highlights of the trip included the fashion show, where vendors showed-off their latest designs. It was fun visiting with the neighbors. Some of the slow times were broken up with impromptu jams in the hallway.

We’ll see you next year!

Impromptu jam session with designer, Pat Dahnke and the mystery ukulele player.

Will and Mike with rodeo queens.

Images from the fashion show.

Keep Your Fingers Walking

January 6, 2012

Are you texting in the January cold with bare fingers? Perhaps you’ve tried using a pair of gloves and your text messages aR_ turN*73(GA INT)… well, you understand.

We have the solution here at David Morgan. Keep your hands snug with a pair of our Fingerless Possum Gloves, and keep your fingertips free.

Our gloves come in natural and charcoal. They work great in cold offices, too. Your fingers won’t cramp on the keyboard.

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Possum Wool

Geier Gloves

Bash Your Adventurer – Indy Style

December 9, 2011

How hard is it to bash your Adventurer? Not as hard as you think! David and Mike show you how a little steam is all you need to prepare you for your next adventure with Indiana Jones.

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Adventurer Hats

The Indy Bash with Close-Up Photos

Akubras and Rain

November 23, 2011

Akubra hats are designed to protect you from the sun and rain. The felt is dyed and no powders are added. This means that you do not have to worry that your hat will streak if it gets wet.

When you wear your hat in a brief shower, the water will first bead up — in a light rain, you may never see the felt absorb the water. In a heavy shower or a long walk in the rain, the felt will get wet. However, the water will not seep through the hat. Felt provides good insulation when wet, so you will remain comfortable.

Whenever your hat gets wet, let it air dry. Do not put it near a heat source, since heat may shrink the hat. Hang it on a hook, if possible. If you do not have a hook, rest it on its crown. Leaving a hat on its brim will flatten and distort the brim.

Below we’ve pictured David’s thirty-something year old Bushman. He wears it on his daily walk. In the Pacific Northwest, a hat is essential in the winter.

David’s dry Bushman.

Back from a walk, nice and wet.

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Akubra Hats

Proper Hat Sizing

Write Your Own David Morgan Review

November 11, 2011

Is there something special about your David Morgan product that you want to tell others? You now have the opportunity to review it on our website!

The review includes an overall rating of one to five stars. You can also mention the pros and cons of the product.

If you want to say more, there is a comment section. Plus, add your own images and videos!

Will Morgan says that “We hope these reviews will not only help people find suitable products but also enable us to improve product quality.”

To write a review, go to the specific product on our website. Under the “Add to Cart” button, you will see a link to write a review. Click the link, and then click a second link that says, “Write a Review” under the “Review Snapshot” header.

Have fun!

La Nina Means Another Cold Winter

October 28, 2011

With the coming of La Niña, much of the country is set to endure another season of cold temperatures. Stay warm this winter, both indoors and outdoors, with cozy items from David Morgan.

Koru socks are from New Zealand and made of possum fur. The feet are padded with grips in the shape of a koru, which means, ‘fern frond’ in Maori. The smooth fibers of possum fur have hollow cores and soft pointed ends.

Possum fur blended with Merino wool and nylon gives a strong, luxurious yarn that is extremely lightweight and soft. The yarn wears well, is easy to care for and resists pilling.

Our long underwear from Stanfield’s is made of 80 percent wool and 20 percent nylon. Wool is superior to synthetics for wicking away moisture while its anti-microbial properties keep odors from building up.

These will scratch at first, but trust us, after a few washes, they’ll be soft against your skin, keeping you warm and comfortable all throughout winter.

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Possum Fur

Stanfields

WESA Fall 2011 a Success

October 14, 2011

Will Morgan recently finished another adventure to WESA (The Western and Equestrian Sales Association.) The trip from Seattle to Denver meant the opportunity to drive through some of the most beautiful country in the US.

Through seven states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah) the trip offered majestic scenery and plenty of wide-open spaces. The bright sunshine and wind showed the importance of having a hat. Speaking of wind, as they say in the west, if the wind stops blowing, everyone falls down!

Horses in Chico Springs, Montana

Our Akubra booth

Akubra hats and Karaka whips out on the floor

Jim in his Territory

Dilon Resevoir on the way to Vail, 8,700 ft

Near the Utah/Colorado State Line

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Akubra Hats

Karaka Whips

Stampede Strings

Stampede String Video Available

September 30, 2011

For those of you who love our kangaroo leather chinstraps but don’t have hooks in your hat, you can now use a David Morgan stampede string.

Identical to our chinstraps, except for the ends, they are light and durable. A sliding knot joins together the two, four plait braids. It is ideal for both our Heritage Collection and Panama hats.

Watch the video below to for instructions on attaching the stampede string. You can also get written instructions here.

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Stampede Strings

Hat Accessories

New Jewelry from Cavin Richie

September 2, 2011

All of our Cavin Richie jewelry pieces are top sellers. Cavin captures the spirit of every animal he carves. Each is accurately detailed down to the texture of the animal’s skin or fur. His line includes birds, mammals and amphibians. For the past thirty years he has carved with shed elk antler and woolly mammoth ivory. These carvings became the basis for his lost wax casting jewelry.

We are pleased to offer these solid bronze lost wax castings. A patina complements the earthy metal, giving each piece a unique finish. The fishhook earrings have hypoallergenic (gray niobium) hooks.

Long-Eared Bat Pendant, available also as earrings.

Crow Necklace

Sea Turtle Necklace, also available as earrings.

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Cavin Richie Jewelry

A Taste of Our Fall 2011 Catalog

August 19, 2011

The new David Morgan catalog ships in early September. While we have many exciting new products that we think you’ll like, we can’t tell you about them just yet. But we can give you a small taste.

Black Traveller

The Traveller is one of our best-selling Akubras. It’s perfect as your ‘take-anywhere hat.’ The fabric is pliofelt, a fur felt that maintains its shape. You can push the crown down to fit inside a bag or suitcase and it will return to its original shape. Remember though that the brim contains a memory insert, so you cannot roll it.

Loon Cards

Our loon cards have arrived. The new version is slightly larger at five inches by seven inches. It is still printed on natural card stock. The loon’s reflection is stylized. By Marvin Oliver, whose work merges the spirit of past traditions with those of the present.

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Notecards

Traveller Hat

WESA: 2012

Keep Your Fingers Walking

Bash Your Adventurer – Indy Style

Akubras and Rain

Write Your Own David Morgan Review

La Nina Means Another Cold Winter

WESA Fall 2011 a Success

Stampede String Video Available

New Jewelry from Cavin Richie

A Taste of Our Fall 2011 Catalog

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