I dyed mine brown as I found the colour too light. The result did show up a little glue here and there but nothing to bad. It would be nice if you could buy them in brown or olive colours but otherwise it's a great hat.
They are treating them with some dr Martin product over in the us that turns them brown there is a thread about them on bushcraft USA
Did luckylee's baseball cap come? I'd be interested in a (preferably pictorial) review.