Hat Storage Advice

[Panamabob]

Shelf, table, counter, fridge, cliff, whatever you have handy.

 

[Razzman]

Summer Straws and Panama Hat Storage.

I don't know if this has been previously discussed. If so, I appologize and perhaps somebody could direct me to the thread.
How does one properly store a straw hat, or Panama hat? Besides the obvious, placing it in a box and shelve it.[huh] Any tips?? Will the hat distort in any way? I would appreciate any help here. Thanks in advance.

 

[RedPop4]

I really don't know, I do hope Panama Bob or Sharpetoys chimes in.
I put my Panama Bob hat back in the box and put it up on the shelf in the closet for the winter about a week or two ago.

 

[Dinerman]

Hat storage

I got my hooks up. How's this look?. It solves some of the problem. My closet is still flooded, as is the basement, but this provides some at hand.

This is the top of my closet. Most of the hat boxes have more than one hat in them, separated by those plastic anti hat slime protector thingys that I'm sure there's a real name for.

 

[feltfan]

Nice! Let's see photos of a few more of those beauties.

 

[Dinerman]

Nice! Let's see photos of a few more of those beauties.

careful what you wish for
hats on the hooks, from right to left are:

Lee
Bond
Brent
Champ
Manhattan
Knox
Borsalino

The stetson box has a stetson milan, a new "straw", and a coconut porkpie.

the white box under that has my '50's morfelt, and my three other beater new wool hats

the top gold color box in the next row has the extremely wide band resistol porkpie

dobbs street scene box has a resistol executive in it

Churchill box has a '30's borsalino leo in it (ex Marriott)

Dobbs stagecoach box (also ex marriott) has a tiny benchmade homburg

white box under that has a resistol san antonio

under that is a box containing a brown dobbs

under that is a late '40's/ early '50's Brent

downstairs i've got my cavanaugh and my stetson derby.

 

[Dinerman]

oh- and i forgot my two boaters.

 

[John in Covina]

What can you tell us about the Fender Bass neck?

 

[Feraud]

The arrangement looks good. The only problem I see is having dust accumulate on the exposed hats. I notice this sometimes happens to my hats that are on the hatrack. An occasional dusting is necessary to keep them in order.

 

[Fletch]

The Container Store has these nifty hat boxes. $34.99 gets you a set of three, nested one inside another. Mine contain 8 snapbrims and a bowler comfortably.

 

[Feraud]

another option..

If I am not going to display the hatbox I prefer simple (and cheap) versions. The Container Store also sells white cardboard boxes for anywhere between 2-6.00 a piece depending on the size.

http://www.containerstore.com/brows...2647&CATID=63758&searchId=6183803&itemIndex=9

http://www.containerstore.com/brows...=62648&CATID=163&searchId=6183544&itemIndex=1

 

[Dinerman]

I took my plastic hat dust covers off for the picture. I also have a hat brush in the closet.

 

[SHARPETOYS]

The secret....

Mist your Montecristi or Cuenca straw hat real good let it dry then put it in your hat box for your winter storage... :eusa_clap

 

[feltfan]

Now that's a new one on me

Why mist them? What does that do?

 

[SHARPETOYS]

The straw needs moisture and the winter heat can dry out a hat which can cause the straw to crack....

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

I have often wondered if there was something that could be put on a straw to rejuvenate it so to speak. Vintage straws often are very brittle.

 

[SHARPETOYS]

I have often wondered if there was something that could be put on a straw to rejuvenate it so to speak. Vintage straws often are very brittle.

The key is don't let them get brittle... Once they are its to late...I mist my hats our let steam from the shower every month or so...

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

That is where the problem came from. Sadly purchasing a vintage on line, is a gamble at best. I bought one only to find out after it arrived, it was very dry and fragile. I wear it only from time to time, due to its fragile nature.

 

[Orgetorix]

The straw needs moisture and the winter heat can dry out a hat which can cause the straw to crack....

I wish stores would take note of this. Seems every time I see straw hats in Brooks Brothers and elsewhere they're cracked on top around the bash.

 

[BigSho]

The cracks on the top have nothing to do with the straw drying out most of the time when you go into a store. People tend to pick up straw hats, cheap and expensize, by the pinch and squeeze. We carry a few sisol and baku straw hats in our store which are fragile by nature, and every time someone goes for the pinch I cringe in fear.

Jeremy
http://www.hats-plus.com