When not wearing your hat - Hang it, stand it, or box it

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How do you store your hat for Daily wear?

On a Hat Stand
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25%
Hanging On a hook or hat rack
29
27%
In original box
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19%
On a shelf
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29%
 
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When not wearing your hat - Hang it, stand it, or box it

Post by IndianaSolo »

Hiya Fellas

Please vote and/or comment
I figure that some of us wear hats everyday. When not wearing it, where do you keep it?
Do you leave it flat on the shelf?
Do You put it on a hat stand?(similar to the one on Hatsdirect)
Do you hang it off of a hook?
Do you put it in the box? (May take long after coming home from a hard day)

Which method would be best suited for storing the hat for daily wear without causing taper?
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Post by Chewbacca Jones »

I said "hat stand" mainly because you chose the phrase "daily wear" in you question. The complete answer would be, I do all except putting it flat on a shelf.

Which ever hats are in my current daily rotation sit on a hat stand.
My two beaters hang on a coat rack hook.
Those not in current rotation are tucked away nice and snug in their boxes.

So, that's the long answer. :D
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hat stand, mostly.
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Where ever I decide to put it. Mostly it just sits on my dresser. Hats I am not wearing are in the boxes they came in.
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I just ordered a hat stand from Todd's, so I'll try it out. Right now the hat rests on my desk lamp.
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Post by Johnny Fedora »

Indiana Kev wrote:I just ordered a hat stand from Todd's, so I'll try it out. Right now the hat rests on my desk lamp.
:shock: Oh man, not while it's on I hope.

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Post by Weston »

I usually come home and put it on my son or daughters head, and they run around crazy with it for awhile, then I set it on a shelf or dresser, with the front of the brim hanging over the edge.

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id like to display it but i dont realy have the room and im afraid it would lose its shape if it was not in the box...
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hat stand
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Johnny Fedora wrote:
Indiana Kev wrote:I just ordered a hat stand from Todd's, so I'll try it out. Right now the hat rests on my desk lamp.
:shock: Oh man, not while it's on I hope.

Johnny
Nah the lamp is there specifically to hold the hat. :wink:

Although I felt much better about it when the hat was my dp, now that its my AB I felt it was time to upgrade to a real hat stand.
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I keep it on the shelf, but not flat on a shelf (except for my snap-brims, which get snapped up all the way 'round). Anything where the front of the brim curls down hangs off the edge of the shelf.
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Post by INDIANA_7 »

I always place it crown down no matter where I put it. This helps to prevent taper and has even created reverse taper on some of my lids.

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Post by Band Director Jones »

What do you mean "When not wearing it"? I sleep and shower in mine. :wink:

Actually, when at work I hang it on my vintage coat rack. At home I place it in a hat rack I got from a western wear shop. It is wire and holds the hat upside down and off the crown. The hats that I am not wearing are kept in their boxes.
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Mine sits on a shelf, but the brim overlaps the edge.
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Post by Indiana Max »

I´m keeping my AB in a stovepipe hat made out of fire proof board
cause I need it nearly every day. My Fed. Deluxe in a hat box, like all my other hats.
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On a shelf, sitting on top of a hat stretcher.
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If not on my head -- they are on hat stands. W>
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Post by Scandinavia Jones »

I used to own a Peters Brothers fedora... when I sold it, I kept the excellent PB box. I've stored my Fed and HJ's in it until recently, when my AB rabbit moved in...
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Hat stand.

Jedi hat stand, by preference.

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I never take it off... Never
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On a hat stand/coat rack. See avatar.
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Post by Piker »

Coat/Hat Rack: Daily wear lid.

My formal wear Homburg stays in its box as I only wear it about 3 times a year.

Stand in closet: Hats not currently in rotation.

Dork Pac: Under the lid of some garbage can. (channeling Ren here!)
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Piker wrote:Coat/Hat Rack: Daily wear lid.

My formal wear Homburg stays in its box as I only wear it about 3 times a year.

Stand in closet: Hats not currently in rotation.

Dork Pac: Under the lid of some garbage can. (channeling Ren here!)
WHAT HE SAID... :whip:
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Wait, I am going to a skeet shoot in May. Could use the Dork Pac as a target!! :twisted:
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on a hat rack - looks more natural to me, and it's easy to do. :junior: -M
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Post by Chevalier Krak »

Mine goes on the top of a coat rack, a hook, or on my bedpost - what ever is free of other stuff.
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I have mine sitting crown down.
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Hunter Jones wrote:I have mine sitting crown down.
Me to...........

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Post by McFly »

I put them upside down on a shelf! But, I put the ones I never wear on the bottom, so they take the most weight on their crowns. I stack them in piles of 3 - in the stack I have a hat from my great grandpa that's too big, a vintage Dobbs that I wear every once in a while (great hat!) and then my rabbit AB.

I have another stack of hats, but I never wear those... I don't know why I still have them! Maybe I should invest in a few hat stands??

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I'm relying on hat stands from Todd's for now. I would like to use a coat rack, but I am not in possession of one at the moment.
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Post by IndianaSolo »

For those who put their hats on a rack, and have done so far a while, since we're talking about daily wear do you notice any distortions in the felt from hanging it on a rack?
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Post by gabrielle »

IndianaSolo wrote:For those who put their hats on a rack, and have done so far a while, since we're talking about daily wear do you notice any distortions in the felt from hanging it on a rack?
Don't know about that I don't put my hats on hooks, but the hat stand is starting to look mighty tempting. Cheap and easy way to store a hat without doing any damage. :-k
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edit: whoops, my mistake, I wrote this reply to a different thread. :oops: :junior: -M
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gabrielle wrote:Don't know about that I don't put my hats on hooks, but the hat stand is starting to look mighty tempting. Cheap and easy way to store a hat without doing any damage. :-k
The thing about hat stands is that they take up too much space. Im gonna have 4 hats and not enough shelf space. A hat rack can take care of the space problem but if it damages the hat, Id rather stack them.
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Post by TonyRush »

I'd be interested in hearing from Steve or Marc on this one.

Any thoughts, guys?

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Yes, let's hear from the experts on this one. :)
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I always put it away with a "Hat Jack" in it to keep the leather band from shrinking over time and hence losing a size.
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Lao Feng wrote:I always put it away with a "Hat Jack" in it to keep the leather band from shrinking over time and hence losing a size.
Is that the hat stretcher? I was wondering what the purpose of those was. Do they really lose a size that easily?
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Post by Indycrazy5187 »

Aeris, that is a great hat stand. i have the small voice activated yoda. too small for my DP though...can't wait for my magnoli.
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I usually store them in the box unless I'm wearing it daily. Then I keep it on top of the box ready to wear.
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Will it lose shape at all if you keep it in the box for awhile?
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IndianaSolo wrote:For those who put their hats on a rack, and have done so far a while, since we're talking about daily wear do you notice any distortions in the felt from hanging it on a rack?
On the sweatband must you hang the hat that happening to prevent.

My hat if I'm likely to wear on a hook I hang. The hat into its box I put if in storage for more than a day it is to be. On top of the box goes the hat if worn today it was. Brim up the hat must be placed.
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Post by IndianaBogart »

Mine sits on a shelf with the front of the brim hanging over the edge so the brim doesn't get flat.
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Upside down on a shelf. I don't want any premature taper.

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So, upside-down in a box is probably safe, correct?
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