Fedora Hat storage

[Mike in Seattle]

So the entire pet bedding industry is being misled every day???
"Repelling fleas & ticks in your yard
Cedar is a natural repellent for fleas and ticks. When landscaping your yard, try using cedar based mulch. If you dog is in a kennel style enclosure, try making a perimeter of mulch around his enclosure as a barrier for the fleas."

Exactly. Have fleas disappeared? Nope. Their excuse will be that they're still being brought in from elsewhere. If it were as simple as using cedar shavings, there'd be no flea powder, flea collar, flea spray market in the world.

 

[fluteplayer07]

Why not shoot him an email or give him a call and let us all know.

Just PM'd him not too long ago. Will report back as soon as I get a response.

flute

 

[Cracker]

From what I have read on those link so far (connection is acting up) there is a lot of good information. If anyone out there knows where I might find NEW hatboxes that are like the vintage hatboxes, that would be very helpful. I already have small cedar blocks (the size of a bar of soap) to try and keep the moths away.

Miller Hats here in Houston sells cardboard hat boxes with the inner ring for $10 (don't know what they charge for shipping). I bought one just last week, and will be buying more as parcels from OFAS pile up on my doorstep. They are not made of acid free paper/cardboard, so I keep the hats in plastic bags as well.

 

[gtdean48]

Exactly. Have fleas disappeared? Nope. Their excuse will be that they're still being brought in from elsewhere. If it were as simple as using cedar shavings, there'd be no flea powder, flea collar, flea spray market in the world.

Use it all the time & no flea issues with my dogs. Didn't say it made them vanish, just leave the immediate area which is my dog pen.

 

[ScottF]

Cedar doesn't have any insect-repellant or insect-killing properties. The main reason people think so is that, since cedar was a far more expensive wood than pine or others used for chests, it tended to be used on higher-quality, better-built furniture, chests and boxes with tighter seams. "It's more expensive - it MUST be better!" The main draw was its aromatic qualities - things just smelled nicer and fresher when the box or drawer was opened after storage.

Moth balls are probably a good idea - but sealing everything in a big plastic bag is going to keep out any moths and other bugs. Cardboard boxes wouldn't necessarily do that since the tops don't seal down on the box. Mothball in the box with a plastic bag over is probably best. Anything outside is sealed out, and anything inside is going to get the strongest concentration of the mothballs. Without the mothball inside, there's always the slim possibility you're sealing in something that can devour for months & months in a nice protected environment.

Thanks, Mike - I will go with mothballs and plastic bag.

 

[fluteplayer07]

Update on my question for Art

He says the boxes are only available with the hats. (Guess that means I need to buy one now. "It's not for the hat, it's for the box!", will be my excuse. ) He says they are crazy expensive, probably $50+, more than anyone would ever spend on one solo.

flute

 

[Lloyd]

Penman sells empty hat boxes for $55.00 according to their price list. Shipping is $20.

 

[St.Ignatz]

I've seen the modern gray Stetson boxes offered on European hat web sites but not in the US. What gives Hatco? I have a dozen plus Stetsons but only about 5 in Stetson boxes. The remainder are in generics from a local hat shop.
Tom D.

 

[gtdean48]

I heard the Outlet store in Garland, TX sells Stetson boxes for $5. You could give them a call & see if they will ship too. [huh]

 

[St.Ignatz]

I heard the Outlet store in Garland, TX sells Stetson boxes for $5. You could give them a call & see if they will ship too. [huh]

Thanks Tom, Tom.

 

[Falcon Park]

Hello all--

A couple of good sources for storage type hat boxes with the appropriate inserts, although you will need to call to order as neither lists hat boxes on their websites:

www.levinehat.com
www.hats-plus.com

Cheers!

 

[RobFedoraField]

Thanks, Mike - I will go with mothballs and plastic bag.

what kind of plastic bag? like a "disposable" shopping bag?

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

So with the weather turning warm I have placed my Fur felt hats away for the summer month's.
After my Mallory 15 came up with a bad stain last year I am trying a new method of storage this year.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?53487-You-Don-t-Wear-Dirty-Socks.-Why-Would-You-Wear-A-Dirty-Hat-!

A six shelf covered organizer that my wife found. It hangs in the closet and zips up the front.

Here is the package. She purchased it at Bed Bath and Beyond for 20 bucks
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=10207622&RN=303&

Here is how the zipper part works.

Close up of a couple of my Disney hats in the vault.

These shevles my Dove Mallory 15 then my brown Mallory 15 and a Daily OR.

Will be picking up more of these to put the rest of my hats in the vault.

 

[HatsEnough]

Good solution if you only have a small number of hats, I think. For me, I have over 40 fedoras so I'd never have enough space to hang six at a time. In fact, I am getting to the point where I don't have room for what I have in boxes! I am sadly ready to force myself to stop buying hats. I just don't have any more room to put them.

 

[HamletJSD]

Nice plan...

 

[SgtRick]

Good solution if you only have a small number of hats, I think. For me, I have over 40 fedoras so I'd never have enough space to hang six at a time. In fact, I am getting to the point where I don't have room for what I have in boxes! I am sadly ready to force myself to stop buying hats. I just don't have any more room to put them.

If they are 7 3/8 you can send the extras to my house!

 

[HatsEnough]

If they are 7 3/8 you can send the extras to my house!

Waaay to large for me!

 

[Aureliano]

Good solution if you only have a small number of hats, I think. For me, I have over 40 fedoras so I'd never have enough space to hang six at a time. In fact, I am getting to the point where I don't have room for what I have in boxes! I am sadly ready to force myself to stop buying hats. I just don't have any more room to put them.

At some point I had a little over 40 hats. What I did at that time is that using foam rings I got from a hatter friend I stacked them (sometimes 2 or 3 at a time). The rings allow the hat to rest highier above the crown of the hat below it avoiding marks or rings. I still use these shelves but, as you can see, now they hold less hats Some in these pictures have also been sold.

 

[Lefty]

and many more

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Aureliano good idea using the foam rings to stack the hats. The hanging rack is about the same size as your shelfs. As you can see in the second picture I have a open hanging rack for sweaters. My wife is an orgaization nut she grew up with a Navy senior chef for a father. Who still thinks we are all still in the navy. So everything MUST be ship shape at all times. If I leave a hat out of its place for too long it drives her nuts.
So with your foam ring idea I can get say 18 hats in each rack. In to order 5 more I quess. I have room in the closets for them all.