Inspired by
@cruiseroutfit wanting to organize his toys at his shop, I wanted to find a way to store my hats in a way I could see what I had and display the ones that mean something to me. I knew I have a lot of ball caps, but I had no idea just how many...
I thought of putting a shelf all the way around my office, but decided that would be too much work and too expensive right now. Instead I bought 120 command strip hooks at Costco and decided to just hang some hats for now.
As I started pulling hats out of my closet and storage, I quickly realized I have too many. Then I ventured into my garage and found twice as many as were in the house!
I have been collecting ball caps in a way since I was a kid. 20+ years in my industry has led to many, many more hats through the years. Instead of throwing any away, I would store them in boxes or on shelves, and wear maybe 4-6 of my favorites.
Yesterday afternoon I started hanging up hats and sorting out the ones that don't mean anything to me. The grand total so far is 185, NOT including straw sun hats, cowboy hats, fishing hats, and beanies...
I have 83 displayed in my office (each one has meaning to me), 21 that I haven't found a way to display yet but can't bring myself to donate, 17 in my clothes closet that I wear semi regularly, a few stashed in vehicles in the event I forget a hat and need one while out and about, and 59 in a box to be donated (anyone need a free hat?
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Donation box.
Here is what they look like in my office. I don't love it, but I won't be changing anything in the short term.