RagingThunder Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Howdy, I am starting to accumulate a hefty collection of holster rigs. How do you cowboys and cowgirls hang or store your rigs when not using them? I'm looking for ideas on how to hang 6 rigs on the wall. If anyone does this, pictures would be much appreciated. Here's a picture of my gun room. I'm looking to hang them just to the left of the cabinets on the wall. Sorry it's not a closer picture. Thanks Raging Thunder Edited January 23, 2017 by RagingThunder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mike Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Raging, Let me know what you come up with. I could use some help😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Friend, SASS #53635 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 From a nail in a floor joist in my basement loading room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuna Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I put peg board up and us it to hang my holsters and cowboy hats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 From a nail in a floor joist in my basement loading room. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I have a SASS cupboard and I buckle them up on the rail (the one you normally hook your clothes hangers on). My period accurate (ish) clothing (no costumes here!) also hangs in the cupboard although the more leather I get the less room there is. My hats go on top of the cupboard and the draws hold bits and pieces (screw knives, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conestoga Smith, SASS #18219 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Howdy- Had the same problem ( well, of course! ). I found, at Home Depot, an answer that I didn't have to do anything to, except find a wall space to mount it. It is a row of 6 coat hooks mounted on a fancy board. Mounts flat against the wall, keeps our ( mine and the wife's ) rigs and shotgun belts off the floor, and out of reach of ...the cats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Have a closet off the man cave and buckle the belt over the closet rod. Regards Gateway Kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I can't believe I have ever seen a gun room with reloading presses that looks like it's never used except to sit on the leather couch and read the Cowboy Chronicle keeping my feet warm on a wall to wall carpet with not a spot on it. Not to detract from this 'Better Homes and Garden' picture - you should build a glass front show case to hang your holsters in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) ill second the admiration for cleanliness and decor , while im not without amenities where i am at , i have not got your view nor the finesse of cabinetry , i am also not going to claim a cleaning of that magnitude on any regular basis , my use is regular and there are components on the floor some as to the leather - ive kept it coiled in a case with the guns , under lock and key , my friend in wisconsin had his hanging on the wall on pegs but no iron in the holsters - they looked empty Edited January 23, 2017 by watab kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagingThunder Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 I appreciate all the replies! I was thinking something along the lines of Conestoga. Mounting extended pegs or hooks to a barnwood or hickory board and hanging them on that. Mike, I will throw a picture up of whatever I come up with when it happens so you can see. Trust me the room isn't as clean as it appears. The mess is just behind all of those cabinets! The stuff that stays out is just dumped in the cigar boxes behind the presses. If you open the doors you'd see it. It's just hiding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keystone, SASS # 47578 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Howdy Raging Thunder, Let me compliment you on a terrific gun room. Because I value my gun rigs as much as my firearms I keep them in my safe. I always air them out well before putting them in the safe, remove holsters from the belts and loosely coil the belts. Not sure which would be more difficult to replace if stolen guns or rigs so I keep them both in the safe. For storage I've seen freestanding coat/hat racks and wall mount coat/hat racks work good. Hasta Luego, Keystone PS Is that a lazy susan I see in the lower right hand corner of the pic? Dang, what a room! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 First- Your reload room is the one you dream about. My holsters are left on the belt and coiled, then stored in a box or tote without a lid so air can get in. I also made wooden cylinders from 1 3/4in. hardwood dowel with a drawer pull on the end so holsters stay round. GW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) I don't have any photos, but in my last home I screwed brass coat hooks into a four foot long piece of oak (three inches wide), which was attached to the wall. Held more than a dozen rigs. Started out with an old standing coat and hat rack, but I out grew that pretty quickly. Edited January 23, 2017 by Tex Jones, SASS 2263 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Trampas, SASS # 55781 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I hang my rig on a wooden dowel that I picked up some place, it is a small square piece of wood with the dowel coming out of it at a angle, I buckle it and then hang it, works for me. It is hung on wall beside the gun safe, also hang the shotgun belt on it also. All for now JD Trampas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) One thing I don't recommend is a nice coat tree. They look great and they work...until you are removing a holster belt and it hooks one of the lower pegs you installed and the whole thing tips over. Nice room, by the way. Edited January 23, 2017 by Pat Riot, SASS #13748 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Howdy, I am starting to accumulate a hefty collection of holster rigs. How do you cowboys and cowgirls hang or store your rigs when not using them? I'm looking for ideas on how to hang 6 rigs on the wall. If anyone does this, pictures would be much appreciated. Here's a picture of my gun room. I'm looking to hang them just to the left of the cabinets on the wall. Sorry it's not a closer picture. Thanks Raging Thunder Only in my dreams does my loading bench look like that. I'm lucky if I can find the press. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Buckled with holsters on, hanging on a stout coat hanger in a closet. ...adding my compliments on your man cave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Well ....... Humpff..... RT, Obviously, your not aware, a neat, clean, well ordered work space is a sure sign of a very SICK MIND!! You need help. Get that work space properly messy. Lotta fun getting spilled shot outta that swell carpet ain't it!! Don't ask how I know that fact. Oh .... Right ..... the OP ...... How rude of me. Cardboard Boxes. They're cheap, plentiful (sweetie shops on Amazon) and if one fills up, in a couple of days a bigger one comes along. I just wind a particular rig up on itself and drop in inna box. Simple. Coffinmaker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Big Tree Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I made this for a hat rack at the back door. It would work for gun belts as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLORADO JACKSON Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Howdy, I am starting to accumulate a hefty collection of holster rigs. How do you cowboys and cowgirls hang or store your rigs when not using them? I'm looking for ideas on how to hang 6 rigs on the wall. If anyone does this, pictures would be much appreciated. Here's a picture of my gun room. I'm looking to hang them just to the left of the cabinets on the wall. Sorry it's not a closer picture. Thanks Raging Thunder Where did you get that small cabinet behind that Mec shotgun press, I could use one of those in my gunroom...very nice and way to neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Hang my gunbelts? I don't. I have a small duffle bag that my leather stays in between matches. I just roll up the belt and stuff it into the bag. Nobody is going to come and admire my gunbelts. Edited January 24, 2017 by Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagingThunder Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Well ....... Humpff..... RT, Obviously, your not aware, a neat, clean, well ordered work space is a sure sign of a very SICK MIND!! You need help. Get that work space properly messy. Lotta fun getting spilled shot outta that swell carpet ain't it!! Don't ask how I know that fact. Oh .... Right ..... the OP ...... How rude of me. Cardboard Boxes. They're cheap, plentiful (sweetie shops on Amazon) and if one fills up, in a couple of days a bigger one comes along. I just wind a particular rig up on itself and drop in inna box. Simple. Coffinmaker Ha you always crack me up! I also know the pleasure of pulling shot out of carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagingThunder Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 I made this for a hat rack at the back door. It would work for gun belts as well. That looks awesome, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagingThunder Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Where did you get that small cabinet behind that Mec shotgun press, I could use one of those in my gunroom...very nice and way to neat! It came from a local guy called Unique Custom Furniture out of Fredericktown, OH. A web search will bring him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 RagingThunder, on 23 Jan 2017 - 5:07 PM, said: Ha you always crack me up! I also know the pleasure of pulling shot out of carpet Put a cookie sheet under that Mec and it will keep most of your shots from falling on the carpet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Hi Raging Thunder, First, that is a nice room. Hanging holsters would look I don't hang my holsters as they would just collect dust. They are in a closet, loosely rolled in the canvas bag that I use to carry them to the range. Also, I put tennis balls in the holsters so they don't smash. PVC pipe would work too. Regards Allie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Leather stays loose rolled in my plastic "packer" boxes with the rest of the gear needed for Cowboy or Wild Bunch. Labeled Box for each so I don't take the right box to the wrong match. All the stuff I need makes it to a match - nothing left hanging on the wall 30 or 300 miles away from the match. But then again, perhaps your rememberer is sharper than mine. Good luck, GJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yup, put a cookie sheet under the MEC. You'll be glad you did first time you dump shot all over the place so you don't have to vacuum it out of that nice new carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Might as well mount a hat and coat rack on that wall. Available from Home Depot. There will be a place for your cowboy hat and holster rig. http://www.homedepot.com/p/liberty-27-in-White-and-Satin-Nickel-Tri-Hook-Rack-45CHHR-WSN-L1/205625688. or something similar with six hooks. Edited January 25, 2017 by I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Wolf , SASS# 29424L Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I stole one of my wife's 31 bags. Works for me but she wasn't happy. Just roll them up put in bag and it has a lid. She finally got over it. I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagingThunder Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Thanks for all the great ideas, I appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Might as well mount a hat and coat rack on that wall. Available from Home Depot. There will be a place for your cowboy hat and holster rig. http://www.homedepot.com/p/liberty-27-in-White-and-Satin-Nickel-Tri-Hook-Rack-45CHHR-WSN-L1/205625688. or something similar with six hooks. What is with the singular of hat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Sorry Allie Mo, I can only wear one hat at a time. I do own more HATS though. Edited January 25, 2017 by I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackey Cole Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Unless it's during a match where I loop around the push bar to my cart it's in the range bag that I got at wr 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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