Displaying/storing straps

[moon-bass]

Question for the bass brain trust - those of you that have a lot of straps, how do you store/display them?

I have accumulated quite a few straps, mostly as gifts from my wife - more than a few are quite nice/custom work.

I'd like to be able to display them in a user-friendly way. In other words, I don't want them to be just decorations, I'd like to be able to easily use them, but also store them in a way that they can be seen.

I tried a few different tie racks, but one of the issues is that I use Dunlop straplocks on all of my straps, so they tend to snag on ones like these -

but I can't use hooks on ones like these due to the straplocks -

I have about 30 straps total, but the most I would have in one place would be ~8-10. I'd be open to different ideas - maybe a few on the wall, a few hanging in the closet ... I'm mostly looking for ideas!

What are y'all doing?

 

[Killing Floor]

I don’t. A couple that are Sully custom are on their specific instruments and the rest are wadded up in cases or on the floor behind the amp, crumpled in a ball.

 

[Aloe]

get some spare straplock buttons and put them in the wall, instead of hooks

 

[MotorCityMinion]

No displaying. They go in a case, in a real gig bag, in a old tin lunch box, in a milk crate, lay across the top of the amp and more often than not, they stay on the bass.

 

[Barghest]

get some spare straplock buttons and put them in the wall, instead of hooks

I'm with Aloe on this, use extra straplock buttons mounted to the wall, or even on a nice lumber board and hang them from that.

 

[moon-bass]

get some spare straplock buttons and put them in the wall, instead of hooks

I like that Idea - I have a few spare buttons here, and I have a nice piece of swamp cyprus that I am going to cut up and route the edges, put a few straps on each board. Thanks for the idea!

I also picked up these for the closet, for the ones that I don't display - works much better than the tie racks that I have tried before.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYGWHY4Y?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[Mastiff_5]

Remember when you asked me what “first-world-problems” means? Hahahaha- sorry man… That’s awesome.

 

[Brian Patterson]

Straps don't always fit into a hard case easily, so using quick releases is handy for that. Otherwise, my bass just keeps its straps for quick slingin'!

 

[Major Seven]

Straps don't always fit into a hard case easily, so using quick releases is handy for that. Otherwise, my bass just keeps its straps for quick slingin'!

The TB answer is; buy a bass for each strap then hang them all on the wall.

 

[Brian Patterson]

The TB answer is; buy a bass for each strap then hang them all on the wall.

Ah yes, only in the excesses do we find the easiest answers! My sincere apologies for suggesting a frugal or sensible perspective! LOL

 

[moon-bass]

Remember when you asked me what “first-world-problems” means? Hahahaha- sorry man… That’s awesome.

I mean, this is a true first world problem!

 

[moon-bass]

The TB answer is; buy a bass for each strap then hang them all on the wall.

I would, but I don't have the wall space, and I think my wife would object to our house looking like a Bass store.

Also, they are harder to count in racks, so it's easier to keep the actual number of basses I own a secret from her, and it's easier to slip one in from time to time ;-)

I kid of course ... my wife knows all about every bass - she's a gem!

 

[moon-bass]

These turned out great! I might do a few more, but I started with two. Thanks @Aloe for the recommendation!!