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Off piste, sure, but not a subject hoi poloi generally have an opinion on.
A Belt to hold my jeans up
I've got a smart black leather one for work, so was thinking canvas/nylon. Something that can be abused in the in garden/workshop (as abused as a belt gets) and not get damaged by grit like a leather one would.
The canvas double D ring thing I got on a pair of jeans when I was 16 slips, it's pretty annoying.
I've seen these adverts for these "Holsta" belts which seems to tick the boxes, just a bit weirded out by the mad buckle. Seems a bit OTT? Its not stopping me falling out of an F15 or Dakar truck.
Any experiences of such things or recommendations worth sharing?
https://holstabelts.com/products/holsta-belt
Don't you have to be a weapon... for a Holsta belt?
And yes it does look like a seat belt.
these cheap and cheerful belts by Helly Hensen are great - sold in lots of places for far more than they should be - I actually picked up the first one I got for about £3 I think but you'll seem them for £20 sometimes.
I like webbing type belts over conventional belt buckles for work clothes as you tend to end up with heavy stuff in your pockets and I like being able to adjust freely so your trousers stay up without being too tight.
However theres a lot of crap webbing belts around and I particularly don't like the sort of metal toothed clasp type buckles - I spent a pretty penny on a fjallraven one that was really uncomfortable to wear becuase the back of the buckle really pokes into your guts. Then it would just ping undone anyway. Useless - I wore it a couple of times then got rid of it
Compared the other webbing type belts the Helly Hensen ones they don't slip and the buckle/clip/clasp thing is bulky but flat on the back and nice and rounded so doesn't poke you in the guts and being plastic its warm compared to metal clasps too. Becuase my workwear gets pretty dusty I've bought a few of them and just them on the trousers while they're in the wash as I usually have one set of clothes on, one in the wash and one drying so it saves having to keep threading the belt on to different trousers every morning
I've got a similar buckle to that one in the OP on a Trakke bag - lovely bits of engineering but too heavy and too thick/ bulky for a belt ( you'd probably be limited as to what trousers actually have big enough belt loops you can feed the buckle through). They belong on something like a harness rather than a peice of clothing
I've got a couple of these, for jeans, seem decnt, but the leather is pretty stiff untill its broken in a bit.
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my most worn belt over the last 20 years
is actually a utility strap
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never slips undone, no pinched fingers from buckles, infinitely adjustable to fluctuating bodyweight and clothing sizes, slim smooth buckle, unobtrusive, pairs with anything in black colour, strong (150kg ‘load’ capacity), breeze through airport security, holds up heavy chainsaw trousers, could also bundle up yurt poles to a roof rack…
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Military webbing strap £5 delivered
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My current belt is the old Karrimor nylon belt which they don't sell anymore with heavy metal belt buckle (might just be fine for jeans but not sure about other trousers).
Some good ones at Heinnie and they look very similar to Karrimor belt buckle with metal buckle but nicer design.
I rather like these:
I’ve got several webbing belts made by a company called Eagle Creek, which have a zip sewn on the back that allows a few folded notes of whatever currency you need to carry, and which I’ve worn for years. Unfortunately the plastic buckle can sometimes snap off the pins that act as a hinge, and similar ones are very difficult to find.
However, I’ve found some with the same money belt function, which are wider, and have a much better buckle on Amazon, and they’re much more durable and reliable, and very comfortable to wear with all sorts of trousers, shorts, etc, and should be just the ticket; not having holes, you just push the end through a slot in the buckle, pull until the desired tightness is achieved then push down on the buckle.
Couldn’t be simpler.
Secure Travel Money Belt with...
Apologies, had an issue trying to get the Amazon link to work, and it wouldn’t, so here’s the info as a screen grab…
Excellent, fairly stiff webbing, the free end pushes into a slot in the free end of the buckle, you just pull until it’s tight enough, then push the buckle down to close. Pull up the free end to release.