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02-20-2010, 10:10 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sturbridge MA
Posts: 3,127
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Good wading belt?
Ive got a few and they get the job done for the most part but they are pretty thin nylon and they twist rather easily when loaded. Im lookin for a thicker belt that keeps its shape better. Who makes a thick belt? I haven't seen the AS hunter elite in person yet.
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02-20-2010, 10:23 AM
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
Posts: 13,425
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Uncle mikes duty belt works for me
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02-20-2010, 11:03 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sturbridge MA
Posts: 3,127
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After looking around some more i dont think AS makes a hunter elite belt after all. Atleast i couldt find it. Will look into a Uncle mikes.
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Everything is better on the rocks.
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02-20-2010, 11:22 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 797
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Rob here the link to the belt it is pretty heavy duty. i just picked one up a couple weeks ago so can't really say how it holds up. Also look for a bianchi police belt (i think thats the name), some guys have had pretty good luck with that belt.
Aquaskinz Elite Wading Belt |
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02-20-2010, 11:57 AM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
Posts: 5,205
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I picked up one of these belts - BLACKHAWK! Molded Cordura Duty Belt - BLACKHAWK! - this winter. You can see it set up in this thread, page two - http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...uestion-2.html
The belt is very heavy duty. It has two different points that need to be pressed in order to open it up. This should prevent the belt from ever opening when you don't want it to. There is is what feels like plastic of some sort inside the webbing so the belt holds its shape very well. It is thick, however, and you may need to modify the belt or anything you attach to it. |
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"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
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02-20-2010, 12:28 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Rob
I have had my belt for about 15 years and I carry a ton of crap on it. It's from the Surfcaster. It has the plastic closure that all the guys bitch about opening. A simple and foolproof fix for this problem it a simple plactic wire tie, the things used to bundle wires together. Just make it slightly bigger than the closure thingie and slid it on once you have the belt on. I think the belt was about $10 or $12.
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02-20-2010, 03:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Newpawwt, RI
Posts: 237
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AS still makes the hunter belt. Check out Galls they have quite a few military/ tactical belts. save you a couple bucks too.
Search results for Material='Nylon' : Galls |
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02-20-2010, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 797
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tlap how wide is that belt 2-1/2in?
[QUOTE=tlapinski;The belt is very heavy duty. It has two different points that need to be pressed in order to open it up. This should prevent the belt from ever opening when you don't want it to. There is is what feels like plastic of some sort inside the webbing so the belt holds its shape very well. It is thick, however, and you may need to modify the belt or anything you attach to it.[/QUOTE]
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02-20-2010, 04:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 8,718
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I'll second the belt from surfcaster
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02-20-2010, 04:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pembroke,MA
Posts: 784
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Bianchi Gun Belts its what the Hunter and etc. are all modeled after. I have the Model 7202, for a year and if you saw it you would swear it was brand new, and it got used alot.
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02-20-2010, 04:56 PM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thumper
tlap how wide is that belt 2-1/2in?
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It is 2 and 1/8". |
Co-Host of The Surfcast Podcast
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
Certified rock hopping billy goat.
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02-20-2010, 06:45 PM
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Uncle Rob
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Cheshire, CT>
Posts: 139
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Belt
I've found the best belt so far is, go to a dive store, get a diving belt with the fast release buckle, plastic! Very low in cost and works really great, along with the fact that you can put stuff on it. Mine is 2&1/2" wide very strong and you really have to pull to release the buckle, it only takes one finger to do this.
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02-20-2010, 09:01 PM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,505
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Gotta agree with the dive belt.
Load mine up like Batman.
Never any issues
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May fortune favor the foolish....
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02-20-2010, 09:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 806
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Uncle Mike's Duty Belt for me. It's a gun belt, EMT belt, etc made for putting lots of heavy gear on it. It's got double layers of stiff webbing with a plasic stiffener inbetween. One neat thing is it has velco on the inside so when you put things on it you can put the mating velco over it on the inside and it doesn't move around.
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02-21-2010, 11:05 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Manasquan, N.J.
Posts: 286
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I agree with Uncle Rob on the dive belt available at most dive shops. I had the Surfcaster belt for a while with the plastic buckle but found it poppin open at bad times (prolly b/c I'm fat too). Fisherman's Supply in Pt. Pleasant has the entire dive belt with a stainless steel buckle (for around $14) that I have had zero problem with, never opens, holds all accesories. Once locked will never open unexpectedly.
The photo doesn't give you a good look at the buckle but it is the best I have available.
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02-21-2010, 01:38 PM
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eh! What do you mean?
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tiverton
Posts: 763
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If you go Uncle Mikes make sure you get the heavy duty version as they make light duty belts...
BlackHawk makes them heavy duty... love their stuff...
I wore the Uncle Mikes leather belt so i can't comment on their webbed belts... I used to wear the Uncle Mikes sidekick for my 1911 which was made from webbed nylon and that was as tough as leather without being aggressive on clothing..
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02-21-2010, 02:05 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Picked up my De Santis belt for 6$ cant beat it. Its built real well and has held up great for me so far.
Last edited by ThrowingTimber; 02-21-2010 at 02:11 PM..
Reason: De Santis not Bianci
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